tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post115559369542807584..comments2024-02-24T18:30:26.749-07:00Comments on prairiemary: LULU 1Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-1155816091739893772006-08-17T06:01:00.000-06:002006-08-17T06:01:00.000-06:00"What is a blook?" asked the bird by the brook.It'...<I>"What is a blook?"</I> asked the bird by the brook.<BR/><BR/>It's a book that began as a blog.<BR/><BR/>"But I thought the <I>blog</I>," said the frog on the log, "was supposed to have <I>murdered</I> the book!"<BR/><BR/>Ba-dum-bump.Matt Mullenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198069782508775543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-1155656550310969742006-08-15T09:42:00.000-06:002006-08-15T09:42:00.000-06:00Yeah, in those days no one had made monsters out o...Yeah, in those days no one had made monsters out of pit bulls so Staffordshire terriers were still funny. George Booth's daughter had one which evidently went into flea-motivated whirls now and then.<BR/><BR/>In terms of publishing, we seem to be back to Walt Whitman printing off copies of "Leaves of Grass" by hand. I can see these things clearly:<BR/><BR/>1. People are much more interested in writing than reading.<BR/>2. There is far too much stuff out there to waste time reading at random.<BR/>3. At the same time there are a lot of people who realize that they really NEED some of this writing, but still aren't very plugged in to how to sort for it, in spite of Google and Amazon.<BR/>4. There was a lot of writing out there that people wanted to read and even own if they knew how or where -- thus abebooks, alibris, and the used books on Amazon.<BR/>5. If this has been hard on the writer, think what it has done to the publisher and small used bookstore!<BR/>6. There are still lots of people out there who approach writing through the personality of the writer. This is very dangerous for the writer, but it sure sells books if you can stand being a "personality."<BR/>7. We need to tap into other countries that speak English.Mary Strachan Scriverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00538160009129822362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-1155652276243453952006-08-15T08:31:00.000-06:002006-08-15T08:31:00.000-06:00I came in on the end of that editor culture. Now I...I came in on the end of that editor culture. Now I am trying to make sense of what has repalced it. Maybe this will help.<BR/><BR/>George Booth dogs!Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.com