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Re: Blockheads: Regular People, Amazing Creations
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Wed, 12 Feb 2003 21:31:36 GMT
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On Wed, 12 Feb 2003 3:01PM -0600, John Henry Kruer wrote:
> Do you plan to make a profit from this?
I hope to at least make back what I put into it, sure.
> Is it neccesary to do a live interview?
No, but it's a lot better than over the telephone or e-mail. I have 4
hours of audio tapes (I don't have a phonographic memory) from meeting
with Sun Yun last week. We mostly just chatted while he assembled
models and I took pictures. Not a typical "interview" style interview
(pretty relaxed) but I learned just as much and I can follow-up on the
phone or e-mail if I have other questions.
> Could we parhaps take pictures ourselves and do the talking via the
> internet?
I haven't thought about pictures yet. I have been planning to take all
the photos myself...for legal reasons mostly, but that's not an
immutable decision.
> What are the criteria for the models and people shown?
Good question. I don't know if I can codify the criteria. The
creations certainly ought to have an appeal to the general public and be
unique within reason.
> What about us who can't travel, are not as famous, or can't attend
> Fests?
Famous isn't a criteria. Getting to a fest helps. I plan to travel as
much as I can.
> What are your estimates of the book? What's the intended price,
> length,
> fanfare, etc.
Intended price: US$20 softcover, US$35 hardcover. Something in that
area.
Intended length: 224 pages. :)
Fanfare: Do you mean promotion? I believe that's usually negotiated with
the publisher...so something for down the road. I don't really know
yet. Typically, book authors invest a lot of personal time into
promoting their book, speaking at bookstores, booking radio interviews,
etc. The publisher typically takes care of listing it and finding large
buyers like Barnes & Noble, but not going out in the trenches and
actually promoting it with zest.
> Are considering making different editions in the future?
Mmm, ask me again in a year, eh? :)
--Todd (wandering around the Midway airport in Chicago with 25 pounds of
camera equipment strapped to my back during a two-hour layover. :-)
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| This looks like a great idea. But I have a few questions regarding this. Do you plan to make a profit from this? It seems like this will take a lot of money and time to complete. Is it neccesary to do a live interview? I mean, some of us might be in (...) (22 years ago, 12-Feb-03, to lugnet.books)
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