Latest book, Small Facts:
https://charlottestreetstudios.wordpress.com/2016/04/20/open-studios-weekend-april-29th-30th/
50 copies only. Get ’em while you can!
Latest book, Small Facts:
https://charlottestreetstudios.wordpress.com/2016/04/20/open-studios-weekend-april-29th-30th/
50 copies only. Get ’em while you can!
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Oh what a splendid cover.
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Thanks so much!
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First and foremost, I’d like to congratulate you on making a book and making it happen. 🙂
I’m so proud of you Jason.
I have a curious question. Who published your book? Is it poetry? I would very much like a copy, expect for one problem? I don’t have a credit-card. 😦 I have cash on me but no credit-card. 😦
Another question: Did you edit your own work? or do they edited for you? just curious.
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Thanks, homie. This particular book is from Eyewash Press. Unfortunately, it’s only going to be available for the Open Studios event – literally, 50 copies and when they’re gone, they’re gone! I’ve worked with editors in some instances and no editors (self-edited) in others. Depends on the press. If you’re lucky, you get hooked up with a good editor.
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Eyewash Press. I have been eyeing them for some time since you’ve introduce me to them. Jason, something just came to me that I must share with you. Soon, I’ll be releasing my 3rd and last Chapbook. The reason why, I want to actually make my first book of poetry. Yes, I want to make this happen. I’ve had some insecurities over my writings. By insecurities I mean…their have been editors who we’re trying to re-edit my whole entire work. I told them that I myself am an editor and I edit my whole entire works. There we’re disagreements from both sides. So I left. The only people I trust with touching or editing my work is my friend Don Campbell and myself. I do take in suggests from him and he’s a big help. So, I guess coming back to what I was saying about editing. Say, If I we’re to submit my work to Eyewash Press. Would they edit my writing? Or Let me be the editor of my own writing?
Just curious.
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In that situation, I’d self-publish, man. SUPER-easy to do it and I would be happy to work with you through the process. then you have complete control with respect to edits, distribution, marketing…
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Is that what you did with Eyewash Press? Did they gave you the freedom to edit your work and they just Publish it?
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No, we had some back and forth.
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It is in their interest to ensure the book sells.
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Hmmm??? Okay, what would you say, if you and I work together and get some back and forth development?
Be honest, do you think my work turned into a book would sell?
I was even thinking of going to lulu.com or createspace and just self-publish myself and edit my whole poem so I can sell it. Again I was just pondering.
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That is what I would do in your situation (lulu/createspace,etc.). You have a very specific vision and it would be very simple for you to handle everything yourself. it’s work – but not at all difficult work. honestly, i think that if today you made a post that said “i have a book for sale and here is where to buy it”, you would sell 50 copies that day. from there, sales will slow – not because the work is bad – but because poetry just doesn’t sell. BUT THAT IS OK. why? you’re making books and getting them into the world. then you have something to do readings around. i would buy multiple copies of your book and give them to my friends, i like your stuff that much. so, take that for what it’s worth but you can do this and do it well.
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I just wrote to you on email. Check it. 🙂
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and it would be my pleasure to get you through the process. let’s take it off-line. my email is jason (dot) preu (at) gmail.
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I’ll be writing to you in a bit okay. 🙂
Just keep checking your email. 🙂
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So proud of you, my friend!
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Thank you from Kansas CITY!!!
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