Uh...I taught in seminary (protestant/evangelical/blah...) for 20 years & for that same amount of time was being nagged to write by my peers. What that meant was to write something (1) academic & (2) theological which at the end of the day I felt (1) no one would really read & (2) the ones who would actually read it would spend their waking hours criticizing, refuting or otherwise burning what I wrote.
Eventually my son gave me the inspiration. Simply, I wrote to him what I believed as a time capsule. Nothing academic or theological, just thoughts for a young adult who might be wondering what his old man thought or believed in. Now if anyone else bothers to read (and buys) those books...cool. My problem is the context of my work and, in general, the culture I come from (Philippines) is oriented towards talking not writing. So an editor/friend simply said start writing any which way. Imagine you're at your water cooler... That's what editors are for, not only do they correct grammar etc, they would help you even out the style. Bong PS I'm on my 3rd book already; summaries of the 1st & 2nd book are on site; click on Essays. On 3/25/07, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just something in the back of my head, for something to do down thw > road one day. > > I have been with this survey company for over 33 years now, and have > travelled extensivly and have witnessed a huge change in the industry > over the years. > > I tend to wind up telling stories of old jobs at the water cooler and > lunch table. Our secretary is a very supportive person, and on several > occasions made the suggestion i should write some sort of book or may > be phamphlet<lol> and document these old jobs, stories photos,etc. > > Probably something to do when i retire, but just sitting around > watching the fog roll in, and i thought i'd ask the question.Also > probably a small market to.<g> > > Any good place to start or links on how to set up etc. > > Dave > -- > Equine Photography > www.caughtinmotion.com > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > Ontario Canada > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Bong Manayon http://www.bong.uni.cc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
