Comments on: To Endorse or Not to Endorse https://rachellegardner.com/to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse/ Literary Agent Mon, 02 Mar 2015 18:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Jessica Lynne Martin https://rachellegardner.com/to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse/#comment-442525 Mon, 02 Mar 2015 18:57:00 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2010/08/to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse/#comment-442525 Thanks for sharing.

I have yet to publish my first indie novel, but was recently asked by someone I’d just recently connected with on Twitter to endorse her upcoming book.

I just received the manuscript, and it’s very rough (and outside of the genre I normally read/write).

I don’t know how to politely decline at this point, but your post has helped bolster my confidence in saying “No thank you.”

]]> By: Snappoint https://rachellegardner.com/to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse/#comment-180920 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 05:53:38 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2010/08/to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse/#comment-180920 Rhymia…

Wonderful blog post, saw on…

]]> By: 6 Books Endorsing Sites | Hold Your Future https://rachellegardner.com/to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse/#comment-134996 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:11:32 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2010/08/to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse/#comment-134996 […] To Endorse or Not to Endorse | Rachelle GardnerAug 31, 2010 Do you have any feelings either way about the value of endorsing someone's book? Publisher X has […]

]]> By: Donnie https://rachellegardner.com/to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse/#comment-131604 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:22:13 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2010/08/to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse/#comment-131604 Great articles & Nice a site….

]]> By: Horserider https://rachellegardner.com/to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse/#comment-34607 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:08:19 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2010/08/to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse/#comment-34607 >I place absolutely no value on blurbs. Even those from Stephen King.

The only impact a blurb might have on me is if I see one from an author I DON'T like on the cover of a book. It probably won't make me not buy the book, but it might turn me off from picking it up if I already have a full stack.

]]> By: Dianne E. Butts https://rachellegardner.com/to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse/#comment-34549 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:53:16 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2010/08/to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse/#comment-34549 >I have to read blurbs–just can't skip them. But I used to give blurbs more credit than I do now because it often seems like it is just gushing, one friend for another, no matter how well the book is written. I've read a lot of great blurbs on some not so great books. If I'm ever asked to endorse a book, I hope to only write what I really mean–which might make it sticky when I don't think a friend's book is well-written or don't agree with its theology. Yikes.

]]> By: Anonymous https://rachellegardner.com/to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse/#comment-34496 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:10:36 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2010/08/to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse/#comment-34496 >I do read the endorsements, but give as much weight to a Amazon Top review as to a recognised name. Authors giving a glowing endorsement when it isn't justified do affect my perception of them and the likelyhood I will buy THEIR work again. I tend to review an author's comments as being a friendly review from someone from the same stable and not reliable. A particular bugbear of mine are books reviewed as 'made me laugh out loud' when the book isn't remotely comic or at most contains one mildly amusing incident. I've read this so often on the covers that I don't believe it anymore. Also why do a series of books have the same comments – not much use to me as a buyer. If it is general series catchall comment rather than related to the current book it should say so.

]]> By: Anna L. Walls https://rachellegardner.com/to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse/#comment-34489 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:08:53 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2010/08/to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse/#comment-34489 >I'd rather have a sample of the book inside the front cover, or read the first page or two to decide whether to buy a book or not. Endorsement blurbs are so much white noise to me.

]]> By: Botanist https://rachellegardner.com/to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse/#comment-34488 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:37:43 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2010/08/to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse/#comment-34488 >I don't pay any attention to blurbs, no matter who they're from. The thing that most often makes up my mind is reading the first page or so. Not necessarily looking for action, but looking for something that gives me the confidence that I won't waste my time if I read on. Next biggest factor is probably a personal recommendation from someone I trust.

]]> By: Anonymous https://rachellegardner.com/to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse/#comment-34487 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:47:28 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2010/08/to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse/#comment-34487 >Frankly, when I see debut or unknown authors "endorsing" other newbies, to me it often smacks of desperation–especially if there are too many blurbs. After checking out the cover, title and teaser, I just read the first few graphs and/or middle pages and form my own opinion.

]]> By: Erin MacPherson https://rachellegardner.com/to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse/#comment-34486 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:05:31 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2010/08/to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse/#comment-34486 >I definitely read the cover blurbs… it helps me to see what other people are saying about it. So, it's good to know that people aren't just endorsing on a whim, but are making decisions with some thought.

]]> By: Nicole MacDonald https://rachellegardner.com/to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse/#comment-34485 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:31:24 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2010/08/to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse/#comment-34485 >I get intensely annoyed when I read a book following a blurb recommendation and it sucks… I'd be very careful before recommending a book and putting my name to it.

http://damselinadirtydress.blogspot.com

]]> By: Tori [Book Faery] https://rachellegardner.com/to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse/#comment-34484 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:37:38 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2010/08/to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse/#comment-34484 >My favorite author wrote a blurb for a book I absolutely hated. The writing was good, but the heroine drove me absolutely nuts.

After that… well, I don't take blurbs into consideration.

]]> By: Alexis Grant https://rachellegardner.com/to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse/#comment-34482 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:03:53 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2010/08/to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse/#comment-34482 >Hm. This is also interesting from the opposite perspective — what we should think about as authors when approaching other authors to write blurbs for our books.

Thanks, Rachelle!

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