Welcome again to Book Blurb Friday. If you're a newbie, here's the scoop so you understand what follows. Please click HERE or click the tab under the blog header for details of the Book Blurb Friday meme. This is the shortened, abridged version:
Write a book jacket blurb (150 words or less) so enticing that potential readers would feel compelled to buy the book.Below is this week's "book cover," generously offered for our creative blurbs by the very lovely Ashley Ortiz.
The Iron Prince
(147 words)
Prince Iamsovain is a master manipulator. A wink here, a sly grin there, and good fortune smiles upon him. Until . . . the death of his father, King Whatachump.
The people love Prince Iamsovain and his endearing, if wheedling, ways. But they aren’t idiots, and know he hasn’t the wisdom to rule the kingdom.
Enter retired wizard, Spellsapoppin, who offers to help. But his prince-to-frog spell goes terribly awry, and the prince is transformed into an iron gate. To free himself, the prince must love another person more than himself, a task he fears is impossible.
With Spellsapoppin’s help and the unexpected friendship of Shyancoy, a milkmaid, Prince Iamsovain hopes to break the spell and avoid rust and ruin. Will he succeed, or will his narcissism continue to rule him? Will he claim the throne? Or will he be forevermore . . . The Iron Prince.
This was a real stretch for me this week. I love the photo, I just couldn't pull the blurb together! I'm looking forward to reading the other blurbs to see the different stories that spin from this.
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Here is our "book cover" for next week's Book Blurb Friday #51, provided by yours truly. I thought we would all welcome a summertime shot.
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See you next for Monday's microfiction. Have a great weekend!
Lisa
9 comments:
I want to be just like you! You come up with the best stuff ... all those names cracked me up.
What are you ON, Lisa? I'll bet you were smiling all the way through this alternative fairy tale - loved the prince to frog going wrong, a stroke of genius.
Hilarious, Lisa. The names are a hoot. I'm sure Shyancoy, although never loved by a gate before, will get over the shock and help Imsovain return to being the egotistical prince he'd been before the spell went wrong (no one can spell properly these days, anyway).
K
Linda - Thanks. I had a tough time this week and ended up giggling silly. :)
Sandra - Not even a drop of wine! Just me being my own wacky self. LOL
Kay - Haha...nice pun on the "spell." I did have fun with the names. :)
This is hilarious!
This is the only time that I have laughed all day. Love your names and the fairy tale Lisa. Thank you for making me smile. Hugs.
All difficulties aside, you sure succeeded in pulling it together! Sounds like quite an entertaining read. Or possibly the next Disney blockbuster.
What an impressive photo for last Fri and such a cute one for next!
Interesting blurb. The gate makes me think of fantasy and hidden secrets locked within...
Mama Zen - Thanks!
Kathy - I'm glad to offer up a smile.
Tammy - I really do like the way you think. :)
Madeleine - Thanks for visiting and commenting.
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