One could always fall back on the execellent example of Kathana... e.g....STFU in Dragaeran = sword to the neck, paintbrushes to the eye!!! heh Warlord wrote: >Excuse me for a second while I go off the deep end -- > >< rant > > >Like so many other things in this universe that is laughing behind my >back, I have an opinion on the book cover. I do think the cover could >be more true to the words; however, I DO NOT think it is bad. On blurbs, >I believe that it should be either an excerpt or an accurate synopsis >of the book as a whole. There is a difference between having an opinion >and commenting on something, and CRITICIZING someones effort(s). People >should only criticize if they can do better. > >Let me make my position clear: critics should have a nice cup of STFU >until they can justify their existance by doing more than knocking >down the accomplishments of others. > >< /rant > > >Ok, I'm done. We now return you to our >regular program, "Who is Mario this Week" > >Warlord > >"Definition of a critic: one who comes down out of the mountain, > after the war is over, and shoots the dead." > > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Steve Hubbell [mailto:usagigoya at hotmail.com] >>Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 4:44 PM >>To: dragaera at dragaera.info >>Subject: Re: book by its >> >> >>I don't know what the ratio between "new" blurb is intriguing readers and >>"continuing" true-blue-buying-in-hardcover-months-early-from-Amazoners (I >>assume that is what you meant, since I prefer to support my local >>bookstores). >> >>I can say that the blurb by Roger Zelazny was a large influence >>on my buying >>Jhereg, Yendi and To Reign In Hell way back in the early >>eighties. Zelazny's >>blurbs also influenced me to try Sheri Tepper's first book King's >>Blood Four >>(and sequels). >> >>I loved the Stephen Hickman covers on Jhereg and Yendi and have to admit >>that they also were a large influence. Back then, I think cover >>art was very >>influental in trying new authors. (I still love the cover art >>being selected >>for each new Vlad Taltos book.) >> >>Now-a-days, there are so many new authors out there all writing similar >>stuff and all sporting similar looking cover art that it is hard >>to choose >>what to try. An author whom you like recommending a new or previously >>unknown author is STILL helpful in making a choice. >> >> >> >>>From: "Steven Brust" <skzb at dreamcafe.com> >>>To: "Philip Hart" <philiph at SLAC.Stanford.EDU>, "Dragarea" >>><dragaera at dragaera.info> >>>Subject: Re: book by its >>>Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 14:10:05 -0700 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Question for SKZB or the powers-at-Tor - any idea what the ratio of >>>>hmm-the-Zelazny-or-T.Williams-blurb-is-intriguing purchasers to us >>>>true-blue-buying-in-hardcover-months-early-from-Amazoners is? >>>> >>>> >>>As I understand it, blurbs are less designed to appear to readers than to >>>the buyers for various chains and major outlets. Er, if that doesn't >>>answer >>>your question, you'll have to rephrases it. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>Instant message in style with MSN Messenger 6.0. Download it now FREE! >>http://msnmessenger-download.com >> >> >> >> >> > > > > >