tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post2774412564541856148..comments2023-05-24T08:06:43.882-04:00Comments on Romance Writer's Revenge: BlurbaliciousTerri Osburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-22127731344896075692010-06-08T21:11:01.000-04:002010-06-08T21:11:01.000-04:00Now, ya see...I'm willin' ta risk the grea...Now, ya see...I'm willin' ta risk the great Undead Monkey, because me match makin' Kraken is hangin' about and he'll take the monkey off me back, so ta speak...<br><br>Blurbs are a lot of fun to play with and I, as previously stated, like to read them aloud in funny voices. Sometimes the deep and terribly important movie announcer voice. Sometimes the Gary Owens and Laugh-In voice...whoa, dated myself there, didn't I? And there is always the Bridget Jones relating to her diary voice.<br><br>Yes, I have a blurb. Let me see if I can find it. Be right back..2nd Chancenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-85522428615628213402010-06-09T07:15:46.000-04:002010-06-09T07:15:46.000-04:00Hellie, I think I'm in love! I love all the b...Hellie, I think I'm in love! I love all the blips too!<br><br>*runs around the ship cackling*Donnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-36504418611714941232010-06-09T09:00:59.000-04:002010-06-09T09:00:59.000-04:00The baseball gig sounds sweet too. *fans self* I a...The baseball gig sounds sweet too. *fans self* I always pick the wrong jobs.Hellienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-6493729761839275542010-06-08T21:17:07.000-04:002010-06-08T21:17:07.000-04:00OK, found it. It fits into Samhain's request f...OK, found it. It fits into Samhain's request for a blurb under 100 words...or is that 200 words?<br><br><i>Growing old isn’t easy. Emily planned to grow old with Tom so it didn’t have to be easy, they’d have each other. A drunken driver ended that. Now she faces her senior years alone. Invisible to the rest of the world and treated as sexless, she starts life over again. After she visits a local Pirate Festival to honor the many years of playing pirate with Tom, she will begin her new life as a travel writer for a magazine targeting baby boomers.<br><br>But a mirror she finds at the Festival derails those plans, tossing her into an alternate world, the pirate haven of Tortuga. Here she finds Hollywood pirates with ipods strapped next to their cutlass. Bars with blenders and streets sporting characters from other times and places.<br><br>Has she gone mad or is any of this real? With little choice before her, she embraces the madness and takes on the role of pirate.</i><br><br>Hmmm, read better when I wrote it. I like the hook better... Not sure where I put that, must find it...probably on the other computer. Ever notice how whatever you want is always on the other computer?2nd Chancenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-21917398546409393852010-06-08T21:52:17.000-04:002010-06-08T21:52:17.000-04:00Great blog! I kinda, sorta shared mine yesterday. ...Great blog! I kinda, sorta shared mine yesterday. I'll sit back and see what everyone comes up with. <br><br>Happy blurbing.Reneehttp://www.reneelynnscott.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-58710079092757190752010-06-09T03:27:52.000-04:002010-06-09T03:27:52.000-04:00LOL, Chance -- I think I'll remember to read m...LOL, Chance -- I think I'll remember to read mine in funny voices next time they seem to be getting the best of me.<br><br>I still do that "In a world where. . ." that you suggested the other. It makes me happy. :)Donnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-51172106675926969932010-06-09T03:33:09.000-04:002010-06-09T03:33:09.000-04:00And Chance, your blurb is VERY intriguing. It'...And Chance, your blurb is VERY intriguing. It's the first time I've seen a whole description of the story (just gotten bits and pieces from the comments you've made).<br><br>You've definitely raised some questions in my mind that I want to have answered. The big one is about age, and you've said it isn't easy growing old, but then she loses her partner in crime -- so that's a great question -- how is she going to handle that?