Wisp eZine in Print — Volume 1 and 2
The long wait is now over, our favourite “out there” magazine Wisp is now available in a much expected printed format. Two volumes have been made so far, each full color, with 100 pages of 3 consecutive issues. Follow the links below if you want to order your copy. The archives can still be seen for free on the website http://wisp.focusphere.net. Wisp — Volume 1 (2008) Wisp — Volume 2 (2008) A printed compilation of the first and second quarterly bound of Wisp e-zine...
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After having published with much satisfaction a few books1 with Lulu (one of the main actors in the print-on-demand services) this post is listing some of the things that may be useful to know (or to remember after a bit of trial and errors) to design a source file that will produce the perfect PDF file. Black and white prints Not much to say here, the quality was correct, and the first PDF I created went without any problem. Colour prints A bit more of a headache at first. The PDF...
Read MoreCircle of Eights
The book has arrived this morning! It’s a compilation of the stories we’ve started to write about a year ago (Sept. 12 2007 to be accurate) at 8 hands (Tracy’s, Lee Muir’s, Jib’s and mine). Circle of Eights the title, is a reference at the interlocking circles that brought our interests together, as symbolized by the pseudonym for the author’s name which is made by merging our nicknames. It is much more than one story actually, and quite difficult to summarize as it’s...
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Sometimes, there are stories which are particularly meaningful to us. Discussing with Finn about her floating on a raft comments, and her serendipitous discovery of the book Life of Pi by Canadian author Yann Martel, I was reminded of a similar period where I found great comfort in reading such an adventure of drifting on the oceans. In my case, this adventure was that of the young prince of Enlad, Arren, in the Earthsea novel by Ursula K. Le Guin The Farthest Shore. It was particularly...
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