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thetammyjo -> RE: Looking for Suggestions -- Free book possible (7/12/2007 9:38:52 AM)
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ORIGINAL: DiannaVesta
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ORIGINAL: thetammyjo
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ORIGINAL: DiannaVesta
I personally like, although long:
Erotic Musings of a Lifestyle Dominant Woman
I would then ask the publisher to insert slightly different color pages or a color boarder around pages in sections which will be like journal entries, so to speak about your life. You have an interesting life and if you take some special occurrences, embellish them, it gives the reader an inside peek of into the mind of the author. People love that.
That's a very interesting idea. I planned to have an introduction at the start, as I usually do, but perhaps it might be better after each story or before each?
Thanks again, Dianna.
Yes a journal within brings a whole new level to the project. In your introduction you have a bio about your life which in itself is good reading. The journal shows your state of mind while the fiction shows the complexity of your creativity.
If your publisher does color these pages then it will be tricky binding it after every story. There could be two well defined sections and then publish your works chronologically, so to speak. For instance you have a collection of works over a certain time period, right? Thats section one. That section has its own journal. Now I would not suspect you to remember each detail of what happened in that time frame but knowing you, as I know you, I would suspect you have a general idea of the events that happened during that time when you wrote those works. So maybe ...
Spring 2000 - I just got a new slave. My husband, Fox, likes him... (this is just an example)
Fall 1999 - I enjoy going to the munches and meeting new people. I met this interesting woman.. blah blah
Of course no one wants to hear about you doing laundry, as you know or things that are only interesting to you, if you know what I mean.
I think you're going to a great job and I am one of your supporters, as you know.
*smile*
One big down side to any color on pages is cost -- the price of the book will go up. Given this is a small independent press the books tends to be more expensive than the standard mass market size. But the paper is higher quality so I try to tell buyers it is worth the extra dollars -- honestly I don't know that much about it.
This is actually an issue I need to address with my academic printer on Monday for the student manual I've written for the fall. I think colored section pages will make it more user friendly but I need to balance that with added cost. Anyhoo....
I'll have to think more about putting my thoughts in about the stories. They will be in general chronological order though "Punishment for the Crime" and "Justice will be back to back because the stories are deeply interconnected - same characters set just a few months apart.
As I reread these stories I realize just how dark they are. Damn, what does that say about me? Guess I can be dark in fantasy when I'm a super consent freak in real life.
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