2020-03-13T15:10:50Ztag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/thread/post/innovation-on-taptag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/1138/40602020-03-13T15:10:50ZSursumCorda<p>Clearly the solution is for this book to become wildly popular, so you can write a 300-page sequel.</p>tag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/1138/40592020-03-13T13:07:26ZEric<p>&quot;without an assurance of volume&quot;, that is</p>tag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/1138/40582020-03-13T13:06:08ZEric<p>Thank you, Linda, for your kind words! On the issue of &quot;people of color&quot;; this was a tough one and involved more than one discussion with editors. To your good point, we probably didn't get it right (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_of_color). The other things I regret: Not introducing women early enough in the story (I've posted both Sarah Hale and Emma Willard to my website, but should have fought harder to get them real estate in the book), and not covering the fields of chemistry/pharma/DNA and AI/robotics. I had the entrepreneurs, interviews, and stories completed, but after about 300 pages (if your last name is not King, Rowling, or McCullough), publishers look at you with a skeptical eye. Just the shipping alone of a 500-page book, with an assurance of volume, can ruin the economics of a title. More than you wanted to know, but THANKS!</p>