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Re: Conlang book: any interest?

From:Yoon Ha Lee <yl112@...>
Date:Sunday, May 6, 2001, 12:15
On Sat, 5 May 2001 MGreenlee@AOL.COM wrote:

> 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.
Definitely interested, willing to pay some amount, and as others have said, as long as it doesn't become another t-shirt...<rueful g> OTOH, surely it's easier to find a reliabl photocopy shop than a t-shirt printer? YHL