Thursday, August 29, 2019
The Ozarks Pen Masters
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Thursday, August 22, 2019
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
SKYHORSE PUBLISHING
The unbelievable stories of the heroic men who sailed under the sea.
In Heroes Beneath the Waves, many brave men who rode submarines to great depths and across the oceans into unknown territory share their experiences, fears, and thoughts. They allow us to travel back in time through their memories. Trained for years to keep silent—for “loose lips sink ships”—many still believe what they know to be classified and refuse to disclose even the minutest of recollections. Others, however, want to leave a legacy of reminiscences for people to learn and live by—to know that freedom is not free.
Some stories will never be told. Held within the secret confines of their souls, these deep sea veterans block them out for self-perseverance. Yet, there are others who will never escape their own minds; they relive their underwater experiences over and over with eyes open or shut.
Heroes Beneath the Waves is about teenage boys who left farms, small towns, and inner cities to defend the United States and democracy worldwide. Signing up for United States Navy submarine duty was an adventure of a lifetime during the early 1940s. Dreams of torpedoing Japanese and German ships and subs consumed their thoughts. Those who returned home as young men were older and wiser. Heroes Beneath the Waves was written to honor these men—gallant heroes—who served and are serving today on submarines.
Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
In Heroes Beneath the Waves, many brave men who rode submarines to great depths and across the oceans into unknown territory share their experiences, fears, and thoughts. They allow us to travel back in time through their memories. Trained for years to keep silent—for “loose lips sink ships”—many still believe what they know to be classified and refuse to disclose even the minutest of recollections. Others, however, want to leave a legacy of reminiscences for people to learn and live by—to know that freedom is not free.
Some stories will never be told. Held within the secret confines of their souls, these deep sea veterans block them out for self-perseverance. Yet, there are others who will never escape their own minds; they relive their underwater experiences over and over with eyes open or shut.
Heroes Beneath the Waves is about teenage boys who left farms, small towns, and inner cities to defend the United States and democracy worldwide. Signing up for United States Navy submarine duty was an adventure of a lifetime during the early 1940s. Dreams of torpedoing Japanese and German ships and subs consumed their thoughts. Those who returned home as young men were older and wiser. Heroes Beneath the Waves was written to honor these men—gallant heroes—who served and are serving today on submarines.
Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Monday, August 12, 2019
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Monday, July 08, 2019
Sunday, June 23, 2019
Friday, June 21, 2019
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Friday, June 14, 2019
Arkansas SCBWI Conference June 21-22
Don't miss out on the opportunity to attend Arkansas SCBWI's Conference, June 21-22. If you haven't signed up, you still can. Register online by June 15!
Conference faculty includes Christa Heschke, literary agent at McIntosh and Otis, Inc.; Courtney Stevenson, assistant editor at HarperCollins Children's Books; and Charlotte Wenger, freelance editor.
Pitch sessions are still available. Also, illustrators who want a portfolio consultation, can schedule a slot on Friday night. All of these are very limited, so if you are considering it, email arkansas@scbwi.org now to reserve your spot.
Find more information on the conference, including links to the faculty bios here: https://arkansas.scbwi.org/events/arkansas-scbwi-conference-2019/
Happy Almost Summer!
Phyllis
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Phyllis Hemann
SCBWI Arkansas Regional Advisor
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arkansas@scbwi.org
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Saturday, June 08, 2019
So Many Beginnings
Since my husband died November 15, 2015 and my book, "Heroes Beneath the Wave," was released November 17, 2015 and moving, I am trying to get back to my roots of writing about writing on this blog.
Bernard Most who wrote, "The Littlest Dinosaurs," visited our beautiful large library (I believe 1989), at Twin Falls, Idaho. I always get so nervous when I meet educated people (I never attended school much.). I was in aw as he spoke about his books and writing for children. Writing for children was always my dream since I was a kid telling stories and drawing for my younger brothers and sisters.
I waited until the last kid and adult was done, when I approached him. I remember him being so kind and thoughtful; listening and answering my questions about my dreams. He showed me his drawings and proofs he worked on to create the book. I'll never forget. http://www.bernardmost.com/aboutbernard.htm
I didn't buy a book as I couldn't afford one. I didn't have a library card for after they built the new library, the cost was too expense if you lived in the country.
