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Getting Great Blurbs for Your Book--Three Published Authors and an Agent Weigh In on How, When, and Why

Getting Great Blurbs for Your Book--Three Published Authors and an Agent Weigh In on How, When, and Why

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Mary Carroll Moore
Jun 07, 2019
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Getting Great Blurbs for Your Book--Three Published Authors and an Agent Weigh In on How, When, and Why
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Blurbs are those snappy testimonials that line the front and back of published books, enticing readers to buy and read. Blurbs mean a lot to me as a reader--often I'll go for a new book because an author I respect has endorsed it.

Agents love when a writer approaches them with a few good blurbs in hand.  It's normal for blurbs to wait until your book get…

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