tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post2995500430271787831..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: Past your eyesZenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-53348854634124599802012-02-03T05:19:14.205-08:002012-02-03T05:19:14.205-08:00Kathie, at least a "one-hit wonder" has ...Kathie, at least a "one-hit wonder" has one hit. There is, of course, no guarantee of even that. (It helps, though, if people follow your advice to buy copies for "friends, families, neighbors, co-workers, even random strangers." Helps <i>a lot</i>!)<br /><br />Karen: My place is also awash in books so I understand, but it's not my call whether the novel gets a Kindle edition or not. I'm hoping for an early-enough posting on Amazon so that hordes of people can click the "I want this on Kindle" button.Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-88669438169204515012012-02-02T16:37:23.996-08:002012-02-02T16:37:23.996-08:00When the book becomes available in a few months, I...When the book becomes available in a few months, I'll provide a link here to Amazon or the publisher's page. The release date is still July 1. Thanks for your interest, Liam!Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-36367748530705769782012-02-02T15:14:18.492-08:002012-02-02T15:14:18.492-08:00Hi. I've been following your blog for some tim...Hi. I've been following your blog for some time. I know you take your anonymity seriously, but is there any way to link us to your new book? I live in the UK too, so I'll have to resort to Amazon. :)Liam Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09585790660383219089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-7132400505209159892012-02-02T09:54:58.343-08:002012-02-02T09:54:58.343-08:00"...if there were any errors in the book, it ..."...if there were any errors in the book, it was the fault of all those people he'd just thanked, because he'd asked them to spot and fix them. If they failed to do that, wasn't his fault."<br /><br />I wonder if anyone was ever willing to proofread any of that author's subsequent books ;-)Kathienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-24397276004977643882012-02-02T02:59:09.439-08:002012-02-02T02:59:09.439-08:00Zeno, lad, please do a Kindle version! I don'...Zeno, lad, please do a Kindle version! I don't have a Kindle, but I downloaded their PC app to be able to read Jim Downey's "Communion of Dreams", and it's surprisingly easy to use.<br /><br />My house is <i>awash</i> in books. There are whole walls of stuffed bookshelves, with books piled on the floor in front of them. I went to Amazon recently to order a particular title, and ended up ordering four more books. The five are sitting on the floor by my desk. I can't deal with this anymore. I HAVE to switch to Kindle.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03079852628674185384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-8453349266281918792012-02-01T22:41:03.664-08:002012-02-01T22:41:03.664-08:00In their classic work Graphical Enumeration, Frank...In their classic work <i>Graphical Enumeration</i>, Frank Harary and Edgar Palmer concluded their acknowledgments with "Unlike Gilbert and Sullivan, we intend to continue talking to each other. Unlike Allendoerfer and Oakley, we do not blame each other for the misprints, but we join in blaming the publisher."<br /><br />That delighted me when I first saw it back in 1973 and it still amuses me.Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-78104501515181103862012-02-01T21:57:47.862-08:002012-02-01T21:57:47.862-08:00About acknowledgements:
They all of course t...About acknowledgements: <br /> <br /> They all of course thank friends, family, etc. who read the mss. for them, and invariably include some line about "any errors are my responsibility and mine alone."<br /><br /> But there was one author, of a history as I recall, who after the usual thank yous, added that if there were any errors in the book, it was the fault of all those people he'd just thanked, because he'd asked them to spot and fix them. If they failed to do that, wasn't his fault.<br /><br /> All tongue in cheek, but as I recall, he had to put out a letter explaining that it was all in fun. Wish I could remember his name. I cracked up when I read it in his book. [Yes, I read acknowledgements too.]Bob Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16277751475085231581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-62676234387421944382012-02-01T08:16:35.595-08:002012-02-01T08:16:35.595-08:00Zee, you don't want to be a "One Hit Wond...Zee, you don't want to be a "One Hit Wonder," now do you?Kathiehttp://www.inolongerlikechocolates.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-84707795576336538932012-02-01T05:24:34.819-08:002012-02-01T05:24:34.819-08:00It's true. Kathie, did read the entire thing m...It's true. Kathie, did read the entire thing most diligently. We should therefore take her description of its brilliance at face value!<br /><br />On the other hand, let's not concern ourselves unduly with her talk of a "next novel."Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-39522950910904075292012-01-31T14:55:13.960-08:002012-01-31T14:55:13.960-08:00who Zeno is in real life
