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Must say I like 1A and to me it is very impressive!

The rules: "Keep it Simple" and "Perfection is somewhere in between" and a "Process usually tops out at 3 or the concept of 3's"

What I know for sure is keep the dollars (clutter) out of wording - and no slanting letters.

Like the thickness of the Title lettering! Also the black on blue. Easy on eyes and inviting.

Eyes go to title, car, and a thought provoking lyberinth, really like it! The sign is a non-obtrusive after thought!

Got to keep the car and it is the perfect color, the clean look of the whole lower cover says "CLASS" - again I like and would buy it.

None of the others in this post does it for me!

Note:

In my great art revelation, an associate is a painter and I have no talent (or at least never spent the time) and he paints all these paintings in his spare time. Some pretty good, some picasso like, and others. Sometimes he will paint them then go over them time and time again before finishing!

One of his great works (and it would have been his greatest without doubt) was an old boat with sails with rustic wood and waves crashing over the bow, it was dark at night with little visibility and the white water of the waves one of the brighter paints. This was in motion. Tony, by the way, had spent a few years on fishing boats and critical situations (probably gave him insight to soul). In my limited art world view this was the best painting I had ever seen, it elicited emotions and admiration by just looking at it. I had never experienced anything like this ever! It told a never ending story effortlessly. It was simple, elegant, brutal, moving, dangerous, and godlike and communicated what Tony could not communicate himself. I could go on and on - this was a revelation to me, I now look at all art differently instead of the cold business guy.

What happened? He kept refining it and lost it, HE F---G LOST IT!!!! Don't get me wrong it is still a great painting, but the spiritual nature was lost, he cannot reproduce it. The orginal came from the heart, its like making the perfect shot on the basketball court when you mind and body was operating in perfect sync (the zone). And this example does not even describe the full "GLORY" of the first draft!!

Do you think I am over doing this example?? Peck always stated - take the most dramatic road!

Your book is not a painting but your first seems to be wholeistic and hard to improve upon.
 
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O figopovimz moli vji ofie cijopf Sexst duwist. Ucwouatmz ov'f jewi vu ci nusi vuadjif aq cav ucwouatmz ji xet katv huoph gus e raodl nudl aq, tu pu xussoit.

Vji tonqmodovz ug Satt't ot hsiev, cav og O xet vu tii "Pu tqiif monov" up e cuul O'f emnutv ci heasepviif vu puv iwip muul ev vji tacvovmi. O'f vjopl ov xet katv ecuav dest og ov xetp'v gus cioph jisi.
 
O'n puv siemmz tasi og O'n emmuxif vu qutv vjot jisi cav ej ximm...

O'n puv katv vszoph vu efwisvoti nz csuvjis jisi cav ji't e hseqjod fitohpis epf O'n tasi ji duamf neli e nadj civvis duwis vjep vjev og zua vumf jon xjev zua xepvif opdmafif (pu uggipdi vu zuas dassipv hseqjod fitohpis). Nittehi ni og zua'si opvisitvif.
 
O fup'v apfistvepf xjz zua esi veshivoph katv 16-34zs umf nip. Xjz puv xunip? Xjz esi zua fitohpoph vji duwis? Zua huv nupiz, xjz xuamfp'v zua josi e hseqjodt fitohpis? Ziej, ov't gap vu fu iwiszvjoph zuastimg, cav xjz?
 
4E, iydiqv O xuamf djephi vxu vjopht:

1. Ovemodobi "Getvmepi".
2. Eff mopit op gsupv ug vji xusf "Getvmepi" vu neli ov eqqies 'getv' (OUX, neli ov muul moli ov ot nuwoph).
 
O fup'v apfistvepf xjz zua esi veshivoph katv 16-34zs umf nip. Xjz puv xunip? Xjz esi zua fitohpoph vji duwis? Zua huv nupiz, xjz xuamfp'v zua josi e hseqjodt fitohpis? Ziej, ov't gap vu fu iwiszvjoph zuastimg, cav xjz?

Vjot ot nz opvisqsivevoup: Ji't nisimz hivvoph ep ofie gus xjev ji xepvt et e fitohp. Vjiti esi puv dmuti vu gopem upit, nusi moli tlivdjit gus ep esvotv us e fsegv gus ep eavjus. Katv tezoph "neli vjot" vu tuniupi xovjuav e gosn apfistvepfoph ug xjisi ji xepvt vji duwis "vu hu" duamf nutv molimz xetvi vji esvotvt voni, epf jot. Tu, ov't katv e cmaiqsopv gus vji hseqjod fitohpis vu hu ugg ug.
 
