Re: pt3 Butterfield book

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BARISAXJIM2@xxxxxxx writes:
<< In 1990, I decided to write a book on decorative painting, just to see if 
I 
 could. It covered everything I knew about the subject at the time (this is 
how 
 I make my living). The idea was to publish it myself and market it to people 
 who wanted to make money at this art form, not the mass market of people who 
 just wanted to paint one room. The book was for serious professionals. I 
 advertised it in several magazines and to my amazement I sold over 1200 
copies at $25  each all over the world. Not bad for three months work.
 
 My advice is to write the Butterfield book for the sheer love of the music 
 and the chance to make a statement only you can make. Let me know when it's 
 finished, I'd love to have a copy. And I bet a few others on this list would 
also. >>

the book proposal i sent out was not my own, but something a friend had 
forwarded.  there's at least two more degrees of seperation...no one i know is 
acquainted with the author.
i do know that the guy is a writer by vocation, so it might be a bit 
different than writing about what it is you do for a living.  there's research 
involved, which isn't necessary when you're an expert at what you're writing about, 
and that research costs money.
i agree that it's too bad the book will likely never be written.


steven j gatorman