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Images for My New Book
My new book (external link) will be in black and white to save costs. Color is the most expensive part of any hardcopy book or magazine. While my readers would certainly enjoy color, they would not enjoy paying for it. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, black and white photos, book illustrations, book publishing, david walblom, Desert Gardens, dinosaur, dinosaur statute, Fiverr, graphics, images, lapidary, monochrome, pencil sketching, Photoshop, quartzite, southwestrockhounding.com, susan walblom, walblom
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Fly Me to The Moon
February 24, 2017 Update: I’ve made up a simple six page book after only four days of trying. Following these videos I converted it to a .pdf and the book prints correctly. I have an enormous amount to learn yet … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts on writing, Uncategorized
Tagged .pdfs, Adobe, book printing, book publishing, getting certified in inDesign, InDesign, layout
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Thoughts On The University Press System
University presses exist throughout the United States. They’d seem a logical choice when looking for a publisher. But perhaps not, especially for a non-academic like myself. First, a realistic assessment written by an anonymous insider. Then a few comments from a … Continue reading
Nothing Means No at Chronicle Books
“We are not able to personally respond to unsolicited submissions unless we’re interested in publishing them.” Despite this warning, I sent four polite inquiries to Chronicle Books after waiting four months for them to consider my Stanton Delaplane anthology book … Continue reading
Working on Another Book Proposal
I’m working on a nonfiction book proposal. At this point I am writing a sample chapter and making good progress. To stand a good chance of getting the book accepted by a university press, however, I’ll have to find a … Continue reading
The Rest of The Year
How have you been? I’ve been sick a week with a yet unidentified non-infectious virus. No writing done but lots of thoughts on same. As I struggle to get back to the keyboard, this timeline presents itself: August 25, 2016: Submit anthology … Continue reading
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Tagged book proposals, book publishing, deadlines, freelance, freelance writing
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Anthology Questions and a Catch-22
I’d like to put together an anthology but I’ve run into a dilemma. Reprinting another writer’s works requires permission and payment. How much? That depends. Who is your publisher? What is the print run? How many pages will be in the book and what … Continue reading
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Tagged anthology, book publishing, catch-22, freelance writing, writing
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