To Blurb or Not to Blurb

By Andrea A. Firth

I’ve blurbed a few books. It’s been nice to be asked to provide a brief quote about a book to be used on the cover or in the front pages.

To start, I took several books off my shelves to see how other writers have done it. A blurb is basically a snapshot of descriptive praise that will entice a reader to pick up a book. I quickly found that there are as many ways to write a blurb as there are to write an essay. But, how hard can it be?

Plus, it’s an opportunity to ...