tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post3155233850295184562..comments2023-12-28T21:22:10.935-07:00Comments on Jill Outside: The second bookJill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-77515724137750908062011-01-07T08:31:32.943-07:002011-01-07T08:31:32.943-07:00Hi Jill. I've been following your blog for a ...Hi Jill. I've been following your blog for a few years now and am totally inspired by your writings! I hope you can publish your second book, as I would to get (more) inspired to the the continental divide race. What about asking a subset of your interested readership to read / review and provide comments. I'd volunteer for that! Perhaps not as a god as a professional review, but could be a good social media experiment. Happy 2011. PaulPaul Godmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10044981879873080607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-84365320127069772142010-10-28T10:35:25.579-06:002010-10-28T10:35:25.579-06:00I've been reading your blog for years Jill, an...I've been reading your blog for years Jill, and I consider my signed copy of ghost trails one of my favorite books. Write another one and i'll buy and read and pass that one along as well!!!nollijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249385586041451353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-86949803337212938492010-09-05T09:00:02.326-06:002010-09-05T09:00:02.326-06:00Jill,
Please publish your 2nd book. I have a ...Jill,<br /> Please publish your 2nd book. I have a copy of Ghost Trails, and also the Cordillera, and your “Independence Day” writing was a pleasure to read. <br /> Set-up a link to donate or pre-pay for the book, and I will gladly pay in full now. <br /> I also would like to see, and would purchase a book of your spectacular photos. <br />Thanks,<br />AceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-40739505585978150062010-09-04T05:57:43.806-06:002010-09-04T05:57:43.806-06:00hey
just registered and put on my todo list
h...hey <br /><br /><br />just registered and put on my todo list<br /><br /><br />hopefully this is just what im looking for, looks like i have a lot to read Im trying to find a way to build an e-mail list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-14402501044172449382010-09-03T16:52:24.556-06:002010-09-03T16:52:24.556-06:00Great posts, thanks for sharing about your grandfa...Great posts, thanks for sharing about your grandfather. These losses are very hard to write about and share. As for publishing the next book, I hope you will just go at your own pace so you are not rushed into anything. Everyone will push you to publish, push you to share, push you to write the next book in an on-going gluttony about your work. I say, it's yours, share what you want, just write without a plan for publishing if that's necessary. (I say all this believing your work is great and highly publishable, too!). Happy trails.Julie in AKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-54494348962616382482010-09-02T20:58:28.382-06:002010-09-02T20:58:28.382-06:00I think you should publish your book, either by yo...I think you should publish your book, either by yourself or a "real" publisher, and dedicate it to your grandfather.<br /><br />From Supergirl to Superman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-43849497755056977372010-09-02T15:38:22.584-06:002010-09-02T15:38:22.584-06:00After reading your previous post I raised a glass ...After reading your previous post I raised a glass to Grandpa Homer and great grandpa's everywhere. Thanks, that meant a lot to me.Juanchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01283672346601878803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-58142754645475373792010-09-02T15:25:18.690-06:002010-09-02T15:25:18.690-06:00Jill, Lone Peak was incredibly moving. Brought up ...Jill, Lone Peak was incredibly moving. Brought up some really intense memories from when my parents passed. Thanks for hitting "send" on that one. Plus I loved the narrative on the Lone Peak hike. Despite living in its shadow for seven years, I never had that big of an adventure on the mountain.<br /><br />I think if you want a "real publisher" for your book, you should just keep at it. Maybe even go back to the one that rejected you...if they're a real publisher, then they're also used to writers flaking out at some level. Comes with the territory. Put out the olive branch, and see if they'll meet you halfway, give you a chance to not drop the ball again.<br /><br />Loved your first book, and will by your second, whether self-published or otherwise.Uni-Tomhttp://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR?px=1845602&pg=personal&fr_id=13100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-83849800046282720792010-09-02T14:29:34.653-06:002010-09-02T14:29:34.653-06:00Just wanted to say that I enjoyed "Ghost Trai...Just wanted to say that I enjoyed "Ghost Trails" and the vast majority of your posts and very much wish I could read the GD book.<br />I'll also be happy to donate for a professional edit and pay full price for an ebook.