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Old 12-31-2009   #1
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As you may know my partner Dravyk was a writer. Among the things I rescued from his house before his family threw everything out were boxes of things he had written over the years and things he and I had written but never done anything with. One of the things which is about 99% finished is a book about our time in the porn industry. It basically just needs editing since we both wrote freestyle and just exchanged what we wrote. I know there are some legal things I have to clear up, but do you think I should go ahead with this book and get it published..or try and get it published?
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Heck yeah. That would be an interesting read. I know I'd enjoy it.
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Old 12-31-2009   #3
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As you may know my partner Dravyk was a writer. Among the things I rescued from his house before his family threw everything out were boxes of things he had written over the years and things he and I had written but never done anything with. One of the things which is about 99% finished is a book about our time in the porn industry. It basically just needs editing since we both wrote freestyle and just exchanged what we wrote. I know there are some legal things I have to clear up, but do you think I should go ahead with this book and get it published..or try and get it published?
If you can get it into PDF you can get it self published to anything from a paperback book to a coffee table sized one.
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I would do it for sure.
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Best of luck with it, if you decide to go ahead
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Old 12-31-2009   #6
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If you can get it into PDF you can get it self published to anything from a paperback book to a coffee table sized one.
That's an idea. I would look into all possibilities if its decided to go ahead with it. I have a LOT of Harry's stuff. He even wrote a full length novel. I was thinking that I might be able to set up some kind of entity so that any money made from his writings could go to a hospital that deals with IHSS, which is what Harry died of. I don't know why he didn't try and get some of this stuff published himself. I think some of it is really good.
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If you can get it into PDF you can get it self published to anything from a paperback book to a coffee table sized one.
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That's an idea. I would look into all possibilities if its decided to go ahead with it. I have a LOT of Harry's stuff. He even wrote a full length novel. I was thinking that I might be able to set up some kind of entity so that any money made from his writings could go to a hospital that deals with IHSS, which is what Harry died of. I don't know why he didn't try and get some of this stuff published himself. I think some of it is really good.
I hate to be the dissenting note here, but what's it's legal status?
"Family threw out" has a way of morphing to "someone stole out of his attack" after it makes $10 profit, 3 years later after all your work?

Just saying....
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I hate to be the dissenting note here, but what's it's legal status?
"Family threw out" has a way of morphing to "someone stole out of his attack" after it makes $10 profit, 3 years later after all your work?

Just saying....
His brother asked me if I wanted the stuff when he was throwing things out..and I said I did. He also gave me boxes of Harry's music casettes...yes, casettes...and I got all of the computer stuff because it belonged to the business. The brothers attorney signed off on this.

I actually did "take" the cat because she was about to be taken to the ASPCA, and I promised Harry I wouldn't let that happen. Actually there was a will which left everything to me, including the house, but Harry never dated or signed it....so I guess his brother was being generous by letting me have whatever I wanted from the house. I really only wanted things that meant something to Harry. I didn't want the house. I didn't want the money. I didn't want the giant TV with the XBox games, I didn't want much of anything. The stuff that I wanted was considered junk by his family

Since I wouldn't be keeping any profits I think its probably ok, but of course thats one of the things I would discuss with my attorney before I started doing anything.
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Well, good luck with it.
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Sure sure... Why not...
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ya id do it specially if you think he'd have wanted ya to.
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Sounds like a good idea to me...
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If you can get it into PDF you can get it self published to anything from a paperback book to a coffee table sized one.
I'd have to agree with gonzo, book/publishing/distribution deals are extremely difficult to negotiate and obtain..
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I'd have to sat go for it, I'm sure there would be a lot of us out here that would be interested in reading it.
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Hi Electra Daaaahling!
Hello Nymph!

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Hi Electra Daaaahling!
Hello Nymph!

love you ladies
Hello DK. I remember the first time I met you at a Las Vegas convention..and then on the way home to New York I sat two seats behind you and didn't even know it was you until we got off and were getting our luggage. LOL
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Hello DK dear. I see you're still up in the nasty cold....I finally escaped back down to the south....come on down for a visit before ya get frost bitten!
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