tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363444567124084776.post8474348114240779583..comments2023-10-20T08:56:14.314+01:00Comments on Stroppy Author: A life in publishing: How to speak publisher - B is for BlurbStroppy Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363444567124084776.post-48121412938819624202011-04-27T07:25:17.592+01:002011-04-27T07:25:17.592+01:00Yes, Candy, in the UK - but Mary meant the terms a...Yes, Candy, in the UK - but Mary meant the terms are different in the US.Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363444567124084776.post-59477481422595020542011-04-23T09:02:26.271+01:002011-04-23T09:02:26.271+01:00Book Maven - isn't a puff an endorsement from ...Book Maven - isn't a puff an endorsement from someone or other? And a blurb is the thingy about the book?Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363444567124084776.post-44793149858406447832011-04-23T09:00:49.816+01:002011-04-23T09:00:49.816+01:00Getting the blurb right is so important - you see ...Getting the blurb right is so important - you see it everywhere once it's out - Amazon, reviews, random websites. And if it annoys you that's annoying ever after.Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363444567124084776.post-6034349971349584782011-04-22T16:44:37.954+01:002011-04-22T16:44:37.954+01:00I do love your posts Stroppy - fantastic insight f...I do love your posts Stroppy - fantastic insight for those on the fringes....Kathryn Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439670363289229014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363444567124084776.post-74972275370928958732011-04-22T11:46:15.775+01:002011-04-22T11:46:15.775+01:00'The problem is, 'just right' depends ...'The problem is, 'just right' depends on which bear is eating the porridge,'is one of the wisest remarks I've heard! I feel like printing it out and putting it above my fireplace or on my noticeboard.<br /><br />Maybe you should also point out for the benefit of transatlantic readers that over there a blurb is what we call a "puff". I don't know what they call what we call a blurb.Mary Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363444567124084776.post-35436246261674012342011-04-22T10:18:27.895+01:002011-04-22T10:18:27.895+01:00I would LOVE somebody else to write my blurbs. A f...I would LOVE somebody else to write my blurbs. A feeling of inadequacy overcomes me even thinking about them.<br /><br />(In my small family, we use the expression 'baby bear' to mean 'just right'.)Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.com