Hello, friends.
Today, I want to announce a few things and to ask you for support for a project.
Let’s go through the topics:
As always, here is a BIG THANK YOU to all my readers that support me by donating to BMA. Thanks again! Moreover, a big thanks to all other readers and commenters who keep the blog growing and help spread the links of the blog across the internet.
My team member “Anna” is doing graphic design. She created the new Black Mountain Analysis logo. Here we go:
We sincerely hope that you all like it.
Anna is working on a way to make some kind of merchandise products available to sell in the United States, since most of my readers are logging in from the US. For this, we are going to create an own motif/logo. We will inform you about how it proceeds.
Here comes my ask for support. I intend to publish my geopolitical analysis as a book after the conclusion of my series and the freezing of this blog at the end of the year. Therefore, I will put all geopolitical analyses in one file and create smooth transitions from one article (chapter) to another, so you will be able to read it in one piece. For this, I need support. Not for the writing but for the publishing. As I’ve already mentioned, half of my readers from the United States. That’s why I would like to publish in the US. There will be at least three more major articles covering topics regarding the US.
What do I need? I need someone who has very good connections to a publisher that has the capacity and reach to promote the book wide enough across the United States. I don’t need ANY publisher. I need a good one with a huge reach, interested in publishing my book. Here is the deal. I would like to ask you to write me an email only if you have a publisher who is interested to work with me and has the reach to promote it across the United States. I don’t need recommendations. I need a publisher who is interested in collaboration. Which means that you should have talked already to him and received the assurance, that he is interested.
A lot of work? Yes, but I don’t need it today. I will need the support from October 2023 onward, since I will then be very close to concluding my texts. I can offer a certain percentage, which we would agree on privately, of the profit of the book sales as a finder’s fee. I’d certainly do it on my own, but I haven’t got time for it these days. :-( That’s why I offer this deal.
My editor has already begun to edit my former articles. “Economics and Empires 1” is edited. Thank you, my friend!
I also want to announce two points:
I’ll release a new operational update about the war in Ukraine very soon, most likely tomorrow. It is not a major article, but an operational update. As I promised to you to release six over the year, this is another one.
I have outlined the next major article, Media/Religions. I haven’t started writing yet, but it will be released in due time, probably by the end of April. Maybe sooner! :-)
That’s all for now. Thank you all for your support and for reading my blog.
Well, Kudos to Anna for a beautiful Logo!
Here's a possible help for you:
First, get whatever assistance you need to perfect the text for grammar, punctuation, syntax, turns of phrase unclear passages--the gamut.
Next, get access to an Apple computer, and open up its self-publishing application. If not still a "thing," It would be worth digging up the old version. This is because it not only has great formatting aids, and offers magnificent and easy ways to include all kinds of illustrations, captions special page layouts, and things so advanced you might want to get advice from a graphic designer, even if you only expect to publish text.
Next, when you transmit this to Apple you are charged a rate per page, and get in return a beautifully hard-bound book, archive-grade glossy paper (color litho if you need color), and now you have a model you can order one-by-one to send or take to prospective publishers.
Just a thought. I admire your pluck and determination, so keep chugging along!
Sincerely,
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Thank you, Aleks. Good job, Anna!