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Expertise
I prefer questions that directly relate to my current areas of interest: historical works and historical fiction dealing with Russia and Ethiopia around 1900.
Experience in the area
Author of fiction:
The Name of Hero, historical novel (Tarcher/Houghton Mifflin)
The Lizard of Oz, fantasy (B&R Samizdat)
Also nonfiction:
The AltaVista Search Revolution (Osborne/McGraw-Hill)
Shop Online the Lazy Way (Macillan)
Publications
See my Web site http://www.samizdat.com/readers.html
for complete novels and short stories by me, as well as resources for
writers.
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response T = Timeliness P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | T | P | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesley | 02/25/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | VERY GOOD, TIMELY RESPONSE. |
| Ann | 02/24/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks for your promptness in reply. |
| Aurora | 11/07/08 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks! I apprecaite your response! ~Aurora |
| Stephen | 07/18/07 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Wow - thank you, Richard! Great ideas! |
| RS | 12/01/06 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Recent Answers from Richard Seltzer
2009-05-18 Writing a foreword:
The format of the published book is determined by the editor, after you find a publisher. As I said before, you should assemble the book the way you would like it to appear, with whatever forward you
2009-02-25 RIGHTS WHEN WRITING AUTOBIOGRAPHIES:
You should ask a lawyer. (I am not a lawyer). I believe that there are two issues: 1) libel 2) privacy (if these are private individuals, not public figures) If what you say is accurate and
2008-02-13 Victorian Dialogue:
It so happens that I publish collections of public domain books on CD and DVD. In particular you would benefit from my British Literature collection, three CDs, with the full text of over 3000 books,
2006-12-01 2 Q's on research:
I primarily use the Web. Do Google searches. Go to Wikipedia. For many subjects (but not nobility in Romania/Hungary in the 18th century) the books I publish on CD and DVD are very useful. You might
2006-12-01 2 Q's on research:
The answer depends entirely on your personality. Some people spend their whole lives researching a book (and then never get around to writing it). Others dive in prematurely. I suggest starting with
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