Freaking awful "cover" blurb

[LucyH]

So I wrote a short-ish story, and sold it to someone to publish for Kindle under a different name. Fair enough. I got my money. I was curious to see how it was doing, though, so I went and looked it up. Good grief the product description is awful. It's not even grammatically correct. It's like wolverines clawing at my brain. I know that it shouldn't matter to me whether this person sells the e-book or not at this point, but this is driving me nuts.

What to do...what to do.... try to forget about it? E-mail the "author" with a better blurb in hopes that (s)he will use it?

Aaaaggghhhh!

 

[litfan10]

So I wrote a short-ish story, and sold it to someone to publish for Kindle under a different name. Fair enough. I got my money. I was curious to see how it was doing, though, so I went and looked it up. Good grief the product description is awful. It's not even grammatically correct. It's like wolverines clawing at my brain. I know that it shouldn't matter to me whether this person sells the e-book or not at this point, but this is driving me nuts.

What to do...what to do.... try to forget about it? E-mail the "author" with a better blurb in hopes that (s)he will use it?

Aaaaggghhhh!

That would grate on me waaaayyyy too much. Can't hurt to contact with a friendly suggestion.

 

[sr71plt]

You could go ahead and e-mail them with suggested improvements. They presumably do want people to buy it, and they have the ability to correct the blurb.

 

[LucyH]

It wouldn't be annoying and pushy to send a better blurb? Well then, maybe I shall.

 

[Boxlicker101]

It wouldn't be annoying and pushy to send a better blurb? Well then, maybe I shall.

I would object to the bad blurb and probably suggest a better one too. Even if it's no longer in your hands, you are bound to feel a certain pride in what you did.

 

[sr71plt]

I certainly wouldn't approach it that way. They bought it; it's theirs to do what they like with it. (And they might not think her blurb is any better than theirs.) I say either be polite about it or give up ownership you no longer have and say nothing about it. Your name isn't on it, is it?

 

[dr_mabeuse]

Think of it this way-- Is it annoying enough so that even if it weren't your story you'd still want to write them?

I probably would. Writing is a skill and an art and something some of us value highly and work very hard at. Hacks and incompetents deserve to be brought into line.

 

[gypsymoonrose]

It wouldn't be annoying and pushy to send a better blurb? Well then, maybe I shall.

Make sure you get paid for the blurb. Good luck.