It can be so awkward! Asking for favours of other writers who you know are time poor and have a stack of other books-to-be-blurbed. Or, ending up with a stack of books on your desk that you don't have time to read, or may, ahem, really not like. Even if they were written by one of your friends. My worst experience was for my third thrill…
It can be so awkward! Asking for favours of other writers who you know are time poor and have a stack of other books-to-be-blurbed. Or, ending up with a stack of books on your desk that you don't have time to read, or may, ahem, really not like. Even if they were written by one of your friends. My worst experience was for my third thriller. One of the other writers at my publisher's annual party turned to me and said, "I was asked to write a blurb for your book, but I couldn't because I really hated it." Ouuuuuuuch!
It can be so awkward! Asking for favours of other writers who you know are time poor and have a stack of other books-to-be-blurbed. Or, ending up with a stack of books on your desk that you don't have time to read, or may, ahem, really not like. Even if they were written by one of your friends. My worst experience was for my third thriller. One of the other writers at my publisher's annual party turned to me and said, "I was asked to write a blurb for your book, but I couldn't because I really hated it." Ouuuuuuuch!