tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386912343147794659.post8125328640383975663..comments2024-03-27T18:25:17.905-06:00Comments on Books We Love Insider Blog: Short, Sweet, and to the PointBWL Publishing Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17395363916983844544noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386912343147794659.post-90321009263958036872012-03-30T23:01:45.883-06:002012-03-30T23:01:45.883-06:00Alas, I know how important a good blurb is - I not...Alas, I know how important a good blurb is - I notice my own reactions to effective versus ho-hum summaries. If only I could generate them as effectively as I recognize them!<br /><br />Thanks for a great article, Jamie!Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386912343147794659.post-50297261628247355602012-03-29T13:51:00.831-06:002012-03-29T13:51:00.831-06:00Great post Jamie! I don't mind writing blurbs....Great post Jamie! I don't mind writing blurbs. I actually try to write them before I write the book. I find it more difficult to sum up my book after. <br /><br />:)Ann Coryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361885310781741289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386912343147794659.post-15919510233296449972012-03-29T12:48:14.720-06:002012-03-29T12:48:14.720-06:00Blurbs are one of the most difficult pieces of pro...Blurbs are one of the most difficult pieces of prose to write for an author. We are used to paying attention to details, but when we have to summarize and simplify, we are lost. I work very hard on my blurbs. I know they sell the books.Vijaya Schartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562958609545624615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386912343147794659.post-21151733874104252072012-03-29T11:24:21.089-06:002012-03-29T11:24:21.089-06:00Thanks for all the comments everyone. I agree 100%...Thanks for all the comments everyone. I agree 100% that some book blurbs come easier than others. I've agonized for days over some of my blurbs. But the bottom line is that it's so important, we need to give it serious thought.<br /><br />JamieBWL Publishing Inc.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17395363916983844544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386912343147794659.post-83438278455026580632012-03-29T10:58:17.208-06:002012-03-29T10:58:17.208-06:00I agree, an awesome blurb can sell your book for y...I agree, an awesome blurb can sell your book for you, so it's vital. Good article!Elizabeth Delisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08546970429755060529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386912343147794659.post-35028445822186397992012-03-29T10:01:44.160-06:002012-03-29T10:01:44.160-06:00Great tips...I love writing blurbs. I used to hate...Great tips...I love writing blurbs. I used to hate writing a synopsis, but some reason, one day this little light went off on how to do it, and since then, it's been easy for me. A great blurb will always sell me a book...TabsTabitha Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05972042366495721348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386912343147794659.post-56386326346097148752012-03-29T08:32:56.335-06:002012-03-29T08:32:56.335-06:00Jaimie,
What a great post...and so true. One of m...Jaimie,<br />What a great post...and so true. One of my publishers also suggests a tag line, which I thought was a good idea as well. The tag line was your quick and the the point description of Moby Dick. I honestly try to come up with good blurbs, but I've often seen authors say on loops and forums that blurbs, synopses and queries are harder to write than the book. I often agree. :)<br /><br />GingerAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683064637626718318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386912343147794659.post-33060403969270161972012-03-29T08:09:25.481-06:002012-03-29T08:09:25.481-06:00Wonderful post, Jamie. Blurbs are so hard to writ...Wonderful post, Jamie. Blurbs are so hard to write, that it's always good to some tips. :) Thanks!Erin Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558586192304434065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386912343147794659.post-80617673314874351042012-03-29T07:23:26.045-06:002012-03-29T07:23:26.045-06:00Thanks, Jamie.Thanks, Jamie.Roseanne Dowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473329969019245459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386912343147794659.post-77978407347476673112012-03-29T07:15:30.334-06:002012-03-29T07:15:30.334-06:00A good blurb is worth doing as much as the book it...A good blurb is worth doing as much as the book itself. The world's greatest novel means nothing if nobody picks it up and reads it. Now, if only my blurbs came as easy as my novels, I'd be set. Unfortunately, they don't so I have to work at it. Thunk for prompting me to do so.<br />PDPat Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12190006506963492515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386912343147794659.post-31283734151159492652012-03-29T06:09:31.792-06:002012-03-29T06:09:31.792-06:00Sometimes blurbs come easy and sometimes not. Seve...Sometimes blurbs come easy and sometimes not. Several of my publishers take what I write and put their spin on it.Janet Lane Waltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15488093917556546485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386912343147794659.post-42189720280667278012012-03-29T05:46:08.562-06:002012-03-29T05:46:08.562-06:00Great tips, Jamie.Great tips, Jamie.Gail Roughtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08614223212736801906noreply@blogger.com