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No, not the cricket pitch. This one is for books. Anyone who has ever written a book would have come across terms like pitch, logline, and blurb. They are beasts to be tackled by every writer. So what are they? Pitch : Before a book is published, a pitch is a summary of the manuscript included in the query package sent to literary agents or commissioning editors at publishing houses. The objective is to inform, intrigue and generate interest. This pitch is usually around 500 words. For Lit...

Yeah, we have all heard this, but a book cover is what our eyes see first. A good cover makes a book stand out at a bookstore or book fair. "Your cover only has around 3 seconds to catch a browsing reader’s attention. You want to stand out and make them pause and consider, and read the blurb.” ― Eeva Lancaster, Being Indie: A No Holds Barred, Self Publishing Guide for Indie Authors Book covers are as varied as the genres and topics of the books they cover (pun intended). Of late, there has...