Do you ever wonder what kind of craft goes into a blurb? You know, the little snippet of text to tell you just a bit about the book, the movie, the product - A BLURB.
I am of the mind that a well crafted sentence can be more difficult to produce than a shoddy epic novel. Now, I do not claim the kind of acumen of such craftsmen as my own... This is a blurb, not a boast. No, I am of an excessively wordy nature. In fact, I believe that the first time I had to look a word up in the dictionary was while reading "Ethan Fromme." I came to the word,"taciturn," and my mind shook ...
taciturn \TAS-uh-turn\, adjective:
Habitually silent; not inclined to talk.
I have a hard time conceiving of just two things:
1) INFINITY - It is just that big.
2) Taciturn - Not inclined to talk? I can't imagine!
The point is (that's one of my favorite phrases, because I am forever having to point out that I am FINALLY coming to a point), that I LOVE TO TALK. So, the idea of putting something in as few words as possible truly boggles my mind. The craft of the blurb, the greeting card, the reader's digest version of the whole sordid tale does not come readily to me.
So if, while shopping at the DPPstore, you should find our blurbs to be unusually wordy ... I am truly, very, deeply, hopelessly, obnoxiously SORRY. I can't help myself.
If I ever rewrite the novel in my own words and call it a blurb ... then you can tell me I've gone too far!
HAPPY BLURB READING EVERYONE!
10 comments:
Fantastic blog, I hadn't noticed dppebookstore.blogspot.com previously during my searches!
Continue the superb work!
Thanks for sharing this link, but unfortunately it seems to be down... Does anybody have a mirror or another source? Please reply to my message if you do!
I would appreciate if someone here at dppebookstore.blogspot.com could repost it.
Thanks,
Mark
Hello there,
This is a message for the webmaster/admin here at dppebookstore.blogspot.com.
Can I use part of the information from your blog post above if I provide a link back to this website?
Thanks,
Daniel
Please feel free to quote the above in whole or in part with a link back :)
Hi there,
I have a message for the webmaster/admin here at dppebookstore.blogspot.com.
May I use some of the information from your post above if I give a link back to this site?
Thanks,
Mark
Hi Mark,
Yes, go ahead and reuse with a link back :)
And unfortunately, DPP Store is no more. It's very difficult to keep an independent bookstore alive, and the eBook world proves to be no different.
Hope you all find great sources. Happy reading!
Hi,
Thanks for sharing the link - but unfortunately it seems to be not working? Does anybody here at dppebookstore.blogspot.com have a mirror or another source?
Cheers,
William
Hey,
Thanks for sharing the link - but unfortunately it seems to be down? Does anybody here at dppebookstore.blogspot.com have a mirror or another source?
Cheers,
Jack
Hey, I am checking this blog using the phone and this appears to be kind of odd. Thought you'd wish to know. This is a great write-up nevertheless, did not mess that up.
- David
Thanks for letting me know. I'll have to take a look at the theme. :(
And as for the link, the link was to our eBookstore, DPP eBookstore, which has been shut down due to Amazon's dominance in the new marketplace. C'est La Vie.
Happy Reading!
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