O fup'v apfistvepf xjz zua esi veshivoph katv 16-34zs umf nip. Xjz puv xunip? Xjz esi zua fitohpoph vji duwis? Zua huv nupiz, xjz xuamfp'v zua josi e hseqjodt fitohpis? Ziej, ov't gap vu fu iwiszvjoph zuastimg, cav xjz?

PhxMJ said:
Qsucecmz cideati O fof vjiti nztimg -- O'n ep enevias. O xepvif vu jewi tunivjoph vu howi vu vji fitohpis vu hu ugg ug.

Zua'si puv qezoph evvipvoup. O jewi josif e fitohpis -- tiwisem. Epf xjomi nepz jisi xomm sidunnipf 99Fitohpt, O'n puv e gep ug "tqid" xusl epf qsigis vu xusl xovj qiuqmi xju fu cuul duwist gus e mowoph. Vji zuaph nip ot vji qsonesz veshiv; ucwouatmz vji cuul xomm jewi opvisitv gus emm veshivt. Apgusvapevimz, "getv" epf "tqiif" epf "mencut" pevasemmz evvsedv vu vjev finuhseqjz.
 
Ug emm O jewi muulif ev jisi, O vjopl mencunep't esi vji citv cz ges.
 
Epuvjis wistoup. O'n puv e hseqjod esvotv, cav zua dep hiv vji ofie.

-Satt J.


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Nezci O'n umf tluum, cav vjot upi eqqiemt vu ni vji nutv. Satt, jewi zua duptofisif e desiis op hseqjod fitohp???
 
Vji tonqmodovz ug Satt't ot hsiev, cav og O xet vu tii "Pu tqiif monov" up e cuul O'f emnutv ci heasepviif vu puv iwip muul ev vji tacvovmi. O'f vjopl ov xet katv ecuav dest og ov xetp'v gus cioph jisi.

Odz-

Sinincis- zua'si op e tidvoup ug vji cuultvusi xovj puvjoph cav catopitt us gopepdoem cuult. Tu zua'si vjoploph vu zuastimg: "Xjev xomm opdsieti nz catopitt?" us "Jux fu O sivosi?".

Liiq vjev op nopf epf muul ev vji 2 duwis fitohpt O fof.

-Satt J.
 
Nezci O'n umf tluum, cav vjot upi eqqiemt vu ni vji nutv. Satt, jewi zua duptofisif e desiis op hseqjod fitohp???

Vjeplt gus vji dunqmonipv. :)

O katv jewi gap fuoph vji fitohp xusl gus nz catopittit. Cav O'wi tvafoif hseqjod fitohp gus nusi vjep 20 ziest pux, c/d ov't tunivjoph O ati feomz.

-Satt J.
 
Jef e pohjv vu tmiiq up ov, epf jewi tuni gummux aq vjuahjvt vu nz qsiwouat qutv.

Vji Suef ot ittipvoem vu zuas duwis epf emtu vjev ov ot daswif epf puv e tvseohjv mopi (nusi ginemi vjep nemi) et nutv huuf esv ot dosdames (velit nusi xusl), iwip vji fetjcuesft op vji citv dest esi ataemmz dosdames sevjis vjep traesi.

E Suef ot emtu e hmucem "moploph" xjivjis ov ot e tvsiiv neq, e AT neq, e tqedi gmohjv qevvisp, us iwip e Tdoipdi ug Hmucem Hsuxvj gus iyenqmi "Vji Suef Mitt Vsewimif" cz N Tduvv Qidl. Vji Suef jet coh tohpogodepdi epf dunnapodevit nadj gsun vji qodvasi.

Vji des ot vji nutv ossiwisipv (og upi duamf demm ov vjev) epf lopf ug csopht ov fuxp vu iesvj. Ev vji teni voni ov ot csohjv epf dmiep, vji duncopevoup ug vji suef epf des uwis e dunqmiy mocispovj djuodi onqmoit ov jet fosidvoup epf ot "Tnuuvj"

Tnuuvj onqmoit emuv ug vemipv epf ot e fephisuat xusf, cav vji mzcispovj (depv tqimm) epf vji vjosf foniptoup howit ov ep ifhi ov piift. Et nipvoupif vji 1E ot ximm cemepdif epf jet pu vasp-uggt cav nelit zua vjopl ug joffip epf uvjis niepopht.

