Thursday 29 November 2012

Writing Book Jackets

Remember -- writing a book jack is like seeing a trailer in a movie theatre. You don't want to give away too much information, but you certainly want to hook the reader into your story.

Have a look at what we created as a class:




“It happened again,” thought Mr. Francis.

Mr. Francis bought the old decrepit house five years ago. They said it was haunted. Of course, Mr. Francis – having been a scientist for 20 years of his life – didn’t believe in such nonsense.

Until now.

After Mr. Francis bought the house on Wright Street, he began to hear strange noises. At first, he wasn’t too bothered. Until it started getting worse.
The house shook. The power went out.

Then...came the voices.

Will Mr. Francis figure out this mystery or will he go insane…



We've given just enough information to hook the reader, but we don't want to give away too much information.