I had an idea yesterday that is somewhat relevant to this website. Ideas can be dangerous things, but I think this one is safe enough, and it may lead to making some money for me and my friend Allison Hean - the clever illustrator of the book that this website is all about.
I write things, and Ally has illustrated things for me. These two things together added up in my head to my idea. I was thinking about poetry, as I often do, and I thought that maybe I could take Ally's pictures she's done of dogs and cats for me, and put them together.
You see I have written various poems about both dogs and cats, and my idea is that I could put a dog picture with a dog poem and a cat picture with a cat poem. OK, it's not an absolutely wonderful idea, but it might end up being cute.
If I could make up some little books and sell them for a little bit of money, it would be empowering for me and will be useful to Ally too, I think. She's working hard and doesn't need the money, but it would be good to be able to give her some money derived from her wondrous illustrating talents.
So that's the story - if anyone has any thoughts on this matter, I'd be ever so glad to hear them! Please leave a comment - the life of this embryo book depends on you!
Friday, October 1, 2010
Cats and dogs
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book writing,
books,
cats,
cats and dogs,
dogs,
making money,
poems,
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writing a book
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I think it's a terrific idea. Ally's art is gorgeous, and good pet poetry is always welcome. And with print-on-demand, your overhead is low enough to allow you to pocket a little profit...
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Jack@PDB
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Thanks for that lift Jack - I might go and check out Lulu.com and see what price they come up with!
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