Books have been on my mind more than usual the past few weeks as I sorted, inventoried, put values on, then listed the guild books for auction on eBay.
As I looked at Allison's carefully collected library, I thought about why she would choose the books she did. Some of the books are 'old', some I remember when they were first published. Some I own - or used to. Over the years I've culled my library on several occasions as I ran out of space to keep them. Or needed some cash in a hurry and I had collected some 'rare' or 'desirable' books I knew others would want.
And then I added to the mix by publishing first Magic in the Water, more recently my other three titles.
I follow a number of writers on social media and feel a connection, even though what I write is 'technical' rather than fiction. I still deal with the same doubts and fears as many other writers. Plus I'm not comfortable promoting my stuff. But, since I have self-published all of my books, I'm not just the writer but the advertising department. Not unlike other weaver/writers in the past, from Atwater to Tidball, and so many others.
Will I write more books? Well, I said I never would after doing Magic, and yet...here I am with 4 titles under my belt.
OTOH, I hope to keep learning! And as I learn, I tend to write about that process of acquiring more information, here.
One of the 'books' in the eBay auction is a collection of the writing of S. A. Zielinski, edited by Robert Leclerc. Zielinski published a newsletter and had *opinions*. But he also knew a lot. In a way I guess I'm doing sort of the same thing that people like Zielinski (and others) did, by keeping this journal/blog going, airing my opinions, sharing what I know. And I suppose at some point someone might want to sift through my blog posts and edit them?
Dunno. I mean, I've already sort of done that by writing this blog, then publishing books? What more can be said? Who would want to sift through the thousands of blog posts, anyway? (Closing in on 4000 posts now...)
But mostly I look at all the books and wonder at the amount of knowledge represented in them - and how many more books there are, how broad and deep the craft of weaving is, and how much has been documented, but also...lost...over the years.
Allison's books are too valuable in terms of knowledge to let them disappear. So, I'm hoping that people will at least take a look. Maybe they will find something of interest. Maybe something that their guild could use, if they can't. I've kept the prices on the low end in hopes of re-homing them. And the money will go to my local guild to help keep the doors of the guild room open. A place for local weavers/spinners/knitters, etc., to gather and continue to share and learn.
(And don't forget the two books listed in my ko-fi shop: Weave a V by Kerstin Fröberg and my 'memoir'. These are NOT on sale.)
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