<br />And yes, I ride a bicycle, but your writing appeals to me for much deeper and grander reasons.<br />No matter what, thank you for all your posts!<br />AlexAlex Gomesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-15654872373654885252010-09-02T13:49:30.738-06:002010-09-02T13:49:30.738-06:00I think "Lone Peak" is some of your best...I think "Lone Peak" is some of your best work, if not the best. Emily Dickinson wanted her work destroyed, as did Kafka. Hemingway didn't want his unfinished works published, but when read they demand that his whole oeuvre be looked at anew.<br /><br />I think you have a duty to yourself and the rest of the world to let that book out of the cage.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999964390339378339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-69493847614175953072010-09-02T12:08:10.292-06:002010-09-02T12:08:10.292-06:00Hey Jill, just want to say that I think your more ...Hey Jill, just want to say that I think your more personal posts are some of your best writing. Keep it up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-41355939206517721662010-09-02T12:00:16.912-06:002010-09-02T12:00:16.912-06:00In the web industry (design/development) a lot of ...In the web industry (design/development) a lot of people are using e-publishing initially, be it PDF or ePub, and doing cheap, free or donationware downloads. Then, when they have something to show (say a certain number of downloads) the publishers are more interested in their book as a product.<br /><br />If I were you, I'd consider that approach. Put it online, say "pay what you think it's worth" and see what happens. I'm betting only good things.Brianhttp://briandigital.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-4415889199085847012010-09-02T09:56:26.346-06:002010-09-02T09:56:26.346-06:00I just discovered your blog - and I'm glad you...I just discovered your blog - and I'm glad you didn't delete the previous post. Deciding that one's going into hospice care is hard, but I can tell you from experience that it's much MUCH harder to make that decision for someone else, as I've had to do (twice). I've considered writing about the experience, but it's just too difficult to get through.<br /><br />I once burned everything I had written - yes, back when people wrote rather than typed - and now I find myself rewriting the same things in my head. Better out than in, I say. There's a desire to constantly revise and refine, but sometimes you have to say you're done, so you can write something else.SteveQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943650844671498074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-27314004774853887002010-09-02T09:23:43.640-06:002010-09-02T09:23:43.640-06:00I just finish reading "Cordillera, literature...I just finish reading "Cordillera, literature from the World's Toughest Bike Race". And when “Independence Day” was a preview of your second book, I only can say "PUBLISH!!!"Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01163197094625447930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-29380958019141440912010-09-02T08:18:43.912-06:002010-09-02T08:18:43.912-06:00Come on Jill, publish! It's who you are, it...Come on Jill, publish! It's who you are, it's what you do! Just find a way. You may pick up readership because you label yourself a biker, adventure racer, hiker, photographer, or whatever. The real reason you keep us avid readers coming back is the peek you provide into your life as a human being. We all see your sense of adventure, your successes, your failures, your emotions, and feel for you every step of the way. Can't you feel us out here? We already know a bit about the race, as we followed you along the way. We want to know more about your mental and physical state as the race progressed. That is what these races are all about and that is usually what your blog is all about. My 85 year old mother loved your book and we would buy several copies of your next one. She loves stories by adventuresome women. Ya, you qualify in spades! <br />You are the best. <br />Publish!<br />MartyumaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-64002005870789080172010-09-02T07:33:37.521-06:002010-09-02T07:33:37.521-06:00Haha, that could only be Geoff Roes! But accordin...Haha, that could only be Geoff Roes! But according to his blog, he's recently moved (temporarily he claims) to Boulder. No more Alaska, poor guy..Charlie Brownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-36110433263355076222010-09-02T06:14:50.166-06:002010-09-02T06:14:50.166-06:00I just got my copy of this month's Runners'...I just got my copy of this month's Runners' World in the mail yesterday. There's a profile on an ultra runner from Juneau named Geoff something (sorry, I don't have the magazine with me today). I just wondered if you knew him!Cyclin' Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12055590629075632638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-70665367913841983062010-09-02T03:26:37.927-06:002010-09-02T03:26:37.927-06:00Firstly, you could test the waters by trying to ra...Firstly, you could test the waters by trying to raise funds on kickstarter.com. It's all or nothing funding, so you could concept-test your ideas without commitment (or find that so many people want your book that you have a cash cow to make it happen).