It's an option, but it would require more self-promotion than I'm comfortable with. The original book plan has been modified, and there's bike content for sure. I probably won't say much about it, to avoid a major public belly flop...but *I *think it'll be a good one. It's taking forever because it's another "nights and weekend" book.
On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 8:30 PM, 'Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > These days even established authors such as yourself/Grant are > self-publishing. It seems to me you could do well down that path. Unless > your new book is doomer fiction or a children's book with no bicycle in it > or something crazy like that. But you've thought of this already. > > > On Friday, March 31, 2017 at 2:32:10 PM UTC-4, Grant @ Rivendell wrote: >> >> BSNYC *was* much-needed and still is. Humor is subjective, but >> heck--he's pretty funny. He cusses, but in the big picture and certainly >> now, that's a small deal--and this from somebody who didn't swear once >> until he was 19, and then only because I trout I'd been working on all >> evening took the fly and I missed the strike. The last time I was in NY (2 >> months ago, when my publisher formally rejected my new book!) I walked >> around the park in snowflakes with Eben and -- I already knew him -- but a >> "walking talk" is a good way to know somebody, better than email or >> bike-riding talks, even. There is a private Eben and a public one. They're >> both funny, but the private one talks about family, his children, history >> and the history of NYC, and the topic of goofy bikes doesn't come up, and >> he's generally mild. I like both Ebens. >> >> On Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at 11:13:03 AM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote: >>> >>> Bob B disagreed with me and Bob K stated that he's with Patrick and Bob B >>> >>> I think the two Bobs might have misunderstood my post. I think Eben >>> Weiss is a very talented writer, is very funny, and I think BSNYC is a >>> great blog. In my post, I was poking fun at those OTHER people who claim >>> to dislike Bike Snob. In my experience, those people who say they don't >>> like Bike Snob claim to never read Bike Snob, and also claim that he is >>> never funny. How can they know he is never funny if they never read him? >>> >>> I read Bike Snob every once in a while, find him funny most of the time, >>> and I think the world is a better place with BSNYC in it. >>> >>> BL in EC >>> >>> On Monday, March 27, 2017 at 6:03:07 PM UTC-7, Bob K. wrote: >>>> >>>> I'm with Patrick and Bob B. here. I think the Snob's hilarious and read >>>> the blog daily. Today's post got a few chuckles out of me. Luckily I didn't >>>> have a class at the time or my students would've given me strange >>>> looks--even more so than usual. >>>> >>>> Bob K. in Baltimore >>>> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > topic/rbw-owners-bunch/FnoZB2CpG2k/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
