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  2010

  Jun 11
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  bunny mazhari

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  Time slips through your hands takings prescious things and people with it, if only we had the power to hold tightly enough! This is a moleskine page using water colours, pen/ink.
  tags: life | time
   

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  Margie 1:47 pm on June 13, 2010 | #

  Another intriguing spread, Bunny – I like the woman’s green legs. I have been meaning to suggest that you take a look a Lulu for self-publishing, if you should want to self-publish just a few books of your work:
  http://www.lulu.com

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  bunny 10:43 am on July 4, 2010 | #

  I would love to publish a book of my stuff, At every show I am asked if I have a book that goes with the show. The problem with self publishing is that You have to deal with distribution and sles, and it isn’t cheap. I was approached by a company once who wanted to publish but for some reason it came to nothing. But as I said I would love to find a publisher!
  And thanks for your lovely words, XXX

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  Margie Deeb 5:23 pm on July 5, 2010 | #

  HI Bunny, I have self-published two books, and have published two with a very large publishing house (now a division of Random House). I know the pitfall, and the costs of both routes… it is not easy. Nor has it been terribly financially lucrative (but it has paid some bills, to be sure). Buts it has been so fulfilling, and opened a lot of doors for me.

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  bunny mazhari 10:12 am on July 7, 2010 | #

  Wow! That’s encouraging! I know you can get a book printed really cheaply these days, in fact I was toying with the idea of making one copy then showing it around. I was asked to submit a proposal by balck dog publishing and by taschen, but I have no idea how to prepare a proposal! Tell me more about how you did it , my email address is bunnymazhati@hotmail.co.uk

  Bunny xx

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  Margie 10:08 am on July 13, 2010 | #

  Hi Bunny,

  I treid to email you, but it got sent back to me… so I am pasting the email here…

  Regarding approaching a publisher and putting together a book
  proposal, I spent many months doing the research for that, and
  included statistics and numbers on how books similar to mine had sold,
  who my market would be, info about the popularity of my subject, what set my approach apart from other authors, etc. I worked on the book for 4 years before I contacted publishers, so i was able to give them thorough sample chapters and finished photography. I was told by several of the publishers, including
  those that rejected my proposal, that it was the best proposal they’d
  ever seen.

  I had an already established name and knew my market well. I don’t
  know how you would do this, since your market is wider and a bit more
  ambiguous.

  Google how to do a book proposal and I’m sure you’ll find all kinds of
  info.

  I think your work would make an excellent book – but that’s not what
  really matters (unfortunately). What matters is marketing. Millions of
  great art and ideas never make it anywhere because of poor marketing.

  I don’t know what kind of market there is for your stuff – but I think
  other artists would really like it.

  Good luck, and let me know how it goes!

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