<br><br>And then, is any of what she's experiencing even real? And what exactly DOES happen at this pirate haven? You've dangled lots of tantalizing things! (Stop it -- you know what I'm saying!) LOLDonnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-45318255210690665142010-06-09T03:34:58.000-04:002010-06-09T03:34:58.000-04:00Thanks, Renee, and happy blurbing to you! I remem...Thanks, Renee, and happy blurbing to you! I remember yours from yesterday, and they were very enjoyable -- you definitely had some intriguing stories. We may have to go back to yesterday (time travel!) and bring them over here to look at some more!Donnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-9047308550756106532010-06-09T04:36:19.000-04:002010-06-09T04:36:19.000-04:00I'm struggling a lot to come up with a blurb f...I'm struggling a lot to come up with a blurb for the finished MS. Not that I've spent any time working on it, but I've been thinking about it for a while and no good ideas have floated to the surface just yet. So this should be a good day to figure it out.<br><br>However, gotta get some other stuff done before I can play. I shall return!Bosunhttp://www.romancewritersrevenge.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-52939298426986844952010-06-09T04:50:31.000-04:002010-06-09T04:50:31.000-04:00I absolutely HEART made up words. I make up words ...I absolutely HEART made up words. I make up words all the time. And use made up words. The crazier the word, the more tempt I am to use it. <br><br>I'm pretty sure if I ever get to that point, I'm just going to say on the back of my cover, "Do what I do and flip to the middle of the book. If I'm boring your ass, then this book is not for you."<br><br>I'm sure that's going to help my sales... A LOT.<br><br>I'm not good at blurbing. (That sounds dirty.) Or summarizing in general. English 101 was painful. All those outlines and summaries of those 10-30 page papers would keep me up all night while I tried to figure out what to put in there and what to leave out.Sinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-90302164495750300732010-06-09T04:55:00.000-04:002010-06-09T04:55:00.000-04:00Bo'sun -- I have been struggling too, trying t...Bo'sun -- I have been struggling too, trying to come up with something for books I've written previously, or, even MORE fun, books I *plan* to write. Sometimes my brain spews forth a blurb that's completely formed -- LOL. Most times -- not so much!Donnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-65763896739998087352010-06-09T04:57:01.000-04:002010-06-09T04:57:01.000-04:00Sin, good to see you! My made-up words tend to be...Sin, good to see you! My made-up words tend to be a blending of other words. LOL But they usually do a better job than the original words. LOL<br><br>I love your blurb: "Get your ass to page 135 and start reading. You're gonna love it. If you don't, I'm gonna stick something in your eye." LOL<br><br>Hey, you might create a new blurb trend. Psychoblurbs. LOLDonnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-50316173281719358202010-06-09T05:01:43.000-04:002010-06-09T05:01:43.000-04:00LOL, you psychoblurbed me much better than I did m...LOL, you psychoblurbed me much better than I did myself. <br><br>Today is all about how dirty we can make the word "blurb" sound in a sentence. Or at least that's how I feel every time I type it. <br><br>All atwitter is one of my favs to use. "She was all atwitter when she found the rusty ice pick to shove in his eye."<br><br><i> Dear DRD,<br><br>As always, lovely to see you. Might I kick you in the shin now?<br><br>Sincerely,<br><br>Evil Twin </i>Sinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-71031604211684461862010-06-09T05:08:03.000-04:002010-06-09T05:08:03.000-04:00Dear Evil Twin,Have you lost your mind? That'...Dear Evil Twin,<br><br>Have you lost your mind? That's the only thing I can think when you ASK PERMISSION to do bodily harm.<br><br>Blurbingly yours,<br><br>DRD<br><br>P.S. Here's $500 towards your bail fund. I suspect it's running low. :)Donnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-14475186527465933962010-06-09T05:13:38.000-04:002010-06-09T05:13:38.000-04:00Dear DRD,I wasn't asking permission as much as...<i> Dear DRD,<br><br>I wasn't asking permission as much as I was giving you a warning that it was coming. It is the polite thing to do between twins. <br><br>I think.<br><br>Not that I specialize in polite. Unless polite is the new way of saying "get bent". <br><br>Sincerely, <br><br>Evil Twin<br><br>PS. I'm going to need more than $500. Hold a fundraiser for me. I'm pretty sure Satan will contribute if you write to him on stone tablet. </i>Sinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-67343218252063538132010-06-09T05:16:46.000-04:002010-06-09T05:16:46.000-04:00I forgot to tell you this blog is great.I forgot to tell you this blog is great.Sinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-13451850866529555412010-06-09T05:25:05.000-04:002010-06-09T05:25:05.000-04:00Dear Evil Twin,Thank you for the clarification reg...Dear Evil Twin,<br><br>Thank you for the clarification regarding warnings. Als, "polite" is a sliding scale, with you on one end, and the other end -- well, everyone else in the world is there.