10 - Not in Webster's

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 I sold about ten copies and decided to put the previous year's leftovers out for the following Christmas – but again, I sold only ten more.  I still have inventory of a very colorful book for the next season – but you can be sure – there is no anticipation of reprints.  Oh, well . . .</div> <div>      I am never left flustered or bothered by the market place, because I first and foremost write on what interests me.  I'm always with two or three books in the mill and when an internal urge moves me – I redouble my efforts to get a new book ready for printing.  During the process of continuing research, I gather a lot of information;  and when vintage photographs come my way, I horde them into my computer along with all the other files tucked away.  Thus, when I decide on a new book topic, I need only concentrate for three to four months before sending a newly prepared disk-full of files to Kinko's for printing.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="02c7d9e0.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="158" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="6" VSPACE="6">     I then decided that two of my previous books, <I><B>All About Camille – the Big Storm</B></I> and<I><B> Lighthouses and Islands – Gulf Coast</B></I>, needed a companion book by which I could create a “Trilogy.”  Result – in January 2002, I released <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>The Great Gulf Coast – Sails, Trails & Rails</B></I></FONT>.  <I>Voila</I> – a <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>“Trilogy”</B></I> </FONT>on the Mississippi Gulf Coast was born.  My original intent for the book's topic was primarily about railroading – but for two reasons I changed my course.  One, I couldn't find enough information on railroading without getting into some boring nuts and bolts details that only a thoroughbred Choo-choo person would want to read, and secondly, it finally dawned on me that even though many men enjoy reading about history – it's the women who are the predominant purchasers of my books.  I have always paid attention to cover design by choosing an alluring title and graphically descriptive covers as a matter of course, and I have appreciated the kind words by many women who stated that they purchased one of my books for their husbands. <IMG SRC="02e7da80.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="168" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>      I mentioned in a prior Tome that each new book helps sell previous books in my repertoire – so I decided to add one more book to my “Trilogy.” This, I called <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#009900" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Gold Coast – Watering Places</B></I></FONT> as released in August 2002.  I pulled out old and new Webster Dictionaries and other word source references, but failed in arriving at a proper name to replace <I><B>“Trilogy.”</B></I>  </div> <div>      This was ultimately resolved by creating my own nomenclature – <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Quadrilogy!</B></I></FONT>  </div> <div>      No, it Ain't in the dictionary . . . </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Go Next to: </B><A HREF="frustrations_and_joys.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" 11 Never Enough Marketing "><I><B>Never Enough Marketing!</B></I></A></div> <bR> <MARQUEE style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #000080; FONT-FAMILY: Times" bgColor=#ffffff> Self Publishing is a great experience! 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