<br /><br />Secondly, self-publication does not make your book less of a book. In small niche markets like yours plenty of people self-publish and do really well; some even set up their own publishing company! (see lin and larry pardey's paracay.com). Lots of artists, whether they are writers, musicians, or photographers, self-publish to avoid giving a large percentage of the income to a third-party not because they can't get a deal.<br /><br />Thirdly, what about an ebook format? If you need a hand with techie stuff, I'll happily help you out.<br /><br />AdamAbuwabuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180639008091694245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-45317466685509245072010-09-01T21:34:19.267-06:002010-09-01T21:34:19.267-06:00I'm not a biker, but I really enjoied your las...I'm not a biker, but I really enjoied your last book!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06544076384942487436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-25911088168892497562010-09-01T21:32:53.711-06:002010-09-01T21:32:53.711-06:00So glad you left the previous post on the site. Be...So glad you left the previous post on the site. Beautifully written, and universal because it's so personal and real.<br /><br />Re: the book: I'm one who will buy it in whatever form it's finally available in. Hope the right circumstances come together for you to release it.SeattleM+Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-5788564124061695932010-09-01T21:02:00.065-06:002010-09-01T21:02:00.065-06:00Long-time reader, first-time commenter...
Jill,
I...Long-time reader, first-time commenter...<br /><br />Jill,<br />I love the way you write about biking and hiking and everything else. You have a rare gift for expressing what you feel in words that resonate with our souls. Your pictures are great and enhance your words too.<br /><br />I've been reading your blog for over 2 years and I'm also an Adventure Cycling member, so I was giddy with excitement when I heard that Adventure Cycling had hired you. I'm looking forward to seeing your byline in future issues of Adventure Cycling.<br /><br />I would love to see your Great Divide book get published so I could buy it and read it. I'm sure there are many more like me. While we can't help you with the time investment you need to get published, we could help you out with the cost for professional editing or whatever.<br /><br />Please consider putting some kind of "Donations" link on your blog site so us faithful readers could express our support to help get your book published. Heaven knows, you have given us many hours of great reading and we'd love to help pay the favor back!Skylernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-62588294260695445442010-09-01T20:25:58.864-06:002010-09-01T20:25:58.864-06:00I really want to read your new book. Hope everythi...I really want to read your new book. Hope everything works out.<br />Any thoughts on a book showing off some of your better photos??Vitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01277306434031774094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-37720589042123242782010-09-01T18:27:23.583-06:002010-09-01T18:27:23.583-06:00Jill: We really enjoyed Ghost Trails and hope you...Jill: We really enjoyed Ghost Trails and hope you can find a way to publish your GD book too - !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-85742145693966219412010-09-01T17:43:27.436-06:002010-09-01T17:43:27.436-06:00Jill, I am in the same boat as you and considering...Jill, I am in the same boat as you and considering the same set of options. It is so difficult to write when you work full-time. Cause if you sit in front of a computer for 10 hours a day, the last thing you want to do is more of the same off work. My approach has been to publish abbreviated chapters in magazines. It is easier to get in and gives you more publishing cred. I have heard that agents reject 95% of what they get. But check out Fulcrum Books. They requested a full from me, and though declined it, it seems like this publisher might be up your alley. Good luck.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166776565191771729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-14400333337813926782010-09-01T17:36:53.874-06:002010-09-01T17:36:53.874-06:00I think it's cool that you have your second bo...I think it's cool that you have your second book done. <br /><br />Would I like to read it? <br /><br />Heck yes I would:-)<br /><br />Having said that....if you put the book in a drawer-that's cool too because it sounds like it is very personal. <br /><br />You're only 30, maybe in twenty years, you'll decide to try and have it published-just keep it in a safe place in the meantime:-)The Donut Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09824654137428116697noreply@blogger.com