tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post2375822344821140192..comments2024-01-05T15:42:46.899-05:00Comments on Katie O'Sullivan ~ Read, Write, Repeat: Writing Wednesday: The Art of the BlurbKatie O'Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17295418503546522882noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-61488852718011612462017-02-02T12:02:07.489-05:002017-02-02T12:02:07.489-05:00thanks for stopping by! Does anyone actually like ...thanks for stopping by! Does anyone actually like writing blurbs? lol Katie O'Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295418503546522882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-53900505383877776522017-02-02T09:43:57.926-05:002017-02-02T09:43:57.926-05:00I agree, blurbs are challenging. Your ideas sound ...I agree, blurbs are challenging. Your ideas sound great. Congrats on the anthology!K.K. Weilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02039806682436891121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-89031454872756491082017-02-02T06:32:24.530-05:002017-02-02T06:32:24.530-05:00Hi Amity and thanks for chiming in. As I said in m...Hi Amity and thanks for chiming in. As I said in my post, I don't think anyone likes writing blurbs. Taking a 100,000K book and whittling it down to 2 paragraphs is hard - I'm at the point where I *think* I can do that okay (the first pass, which was too long for this anthology) Scraping and cutting it down to the bare bones? That's where I needed help. Bouncing it off another writer (my kids were no help) until you get to the essentials. Happy writing - and hope there are plenty more blurbs to write in your future!<br />Katie O'Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295418503546522882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-47216384294491518102017-02-02T06:28:13.745-05:002017-02-02T06:28:13.745-05:00Thanks, Charlotte, and thanks for stopping by. I a...Thanks, Charlotte, and thanks for stopping by. I agree about blurbs - the cover catches my attention, but the blurb makes my decision. I was just trying to show how hard the process was - what to leave in, what to leave out, how to whittle it down to something that's still engaging.Katie O'Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295418503546522882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-25597909235116573932017-02-01T21:50:50.316-05:002017-02-01T21:50:50.316-05:00Nice job and enjoyable post. I agree with Charlott...Nice job and enjoyable post. I agree with Charlotte, they are what ultimately hooks me. Wish I wasn't so very poor at writing them :) Best wishes.AMITY GRAYShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670809854864321117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-12227611059659950582017-02-01T20:19:10.291-05:002017-02-01T20:19:10.291-05:00Not that I am very experienced writing them but re...Not that I am very experienced writing them but reading a good blurb will always be the deciding factor for me before I buy a book. Your release sounds like a winner. Charlotteoshayauthor.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17994548860606367251noreply@blogger.com