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dsheinem wrote:Anyway...

...so I am discovering that writing a book proposal is both exhilarating and terrifying! It is amazing to think about the possibilities of what I want to do, it is daunting to think about actually having to do it all!
make sure the subject hasn't already been well documented:
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noiseredux wrote:
dsheinem wrote:Anyway...

...so I am discovering that writing a book proposal is both exhilarating and terrifying! It is amazing to think about the possibilities of what I want to do, it is daunting to think about actually having to do it all!
make sure the subject hasn't already been well documented:
:lol:

No, the book is game-related :shock:
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^Those fellows have some mighty impressive chaps. I would twirl my handlebar mustache in solute to them if I had one.
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dsheinem wrote: No, the book is game-related :shock:
seriously? Good for you man!
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noiseredux wrote:
dsheinem wrote: No, the book is game-related :shock:
seriously? Good for you man!
Thanks, though let's not get too premature with the congrats...

Spoiler: I have only been a member of the forums so that I can observe you all for a long term ethnographic project. Truth is I am a 59 year old female researcher at the University of Puget Sound, and I despise video gamers and gamers.
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dsheinem wrote: Spoiler: I have only been a member of the forums so that I can observe you all for a long term ethnographic project. Truth is I am a 59 year old female researcher at the University of Puget Sound, and I despise video gamers and gamers.
That would explain your infatuation with Ballz.
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Man, I leave the forums for just 12 or so hours, and look what happens! The last few pages of this thread, that's what. You guys...
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dsheinem wrote: Spoiler: ... Truth is I am a 59 year old female
Wait, you're female?

...are you hot?
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spiritplx wrote:
dsheinem wrote: Spoiler: ... Truth is I am a 59 year old female
Wait, you're female?

...are you hot?
Well, she has a beard, so I guess it depends on what you're in to.
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