But I Smile Anyway…

Another poem inspired by Lucy of Blonde Write More! Have you ever written a blurb?

 Blurbing It
 Tell me, what on earth’s a blurb?
 A time your words, you have to curb
 Take your thousands of words
 Condense them to fifty – Yup, you heard
 Make your story sound superb
  
 Years and years crafting your story
 Many words celebrated with glory
 Now strip it all back
 Hack, hack, hack, hack
 Cos a blurb is obligatory
  
 Well, you need to find a hook
 Make people want to take a look
 Those few words, back there
 Should make people care
 And want to buy your book 
     
Ritu 2019