Sign the Guestbook!
I'd love to hear what you think of the site, what brought you here, and where you hail from. If there's something you'd like to see on the site that you don't see under "More to Come," or that you're looking forward to more than the rest, let me know. Thanks for stopping by.
Clint Hayes
wrote on July 6, 2023
at
3:24 pm
One more thing, like Christine, you should publish ASAP. No need to be hard copy. An e-book like Kindle would probably gauge the market for you and be much easier to start. With your finished product (and I noted a few spelling typos), a reputable publisher should be interested, I guess.
Beware of the 'self publishing' outfits, though. A known history publishing firm that also does sole e-books might be good. You might even send a copy to John Prados and ask him to recommend or suggest an outfit that starts you off at first electronically.
I constantly see his requests for declassifying material in the presidential libraries. Oh, belay that suggestion, as I see he passed a few months ago. Some other author you respect, perhaps.
Good luck, and be sure to add me to the mailing list. The mail chimp is down and wouldn't take my email address.
Beware of the 'self publishing' outfits, though. A known history publishing firm that also does sole e-books might be good. You might even send a copy to John Prados and ask him to recommend or suggest an outfit that starts you off at first electronically.
I constantly see his requests for declassifying material in the presidential libraries. Oh, belay that suggestion, as I see he passed a few months ago. Some other author you respect, perhaps.
Good luck, and be sure to add me to the mailing list. The mail chimp is down and wouldn't take my email address.
Admin Reply by: Clint
Tim,
You've been added to the mailing list, and it seems you've read my mind. I'm actually planning to create an e-book and audiobook out of at least the story of the crew on the site. I may also include the biographies of Jay Zeamer and Joseph Sarnoski, once Sarnoski's is finished, to be updated with biographies of the rest of the crew once I finish theirs.
I do have plans for a novel, and in fact have already started it, but finishing it will have to wait until I have the crew biographies done. I want to ensure at least that the whole crew's stories are available on my website, since I have direct control over that. I think you're right that I could get interest from a traditional historical fiction publisher, but I'll have to think seriously about it. My dad, Del Hayes, chose to create his own small press and self-publish after his research revealed that all but elite authors end up being responsible for most of their marketing anyway. That was fifteen years ago; based on everything we've learned since, it's even more the case now. (By the way, if you're interested in the Zeamer story and the SWPA air war in general, you'll likely be interested in Dad's book Ad Astra. You can find it here.)
I do have to thank you for alerting me to the typos. It took me quite by surprise considering not only do I always run my material through a spell check before publishing, but also a couple of excellent proofreaders. It makes me wonder if I made some revisions after doing all that and forgot to do the process again. In any case, I fixed what I found. Embarrassing, but much appreciate the heads-up. I'll add you to my list of proofreaders, if you're interested in the position.
Thanks again for the interest and engagement.
You've been added to the mailing list, and it seems you've read my mind. I'm actually planning to create an e-book and audiobook out of at least the story of the crew on the site. I may also include the biographies of Jay Zeamer and Joseph Sarnoski, once Sarnoski's is finished, to be updated with biographies of the rest of the crew once I finish theirs.
I do have plans for a novel, and in fact have already started it, but finishing it will have to wait until I have the crew biographies done. I want to ensure at least that the whole crew's stories are available on my website, since I have direct control over that. I think you're right that I could get interest from a traditional historical fiction publisher, but I'll have to think seriously about it. My dad, Del Hayes, chose to create his own small press and self-publish after his research revealed that all but elite authors end up being responsible for most of their marketing anyway. That was fifteen years ago; based on everything we've learned since, it's even more the case now. (By the way, if you're interested in the Zeamer story and the SWPA air war in general, you'll likely be interested in Dad's book Ad Astra. You can find it here.)
I do have to thank you for alerting me to the typos. It took me quite by surprise considering not only do I always run my material through a spell check before publishing, but also a couple of excellent proofreaders. It makes me wonder if I made some revisions after doing all that and forgot to do the process again. In any case, I fixed what I found. Embarrassing, but much appreciate the heads-up. I'll add you to my list of proofreaders, if you're interested in the position.
Thanks again for the interest and engagement.