tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post8883482365825294620..comments2024-03-29T05:31:08.670-04:00Comments on Bill of the Birds on Blogspot: Spawn of DummiesBill of the Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-14408511204792601272006-09-05T17:26:00.000-04:002006-09-05T17:26:00.000-04:00Rick:It was NOT hard to write BWFD in the proper t...Rick:<BR><BR>It was NOT hard to write BWFD in the proper tone and style. In fact I found it much easier than a lot of the other writing I do.<BR><BR>DGuz:<BR>You are too kind.<BR><BR>Patrick: Yep, Running Press miniaturized the Dummies book a few years ago. I never knew it until I saw one at a Barnes & Noble checkout line.Bill of the Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-92221302468487628522006-08-31T16:06:00.000-04:002006-08-31T16:06:00.000-04:00Someone gave me a little mini version of that book...Someone gave me a little mini version of that book about 2.5" square. I wonder if that is yours too. I'll have to find it.Patrick Belardohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01303946668551674393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-68426690043153879062006-08-31T10:19:00.000-04:002006-08-31T10:19:00.000-04:00I actually read your Birding/Dummies book long bef...I actually read your Birding/Dummies book long before finding your blog, and I thoroughly enjoyed it and learned much from it. It was only later, after having read your blog for a few months, that I saw the book again at the library and made the author/blogger connection. I felt as though I'd had some sort of celebrity-sighting moment, like "hey, I have seen that author's dog!"dguzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10095268239622326011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-49915083472706115182006-08-30T09:37:00.000-04:002006-08-30T09:37:00.000-04:00BT3For once a real question.Obviously you are a ve...BT3<BR>For once a real question.<BR><BR>Obviously you are a very knowledgeable birder and editor.<BR>How difficult was it to “dumb” down your knowledge to a level that was understandable but not condescending to new birders?<BR><BR>RicRondeau Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16757905904813824235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-37043052167695588092006-08-30T07:09:00.000-04:002006-08-30T07:09:00.000-04:00Maureen:Yep that was me (tho I also had some help)...Maureen:<BR>Yep that was me (tho I also had some help). Worked with the folks in the Indianapolis office of IDG and wrote the entire thing in 9 months. <BR><BR>Just before BWFD was born, our Phoebe came into the world. That's why my dedication for the book is<BR>"For Phoebe, my favorite little bird."Bill of the Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-82642458576389833732006-08-29T21:49:00.000-04:002006-08-29T21:49:00.000-04:00Wow! That's a nostalgia trip. Did you write the fi...Wow! That's a nostalgia trip. Did you write the first one for them back when they were still IDG? I worked for their competition at the time, but had friends who worked there.<BR><BR>--Maureen (in a city where you couldn't swing a cat without hitting a book publisher, now most have fled back east)Stardustgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06531960628089822469noreply@blogger.com