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Getting Started on My Book!

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2021 10:47 pm
by Carnies
This is my first draft, I don't want to advertise my company here - just wanted to share my book I'm working on. I'm currently 12 years old and took all these pictures myself, I have a huge collection and my mom thinks I'm addicted! Feedback is appreciated! Thank you!

Re: Getting Started on My Book!

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2021 11:27 pm
by thepitchergrower
:D It definately looks professional!! Are you gonna get it published??? That would be cool

Re: Getting Started on My Book!

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 12:08 am
by CPhunter101
Dang, that is one impressive book. Nice website too! Here's some of tips for improving your book.
1. To improve your book and make it look more professional, you might want to clean the area before taking pics.
2. There should be a diverse amount of photos (try not to use a sundew pic more than once or twice).
3. For the indoor growing pic, you might want to take a pic that includes CPs (it just looks like a glowing box to me).
4. Lastly, the VFT propagation pic seems quite fuzzy.
Besides these minor issues, I think your book is awesome.

Re: Getting Started on My Book!

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 12:32 am
by Carnies
Thank you @CPhunter101! This is my first draft and I will definitely add and fix those features.

Re: Getting Started on My Book!

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 1:20 am
by CPhunter101
Your welcome @Carnies, will you be selling it as an Ebook or leaving it as a resource?

Re: Getting Started on My Book!

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 2:11 am
by Carnies
I might print some and sell on Amazon as well as an Ebook/Kindle option. Once I start selling, I'll remove the link up top but if you want, you can PM for a free copy.

Re: Getting Started on My Book!

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 2:55 am
by Rachael
I enjoyed reading this. I found one typo on page 3 under the Soil section at the end. "So you plants can thrive", change "you" to "your". Looks great!

Re: Getting Started on My Book!

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 3:02 am
by Carnies
Thanks! :)

Re: Getting Started on My Book!

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 3:26 am
by elaineo
It looks amazing! Are those all your own original photos? The cover looks like it was done by a pro :) A few photos could use captions identifying the species/cultivar, but otherwise it looks great!

Re: Getting Started on My Book!

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 3:30 am
by MaxVft
Agreed with everyone else, looks amazing for a rough draft! :mrgreen:

Re: Getting Started on My Book!

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 4:32 am
by Lain
Wow.. only 12? I'm impressed! Besides getting water tested at a pet store a cheap tds meter is probably useful. Also, you mention distilled water in the later part but nothing the first time you talk about water. My local grocery doesn't sell reverse osmosis but they do sell distilled. Another place for purchasing reverse osmosis water is aqarium stores.

Well done! I know I couldn't have done anything like this at your age.

Re: Getting Started on My Book!

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 12:50 pm
by oval
Have you seen where you can publish your own book on Amazon Createspace?

Re: Getting Started on My Book!

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 1:40 pm
by thepitchergrower
Also I have ordered the leaf cuttings from Bay area carnivores, and I was very surprised at the quality of packaging!! there were also 3 or 4 extra leaf cuttings. The leaf cuttings came in a bag of water.

Re: Getting Started on My Book!

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 3:37 pm
by Carnies
elaineo wrote:It looks amazing! Are those all your own original photos? The cover looks like it was done by a pro :) A few photos could use captions identifying the species/cultivar, but otherwise it looks great!
Thank you! I will def. get to the captioning soon. :D

Re: Getting Started on My Book!

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 3:38 pm
by Carnies
MaxVft wrote:Agreed with everyone else, looks amazing for a rough draft! :mrgreen:
Thanks!