Reflections on Creative Nonfiction, Memoir, (Auto)Biography, Life-Writing, and the Essay
15 Feb 2013 at 10:26
Julija Šukys
Blurbs, Canada, CanLit, Editing, Libraries, Marketing, Media, Publicity, Publishing, Research, Social Media, Uncategorized, Writing
OK, so as authors we are told constantly that we have to market our own books. The publishing industry, for better or worse, has largely washed its hands of promotion, except for the lucky and most commercial few. The rest of us are largely on our own. Authors must have a website (check), keep [...]
02 Feb 2012 at 05:24
Julija Šukys
Blurbs, Camille Paglia, Countdown to Publication, Creative Nonfiction, David Bezmozgis, Epistolophilia, Friendship, George Orwell, Marketing, Publicity, Publishing, SheWrites, Stephen Elliott, Uncategorized
The title of this post comes from an essay by Alan Levinovitz called I Greet You in the Middle of a Great Career: A Brief History of Blurbs. He quotes George Orwell, who was a strict enemy of blurbs, calling them “disgusting tripe.” The article is an interesting history of praise of authors by authors. [...]
