2018: Personal news and messages from our members

ForumLiterary Snobs

Melde dich bei LibraryThing an, um Nachrichten zu schreiben.

2018: Personal news and messages from our members

Dieses Thema ruht momentan. Die letzte Nachricht liegt mehr als 90 Tage zurück. Du kannst es wieder aufgreifen, indem du eine neue Antwort schreibst.

1CliffBurns
Mai 6, 2018, 11:55 am

A few years back, my son Sam formed a record label with a couple of high school buddies.

Here's a compilation of some of the music they've produced recently.

https://gradeschoolrecords.bandcamp.com/album/show-tell

Sam helped out with the filler interludes and contributed lead vocal on Track #6, "Blast Off", which has been chosen for the soundtrack of an upcoming documentary about a Flat Earther who built a rocket to decide for himself if the Earth was actually round.

A gifted film-maker AND musician...my kid gets his chops from his mother's side of the family (obviously).

2CliffBurns
Mai 14, 2018, 11:37 am

The cover art of my latest book, THE ALGEBRA OF INEQUALITY. Due out in the next 2 weeks:

https://cliffjburns.wordpress.com/2018/05/14/the-algebra-of-inequality-the-cover...

3anna_in_pdx
Mai 14, 2018, 11:47 am

That's beautiful, Cliff. Is it going to be a hard cover with a book jacket with that art, or is that going to be the softcover art?

4CliffBurns
Mai 14, 2018, 11:50 am

Softcover, with a matte, rather than glossy cover.

Each time I create another book, my art designer, Chris Kent, seems to take it to the next level.

I'm a fortunate guy.

And I'm delighted to assure readers, the book is just as good on the INSIDE...

5Taphophile13
Mai 14, 2018, 12:11 pm

Intriguing title and the cover is beautiful. Do you give Chris some idea of what you would like or does he draw inspiration from your work?

6CliffBurns
Mai 14, 2018, 12:23 pm

I'm very hands-on with the interior/text design, I have a very clear idea of what I want, very strict level of control.

When it comes to the cover, however, I try to give Chris artistic leeway. I present him with the cover art, tell him a bit about the book (he never reads it in advance) and leave him to it. He likes to send a flurry of designs at the beginning and once I start zeroing in on a certain "look", he very quickly adapts and within two or three attempts, he usually has the final version.

We're very different people but he seems to understand almost intuitively what I'm looking for.

7CliffBurns
Mai 14, 2018, 12:24 pm

...by the way, the title of the collection is derived from a line from a Donald Barthelme short story.

9mejix
Mai 14, 2018, 11:01 pm

Ah nice, congratulations!

11RobertDay
Jun. 2, 2018, 10:57 am

After attending a software testing conference in Brighton back in March, I now find I've been immortalised in cartoon form!

https://ministryoftesting.com/dojo/lessons/the-artful-tester-episode-two-trip-to...

12CliffBurns
Jun. 13, 2018, 10:22 am

Sales copies of my book THE ALGEBRA OF INEQUALITY have arrived:

https://cliffjburns.wordpress.com/2018/06/13/the-algebra-of-inequality-is-in-the...

13CliffBurns
Jul. 29, 2018, 1:25 pm

Posted a snippet of me reading some of the poems from my latest collection, THE ALGEBRA OF INEQUALITY:

https://cliffjburns.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/algebra-of-inequality-listen-to-the...

14anna_in_pdx
Bearbeitet: Jul. 29, 2018, 1:34 pm

Gotta get that book. Any hope of my finding it in a bookstore or should I just bite the bullet and shop Amazon? (I’m trying to buy books from non Amazon sources whenever possible.)

ETA oh I see I can mail you a check! How charmingly old school! Expect it soon.

15CliffBurns
Bearbeitet: Jul. 29, 2018, 1:39 pm

You can order it through any bookstore, from Barnes & Noble to Powell's. Stick with the indies, if you can.

That's the nice thing about the printer I use, they grant me access to markets worldwide, a listing in the vast Ingram catalog (along with millions of others)...

