Zap Folks to Authordom

[Guest guest]

I tried this several years ago... inviting ZapLife.org readers to

share their stories with intent to compile the best stuff into a book

and make it available via POD (print on demand) and divvy up any

profits among contribtors - with % determined by word counts used.

Alas, there was a scoundrel (I think in ton, SC) who absconded

with material posted on BBS and copied it into a pamphlet he put

together (aka plagiarized) THEN TRIED TO SELL IT ON E-BAY AND OTHER

PLACES AS A PDF FILE FOR $10+!!!

Lead to a rather ugly Zapisode... rivalling the angst suffered by the

2005 uprising (over acceptance of a sponsor) that nearly lead to me

pulling the plug on *all* ZapStuff. I still think the " serial

authorship " idea was a great one... and would be willing to try it

again if there's an interest.

Even though a bit too busy to monitor and post here every day... I

stll read everything. And I KNOW... each and every one of you here

and on the BBS have a GREAT story to tell. Each of those, whether an

epic or a vignette, deserves to be shared - so others facing what we

have can learn how to cope with what we have found/experienced on our

own for (collectively) thousands of years.

If you like the idea... start now to assemble you own personal

epistle. Working now for DoctorEdlund.com and helping get

his third book ready for publishing... I am MUCH better prepared now

to take such a product to " market. "

OK... gotta go. People lining up here in the hotel to get on this

machine. Stay well....

Duffey

[Guest guest]

Great idea, Duffer, my man!

Yes, I remember that particular fiasco. In some ways, it was worse

than the " dessertion debacle " (as I call it) that occured years later.

Did say " sappy " or zappy " ? I think we all got both. LOL.

Zippy and I don't have any tales, but the ghost of Iggy and I do

(Iggy's " corpse " on display in my living room).

I say, let's do it!

Dirk'n'Zippy