tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post575727326333515460..comments2024-02-10T03:13:55.366-05:00Comments on Behind The Garden Gate: What makes for a great blurb? Start with a great story.The Wild Rose Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10788008988163575341noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post-68200062200078022912012-07-10T14:46:26.096-04:002012-07-10T14:46:26.096-04:00Well, I may be prejudiced, Julie, but I loved your...Well, I may be prejudiced, Julie, but I loved your blurb for <i>Something to Talk About</i> :) Thanks for stopping by!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post-72494464691517508722012-07-10T11:26:08.988-04:002012-07-10T11:26:08.988-04:00Great tips! And I'm thrilled that the blurb f...Great tips! And I'm thrilled that the blurb for my book (Something To Talk About) met your criteria. I love a good blurb and nothing hooks me faster, as a reader, than a blurb that lays it all out there and lets me know exactly what story that book is promising to give me when I pick it up. Not only do you get a glimpse at story - with character and conflicts, but the writer's tone and style. Blurbs are so important.<br /><br />Again, great blog entry!<br /><br />JulieJulie Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02880895598847092028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post-59781024403547498642012-07-09T22:39:15.005-04:002012-07-09T22:39:15.005-04:00So glad it was helpful, Lynne!So glad it was helpful, Lynne!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post-1327658918396749302012-07-09T19:48:51.016-04:002012-07-09T19:48:51.016-04:00What a great tool for testing whether or not a sto...What a great tool for testing whether or not a story had solid conflict!<br /><br />I've copied the formula and will definitely use it in the future.<br /><br />Thanks for an eye-opening blog!Lynne Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17156587180087372120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post-45080385201081630762012-07-09T11:34:04.309-04:002012-07-09T11:34:04.309-04:00It's a great blurb, Jannine, and illustrated m...It's a great blurb, Jannine, and illustrated my point perfectly, I think. Thanks for stopping by!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post-82233051493323743692012-07-09T11:19:17.131-04:002012-07-09T11:19:17.131-04:00Wow, I'm so honored you used my blurb. Honestl...Wow, I'm so honored you used my blurb. Honestly, I adore writing blurbs. They just flow naturally for me. I think it's because I go through the steps you mentioned. Hero's emotional problem, heroine's emotional problem, external conflict, how can this be resolved. Thanks for spelling it out.Jannine Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17692098634695675967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post-50259293777248616842012-07-09T10:30:31.609-04:002012-07-09T10:30:31.609-04:00Now you're making me blush, AJ! I'm glad y...Now you're making me blush, AJ! I'm glad you liked it :) I took a <a href="http://www.rosescoloredglasses.com/Online%20plotting%20boot%20camp.htm" rel="nofollow">plotting class</a> once that advocated something similar, but it wasn't until I started "blurb-ing" regularly that I really appreciated how valuable it could be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post-92018293298457009312012-07-09T10:16:03.206-04:002012-07-09T10:16:03.206-04:00Oh my gosh, what a great, sage piece of advice. I ...Oh my gosh, what a great, sage piece of advice. I shoulda known...coming from the best editor in all the land. I'm bookmarking this and using it...repeatedly. Thank you, oh wise editor! Hugs, AJAJ Nuesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16010557416505335378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post-91822929525329844072012-07-09T09:52:32.063-04:002012-07-09T09:52:32.063-04:00Hi, Nancy! Yes, it's amazing what a great exer...Hi, Nancy! Yes, it's amazing what a great exercise writing a blurb can be--it really forces you to focus on the essential elements of the story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post-62639023417684891362012-07-09T08:34:35.818-04:002012-07-09T08:34:35.818-04:00I've never yet written a blurb at the outset, ...I've never yet written a blurb at the outset, but it's an intriguing idea, and sounds like an 'I must try it sometime'. Thanks, Susan.Nancy Jardine Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366248895961876075noreply@blogger.com