Guide to Cryptids. Why I Am Qualified to Write It

I have neither any kind of training nor experience in cryptozoology (or zoology, for that matter) and zoology (and biology in general) in high school was my least favorite subject – I still have no idea how I managed to get an ‘A’.

True, when I was about five years old, I was so interested in dinosaurs (and reptiles in general) that seriously wanted to become a paleontologist (even visited museums and talked to their resident scientists).

But at the age of seven or so, I discovered military history (2/3 of 26 fiction and non-fiction books that I wrote so far are on that subject) … and forgot about zoology for over half a century.

Still, I am confident that I am perfectly qualified to write this book. Why? Because any book on cryptozoology (especially the Definitive Guide) is a knowledge management project. More specifically, knowledge mining project.

More specifically, the author of such books must (1) collect all relevant raw data and information – relevant being the key word; (2) extract the necessary knowledge from them; (3) structure this knowledge in the most efficient and digestible way; and (4) present this knowledge to its readers.

Hence, this is the job for the knowledge management professional. Which is exactly my key area of expertise. And knowledge management tools, methods and technologies are applicable to any and every subject matter – and cryptozoology is no exception.

So I am, indeed, perfectly qualified to write this book.