tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post3183567638938421326..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Buy This Book!Julia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-85066726369165964102008-04-06T14:23:00.000-04:002008-04-06T14:23:00.000-04:00Jacqueline, while it's true that we always quote t...Jacqueline, while it's true that we always quote the most flattering parts of our reviews that's not quite the same as leave out the negative words so a bad comment sounds like a good one. (My old copywriting boss was a master at that!) <BR/><BR/>It's one thing to use a quote that reads, "This is a great book." It's not quite the same if you leave out the rest of the sentence which finishes, "Sofie Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830230500527705589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-24699103777347799232008-04-06T13:50:00.000-04:002008-04-06T13:50:00.000-04:00My most recent novel received a terrific blurb fro...My most recent novel received a terrific blurb from Sara Paretsky for which I am both pleased and grateful. It also received a very good review from BOOKLIST. I'm very appreciative of this as well.<BR/>I think blurbs from prominant writers can be a real plus, but I do find it difficult to ask. As to reviews, I always thought it was pretty standard practice for authors to quote the most flatteringAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-17709166694424268442008-04-06T12:46:00.000-04:002008-04-06T12:46:00.000-04:00Yes. Sometimes I am. I mentioned Kitty Goes to W...Yes. Sometimes I am. I mentioned Kitty Goes to Washington in my post. I bought the book because Charlaine Harris gave it a plug on the back cover. I'm a huge fan of her Sookie Stackhouse series and I thought I might like Kitty. Which I did.Sofie Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830230500527705589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-50198890292849045752008-04-06T12:40:00.000-04:002008-04-06T12:40:00.000-04:00As a writer are you influenced by endorsements fro...As a writer are you influenced by endorsements from well-known writers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-38457778059692147512008-04-05T10:46:00.000-04:002008-04-05T10:46:00.000-04:00Sheila, you twigged a memory for me. When I was a...Sheila, you twigged a memory for me. When I was a beginning copywriter I worked for a guy who could take the most critical comments and edit them into something that sounded flattering. I don't know why we didn't get sued.Sofie Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830230500527705589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-36492929821562704782008-04-05T10:15:00.000-04:002008-04-05T10:15:00.000-04:00Some writers blurb so many books -- calling every ...Some writers blurb so many books -- calling every single one the most brilliant thing they've ever read -- that I automatically discount their comments. I'm not sure how much blurbs influence readers (some readers say not at all), but a good blurb from a prominent writer is certainly an ego booster. Then when you get a nasty review, you can remind yourself that Joe Fabulous thinks you're a Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-65559102195609919122008-04-05T09:31:00.000-04:002008-04-05T09:31:00.000-04:00Love it!I am reminded of the day (past?) when writ...Love it!<BR/><BR/>I am reminded of the day (past?) when writers or publishers felt free to tailor quotations to fit their needs.<BR/><BR/>This (piece of dung) is (not worthy of this) brilliant (reviewer's time).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-58559463148269000902008-04-05T07:22:00.000-04:002008-04-05T07:22:00.000-04:00Back when I was editing nonfiction books, it was r...Back when I was editing nonfiction books, it was ridiculously easy to get endorsements and forewords from authors because they were flattered to be asked. Fiction is subjective, and I think many "name" authors can become <I>prima donas</I>, unwilling to step down among the masses to shed a few chosen words. Also, sometimes it just is hard to say something nice about a novel that you've otherwise Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com