| Back to Home > Bulletin Board > Media Issues > Topic: contacting other writers for blurbs |
Topic: contacting other writers for blurbs
| Author | Message |
| deadline | Posted – 4/29/2008 7:45:31 PM | show profile I have a nonfiction book proposal that has been getting some attention. I am trying to make it stronger and thought if I could get some other authors to endorse it, it could be a really good thing. I used to be in touch with a very famous writer who was kind enough to mentor me a little when I first started the project, but we have not been in touch for over a year and his email address has changed. I do already have a magazine that has agreed to endorse the book so I think that helps. If any of you have ideas, please let me know. Thanks. |
| Village Gal | Posted – 4/30/2008 8:37:12 AM | show profile good idea. reach out to all the writers you know and anyone else who writes on your theme. I got three authors to agree to blurb my book- and that went into my proposal. |
| Village Gal | Posted – 4/30/2008 8:37:51 AM | show profile good idea. reach out to all the writers you know and anyone else who writes on your theme. I got three authors to agree to blurb my book- and that went into my proposal. |
| snappiness | Posted – 4/30/2008 9:17:43 AM | show profile Authors will blurb a proposal? Wow, I didn't know that. I've done four books and I got people to blurb the galleys, but never thought about asking them to blurb a proposal. I've blurbed a few, but I've never been asked to blurb a proposal. Hmm. |
| foodlit | Posted – 4/30/2008 10:57:15 AM | show profile Yeah blurbing a proposal is huge these days. If you have the connections it can definitely tip things in your favor, especially with non-fiction which is all about the marketing platform. Good luck! Pam |
| Village Gal | Posted – 4/30/2008 1:22:54 PM | show profile In one case, I got the actual quote and put that in my proposal. That author knows me well and she read the proposal. The other two authors agreed to blurb and I noted their willingness in my proposal. |
| Village Gal | Posted – 4/30/2008 1:24:03 PM | show profile In one case, I got the actual quote and put that in my proposal. That author knows me well and she read the proposal. The other two authors agreed to blurb and I noted their willingness in my proposal. |
| Village Gal | Posted – 4/30/2008 1:25:08 PM | show profile sorry about the double posts-- this is unresponsive oday. |
| deadline | Posted – 5/1/2008 12:11:22 PM | show profile Thanks for your responses. Now, does anyone have any suggestions for how to do this? Also, does the author need to have written something similar to your book? Thanks. |
| Village Gal | Posted – 5/1/2008 12:33:23 PM | show profile I don't understand your question.. how do you do this? you tell them about your project or let them read the proposal and you ask them if they will give you a blurb. You ask authors who have written on related subjects or authors familiar with your writing. I asked two people who are friends and one woman I know from a bulletin board. |
| Righter | Posted – 5/1/2008 1:38:05 PM | show profile Is this the same for fiction? And I'm wondering how much you have to "know" the other writer to ask. I took a workshop with a writer 2 years ago and sent her a couple of emails since. I also went to one of her book signings recently and she remembered me. I wonder if she'd remember me again... |