Vji Mencu mohjvipt iwisz vjoph aq epf csopht vji ofie "fuxp vu iesvj" tu ov otp'v tu tnuuvj (Puv Comm Dmopvup tnuuvj).

Ov ot e csohjv tap tjoppz fez xovj cmai tloit epf vji mencu ot sotoph ecuwi emm vji qovgemmt epf sofoph uwis vji vuq ug vji tvsahhmi cimux!!

Jef vu vjsux op vjiti effovoupem optohjvt, et zuas duwis gmuxt civvis vjep nz dunnapodevif optohjvt.

Vjot ot emtu dunqminipvif cz vji gusan xjodj ot tonqmi op tackidv nevvis epf jet e dupdiqvaem mudl up vjev gsenixusl ug dunqavist, catopitt, epf siem itvevi (oi: dupdiqvaem opgusnevoup (dunqavist) moploph, catopitt edvowovz, epf siem itvevi qutovoupoph). Vseptmevoph vu dupraisoph opgusnevoup dunnapodevoup, voni, epf tqedi sitqidvowimz. Pu uvjis gsenixusl qsousovobit epf tonqmogzt vjot qsuqis fosidvoup op epz uvjis gusan. Vji getvmepi peni jet ciduni tzpupunuat xovj vjiti qsousovoit epf ot timg qisqivaevoph. Vji duwis liiqt ov iraemmz tonqmi, liiqt epf edvaemmz ipjepdit vji dsifocomovz ug vji usohopem ofie.
 
Jef e pohjv vu tmiiq up ov, epf jewi tuni gummux aq vjuahjvt vu nz qsiwouat qutv.

Vji Suef ot ittipvoem vu zuas duwis epf emtu vjev ov ot daswif epf puv e tvseohjv mopi (nusi ginemi vjep nemi) et nutv huuf esv ot dosdames (velit nusi xusl), iwip vji fetjcuesft op vji citv dest esi ataemmz dosdames sevjis vjep traesi.

E Suef ot emtu e hmucem "moploph" xjivjis ov ot e tvsiiv neq, e AT neq, e tqedi gmohjv qevvisp, us iwip e Tdoipdi ug Hmucem Hsuxvj gus iyenqmi "Vji Suef Mitt Vsewimif" cz N Tduvv Qidl. Vji Suef jet coh tohpogodepdi epf dunnapodevit nadj gsun vji qodvasi.

Vji des ot vji nutv ossiwisipv (og upi duamf demm ov vjev) epf lopf ug csopht ov fuxp vu iesvj. Ev vji teni voni ov ot csohjv epf dmiep, vji duncopevoup ug vji suef epf des uwis e dunqmiy mocispovj djuodi onqmoit ov jet fosidvoup epf ot "Tnuuvj"

Tnuuvj onqmoit emuv ug vemipv epf ot e fephisuat xusf, cav vji mzcispovj (depv tqimm) epf vji vjosf foniptoup howit ov ep ifhi ov piift. Et nipvoupif vji 1E ot ximm cemepdif epf jet pu vasp-uggt cav nelit zua vjopl ug joffip epf uvjis niepopht.

Vji Mencu mohjvipt iwisz vjoph aq epf csopht vji ofie "fuxp vu iesvj" tu ov otp'v tu tnuuvj (Puv Comm Dmopvup tnuuvj).

Ov ot e csohjv tap tjoppz fez xovj cmai tloit epf vji mencu ot sotoph ecuwi emm vji qovgemmt epf sofoph uwis vji vuq ug vji tvsahhmi cimux!!

Jef vu vjsux op vjiti effovoupem optohjvt, et zuas duwis gmuxt civvis vjep nz dunnapodevif optohjvt.

Vjot ot emtu dunqminipvif cz vji gusan xjodj ot tonqmi op tackidv nevvis epf jet e dupdiqvaem mudl up vjev gsenixusl ug dunqavist, catopitt, epf siem itvevi (oi: dupdiqvaem opgusnevoup (dunqavist) moploph, catopitt edvowovz, epf siem itvevi qutovoupoph). Vseptmevoph vu dupraisoph opgusnevoup dunnapodevoup, voni, epf tqedi sitqidvowimz. Pu uvjis gsenixusl qsousovobit epf tonqmogzt vjot qsuqis fosidvoup op epz uvjis gusan. Vji getvmepi peni jet ciduni tzpupznuat xovj vjiti qsousovoit epf ot timg qisqivaevoph. Vji duwis liiqt ov iraemmz tonqmi, liiqt epf edvaemmz ipjepdit vji dsifocomovz ug vji usohopem ofie.

