Comments on: Blurbing for Beginners http://gaijinmama.wordpress.com/2007/11/07/blurbing-for-beginners/ Living and writing in rural Japan Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:01:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: jennifergg http://gaijinmama.wordpress.com/2007/11/07/blurbing-for-beginners/#comment-746 jennifergg Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:37:34 +0000 http://gaijinmama.wordpress.com/2007/11/07/blurbing-for-beginners/#comment-746 the process is not very transparent, is it? i've heard all sorts of things. sometimes the publisher takes care of it, by sending the ms. to other authors who write for them; sometimes the author does it. and sometimes, well, it doesn't get done. plenty of first books do not have blurbs; they all end up in the front cover of the 2nd book! so. you did great. the webstite looks terrific, too! the process is not very transparent, is it? i’ve heard all sorts of things. sometimes the publisher takes care of it, by sending the ms. to other authors who write for them; sometimes the author does it. and sometimes, well, it doesn’t get done. plenty of first books do not have blurbs; they all end up in the front cover of the 2nd book!

so. you did great. the webstite looks terrific, too!

]]> By: chris http://gaijinmama.wordpress.com/2007/11/07/blurbing-for-beginners/#comment-744 chris Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:17:49 +0000 http://gaijinmama.wordpress.com/2007/11/07/blurbing-for-beginners/#comment-744 If I was a famous writer by now, like I wanted to be when you met me, I would write you a blurb... ;-) Can't wait to read your book!! I have it pre-ordered. If I was a famous writer by now, like I wanted to be when you met me, I would write you a blurb… ;-)
Can’t wait to read your book!! I have it pre-ordered.

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