Sundance Audition on YouTube for Dr. Phil Show - "Real Life Do-Overs" (Project Now Dedicated to De

toyfox said:

craig
Watched the video....we both hope the best for you.
No matter what happens you have been a light for many.
Take care....Linda

Sundanceh said:

Ralph?
What am I going to do with you brother?



Call me what you want - just don't be callin' me late to supper:)

LOL!

Thanks for your support, Phil...and definaitely hit the LIKE button, I need all the votes I can get. Thanks again.

-Craig

steved said:

WAtched it
Enjoyed hearing you talk about your aim and really like the dedication. Most of all I liked being able to put a face to a name- really makes this board more human (like you I am most intereted in the human impacts of cancer) and perhaps more of us should post videos and pictures of ourselves to help link this community beyond the faceless posts we all use.

Actually it reminded me of how we form false images of people from their posts- Irealised I had formed an image of you in my mind from reading your writing adn you look nothing like it.For some reason in my mind you had grey hair and were much older(perhaps to reflect the wisdom you write). Strange how we do that.

Thanks for bringing more 'human-ness' to this site

steve

Sundanceh said:

Hey Joe:)
Thanks for watching!

I have looked into self-publishing. Lulu looked good from the ones that I looked at. Of course, they say you can self-publish for "free."

But, you and I know, Joe, there is no real free. I suppose if one were really talented with graphic arts for fonts and cover designs, and knew how to properly format correctly, one could go that route.

But, that's not my forte at this point. The way I understand it, is that when you send it in to their server for the process itself, if things are lined up incorrectly or whatnot, then that's exactly how it gets printed.

So, instead of a new chapter opening on the right page...it would open on the left, as an example. One major futz like that and the whole project loses credibility and it's all for naught then.

So, then I checked out their "services." Very quickly, it adds up.

So, a friend of mine recommended KickStarter, where investors contribute to the project in return for something - haven't had time to look into this yet. That's intriguing, but I talked with another guy and he said, you'd really need to have the hitters lined up....just cold calling it probably would not work.

The other thing I've heard about self-publishing is that if you do it, you are no longer considered by the Big Boy publishers...in essence, you become tainted goods and they don't want to touch you.

I've always felt for a project of this magnitude that I needed the deep pockets of a major publisher, for advertising and their long arms for distributiion and getting the product to the masses.

Solely trying to get the attention of the Big Boys puts your manuscript in the slush pile, where it is likely to never see the light of day.

As a result, I've concentrated my efforts in trying to land a literary agent to represent my project and use their connections with the major publishing houses to pull this thing off.

Well, you saw the video, you know the rest....:)

Going for Dr. Phil is a long shot, I know...I tried Sharon Osbourne a couple of times, but have heard nothing...did not expect to, of course.

I've got another 10-agents I'm going to submit too - I expect rejections, but still I need to try, so I won't have to worry that I didn't try to pull a rabbit out of the hat.

It's possible that my project just isn't mainstream, though a couple of agents told me that my work was viable and had merit. The issue is me being unknown and they are looking for "guaranteed sales."

So, my project is a big risk for them.

Of course, what really separates me from someone else that has a book out there?

Ok...besides talent:)

LOL!

Thanks, Joe, I'm keeping all of the options open. I don't want to die and have this book sitting on a hard drive not doing anybody any good. I let the community read the first chapter and some samples from other chapters. Everyone seemed to like it - or they know how to not hurt my feelings:)

I would like the book available in some form, so that at least some could tap into it if they chose to...I'd just hate to see it all for nothing. I know it could help soothe and I know I relate to folks with the topic.

I worked really hard on it right after I got out of treatment. I've probably got 750 hours of my time wrapped up in this, so it was all consuming. Not to mention, having to go back through that emotional ride, so I could get the thoughts and feelings where I needed them to be.

"The Lion's Roar" - A Texan's Journey Inside the World of Cancer.

Chicky would have been so proud.

Thanks again, Joe...I will think deeply about your offer...maybe we can team up...I usually kick **** when my projects become community projects:)

All my best to you!

-Craig

Sundanceh said:

All Smiles, Judy:)
I thought the impact was my fat **** hitting the pavement with a thundering THUD!

LOL!

"The Subject of IF" - sounds like another post, doesn't it?

I hear your consoling words in your post - you know the odds are long as well as me and anyone else that is aware of this. I appreciate you trying to lessen my fall:)

I've known IF all of my life - I was hoping to meet WHEN at some point though:)

But, you're right...and I set myself up for failure by even trying. But, I'm reminded of a line from Gene Hackman in the 1973 epic, The Poseidon Adventure..."God Loves Tryers."

If that's the case, He should just love me:)

All I do is try - I'd like to win one though, before I head to the locker room - hang up my cleats - and call it a career:)

Thank you for your friendship and all of the love and support you have given me. You are truly, like so many gals here, one of the good ones:)

Thank you for watching - thank you for registering to post and comment - and thank you for being here....oh, and thanks for being with me:)

Boy, I ladeled that on like thick gravy, huh?

But, I meant every word:)

Love you too!

-Craig