Category Archives: Research tips

A Stock Photography Tour of the Southwestern United States

Posted on August 30, 2018 by

I’m off to New Mexico and Arizona in the first week of October. I’ll be gone at least seven days, possibly ten, looking at rock shops, places to collect, museums, and natural wonders. Along the way I’ll be taking photographs … Continue reading →

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An Expanding Balloon

Posted on April 11, 2018 by

Have you ever attempted an article so complex that it demands a timeline or a character map? Right now I am working with an editor to come up with an angle on a story about an inland lake. What do … Continue reading →

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Battling Through a Cold – Working on A TOC

Posted on December 4, 2017 by

After I got back from Atlanta a week ago I developed a bad cold. It lingers still. I want to get a book proposal (internal link) done by January 2d and I fear I may not make it. Aside from … Continue reading →

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Estimating Nonfiction Book Sales – One Example

Posted on July 14, 2017 by

I’ve been in touch with a book publisher about an idea I have for a Nevada travel book. He asked me to work up some figures. How many copies would it sell? Not knowing any way to estimate, I spent … Continue reading →

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Open Yale Courses: The World Awaits

Posted on May 28, 2017 by

Do you know about Open Yale Courses? I’m just finding out. They present a variety of subjects for anyone to view without fees or registration. It’s a marvelous resource. Consider the lectures on English modern poetry. Not only do you … Continue reading →

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Back From The California State Library

Posted on May 18, 2017 by

I’m back in Nevada, having returned from research at the California State Library in Sacramento. I scanned fifty or so Delaplane (internal link) columns in case I want to self publish an anthology or produce a different book proposal than the … Continue reading →

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Back to Sacramento for Research

Posted on May 15, 2017 by

I’ve come back to Sacramento to do more research for my Stanton Delaplane book proposal. I’ll be going to the special collections room of the California State Library. I hope, too, to make some contacts for a magazine article I’m … Continue reading →

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