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Scott F. Guinn Inner circle "Great Scott!" aka "Palms of Putty" & "Poof Daddy G" 6586 Posts |
You could start with AM/PM, published by the Cafe's own Tom Cutts. There is a link on the main index page, or you could PM or email Tom.
"Love God, laugh more, spend more time with the ones you love, play with children, do good to those in need, and eat more ice cream. There is more to life than magic tricks." - Scott F. Guinn
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p.b.jones Inner circle Milford Haven. Pembrokeshire wales U.K. 2642 Posts |
One word of warning here, send each routine/article to one mag only. They do not like it when you contribute the same article to several mags.
Phillip |
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Peter Marucci Inner circle 5389 Posts |
Publishing an article in print or on the Internet will not ensure any sort of "place in magic history."
There are far, far too many new and wannabe magicians (I hesitate to say "performers") out there who only judge someone else by the number of videos he or she has done. I quote one such, referring to a major "name" of the past: "Well, he can't be very good; he hasn't got any videos out." Artificial intelligence is extremely hard to create; but natural stupidity is everywhere! |
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Mark Ennis Inner circle Raleigh, NC 1031 Posts |
There is an Italian proverb that translates to state: "there is no greater thief than a bad book".
When I first got into magic, I bought every single book or set of lecture notes I could afford and went to every lecture I could. After my first year of doing this (and having the good fortune of actually getting to know some professional magicians), I quickly realized that there are alot of guys out there lecturing that have no real experience (other than working for other magicians). It is evident in their books and lecture notes based on the routines they publish - untested material. I got a real eye opener at a lecture when the lecturer was performing after the show for a very unimpressed lay audience (of about 2 or 3 people). There was no magic in their magic. Since then, I started to try and seek out items that I believed would benefit me more towards my quest of what I wanted from magic. A reason I think that someone with say 3 years of experience (in front of the mirror??) publishing a book or lecturing is a source of irritation is because you may feel you were robbed of your time when you could have spent it more wisely (or with someone that could steer you in the right direction - one you were hoping to find). I did see the debate with Danny Hustle and the other magicians on another forum and I thought it was a bit odd that the defense of the book in question seemed more on how pretty it was rather than how practical it was. By the way Danny, I thought you did a great job defending your position.
ME
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Gary Veteran user Market Harborough, UK 367 Posts |
There will always be an audience for quality material for the simple reason there is so little of it around. When something is worth investing in, the word gets out.
Unfortunately there are those who see magic as a way to make a quick buck and will shamelessly churn out questionable or below standard material. It's not a business noted for strict quality control, but I think it has improved over the years. Either that or I am more discerning in my purchases. Sites like this also help to separate the wheat from the chaff however, I still get burned every now and then - especially on books, but it's frequently the dealers ad that sucked me in and deep down I probably knew it would end badly!
"I can see clearly now, the brain has gone"
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Peter Marucci Inner circle 5389 Posts |
And, unfortunately, there will always be an even bigger audience for the crap!
The vast majority of those in magic are hobbyists -- and there's nothing wrong with that! Where the problem arises is with the fact that, of that majority, the largest percentage has absolutely no respect for the art form of magic. They buy any plastic puzzle that comes from the other side of the world, do it once or twice for family and friends (without practicing, of course) and then toss it in the magic junk drawer until the next club auction. That's when somebody gets it for about a tenth the original price, works on it for a couple of months, and ends up with a brilliant piece of magicial art. And a legend is born! Suddenly, everybody wants that piece of plastic crap. Unfortunately, very few even think about the guy who turned it into a miracle! And even fewer are willing to put the same kind of effort into anything. |
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M. Perk Loyal user Hilton Head Island 292 Posts |
There will always be those who love or hate something. When a movie seriouly bombs you will always see in the paper a review that says "A sure fire hit" and underneath it, from the Boise Times or some lesser known town paper or TV new station, There used to be a time where only a few reviewers were trusted to review everything. Then the big guys were losing money. They decided to see what John Doe thinks of it in Nebraska. The same thing is happening with our business. I've been burned on a handful of tricks and books in the past that said greatest work ever written, yada, yada...
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Matt Graves Special user Huntsville, Alabama (USA) 504 Posts |
I'm just curious - who was the major name who got dissed for not having a video?
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Missing_Link Elite user 442 Posts |
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On 2002-10-08 07:21, Peter Marucci wrote: Woah! Great minds obviously think alike (see my sig.)! A wee note on publishing books. There are plenty of great performers (in magic and circus arts) who have developed plenty of original and exciting effects/ techniques/ routines. But, in some cases, they should not be allowed to put pen to paper and write a book as, to be honest, they can't write! How many of the books in your library have you had some difficulty with because the language use is poor, grammar confused etc? Sure, you can't keep a good effect down and a book will be popular on the strength of an effect rather than the writing, but I wish more would be authors realised that a good magician does not a good author make. ML |
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Paul Inner circle A good lecturer at your service! 4409 Posts |
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but I wish more would be authors realised that a good magician does not a good author make. This is true, but a bad magician can be a great writer but produce a book of little true value... Of the two, I know which I would prefer... Paul. |
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