tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669027158753952.post8178306679443514682..comments2024-01-28T00:29:16.605-08:00Comments on Susan M. Schultz's Blog: In Praise of Blurbssusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16934944559857117395noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669027158753952.post-38276591259079419152010-02-16T04:36:28.720-08:002010-02-16T04:36:28.720-08:00One of the great blurbists of the last 50 years wa...One of the great blurbists of the last 50 years was Robert Creeley — & I've often thought that there should be a litle volume of his "Collected Blurbs" to go with the Collected Poems, Colelcted Essays, Collected Prose.Pierrehttp://pierrejoris.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669027158753952.post-28778976869131960832010-02-09T18:36:20.943-08:002010-02-09T18:36:20.943-08:00The late Raymond Federman's blurb on his last ...The late Raymond Federman's blurb on his last novel, Shhh: The Story of a Childhood, reads as follows: <br /><br />"When I turned 70 and retired from the university I decided never to write another blurb for anyone – not even for the devil – not even for my best friend Ace – and that day I also decided that I would never again accept a blurb for one of my books from anyone – and I went even further – I decided that I would write my own blurbs – and that’s what I’ve been doing since the day I turned 70 – it works believe me – don’t let others tell what they think of your book – tell it yourself – as D. H. Lawrence once put it – trust the tale don’t trust the author."<br /><br />Federman broke his own rule many times, at least when it came to accepting blurbs. But now I look for his blurbs on others' books, which I assume the writers have themselves written -- it tells me what the author wants to say about themselves.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01211459527274732710noreply@blogger.com