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Tag Archives: publishing
Cover design process for Heartwood: a personal woodcarver’s reference
Heartwood: a personal woodcarver’s reference is the first book in the Homeostasis Press catalog which was solely my responsibility. Our Dad, Ted Merrill, as patriarchal publisher, had a say in all the other books, even Lessons from Pond Scum, published … Continue reading
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Tagged carving, Claudia McGehee, cover art process, David Merrill, Design, fathers, Homeostasis Press, publishing, Richard Merrill, Woodcarving, woodcut
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Grateful: Finding my Zone
This week’s gratefulness is all about finding my place. The last two years have been a bunch about physical recovery. Though I’ve done well, it is hard to find where you fit in the world when it seems your life … Continue reading
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Tagged publishing, recovery, sailing, surgery, writing
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Grateful: Opportunity, Gift and Celebration
We almost lost my Dad at Thanksgiving in 2006. A blown heart valve left undetected during a bypass surgery the year before was in full failure mode and he was given a 30% chance of survival into the next month. … Continue reading
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Tagged 365 Grateful, anniversary, book release, books, fathers, Lessons From Pond Scum, publishing
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Grateful: a new adventure
I’ve talked a fair amount on this blog about the publishing company my Dad established several years ago. After his death last year, it became mine, but not all at once, and not without quite a lot of work on … Continue reading
Posted in books, collaboration, inspirations, reading, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged 365Grateful, fathers, Homeostasis Press, publishing
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Letters to my Father: A Quiet Excitement
Dear Dad, My book was sent to the judges today. I entered it into a self-published book competition. I actually suspect that it’s same one you entered with the first three Homeostasis Press books published. You learned some important things … Continue reading
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Tagged fathers, Homeostasis Press, letters, publishing
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