Is there such a thing as reverse, reverse, reverse, reverse psychology?

I promise Scrapbook: a story of art is not a trap...

(Exactly what I would say if it were in fact a trap.)

Which it is not.

(Also exactly what I would say if it was...)

Why are you against democracy?

Cannot fathom people who see crowdfunding as begging when it is the only platform which can rightfully be called democratic in our ever-so corrupt world. I like to ask them what would Canada be like today if the Avro Arrow had been given a democratic option of Kickstarter instead of being blackballed by greedy back door polotricks? You know - the kind of hollow political tricks played by those who believe striding atop their high horses and knocking the severed heads of their opponents around the polo pitch to be "Jolly good sport!"

Trust me, the next time there's an election in my neck of the woods you'll find me on Kickstarer, GoFundMe, IndieGogo, RocketHub funding genuine people, stories, ideas and technology - the things that really make a difference.

Someday we'll find it - the Scrapbook connection - the lovers, the dreamers and me...

Help turn the free-to-read online edition of Scrapbook: a story of art into this fine hardbound edition by pre-ordering on Kickstarter today!

Please burn this book!?

Years ago I was wandering up the main street of Gore Bay when I was stopped by one of my IT clients. She told me about how she had been searching illicit torrent websites and discovered a copy of "my book" and then seemed a little surprised when I greeted the news with a grin.

"Aren't you upset?" she asked.

"Not in the least!" I replied, smiling secretly on the inside at my client's naiveté in offering unsolicited information about private matters.

She remained incredulous until I explained my take on the circumstance, "It thrills me to know that one of my creations is considered worth sharing - in today's world this means that the title has real value - I'm always hoping my content is worth sharing/stealing/copying/pirating or whatever the latest euphemism is."

I then carried on about my town chores.

Later that evening I conduct a little clandestine searching of my own and discovered a single torrent of Chain Mail Jewelry. I never mentioned to my client that I had numerous books and was intensely curious about which one had made the grade.

Of course it was Chain Mail Jewelry - admittedly my most popular title to date.

Today we offer Scrapbook: a story of art as a no-strings-attached free-to-read publication along with links to the hardcover Kickstarter, PDF digital download, Amazon Kindle, GooglePlay - for those who would like to have a memento for helping to keep the story going

But if I ever discovered that the Scrapbook PDF was popular enough to be "stolen" or ended up on a pirate site - well quite frankly I would think that was out of site!

So ya baby, go ahead and try to burn my books!

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