Dumbys the star of the footy team, hes got a killer smile and the knack with girls, and hes a nunga. Once your title and cover have drawn the reader in, the blurb is what is going to make the difference between a missed opportunity and a sale. Lethal unna is based upon a 14yearold character called blacky who lives in the port where the nonindigenous australians or the goongas live. Blurbs print and paper quality were shockingly good.
The issue is that the cover size needs to be computed based on the book type, the number of pages, the type of paper, etc. For example, the kids says heaps that was never part of the vernacular then. In doing this, id decided that affordably printed books were just always going to have suboptimal photo quality. On the borders of the municipality there is the point and this is where the indigenous australians or nungas live. You have one shot at introducing your story to your reader make it count. Forster set against the backdrop of the late 1970s, the story of a chance meeting one summers night between two eighteen year olds unfolds. Older readers in the 1999 childrens book council of australia awards. Blurb book border template classroom resource twinkl. When you hear about authors being asked to blurb a book, its this endorsement theyve been asked to provide. Blurb distinct from the back book cover blurb is this 12 line endorsement of a book by a celebrity or another author that sits on the books front cover. The big questions in life for most kids dont necessarily involve musings such as why white australians and indigenous australians shouldnt mix, and gary has plenty of other challenges from playing footy to being a man in.
As the novel opens, blacky is worried about the imminent grand final and the responsibility he carries. Blackys a gutless wonder, needs braces, never knows what to say, and hes white. Planning, preparing and organizing your book content is the first step in producing your novel. Set in a small coastal town in south australia, it is a ritesofpassage story about the interracial friendship between australian rules football teammates gary blacky black, a white boy, and nunga dumby red. Many authors write the book blurb as an afterthought. A useful worksheet to help your children understand book blurbs and help them write their own. Blurbs were originally printed on the back or rear dustjacket of a book, and are now found on web portals and news websites.
Phillip gwynne quotes showing 11 of 1 when you think of somebody all the time it means one of two things either you hate their guts or you like them a lot. Unused for some years, the schoolhouse has come to life. It is aimed at a year 9 all indigenous class studying english eal, however, it can be tailored or used as an introductory activity for other groups. Phillip gwynne can write sad dramatic moments very well but other times you need to read a paragraph once or twice to understand the meaning as he often goes trigger happy with commas and full stops. Also available as lined, narrow lined, fully lined half lined and editable a wide variety of options to cover all activities.
For the latest 891 book club news you can sign up to the 891 enewsletter mailing list. March 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message. The wonderful world of english resources deadly unna. Your book blurb must be wellwritten to get a readers attention. Nov 15, 2019 when you need to write a blurb for a movie, book, or other project, start by writing a clever and catchy hook that introduces some of the characters and setting of the topic. Australian rules, directed by paul goldman and based on phillip gwynnes semiautobiographical novel deadly, unna. This gutsy novel, set in a small coastal town in south australia is a ritesofpassage story.
Maybe if they provided the formula for this, you could build your own template in photoshop or anything else for that matter. Deadly unna chapter summaries essay 1683 words bartleby. The schoolhouse is located at 2 victoria street gerringong, opposite 2cronins hotel in belinda street. It focuses on many tragic and disturbing events largely arising from racism between the white community and the nearby abo. On the jellicoe road by melina marchetta the book thief by markus zusak saving francesca by. Jul, 2016 this is a worksheetactivity i ask my students to complete to gain an understanding of the context of the novel deadly unna. Racism and smalltown bigotry world socialist web site. Then, write 12 additional sentences that explain the plot of the story in a general way. Sep 25, 2016 a simple outline for writing a killer book blurb september 25, 2016 september 25, 2016 kaitlin hillerich in my last post, i mentioned that ive been working on a novella and shared some reasons why you should write one of your own. Do you think her character suffers for being a stereotype or cliche. Lets rewind to the fact that ive made books with a lot of blurbs competitors in recent years. The book deadly unna is good over all, but there are some large problems with it. Feb 10, 2016 how to create a back book cover blurb that sells i just published a guest post which goes into this with some examples.
All the nungas did, but dumby more than any of them. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in deadly, unna. Your blurb will be an important part of your marketing. It uses twilight as an example, but dont hold that against me. Writing a book blurb for your back cover, and other promotional uses, is one of the hardest steps for many authors. By day, clumsy panda po works faithfully in his familys noodle shop, but by night he dreams of becoming a true master of the martial arts. This article consists almost entirely of a plot summary. In order to import your text into bookwrights flowing text containers, you will need to use microsoft word or similar text editor to output. It may be written by the author or publisher or quote praise from others. A set of literacy themed a4 page borders for children to use as a stimulus in their independent writing. Blackys a gutless wonder, needs braces, never knows.
To help prevent you from falling into this unfortunate group, weve put together a few tips that should help you write a winning book blurb, whether its for the latest fantasy novel or for a nonfiction selfhelp guide. Sep 19, 2002 australian rules, directed by paul goldman and based on phillip gwynnes semiautobiographical novel deadly, unna. This gutsy novel, set in a small coastal town in south australia is a. A blurb is a short promotional piece accompanying a piece of creative work. In this post, we tell you how to write a book blurb in five easy steps. Some of our customers attended the schoolhouse as pupils and now enjoy its renovated environment without fear of homework or detentions. A simple outline for writing a killer book blurb ink and quills. They do have indesign templates, which is the more appropriate tool for doing this. Cathy seems to be the typical stuckup, spoilt rich girl. Stranger in a white dress we must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. Jun 27, 2011 if you create shortrun books using the selfpublishing service blurb, save yourself time and trouble by downloading the companys new indesign plugin this free plugin includes templates for all variations of blurb books. The plot is centerd around aussie rules football, as gary black, our narrator, is a. To write a good blurb, you have to make it short and exciting, yet relevant.