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Re: Conlang book: any interest?

From:Weiben Wang <wwang@...>
Date:Saturday, May 5, 2001, 20:00
I too would be interested in a copy.  Do you have any estimate of the cost?

-Weiben Wang

On Sat, 05 May 2001, David Peterson wrote:

> > In a message dated 5/5/01 10:07:58 AM, MGreenlee@AOL.COM writes: > > << Before I continue working on the conlang book, I wanted to make sure there > is > still interest in the project; I don't want to put hours of work into it only > to have nearly no one want copies. I expect the book at this point to have > essays with background information on conlanging and specific advice on how > to create languages, as well as a list of some conlangs and where to find > information on them, a section with interesting language features, and a > glossary of conlanging-related terms. The book will probably be about 100 > pages, and the cost will be only as much as I need to pay for the printing. > There is a brief outline at > http://www15.brinkster.com/mgreenlee/conlangbook/progress.html. > > I'm not asking for people to pre-order the book now; I just want to make sure > there is enough interest to warrant continuing the project. If there is > interest, I should have the book ready for printing by August; otherwise I'll > discontinue the project. > > If you would want a copy of the book, please post a reply saying so, so that > I know how many people are interested. >>