I have been struggling with making a catchy blurb. Tell me, do you hate it or like it? Does it make you want to read it? No, 1, 2 or 3, neither or a mix?
Blurb 1: A confident, sassy consultant, happily married and successful is mystified when an inexplicable, overnight transformation in her husband’s behavior while overseas, forces her to abandon her previous life in an attempt to solve the situation. Taking her across countries and cultures, encountering medical men and monks, she is forced to take an inner and outer journey to analyse her previous life and relationships in a new light.
Blurb 2: A coming of age novel and love-story, this novel will appeal to readers interested in diverse cultures and countries, science and spirituality and human behavior in crisis. It will appeal to people interested in India and travel, in spirituality-the patient, the carer, the guru and the disciple alike. This novel is an uplifting and motivating story that takes an honest look at how a tender marriage bears the unexpected burden of severe illness when the vows taken in every marriage are life-long and ‘to be together always in sickness and in health.’ It deals unflinchingly with the testing of all ties at times of crisis.
Blurb 3: A confident, sassy consultant sets out on a voyage of self-discovery in her bid to save her husband who displays an inexplicable overnight transformation in behavior and character while travelling. The young wife’s effort to resurrect their life together takes her on a journey through different countries and cultures. She receives support from unexpected quarters while perceptions about what brings value to her life are dramatically altered.
Just to add to my comments on Literary Fiction, pardon, I just saw Wiki's definition of it (which didn't match mine-I thought Lit Fic meant Fiction which is introspective and deep). If Lit Fic means 'of literary merit', then it would be presumptuous of me to put my novel in that category myself.
I am going to go research genre's now
Shirley, I don't understand your comment 'It is a gender issue'
David, I used 'sassy' with a quaking heart. Sassy, according to Google means bold and cool and can imply brashness and irreverence. I thought that implying coolness would make the character sound really uncool, (hence my quaking) and similarly 'sharp-witted' or 'intelligent' can be alienating. Coolness, and intelligence have to be inferred, I think, rather than flagged up as a characteristic. I feel strongly that I DON'T want my novel to be chic-lit, but Lit Fic and hence will have to remove sassy, as I got two (male) responses about my novel potentially being chic-lit. Now, of course I will have to start from the beginning for my search for a word that implies bold, non-traditional, bright, happy-go-lucky and all the other characteristics that will hopefully not want to make you slap my MC's face.
In the end, if anyone will read (buy) it, I'll take it, ; )