tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412995.post1228083733600608384..comments2023-10-20T02:14:46.360-07:00Comments on GENEVA CONVENTION ARCHIVES: Should all blurbs be positive?Anthony Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344532091414013818noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412995.post-70655639702852093272009-12-07T08:04:04.545-08:002009-12-07T08:04:04.545-08:00Praise is mostly embarrassing--unless it comes fro...Praise is mostly embarrassing--unless it comes from someone you love and trust. <br /><br />Best praise I can imagine: "I read your book. I finished it. I read it again--two more times. When is your next one coming out?" <br /><br />So tell me about Joe Massey ranting and raving? We talking bout the same guy?Jacob Russellhttp://www.jacobrussellsbarkingdog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412995.post-67137982307710086352008-11-08T13:34:00.001-08:002008-11-08T13:34:00.001-08:00By "my blurbs" I mean the blurbs from others on my...By "my blurbs" I mean the blurbs from others on my first book. I've never been asked to supply a blurb.Steven D. Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13485188072556490050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412995.post-62887190243701709562008-11-08T13:34:00.000-08:002008-11-08T13:34:00.000-08:00Y'all may like some of my blurbs, then.Y'all may like some of my blurbs, then.Steven D. Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13485188072556490050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412995.post-81661173370536481942008-10-31T18:23:00.000-07:002008-10-31T18:23:00.000-07:00Not needing praise is a praiseworthy quality, a ki...Not needing praise is a praiseworthy quality, a kind of self-sufficiency. To me the book was saying "I don't care what you think." Hence, non-praisable. The non-positive blurb would be a novel strategy that might just work, whether just a lukewarm, unenthusiastic endorsement, or an outright pan.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.com