tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post183996012049343497..comments2024-03-28T07:56:38.659+00:00Comments on The View from the Blue House: Second guessingRob Kitchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05567424969308636082noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-50003664107526911742009-10-24T16:46:15.012+01:002009-10-24T16:46:15.012+01:00Given that the supposed importance of the blurb yo...Given that the supposed importance of the blurb you'd have to wonder why they don't try and get it right. When I demanded that one of mine get altered so it that actually corresponded with the content I was told that it had been written to try and maximise sales. Fine, but one assumes that the person who bought the book was expecting the book itself to at least tangentally align to the backcover blurb. If it had been left as the publisher wanted the reader would have got something quite different. <br /><br /> The three things I insist on - I have a hand in cover design, I write the cover blurb or get to edit it, I do the index (you wouldn't believe how bad an index can be if left to someone who knows nothing about the topic). The only exception to this was the encyclopedia I edited - there was no way I was going to try and index a 5 million word tome!Rob Kitchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05567424969308636082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-40397398867196736902009-10-24T09:36:02.093+01:002009-10-24T09:36:02.093+01:00I've read blurbs that have actual story errors...I've read blurbs that have actual story errors in them Rob. Makes you wonder who proofs them doesn't it? I have read others that are real spoilers and reveal at least half of the plot. Or ones that don't mention story hooks that I thought were importantKerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-75192962546562429392009-10-23T22:15:16.695+01:002009-10-23T22:15:16.695+01:00I don't read blurbs any more - or at least not...I don't read blurbs any more - or at least not until I've finished the book so I can have a chuckle. I found they were making no sense at all and were hindering my reading choices.Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-21017590980830335902009-10-23T16:57:34.024+01:002009-10-23T16:57:34.024+01:00A very wise decision to write your own Rob.
I had...A very wise decision to write your own Rob. <br />I had some fiery feedback from a well known author when I mentioned that blurbers might possibly skim read a book and gave an example of one of her blurbs. <br />I don't think authors have the opportunity or authority to alter blurbs and sometimes a young author will suffer from a blurb that leads the reader to expect a different kind of book or a more exciting plot.Uriah Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02046023583067265187noreply@blogger.com