I just got published! I have a story in the Guideposts’ book Praying from the Heart.
Guideposts is by far the biggest publisher that I have gotten to print something I have written. So even though it is only one story in one book of a series of books, I feel pretty good about it. After all, it is the first book of the series.
In case anyone is interested in the process I went through in getting published in this book, I will describe it below.
After reading about the opportunity to submit a story to a Guideposts’ book series on the Christian Writer’s Marketplace blog (http://stuartmarket.blogspot.com/), I made a submission in June of 2009.
In July I receive some questions about which rights I was offering to the story.
On July 9, I received a letter saying “Congratulations! Your Incredible Prayers Submission has made it through the first couple of screenings for this Guideposts series.” This sounded good, but I have been at this level with publishers many times before. The editor did ask me to sign a permission letter (or contract) at this time.
The book was supposed to be out in October, but it didn’t. I did get an update from the editor saying it would take a little longer than expected.
On November 9, 2009, I received two boxes in the mail. Two books with my story included.
This is the first book-club like series. Here is the marketing information from the Guidepost website. https://m1.buysub.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=16903&storeId=15401&productId=737423&langId=-1
Praying from the Heart, a Guideposts exclusive shows you how you can deepen your connection with God through electrifying true-life stories of prayers being answered.
Featuring:
• More than 35 true-life stories of prayers answered
• Prayer-based quotes from Scriptures
• Index organized by need to help guide you
Praying from the Heart is the first volume in a new series of inspiring true-life stories exclusively from Guideposts. Other books in this series - Extraordinary Answers to Prayer, focus on the needs and difficulties we all face in our lives. Every four to six weeks you will receive another book, each with a risk-free 30-day trial. You may return any book you do not wish to keep after 30 days, and you can cancel your participation in the series at any time.
There is also a product preview. https://m1.buysub.com/webapp/wcs/stores/content/Guideposts/images/FlashfileTemplate.html?flashfile=book_preview_PrayingHeart_v1.swf
Guideposts is by far the biggest publisher that I have gotten to print something I have written. So even though it is only one story in one book of a series of books, I feel pretty good about it. After all, it is the first book of the series.
In case anyone is interested in the process I went through in getting published in this book, I will describe it below.
After reading about the opportunity to submit a story to a Guideposts’ book series on the Christian Writer’s Marketplace blog (http://stuartmarket.blogspot.com/), I made a submission in June of 2009.
In July I receive some questions about which rights I was offering to the story.
On July 9, I received a letter saying “Congratulations! Your Incredible Prayers Submission has made it through the first couple of screenings for this Guideposts series.” This sounded good, but I have been at this level with publishers many times before. The editor did ask me to sign a permission letter (or contract) at this time.
The book was supposed to be out in October, but it didn’t. I did get an update from the editor saying it would take a little longer than expected.
On November 9, 2009, I received two boxes in the mail. Two books with my story included.
This is the first book-club like series. Here is the marketing information from the Guidepost website. https://m1.buysub.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=16903&storeId=15401&productId=737423&langId=-1
Praying from the Heart, a Guideposts exclusive shows you how you can deepen your connection with God through electrifying true-life stories of prayers being answered.
Featuring:
• More than 35 true-life stories of prayers answered
• Prayer-based quotes from Scriptures
• Index organized by need to help guide you
Praying from the Heart is the first volume in a new series of inspiring true-life stories exclusively from Guideposts. Other books in this series - Extraordinary Answers to Prayer, focus on the needs and difficulties we all face in our lives. Every four to six weeks you will receive another book, each with a risk-free 30-day trial. You may return any book you do not wish to keep after 30 days, and you can cancel your participation in the series at any time.
There is also a product preview. https://m1.buysub.com/webapp/wcs/stores/content/Guideposts/images/FlashfileTemplate.html?flashfile=book_preview_PrayingHeart_v1.swf
