Mary K
@purdymaryk.bsky.social
TV/movie/book lover. Baker/Cook/Crafty knitter. Pop culture geek. Geeky geek. Big fan of Red Vines, Good & Plenty, and Peeps. My tweets are my own. she/her.
There were just 3 firetrucks going down Damen (unsure where they went past Leland and Lawrence) with lights and sirens
April 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
There were just 3 firetrucks going down Damen (unsure where they went past Leland and Lawrence) with lights and sirens
I was delighted to see them!
March 3, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I was delighted to see them!
A value put on them and for those who have had to touch them at all know they're not the Holy Grail... Except...
Lol
Lol
January 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A value put on them and for those who have had to touch them at all know they're not the Holy Grail... Except...
Lol
Lol
You're welcome! I saw someone comment on it and then I spent my train waiting time and commute reading and thinking on it.
For big authors/big pubs like S&S they have the marketing power (and booktok influencers) to forego them, but smaller pubs don't and I think they can help ... But there's SUCH
For big authors/big pubs like S&S they have the marketing power (and booktok influencers) to forego them, but smaller pubs don't and I think they can help ... But there's SUCH
January 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
You're welcome! I saw someone comment on it and then I spent my train waiting time and commute reading and thinking on it.
For big authors/big pubs like S&S they have the marketing power (and booktok influencers) to forego them, but smaller pubs don't and I think they can help ... But there's SUCH
For big authors/big pubs like S&S they have the marketing power (and booktok influencers) to forego them, but smaller pubs don't and I think they can help ... But there's SUCH
There's a rogue "blurbs" in there lol. I think I was going to type that I have had a long relationship with blurbs! Lol
January 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
There's a rogue "blurbs" in there lol. I think I was going to type that I have had a long relationship with blurbs! Lol
Booktok has helped take over some of that power and focus that blurbs had, and the S&S publisher makes good points -- and also says there still will be blurbs!
My inside baseball feelings and knowledge vs my pure book consumer/reader thoughts are ready for a debate
My inside baseball feelings and knowledge vs my pure book consumer/reader thoughts are ready for a debate
January 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Booktok has helped take over some of that power and focus that blurbs had, and the S&S publisher makes good points -- and also says there still will be blurbs!
My inside baseball feelings and knowledge vs my pure book consumer/reader thoughts are ready for a debate
My inside baseball feelings and knowledge vs my pure book consumer/reader thoughts are ready for a debate
Are blurbs a racket? Is it trading on favors and cliques? Sometimes do they just get made up w the blurber signing off? Yes.
Are they meaningful? Do they move the needle? Can they help a book find the audience? Can they mean everything? Also yes.
I left before booktok became a thing, so maybe
Are they meaningful? Do they move the needle? Can they help a book find the audience? Can they mean everything? Also yes.
I left before booktok became a thing, so maybe
January 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Are blurbs a racket? Is it trading on favors and cliques? Sometimes do they just get made up w the blurber signing off? Yes.
Are they meaningful? Do they move the needle? Can they help a book find the audience? Can they mean everything? Also yes.
I left before booktok became a thing, so maybe
Are they meaningful? Do they move the needle? Can they help a book find the audience? Can they mean everything? Also yes.
I left before booktok became a thing, so maybe