Well I have taken the plunge. I hope it all goes well. I have submitted my manuscript to a printer/publisher in NYC. It has been five years in the making, 240 pages with full color images and lots of never before printed information from many different sources. A section on Paisley and on the late Peter Mason with a page about Bruce Hand. I know they are all ficitious characters. I think you will find the controversy worth the read. The real truth may never be known because it has been so obscured by time, tribal stories and ego driven falsehoods. Maybe AI could sort it all out? A good friend did use AI to actually reveal the stamping on the guard of one of my favorite X-daggers which had been obliterated by someone with a chisel. That exposition alone might be worth the price of the book.
Speaking of price I have been warned there is a huge price difference between "standard" color and "Premium" I have ordered a proof copy of each which cost me $100. I imagine that I will have to go with the standard color and hope it is as good as my last book. If the premium is really exceptional I may offer that as an option in prepaid orders. We'll just have to see. There are some really great photos in the book and some everyday quality so I am anxious to see it in "Real life."
Maybe now I can get back to work on volume three covering Second and Third Patterns and variants like Beaded and Ribbed, Fatman, Smooth Gripped, etc. Keep your fingers crossed!!
Speaking of price I have been warned there is a huge price difference between "standard" color and "Premium" I have ordered a proof copy of each which cost me $100. I imagine that I will have to go with the standard color and hope it is as good as my last book. If the premium is really exceptional I may offer that as an option in prepaid orders. We'll just have to see. There are some really great photos in the book and some everyday quality so I am anxious to see it in "Real life."
Maybe now I can get back to work on volume three covering Second and Third Patterns and variants like Beaded and Ribbed, Fatman, Smooth Gripped, etc. Keep your fingers crossed!!
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