I often lean towards 'scholarly tomes'. If the work is footnoted properly, the footnotes can hold tons of information that can lead to further reading. Also a good scholarly work puts the footnotes at the end as to not take away from the reading.
Just two cents from an intense researcher, Heather -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jim L'Hommedieu Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 11:03 AM To: Catherine McKay; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Eric Taylor; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: false alarms McKay proposed: > I can see > this book as one of those dreadful scholarly tomes > with footnotes all over the place, which could > destroy > the beauty of the poem - who wants to do that? Me. That's my book. I know you're being facetious but I'm serious so follow me for a second. There have been scores of books written about Bob Dylan. Many of them have been dreadful scholarly tomes that made money and more importantly, found an audience that needed to hear the drum beat. There have only been 2 serious books about Joni. I'm only counting Karen's book and the collection of interviews. Karen's book is so successful it is in a second printing. HELLO?! Women are also disproportionally represented among book buyers. Catherine, no one has yet written a dreadful scholarly tome about Joni's lyrics. There's a market. It's just too bad that Joni's lyrics don't stand up to repeated examination, like say, constant contemplation over 20 years. NOT!! Do we need credentials to get a book published or just enough chuzpah to knock on doors? I can just see the cover letter: "Here's my manuscript. I'm an IT guy who's a Joni fan but this isn't a fan book. I have no credentials as an author or as a scholar but I've written a scholarly book." Would that "fly" or would it be a false alarm? I'm mightily tempted and the most enticing part is that this book-writing fixation is growing, growing, growing. Lama Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
