Thanks everyone for your encouraging words.
@ Schnautzer: yes, crowd sourcing or funding is a good way to raise money for start-ups, medical expenses, burial expenses and similar, but usually not for books. Besides, the most critical issue to me is the time factor rather than the cost.
@ ClinA-78: thanks for the information!
@ Adriano: that was a very nice post, Adriano. I really hope you are able to finish your manuscripts and get them published. Regarding advances and royalties, Doug and I never made a penny from our 4 books. By the time the photos, graphics, set-up and printing costs are covered, there is nothing left for the author. The only book subjects that seem to yield a profit these days are sex and scandal!
L.
