Attack of the 50 Foot Blurb!

I've received a few emails asking how to go about acquiring blurbs. Now, I'm certainly no blurb goddess. (I have three {three fabulous blurbs from three amazing authors}, with a handful of other incredible people reading Eighth Grade Bites.) But the common theme in those emails is that people seem lost as to how to acquire blurbs. The answer, minions, is more simple than you might think: You ask.

You choose authors that you WORSHIP, you tell them why you ADORE them, tell them a bit about your book and you ask if they would mind giving it a read...and, if they like it enough, could they say a few kind words about it? That's it. No industry inside information. No tricks. No strings. No smoke. No mirrors. Just polite, honest words, and a question.

And please, try to be incredibly understanding if they say no. Writers are extremely busy people with deadlines that they work hard not to miss. And I can only imagine how many people ask for blurbs--it's impossible to say yes to everyone.

It's manners, people: say please, say thank you, don't whine, be respectful, and keep a positive attitude.