My objective in keeping this blogsite is to help writers in the Ft. Myers, Florida, area. In this endeavor, I have begun to make Power Point presentations at local libraries and book groups on the business of writing and publishing. If you are a person who wants to write and get published, this is a seminar that will provide a means to do just that.
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I have recently written a book called So You Want to Write and Publish a Book, Step-by-Step Guide to Self-Publishing and Realizing Your Dream which will appear in early 2010 through Masterwork Books. This book will be a valuable tool for all writers, presenting every form of publishing and covering the entire process from writing to having a book in hand. See a brief description at the following Masterwork Books website:
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I am a successful author, editor, and publisher of 15 books, including both fiction and non-fiction. I am member of the Florida Writers Association, SW Florida Writers Association, Gulf Coast Writers Association and section leader for the Florida Writers Association in SW Florida. I have published my books by every possible method and am familiar with the ins and outs of dealing with printers, subsidy, POD and traditional publishers. To schedule a presentation for your library, book club, reading or writing group, please write to Henry Hermann at:
HenryH1935@aol.com.
My science fiction novel, Beginnings, has received rave reviews prior to and during the period after its publication. Check out its synopsis at
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http://henryhermannnovelist.blogspot.com/.
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Important Writing Workshop
(It may help you get published)
*I can thank many people for getting me to this point, but I must admit that the best decision I have made to get me where I am is attending the Novelist Workshop presented by Bob Gelinas at Archebooks Publishers (www.archebooks.com/). It was there that I got details on writing, publishing, and marketing that I've never found anywhere else. He now has published a CD that covers the same subjects with the same details.
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Log onto the Archebooks website, and at the top of the screen, hit the box called "Specials." In the drop-down screen, hit "Novelist Workshop," and browse through the topics outline, comments by Mr. Gelinas, and comments by people who have attended it in the past. In my honest and most sincere opinion, I received much more information there than I got by going to numerous writing seminars and conferences. His superior methods of presenting information that are absolutely necessary in getting published is found nowhere else in the publishing industry. For me, attending the workshop was worth its weight in gold.
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See listing of Beginnings and other exciting novels at the Archebooks Publishers website listed above.
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My most recent non-fiction book, Enjoying the Native American-Style Flute, published by Naturegraph Publishers (http://www.naturegraph.com/.), is featured at:
http://henryhermannnonfiction.blogspot.com/.
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My list of publications may be found at http://henryhermannpublications.blogspot.com/.
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Use the following pattern in setting up your report:
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Note: This section is devoted to the main topic. Use 12 pt Times New Roman type. Single space. Do not write continuously without separate paragraphs. If paragraphs are not indented, separate them with a space. Paragraphs should be one or more sentences that pertain to a certain thought.
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Note: You may use photographs or drawings in the paper to emphasize certain points in the text. If you do, write a caption for the pictures so that the reader knows what the picture is about or refer to the picture in the text.
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Note: Cover the topic in an authoritative manner, eliminating the letter "I" wherever possible. Write about the subject, not what you think about it. If you have personal comments, put them in a conclusion at the end of the paper, just before the references.
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Note: Scientific names should be italicized (e.g., Homo), with the generic name of an organism having the first letter capitalized. The second part of the scientific name (e.g., Homo sapiens), the species name (e.g., sapiens), is never capitalized. If you include a subspecies name (e.g., Homo sapiens sapiens), it also should be lower case and italicized.
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Note: If references are books, the title should be in caps, and the publisher and the publisher's location should be listed, as follows:
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Example:
Jones, J. R. 2007. The Tsutsugamushi Mite. Academic Press, New York.
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Note: If references are from the web, give whatever information is available.
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Example:
Hurcules, A. R. 2007. Tsutsugamushi Mite. http://henryhermannpublications.blogspot.com/.
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