<br><br>Very truly yours,<br><br>DRD<br><br>P.S. The $500 was not intended to REPLENISH your bail fund. I am in the process of finalizing details for a telethon since clearly an annual event will be required.Donnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-38147524952044466252010-06-09T05:26:45.000-04:002010-06-09T05:26:45.000-04:00I'm not so hot at blurbs, but I think they'...I'm not so hot at blurbs, but I think they're total fun to play with.<br><br>Let's see....for my current WIP:<br><br>Josephine Kelley is the world's leading expert in homemade explosives--and serving a nineteen year prison sentence to prove it. After two years in, she's desperate to get out. Desperate enough to take the first offer thrown at her: let the Spanish government send her into a separatist terrorist cell to dismantle the bomb they're planning on a high-speed rail line out of Madrid. <br><br>Sounds easy enough, and for a girl who grew up inside the leadership of the IRA, it should be. But in a situation where no one is who they say they are, and everyone seems to have hidden agendas, choosing sides gets complicated fast. And when the Spanish cop who let her out of jail realizes she might be making bombs, instead of dismantling them, his only option is to take her right back to jail--the last place Josephine is willing to go.Halnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-34049528697182880182010-06-09T05:30:06.000-04:002010-06-09T05:30:06.000-04:00Forgot to say, Donna, this is an awesome blog. I h...Forgot to say, Donna, this is an awesome blog. I had no idea that blub had such a hilarious start, but "blurbing" is definitely a word I need to use more often!Halnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-60174880915159317152010-06-09T05:31:53.000-04:002010-06-09T05:31:53.000-04:00I'm not sure I'm a fond of made up words. ...I'm not sure I'm a fond of made up words. Unless they're made up by J.K. Rowling. I'm especially not fond of made up words if they're impossible to pronounce, as if I didn't have enough problems speaking my native language as it is. <br><br>Though I'm VERY fond of the made up word "Amanda Wilson" simply because the definition is so hilarious. <br><br>Blurbs. They have sucked me into a book that once I got there I was like, "The Blurb was SOOOOO much better." And then I've read blurbs where they were okay, but nothing to write home about (I bought the book because of it's cover or the opening page), and voila, a brilliant novel. I'm reading a book now that I didn't really care much for the blurb--or even really the premise. (As I say: it was okayyyyy, but it wasn't something that I thought I must read; however the opening chapter was so great that I stayed up until midnight and read about four more chapters before I made myself go to bed.)Hellienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-21126893469803749892010-06-09T05:34:29.000-04:002010-06-09T05:34:29.000-04:00LMAO. The "Amanda Wilson" is classic.LMAO. The "Amanda Wilson" is classic.Sinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-436833899636972222010-06-09T05:40:14.001-04:002010-06-09T05:40:14.001-04:00Hal, how can you say you're "not so hot&q...Hal, how can you say you're "not so hot" with blurbs? That was awesome! <br><br>And I had no idea about blurb's origin either -- it always sounds like something a stomach does -- so I expected it to be something like that. LOLDonnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-30024482128733885082010-06-09T05:40:14.000-04:002010-06-09T05:40:14.000-04:00Get the blurb out of here! That's how it start...Get the blurb out of here! That's how it started? Who'd a thunk?<br><br>And to play on Sin's fav made up word, I like "twitterpated". I've been known to get twitterpated a time or two, though not for a long time now. *sigh*<br><br>Loving the blurbs so far. Off to see what I can do.Bosunhttp://www.romancewritersrevenge.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-87428167096428235192010-06-09T05:42:29.001-04:002010-06-09T05:42:29.001-04:00Hellie, I must be the only one who doesn't kno...Hellie, I must be the only one who doesn't know the meaning of "Amanda Wilson". Will I be afraid if I look it up? LOL<br><br>I've been sucked in by a blurb, and then later I could see why they chose that particular slant, even if it doesn't exactly describe the story. But it feels a little like discovering the Hottie you're lusting after has sprayed-on abs. LOLDonnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-26029952644284652932010-06-09T05:42:29.000-04:002010-06-09T05:42:29.000-04:00I love twitterpated.I love twitterpated.Sinnoreply@blogger.com