[Paul Clayton]

For my novel, White Seed:

What really happend to the lost colony?

 

[Lisa Scott]

Mine's in my signature, but here it is:  She's giving up on her happily ever after.  But it just might find her anyways.
Lots of good ones in here.  It's not the easiest thing to do!

 

[Joseph Rhea]

Another place (besides banners) where you might use a short tagline is Shelfari.com where you have to write what they call a "Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis" of your book in 140 characters or less. As Shelfari material now shows up on many Amazon pages, it is another good thing to have. My 140-char synopsis is: When Earth is threatened by a deadly plague, one man enters a virtual world to find the key to humanity's survival. which is just my normal tagline minus the final question, "Will he find it in time?"

I think most people would aim for a catchy phrase that makes the casual browser want to check out the book. I, instead, really aimed for something would describe my book as quickly as possible. My story starts with a plague threatening mankind, but the "meat" of the story involves the protagonist going inside a virtual reality to find a solution to the Earth's threat (and time is running out.) So, my tagline gets all of those key points.

I could probably write something much more catchy, but after 4,000 sales (when I only expected to sell a few hundred) I now want to concentrate on attracting readers who might like the book, not everyone passing by. But that's just me...

 

[Todd Russell]

Mental Shrillness: 6 horror twist ending short stories covering: memories, betrayal, love, devotion, voices and death


(This is also used on Shelfari, great tip Joseph)

 

[Joyce DeBacco]

Okay, after reading all these great taglines, I see that I need to work on mine. Sheesh, does it ever end? First you have to boil down the essence of your book into a one page synopsis, then a brief blurb, then an even briefer tagline.

Joyce

 

[edwardgtalbot]

Creating taglines is a combination of fun and frustration.  Here are my two:

"New World Orders: Killing Kennedy was only the beginning. . ."

"Usama bin laden is dead - but was he really Usama bin laden?" (Alive From New York)

 

[swolf]

Sex Zombies:  You'll be scared stiff.

 

[13500]

Yes, I do have a tagline for A Whisper to a Scream --

Have you ever wanted something so badly it hurt?

 

[Jasmine Giacomo Author]

The Wicked Heroine: The Cult of Dzur i'Oth wants its magical tome back. They can't rule the world without it.

Oathen: In her hands, a rare gift wakes. (goes with the cover art)

 

[Alex Owens]

Sex Zombies: You'll be scared stiff.

NICE!

 

[Raymond Birdsell]

Sex Zombies: You'll be scared stiff.

They'll screw your brrraaaaaiiinnsss out before they eat them!!

 

[Joseph Rhea]

Any others?

 

[Steve Silkin]

The Cemetery Vote Sex, drugs and election fraud.

The Forbidden Stories Eros and thanatos: Stories of sex and death.

 

[Joseph.Garraty]

The Cemetery Vote Sex, drugs and election fraud.

I can't explain why, but that makes me laugh like crazy. Nice work!

 

[E.J. Stevens]

Here are a few from my YA paranormal Spirit guide series.

She Smells the Dead: Yuki has a secret...she smells the dead.

Spirit Storm: Spirits of the dead are coming...

Legend of Witchtrot Road: Surviving agitated ghosts, irritated witches, angry werewolves, and the horrors of high school has never been so hard.

Brush With Death: Yuki's recent brush with death has unexpected consequences.

 

[bjm]

Can a robotic Jerry Garcia revive the Grateful Dead, and solve America's economic crisis in the process?

 

[Raymond Birdsell]

She Smells the Dead: Yuki has a secret...she smells the dead.

I think you have to get that coincidental marketing thing going for you ... "I smell dead people" ... you never know ... people who buy The Sixth Sense might jump right on it ...

 

[Lisa Lim]

Bridget Jones meets The Office

 

[Mehryinett]

Aching for Marvin: we all have our devices. 

 

[Marc Vun Kannon]

St. Martin's Moon: The Moon is Haunted, but the werewolves don't know that!