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Have A Story?
(Continued from Page E 9) organize the book from the edit-
process so there were fresh new Up-front costs include the
things to add.” price of using the publisher’s and
Even after she began working editor’s services, in addition to
with the publisher, her “insecuri- purchasing the book’s ISBN
ties and worry that I would say number and the printing itself.
something that
would upset
somebody” near
ly caused her
again to turn
back from the
writing process.
However “I’m
really glad I hung
in there with it,”
she said. In Sep
tember, Anthony
contacted the
publisher, the
same woman
who had pub
lished her short
story.
“1 sent her the
manuscript and
she said, ‘sure,
let’s go for it,”’ said Anthony
The publisher, based in Califor
nia, also coached her in writing
and revision.
“She was also a mentor,” said
Anthony. “She
coached me when I
was emotionally
upset.”
Via e-mail, the
manuscript was shut
tled back and forth
several times between
publisher and writer,
then to a horse editor
in Canada, who also
made changes. “Even
in some of those last
revisions, new things
came to me,” she said.
The book went to
the publisher in Octo
ber 2002 and was at
the printer by April 1,
2003.
Now printed, the
book must be market
ed. “Little by little,
we’re getting things
going,” said Anthony.
Besides sending
press releases to Chris
tian and horse maga
zines, she has con
tacted bookstores
individually and plans
to send review copies
of the book to press re
view offices of large
booksellers. She has
also made fliers to dis
tribute to stores.
Nevertheless, “I
never wrote to make
any money, I only
wrote this book be
cause I had a story to
share because of all
the lessons God taught
me through the
horse,” said Anthony,
who also hopes to help
to comfort people who
are struggling.
Although she has
“always enjoyed writ
ing,” she has never
taken specific courses
or formal education
for it.
“I didn’t even know
how to go about get
ting a book done,” she
said.
“I would encourage
people that if they
have something to
write to write it, be
cause you learn some
thing about yourself
and who you really are
in the process.”
Reorganizing and
restructuring “made
the book totally differ
ent," she said, as she
had learned how'to re-
£ £1 would encour
age people that if
they have some
thing to write to
write it, because
you learn some
thing about your
self and who you
really are in the
process. 9 5
Kathleen Anthony
rience I
wanted someone to coach me
through he process,” she said.
“I’m not worried about how
many books it sells or doesn’t
sell. The people that need to read
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