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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4510368, member: 19463"]While I find Gorny overkill I saw some things there that I really liked. He uses the decimal system lumping all the minor variations. There are places where he discusses how to tell two easily confused variations for example telling us to extend the inner rim down and seeing where it intersects the character. If he explains 'why' I should care about the differences, I might forgive there being too much information for my level and buy the book. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have done photos (for free!) for two books by friends. In both cases I told the author that his plan, layout or system of organization needed work. Neither listened. People always do have very fixed ideas of their own. My opinion did not matter. After all, I was not even going to buy a book - so I guess I did not work for free after all. We will never know if either book would have sold more copies if it had been less obtuse.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4510368, member: 19463"]While I find Gorny overkill I saw some things there that I really liked. He uses the decimal system lumping all the minor variations. There are places where he discusses how to tell two easily confused variations for example telling us to extend the inner rim down and seeing where it intersects the character. If he explains 'why' I should care about the differences, I might forgive there being too much information for my level and buy the book. I have done photos (for free!) for two books by friends. In both cases I told the author that his plan, layout or system of organization needed work. Neither listened. People always do have very fixed ideas of their own. My opinion did not matter. After all, I was not even going to buy a book - so I guess I did not work for free after all. We will never know if either book would have sold more copies if it had been less obtuse.[/QUOTE]
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