Prior to this time I was the president of the Idaho Writers League (Magic Valley Writers Chapter) and had started writing for magazines.
Bernard Most who wrote, "The Littlest Dinosaurs," visited our beautiful large library (I believe 1989), at Twin Falls, Idaho. I always get so nervous when I meet educated people (I never attended school much.). I was in aw as he spoke about his books and writing for children. Writing for children was always my dream since I was a kid telling stories and drawing for my younger brothers and sisters.
I waited until the last kid and adult was done, when I approached him. I remember him being so kind and thoughtful; listening and answering my questions about my dreams. He showed me his drawings and proofs he worked on to create the book. I'll never forget. http://www.bernardmost.com/aboutbernard.htm
I didn't buy a book as I couldn't afford one. I didn't have a library card for after they built the new library, the cost was too expense if you lived in the country.
Prior to this time I was the president of the Idaho Writers League (Magic Valley Writers Chapter) and had started writing for magazines.
Thursday, April 25, 2019
Village Writing School
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Today our Agent Summit is available to view.
Talking with all these agents and editors has totally changed the way I view publishing, especially the whole process of finding an agent and a publisher. I used to think of querying as comparable to cold call selling. Now, I see it more as speed dating. This explains so much. It explains the conflicting advice that agents sometimes give. It explains those frustrating rejections such as "just not right for my list" or "just didn't love it." Haven't we gotten those and thought WHY!! But agents use terms like connection, magic, alchemy. In other words, they can't explain it either. They cannot articulate why, among so many books that really have nothing wrong with them, they choose one among many. Is this depressing? Actually, I think it is good news. It means that some agent's rejection is not the final word. So many rejection letters say just that. "It's a subjective business." "It's not for me, but another agent may feel differently." More than one of the agents I interviewed said they specifically tried not to discourage writers for that reason. Go back to the speed dating or even lunch. You have lunch with someone. There is nothing wrong with him/her. Intelligent, reasonably attractive, does not pick his nose at the table. But, still, no spark. (I remember my grandpa used the term "sparking" for dating. Now I understand.) What do you do? Do you say, "Well, I went out with one or two guys but it didn't work, so I'll never go out again"? Of course you don't. You remain open and you keep putting yourself out there because one guy is not the universe of men. And one agent is not the universe of agents. I know this first hand because I've gotten plenty of rejections in the last five months, but there was one magic one. She wants me to rewrite some parts of my story and send it again because she loves the way I write history. And any agent that uses words like "brilliant choice" and "absolutely stellar" is sparking. There's a real possible connection. Yet, many others I queried couldn't keep up with the time shifts or didn't like the same character that this agent found "stellar." So really, it is a numbers game. Of course, there are plenty of things that you can do, and our agents in the summit discuss those. You wouldn't go to your first lunch date in smelly running clothes with your hair all sweaty. You'd try to curate your image. Learning to curate your image in submitting to agents is critical as well. So there is a lot of discussion about query letters and first pages and pitches in our Summit. You can watch it free through Monday just by registering. Why wouldn't you? Register HERE. Publishing is not a science, but there are things you can do to make the sparks fly. Finding our stories . . . and ourselves. Alison |
Friday, April 05, 2019
Thursday, April 04, 2019
Arkansas SCBWI Conference
The Arkansas SCBWI Conference is June 21-22, 2019 in Central Arkansas.
Conference faculty includes Christa Heschke, literary agent at McIntosh and Otis, Inc.; Courtney Stevenson, assistant editor at HarperCollins Children’s Books; and one publishing professional to be announced.
The conference will offer dinner, genre meetings and pitch sessions on June 21 (North Little Rock Community Center, North Little Rock). Conference sessions, lunch and critiques are on June 22 (Vines Center, Little Rock).
Opportunities are available for writers and artists to receive feedback on their manuscripts and portfolios. Remember that spaces for consultations are limited, so sign up early if you want to secure a spot.
Registration opens today: https://arkansas.scbwi.org/events/arkansas-scbwi-conference-2019/
Monday, April 01, 2019
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Magic Valley Art Council Show
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I am so thankful to be part of this ART & SOUL Show.
I am so thankful to be part of this ART & SOUL Show.
Friday, March 08, 2019
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