Can we talk about (book) blurbs?

I drafted my thoughts on blurbs back in December and here’s a post with 6 points based on my experience. Just last week I saw Jami Attenberg also got in the blurb discussion game in response to announcement that one of the Big 5 Publishers’ flagship imprint (Simon & Schuster) is no longer “requiring” blurbs. Since I already drafted my thoughts, I’m gonna stick with this post. If you find mine, or any of the referenced posts herein helpful—great! At the least you get some varied opinions and background on the whole blurb thing. And please don’t stress! Publishing is already stressful enough.

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