Don’t blurb yourself like Mike Pompeo. You’ll look like an idiot.

Don’t blurb yourself like Mike Pompeo. You’ll look like an idiot.

There are two good ways to get people to believe in your book. First, show them all the good things in the book. Publish excerpts. Write bylined articles. Preview the content. Second, have other people tell the world how good the book is. Collect blurb quotes from prominent people. Get people to write reviews on…