tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post5351328851178038337..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: Tag MeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-64832303973032389502007-12-07T23:42:00.000-05:002007-12-07T23:42:00.000-05:00Damn, Zoe, your tag line completely drew me in!Wha...Damn, Zoe, your tag line <I>completely</I> drew me in!<BR/><BR/><I>What if your deadliest enemy was the only one who could save you?</I><BR/><BR/>I mean, c'mon now, that is <I>such</I> a fascinating premise! You are now being added to my TBR pile. :DLleeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03084423352214368896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-45292774780363959562007-12-07T14:04:00.000-05:002007-12-07T14:04:00.000-05:00I had to come up with my first tagline (for my sec...I had to come up with my first tagline (for my second book) a couple of months ago. The book is a young adult fantasy called Daughter of the Flames. I came up with:<BR/><BR/>Born in darkness. Searching for the Light...<BR/> <BR/>Love. War. Betrayal. Fire...<BR/> <BR/>What if your deadliest enemy was the only one who could save you?<BR/> <BR/>And:<BR/> <BR/>Never fall in love with the enemy...<BR/><BR/>They eventually decided to go with the What if your deadliest enemy one. I like it, but I have to admit that my personal favourite was the second one: Love. War. Betrayal. Fire...<BR/><BR/>I was really surprised at how hard this was though. How do you boil down all your ideas, characters, themes and plot into one line? <BR/><BR/>Zoe MarriottAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-6997076104832774942007-12-07T10:09:00.000-05:002007-12-07T10:09:00.000-05:00I wish I was any good at taglines... I was hard pr...I wish I was any good at taglines... I was hard pressed to like the back cover copy for my novel. Condensing the novel's plot even further, or ripping just one concept from it... agonizing tooth-pulling pain doesn't even come close.<BR/><BR/>So, in that vein, I've bled a little for you. Here are tagline suggestions for my debut novel, <A HREF="http://www.pdpublishing.com/turningendpage.html" REL="nofollow"><B>Turning Point</B></A>:<BR/><BR/>"For aging Brenna Lanigan, Hollywood was hard, but Cassidy's touch was irresistibly soft."<BR/><BR/>Conversely:<BR/>"For Cassidy Hyland, Hollywood was a haven from her ex-husband, then she found heaven in Brenna's arms."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-30680041709191435802007-12-07T07:29:00.000-05:002007-12-07T07:29:00.000-05:00she burns for him evermore.Ohhhhh... I like this.....<EM> she burns for him evermore.</EM><BR/><BR/><BR/>Ohhhhh... I like this...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-62482987106396510762007-12-06T20:37:00.000-05:002007-12-06T20:37:00.000-05:00My friend Michele wanted this tagline as a big red...My friend Michele wanted this tagline as a big red and yellow sticker on Threads of Malice:<BR/><BR/><B><I>WARNING!! Do NOT eat tacos while reading this book!</I></B><BR/><BR/>I find it strangely apt. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-77670078927108342112007-12-06T20:09:00.000-05:002007-12-06T20:09:00.000-05:00I always thought taglines were a little corny. I c...I always thought taglines were a little corny. I can't say that they've ever made me read a book, but I can say that the ultra corny ones have encouraged me to put one <I>down</I>.Four Vampire Brothershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717072969768510066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-26549069140569740352007-12-06T18:10:00.000-05:002007-12-06T18:10:00.000-05:00I suck at writing tag lines, and I never remember ...I suck at writing tag lines, and I never remember the one's I've read and liked. So. Worthless, I know.<BR/><BR/>The only one I ever wrote that I like even a little is for the <I>Sin Street</I> collection:<BR/><BR/>"Welcome to <I>Sin Street</I>, where dark secrets and steamy sex meet for drinks after work."<BR/><BR/>And looking at it now? I hate that one, too.<BR/><BR/>Me? Hormonal? The HELL you say.Selah Marchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01401559971641060793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-6158716530342137372007-12-06T18:06:00.000-05:002007-12-06T18:06:00.000-05:00All the sex and twice the bad words! Okay, maybe I...All the sex and twice the bad words! <BR/><BR/>Okay, maybe I drank too much Jolt Cola at an impressionable age.charlenetegliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14061754720849284938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-7382693006700738712007-12-06T17:39:00.000-05:002007-12-06T17:39:00.000-05:00I'd quite like the one I saw on the cover of a cop...I'd quite like the one I saw on the cover of a copy of <I>To Kill a Mockingbird</I> once: "Over a million copies sold".<BR/><BR/>Can't have that? Well WHY NOT?<BR/><BR/>:D<BR/><BR/>I've tried to do film-style loglines, where you're allowed up to 25 words or so, and found those hard enough. With only five or six words to play with, all I can come up with is "Alternate history with Romans".<BR/><BR/>Oh, come on! You're rushing out to buy it right now, aren't you?<BR/><BR/>Aren't you?<BR/><BR/>:Dnonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415222406280230021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-12167195343118671102007-12-06T15:30:00.000-05:002007-12-06T15:30:00.000-05:00^ Ooo, that's good.I guess for Disenchantment "Do ...^ Ooo, that's good.<BR/><BR/>I guess for Disenchantment "Do you believe in magic?" would work, if kind of lame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-37005419703643153242007-12-06T14:48:00.000-05:002007-12-06T14:48:00.000-05:00You know how much I adore a challenge, and how muc...You know how much I adore a challenge, and how much I absolutely loved <I>Evermore</I>. I pretty much suck at titles and tags, but what about this for Jayr?<BR/><BR/><I>Centuries ago, she sacrificed her mortal life to save him. Now, she burns for him evermore.</I>Joely Sue Burkharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895058332587825648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-82982848223185534782007-12-06T13:43:00.000-05:002007-12-06T13:43:00.000-05:00Honestly, I barely glance at taglines or the cover...Honestly, I barely glance at taglines or the cover quotes (unless said quotes compare the book to a certain author whose writing I, ah, <I>don't care for</I>, in which case I have learned to put the book down and walk away because <I>those</I> are usually accurate). I don't pay a lot of attention to cover art, for that matter. If books were shelved back out, I'd be a happy shopper. The cleverest one-liner on the front won't make any difference to me if the back copy doesn't suggest an interesting story inside.Kerry Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17590084039940396398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-6942449965260457092007-12-06T11:16:00.000-05:002007-12-06T11:16:00.000-05:00I completely hate coming up with taglines.The best...I completely hate coming up with taglines.<BR/><BR/>The best one of I've done on my own is for an ebook coming out from Samhain in January. The book's called <EM>Beautiful Girl</EM> and the tag line is<BR/><BR/>Sometimes getting to heaven requires a trip through hell.<BR/><BR/><BR/>The best one I've had period wasn't my doing. I don't know who did the tagline for it, but my June 08 book, <EM>Through the Veil</EM> has a tag line that just totally nails it.<BR/><BR/>Her dreams never offered escape...until now.<BR/><BR/>I would happily let whoever came up with that tagline write all of mine, forever and ever...and ever...<BR/><BR/>Shi<BR/><A HREF="http://www.shilohwalker.com" REL="nofollow">www.shilohwalker.com</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com