For a while I belonged to a writers group at the nearby library. Each week someone would submit a piece of what they were working on for a critique. One of the writers said he wasn't writing anymore, all he did was editing; over and over. That's how I feel right now! I started this volume 6 years ago. Back then it was going to be the only volume. Then I realized there was too much material, and way too many knives, to do that. It would have to be about 600 pages long! This volume is now 231 pages long and I hope it will not grow any further. I'm afraid I will have to charge about $70 for it in order to make any profit at all.
Here is a screen shot of one of the pages with my list of photos that need better shots. It's not as long a list as it was last week but it still means digging out the knives again and getting "better" shots of them. Most of the photos I have would do, but i am not happy with photos that are just acceptable, and I think you expect more too. Just today a man in Calif got his copy of "Clandestine Knives." He sent me a short email to let me know he got it and to say; "It's a treasure." Those comments make the investment in time worth it. The dagger on the screen is a Paisley Suicide Dagger. How many of those have you come across? So bear with me. The book will be worth the wait, and the money, when I finish it. The worst quality photos are not bad, but they are knives not in my collection and I don't have any way to get better ones.
Have a Safe July 4th Holiday.
Have a Safe July 4th Holiday.
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