There is ample evidence ...<i>who Zeno is in real life</i><br /><br />There is ample evidence provided in this blog alone to suggest that Zeno and "real life" have very little in common.Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-39143462293201816612012-01-31T11:15:57.154-08:002012-01-31T11:15:57.154-08:00"One chapter entitled 'Green Cotton,'..."One chapter entitled 'Green Cotton,' for example, could be used as a primer for anyone interested in the cultivation of that particular crop."<br /><br />Reminds me of Katherine Vaz' short story "How to Grow Orchids Without Grounds -- A Manual" in "Fado and Other Short Stories," for which in the Acknowledgments section at the end of the book (p. 168), she cites 2 botanical publications as sources for her background info. At the time I read that, I was sure hoping that Vaz did more than just research orchid culture before writing that story, i.e., that she or someone she knew had actually grown orchids and that her research was more of the "dotting the Is and crossing the Ts" type of exercise (or "crossing the eyes," as the case may be with research sometimes, alas).<br /><br />To Zeno's many followers: I was privileged to proofread the galleys of his novel, and can vouch that it's a genuine page-turner. Not only should you buy copies for yourselves, but also for all your friends, families, neighbors, co-workers, even random strangers you encounter on the street -- not only so they might read it but also to stake Zee to a small fortune so he can afford to take a sabbatical in order to write his next novel (which, assuming he adheres to the conventional wisdom of writing about what one knows best, will presumably be about the joys and travails of math-teaching, right, Zee?).<br /><br />Shameless plug terrain: In the meantime, if you need a fiction-fix re Azorean immigrants living and dairying in Tulare County, just click on my URL (blush).Kathiehttp://www.inolongerlikechocolates.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-46904178664787344102012-01-31T07:37:23.895-08:002012-01-31T07:37:23.895-08:00Touché to that, Big Z. The real G. O'Pedia, as...Touché to that, Big Z. The real G. O'Pedia, as is so well known in legend and song, would never mistakenly use "none" instead of "known". So you may be right, which only makes me wonder, who's really writing this comment?<br /><br />Our anticipation of your upcoming novel is topped by the accompnaying and perhaps shocking revelation of who Zeno is in real life.Gene O'Pedianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-31001682143364518592012-01-30T22:11:03.139-08:002012-01-30T22:11:03.139-08:00Oh, yeah? Well, how do we know that you're rea...Oh, yeah? Well, how do we know that you're really Gene O'Pedia and not just some scoundrel hijacking his famous name?Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-38868949677831355062012-01-30T21:58:04.836-08:002012-01-30T21:58:04.836-08:00Wait a minute, authors have been none to use a nom...Wait a minute, authors have been none to use a nom de plume on their books, maybe Zeno will, too. How will we know? It will be a mystery wrapped in an enigma, wrapped in bacon.Gene O'Pedianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-32071378523628987292012-01-30T20:03:13.183-08:002012-01-30T20:03:13.183-08:00I can't, really. But I'll give you a link ...I can't, really. But I'll give you a link to the book when it's available and you can go there and discover my—gasp!—secret identity. I'll continue to use my pseudonym here and retain a kind of pseudo-anonymity, like lots of other bloggers who blog under an assumed name but whose identities are open secrets. No big deal.Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-75887645767116305632012-01-30T19:37:04.906-08:002012-01-30T19:37:04.906-08:00I'm eagerly looking forward to reading your bo...I'm eagerly looking forward to reading your book, and I imagine you're eager for us to read it, but one thing's been bothering me...how will you be able to tell us about the book upon its publication while maintaining your anonymity?Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18223681740339288576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-6251198606552354832012-01-30T19:20:19.520-08:002012-01-30T19:20:19.520-08:00I wish that I could promise a Kindle edition right...I wish that I could promise a Kindle edition right off the bat, but it doesn't appear to be in the cards. I'll keep asking, though.Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-79099164451665611302012-01-30T19:09:37.295-08:002012-01-30T19:09:37.295-08:00Yay! I can't wait. Based on the vignettes you&...Yay! I can't wait. Based on the vignettes you've given us in this blog, I expect to like this book very much. (I do hope there'll be a Kindle edition right off, too.)The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.com