17CliffBurns
Sept. 17, 2018, 10:45 pm

My son Sam handled the camera work on this odd, post-apocalyptic short film:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OEl5xXOr5U&t=3s

18DugsBooks
Bearbeitet: Sept. 22, 2018, 7:56 pm

>17 CliffBurns: Enjoyed the flick! looks like they did a great deal of work with a small budjet. Wonderful nature vistas in the flick, are those nearby? Beautiful country.

19CliffBurns
Sept. 23, 2018, 10:03 pm

The badlands of southern Alberta, near Drumheller. Amazing country, ancient and otherworldly. Lots of dinosaur bones found in them thar hills.

A tiny crew, a micro budget and those folks did just fine, didn't they?

Proud of what that little band of brothers and sisters accomplished on a shoe string. Points to great things ahead.

20CliffBurns
Bearbeitet: Sept. 29, 2018, 12:05 pm

Our son Sam shot a music video for some friends of the family and Sherron provided a "Cranky" puppet theater. Wonderful stuff:

https://vimeo.com/292303610/868cf209ee

21CliffBurns
Okt. 1, 2018, 3:16 pm

Another gem from my film-maker son, Sam. This one is an experimental piece, three minutes of compelling weirdness:

https://vimeo.com/292303610/292023406

22CliffBurns
Okt. 4, 2018, 12:21 pm

...er, the film, "Wound" can be found in the queue on the right hand side.

23Cecrow
Bearbeitet: Okt. 5, 2018, 9:05 am

Finally saw my name in print ... in the acknowledgements, but that's something. Friend of mine published his first novel Finding the Way: A Novel of Lao Tzu. Trouble with seeing my name attached: makes me wince each time I spot something I told him about that he didn't fix in editing. Ah well, small errors notwithstanding, it's still as great as I told him it was.

Also enjoyed his travel blog about his recent trek through Peru: https://waynengwrites.com/peru/

24CliffBurns
Okt. 13, 2018, 10:08 pm

In a few days, pot will be legal in Canada. But does that mean anything substantial, a change in the paradigm? I doubt it:

https://cliffjburns.wordpress.com/2018/10/13/finding-normal-blog-post-499

25DugsBooks
Okt. 15, 2018, 9:44 pm

>24 CliffBurns: “people walking around and pizza sales shooting through the roof (at least initially),”

Reminds me of a road trip to Florida way back in the 70’s when I was first exposed to cable tv and pizza delivery - a modern miracle that made me realize what a backwater i lived in.

26CliffBurns
Okt. 16, 2018, 12:17 pm

My son Sam is seeking funding for his new film project/music video. If you like his concept, you can vote for it here:

https://www.storyhive.com/project/show/id/4332

27CliffBurns
Okt. 26, 2018, 5:35 pm

A series of short, short comic episodes involving...straws:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwhhBpfKCDCloCB76XmrjDkF_LliIZObf&app...

(Courtesy my son, Sam)

28CliffBurns
Okt. 30, 2018, 5:40 pm

Celebrating my 500th blog post (a new standard in futility):

https://cliffjburns.wordpress.com/2018/10/30/an-important-milestone-thanks-to-on...

29CliffBurns
Okt. 31, 2018, 11:45 am

A modern dance company in Saskatoon will be using forty minutes of my spacey, ambient music for an upcoming performance.

I've worked with these gals before and am always amazed by what they come up with.

30CliffBurns
Dez. 26, 2018, 11:55 pm

31KatrinkaV
Dez. 27, 2018, 8:45 pm

I've got a little piece up with the Center for Humans and Nature; try out some thoughts on rats for your holidays!

https://www.humansandnature.org/running-with-the-rats

32CliffBurns
Bearbeitet: Dez. 28, 2018, 11:59 am

Katy, your piece on rats was great fun and it's nice to see their tarnished reputation given a polish. Personally, I admire the little buggers for their survival capabilities--I have a hunch rats/rodents will, one day, inherit the earth from the stupid, reckless primates who currently rule the roost.

33KatrinkaV
Dez. 29, 2018, 10:21 am

Thank you!! I have the same suspicions; I'm guessing the rodents and the roaches will one day engage in a giant celebration.