The character writing workbooks are nearly complete. Until they are, here is a free sample that includes chapters one to four of Volume I:
Free Sample: Character Worksheets
Unless you have Volume I of Classical Chinese Medical Texts, these samples will probably not make much sense. When the worksheets for all three volumes are done, there will be an option for those who don’t have the books (and for those who do) of using the stroke order index to study in a different order-from easy to difficult characters.
These worksheets will be best used in conjunction with the free page on how to write characters, as the worksheets do not show the direction that each character needs to move. This free page has been started and I expect the first part will be available next week. The whole page will be completed by the end of September.
The worksheets will all be available on October 15. The decision was made to keep these worksheets as simple as possible. There is no doubt that a lot more time could have been spent making all of the writing boxes line up better-in other words, these were not designed to be pretty. I worked closely with a couple people who were using them and the overall feeling was this: keep it simple and cheap. This is what we decided to do, and everyone who took part in the earliest version found them extremely helpful, so we are not going to change much of anything.
Feedback on using the samples is certainly encouraged. Because these will only be available in digital format, we can update things more easily and let everyone who eventually buys them have access to the newest version.
Stay tuned!
Dear Richard
I learned about the existence of Classical Chinese Medical Texts on Skritter http://www.skritter.com. Because they have the vocabulary list for Vol 1, I immediately ordered all three volumes. This is because I thought they would be able to get the vocabular lists for Vol 2 -3. Skritter is an online character writing program which is very good. Many people who study Chinese medicine are attracted to the site. Having the vocabulary lists for all three volumes will be a great way to let people know of the existence of your work and sell many more copies of the books.
You could either contact Skritter directly to provide the lists or you could send them to me and I will pass them to Skritter. I would never have known about your books if it wasn’t for Skritter and now I have bought all 3 volumes and here I am at your website!
I am keen to use your books together with the interactive Skritter program. And you will gain access to many more interested potential buyers.
Thanks very much for your assitance
Best wishes
Sita