As an author, I loathe asking for blurbs — most of us hate the cringe-making business of approaching your peers for a favour that eats into their precious writing hours — and sometimes struggle to ...
Enchanting. Mysterious. Riveting. Book blurbs have been a mainstay in publishing, designed to persuade readers to pick up a book. But now, some authors and publishers are opting to forgo them.
and the unveiling of Pokémon with unique Link Abilities," reads the official blurb. "Look forward to free booster packs with rare cards at a special Pokémon Day in-game event celebrating the ...
The following is an edited transcript of their conversation. Kai Ryssdal: For those unfamiliar with the blurb economy — and first of all, there is a blurb economy — how does it work?
Immediately, a shiver of delight ran through writers’ group chats as they considered a world without one of the most awful, awkward jobs of being an author: asking for a blurb (meaning one or ...
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Like all that makeup for a no-makeup look. Writers are often interrupted by their agents, publishers, editors, author friends with blurb requests. While back blurbs are coined by insomniac editors ...