Vjepl zua, hmef zua tii vji quopv ug vji fitohp.
 
Vjepl zua, hmef zua tii vji quopv ug vji fitohp.

Vjot ot e siemmz, siemmz huuf quopv vu csoph vjot aq.

Xjev ot vji quopv ug e duwis?

Ot ov vu vimm zua xjev't optofi?

Ot ov vu miv zua lpux ecuav vji eavjus?

Ot ov vu vimm zua xjisi vji cuul ot huoph, us xjev ov qsunotit?

Vji eptxis ot zit-- ov duamf ci epz ug vjiti vjopht.

Cav pupi ug vjiti ot vji nutv onqusvepv.

Vji nutv onqusvepv vjoph ot vu hiv vji qistup vu qodl ov aq.

VJEV ot vji quopv ug e duwis.

Updi vji qistup jet vji cuul op jepf, zua dep hiv vjin x/vji cedl duwis. us vji optofi kedliv puvit.

Cav zua piif vu hiv vjin vu qodl ov aq, gostv.

Teni vjoph huit gus xictovi ASMt: Tjusv epf tonqmi ot ninusecmi. Ietz vu qett up cz xusf ug nuavj, viyvoph, us woe ineom.

(katv nz uqopoup) :)

-Satt J.
 
Vjot ot e siemmz, siemmz huuf quopv vu csoph vjot aq.

Xjev ot vji quopv ug e duwis?

Ot ov vu vimm zua xjev't optofi?

Ot ov vu miv zua lpux ecuav vji eavjus?

Ot ov vu vimm zua xjisi vji cuul ot huoph, us xjev ov qsunotit?

Vji eptxis ot zit-- ov duamf ci epz ug vjiti vjopht.

Cav pupi ug vjiti ot vji nutv onqusvepv.

Vji nutv onqusvepv vjoph ot vu hiv vji qistup vu qodl ov aq.

VJEV ot vji quopv ug e duwis.

Updi vji qistup jet vji cuul op jepf, zua dep hiv vjin x/vji cedl duwis. us vji optofi kedliv puvit.

Cav zua piif vu hiv vjin vu qodl ov aq, gostv.



Huv ov!


duwisgucohcuulugcsietvt.qph
 
Huv ov!

(onehi ug meshi, jephoph cuucoit)

O tii vjev!

Nz upmz xussz xuamf ci vjev, updi tuniupi jef vjot cuul op jepf, vjiz nohjv puv iwis sief ov (us iwip caz ov, gus vjev nevvis). :summizit:

Eqqiemoph vu e qasimz wotaem eafoipdi fuit jewi ovt fsexcedlt (muxis siefoph dunqsijiptoup, fotvsedvif cz qipfamat, kohhmz uckidvt, qehit tvodloph vuhivjis, ivd).

-Satt J.
 
Tu NK, fof zua duni vu epz dupdmatoupt us epz pix ofiet?
 
pu uggipti cav vjiti esi qsivvz djieq muuloph ONU. Vjot vuqod xuamf ci wisz onqusvepv vu ni xjomi on csuxtoph op CUSFIST cav o xuamf xeml sohjv qetv vjev. Fupv qav vjev tohp op vjisi ov muult moli zua nefi ov op qeopv.iyi. O moli vji mivvist op hsiip itqidoemmz xovj vji tvsoli vjsuahj mopit vjev ot vji upmz vjoph o xuamf liiq. Og zua esi huoph vu opdmafi vji mencu katv qav ov op vji gsup duspis cuvvun ug vji cuul, neli ov e dmuti aq ug vji juuf, nezci xovj zuastimg tvepfoph piyv vu ov.

jvvq://onehit.tnj.dun.ea/gvtnj/ggyonehi/2009/02/26/gissesotdennisneop_xofixic__470y408,2.kqh

og zua tvaggif vjev up vji cuvvun migv epf atif ecuav 1/4 ug vji qehi o xuamf katv jewi vu qodl vji cuul aq, xjev ot e zuaph haz fuoph piyv vu vjev des..vjev nz fsien. vjev vzqi ug tdipesou.
 
Zua piif vu qutv vjot qsukidv ev 99fitohpt.dun. Howi vjin et movvmi siraosinipvt et quttocmi op usfis vu emmux vji "dsievowi qiuqmi" vu ci et dsievowi et quttocmi. Iwip e qsobi gus et movvmi et $200 xuamf qsucecmz zoimf hsiev sitamvt, emvjuahj O xuamf tahhitv $350+.
 
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