Help a Teacher to Publish Her Book!
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Hello friends! This is a "feel good campaign" and most likely will not save anyone's life or help to find a cure for cancer; it may, however, make a difference in the life of someone you know by helping them to stay the course when life gets tricky. The time has come for me to share the realistic fiction novel I wrote thanks in part to a Rotary grant for teachers wishing to pursue a professional ambition. But first- I need your help! Breaking into the publishing world is not easy (or cheap)- two facts I've known for years- but learned first hand in the last 12 months trying to find someone who would publish my own True North. I've decided to self- publish with Author House, a subdivision of Random House, in the hopes of finding a home in the world of books worth reading!
The idea for my novel was born two years ago when Geoff and I put up our own ten remaining embryos up for adoption after we were lucky enough to bring Carver and Greta into the world. On our way home from the Dartmouth Fertility Clinic, we wondered aloud what would become of these 10 life potentials if other families chose to try to bring them into their worlds. So began my novel.
My hope is that with your help in funding I can publish True North, gain a following of readers, a literary agent who would like to represent me in my next book, and fullfill a life long dream of becoming a published writer of young adult realistic fiction novels . A high school English teacher by day, a mom of two toddlers and writer by night, I wrote roughly 51, 000 words about four teenagers finding their way through the challenges of adolescence, who discover they are actually genetic siblings separated as embryos, before they were even born. A tragic illness draws their families together, forcing one father to face a secret he has kept hidden for years. Spanning one academic school year, teenagers and their parents navigate depression, substance abuse, homophobia, sexual orientation, chronic illness, and suicide in search of their individual True North.
To my knowledge, there are not many realistic fiction books out there which deal with these issues around reproductive science; yet since 1978 when the first IVF baby was born, there have been about 5 million babies born this way around the world, including our own two children. I believe there is a significant audience for this novel in both the young adult and adult population.Thank you so much for helping me to share my story with a world beyond my classroom. Please share with anyone who might consider helping out a struggling writer break into the tough world of literary criticism, agents, editors, and sheer awesomeness.
From the bottom of my writer's heart,
Heather
The idea for my novel was born two years ago when Geoff and I put up our own ten remaining embryos up for adoption after we were lucky enough to bring Carver and Greta into the world. On our way home from the Dartmouth Fertility Clinic, we wondered aloud what would become of these 10 life potentials if other families chose to try to bring them into their worlds. So began my novel.
My hope is that with your help in funding I can publish True North, gain a following of readers, a literary agent who would like to represent me in my next book, and fullfill a life long dream of becoming a published writer of young adult realistic fiction novels . A high school English teacher by day, a mom of two toddlers and writer by night, I wrote roughly 51, 000 words about four teenagers finding their way through the challenges of adolescence, who discover they are actually genetic siblings separated as embryos, before they were even born. A tragic illness draws their families together, forcing one father to face a secret he has kept hidden for years. Spanning one academic school year, teenagers and their parents navigate depression, substance abuse, homophobia, sexual orientation, chronic illness, and suicide in search of their individual True North.
To my knowledge, there are not many realistic fiction books out there which deal with these issues around reproductive science; yet since 1978 when the first IVF baby was born, there have been about 5 million babies born this way around the world, including our own two children. I believe there is a significant audience for this novel in both the young adult and adult population.Thank you so much for helping me to share my story with a world beyond my classroom. Please share with anyone who might consider helping out a struggling writer break into the tough world of literary criticism, agents, editors, and sheer awesomeness.
From the bottom of my writer's heart,
Heather
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Heather Ehrman Krill
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North Woodstock, NH