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A blurb is a short promotional piece accompanying a piece of creative work. It may be written by the author or publisher or quote praise from others.
The word "blurb", meaning a short description of a book, film, or other product written for promotional purposes, was coined by Burgess in 1906, in attributing the dust jacket of his book, Are You a Bromide?, to a "Miss Belinda Blurb" depicted "in the act of blurbing". His definition of "blurb" is "a flamboyant advertisement; an inspired ...
BLUF (bottom line up front) [1] is the practice of beginning a message with its key information (the "bottom line"). This provides the reader with the most important information first. [2]
Blurb is an American self-publishing platform that allows users to create, self-publish, promote, share, and sell their own print and ebooks. It also offers software for laying out books. History
The layouts of the panels can influence the way the panels interact with each other to the reader. This interaction can lend more meaning to the panels than what they have individually. Encapsulation is distinctive to comics, and an essential consideration in the creation of a work of comics. [27]
An epigraph is a phrase, quotation, or poem that is set at the beginning of a document or component.
Charlotte's Web is a book of children's literature by American author E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams.It was published on October 15, 1952, by Harper & Brothers.
The byline (or by-line in British English) on a newspaper or magazine article gives the name of the writer of the article.Bylines are commonly placed between the headline and the text of the article, although some magazines (notably Reader's Digest) place bylines at the bottom of the page to leave more room for graphical elements around the headline.