tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post3529630640048638915..comments2024-03-28T18:54:13.800-04:00Comments on alien romances: Karen S. Wiesner: Blurbs Series, Part 3: Crafting Blurb BasicsRowena Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11839386556697211986noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-48168933714956137342022-01-24T14:59:17.345-05:002022-01-24T14:59:17.345-05:00Speaking of blurb-writing blunders by publishers&#...Speaking of blurb-writing blunders by publishers' staffs, one of Mercedes Lackey's recent Valdemar novels displays a blurb on the cover flap that bears only a tenuous resemblance to the plot of the novel (and even gets the protagonist's name wrong). What happened was that the publisher went ahead with the preliminary synopsis the author had sent and for some reason didn't check with her before going ahead with the book design. Had they done so, of course she would have updated the blurb to make it accurate. New dust jackets were to be produced for subsequent printings, and I was lucky enough to buy the original uncorrected version -- so I have a dust jacket that will become a minor collector's item.Margaret Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08293021955480708191noreply@blogger.com