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Old 03-02-2022, 01:01 AM   #1
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A Book Blurb dictionary

Enchanting: there's a dog in it.
Heart-warming: a dog and a child.
Moving: the child dies.
Heart-rending: the dog dies.
Thoughtful: mind-numbingly tedious.
Haunting: set in the past.
Exotic: set abroad.
Audacious: set in the future.
Award-winning: set in India.
Perceptive: set in north London.
Provocative: infuriating.
Epic: editor cowed by author's reputation.
From the pen of a master: same old same old.
In the tradition of: shamelessly derivative.
Spare and taut: under researched.
Richly detailed: over researched.
Disturbing: author bonkers.
Stellar: author young and photogenic.
Classic: author hanging in there.
Vintage: author past it.


I cannot remember where or when I found this, but I came across it again when deleting bits and pieces of rubbish from my PC and thought it was amusing. Any more suggestions?
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Old 03-02-2022, 01:14 AM   #2
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That's looks like one I once ran across from Sarah Harrison (???). She also did a addon version.

Book-Blurb Glossary 2

Steamy: remove from Zoom bookcase
Ground-breaking; straight to Zoom bookcase
Undiscovered gem: author deceased
Rediscovered gem: out of copyright
Hilarious: effortful attempt
Lyrical: devoid of plot
Page-turning: devoid of character
Gritty: high f-word content
Fresh voice: editors are getting younger
Takes the lid off: author lost day-job

edit: Thanks for making me remember this bit of humour.
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Old 03-02-2022, 09:14 AM   #3
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Compelling: without evidence
Explosive: somebody famous accused of something heinous
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beautifully written: too many adjectives and adverbs
deeply felt: needs an editor
sweeping: trite
saga: protracted and predictable
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All wonderful

Also there is the blurb that references something best-selling or classic-famous by someone else and in reality it's nothing like it. Harry Potter seems to have replaced LOTR on that?
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Also there is the blurb that references something best-selling or classic-famous by someone else and in reality it's nothing like it. Harry Potter seems to have replaced LOTR on that?
In the horror field, if you aren't compared to Stephen King*, you aren't a real writer.

*Most especially early Stephen King.
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Old 03-05-2022, 01:56 PM   #7
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In the horror field, if you aren't compared to Stephen King*, you aren't a real writer.

*Most especially early Stephen King.
Though LONG ago it might have been Dennis Wheatley and even longer ago Stoker, Polari etc.
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