THG StarDragon Publishing

The Ihmaeeran Chronicles

2011-12-22T20:26:00.000-08:00

Originally, we were hoping to have a new book, The Ihmaeeran Chronicles by Marantha Jenelle ready for public release in January. However, both Faith and I have had our hands very full, and so editing has been going slower than we would like. As of yet, the author still is working on her piece anyway, but the goal is to have it ready by her birthday, as things stand currently. More news on that as it comes.

Dragon Shaman: Book One Taming the Blowing Wind

2011-10-13T21:53:00.000-07:00

The first book of the Dragon Shaman series is now available at Barnes & Noble in Epub format.

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dragon-shaman-teresa-louis-huddleston-garcia/1008192652?ean=9781257437429&itm=1&usri=9781257437429

ISBN: 9781257437429

Also look for it in the iStore!

Dragons' Beads Book Cover

2011-07-08T10:55:00.000-07:00

We're still here, and still accepting submissions for the young adults dragon anthology. If you are a writer under the age of 19, drop an email to ladyrainstardragon at hotmail dot com (spelled out to avoid spam, so please write it as normal).

Our cover artist has been working hard to complete the cover for this project. If you're on DA, here is a link
The Dragons' Beads if you want to add it to your faves.

Mend This Heart - Official Release

2010-09-20T11:23:00.000-07:00

We are very pleased to release this book officially to the public, as it is a very special month for our author, Steven Disney. We are also honored to have assisted in the completion of this milestone, and wish it to be remembered that he has truly done something with his life.

Way to go Steven! Happy Birth Month, good sir.

Mend This Heart: The First Year
By: Steven Disney
ISBN: 978-0-9788028-4-4
Page Count: 132
A heart once whole, passes through the forest of life, battered by the joys and sorrows therein. THG StarDragon Publishing is pleased to assist Steven Disney in displaying that whether heterosexual or homosexual, all hearts are the same, and all people desire love.
Price: $12

Order directly through the above link from our chosen print facility, or via email (ladyrainstardragon[at]hotmail.com, subject: book order) to be invoiced. You may also take the ISBN with you to your favorite bricks and mortar bookstore and assist in helping this author becoming more well known by asking your store to do the ordering for you... especially useful if you do not yet have a Lulu customer account.

The Dragons' Beads: A Treasury - update

2010-06-28T20:06:00.000-07:00

The first submission arrived today toward the anthology. I'm looking forward to more coming in, because I very much want this project to move at the hoped for pace.

From behind the screen...

2010-04-21T12:06:00.000-07:00

I still am waiting to receive submissions to "The Dragons' Beads: A Treasury." Today I've submitted the renewal to Bowker for our online ISBN log. I'd gone in to enter the information for this and for Steven Disney's "Mend this Heart" and discovered that more time had passed than I thought.

I will also be drafting updates for our main portal, as that needs some updating very badly. Thanks again to Rowan Wookey and Web Design for All for providing the space and maintenance for that.

The Dragons' Beads: A Treasury - accepting anthology submissions

2010-03-16T13:24:00.001-07:00

Have you always wanted to be an author? Have you ever wondered how to start down that road? Do you have the courage to show others your work?

THG StarDragon Publishing is gathering submissions from young authors and poets (18/19 and under) for “The Dragons' Beads: A Treasury.” Each submission should be no more than 10 pages long for short stories, or two pages for poetry submissions. Please make submissions on standard sized (8.5 by 10 in) or A4 paper, or at a similar size in .doc, .pdf, .odt, or .rtf format if submitting digitally.

Edit: Now open to all ages.

The theme for the anthology is dragons, so let your imagination run wild... Use them as main characters or supporting characters, good, evil, or in between. Lazy or brave, Western, Eastern, extraterrestrial or from the depths of the sea, we want your dragons! Out of all the submissions, 10 short stories and 10 poems will be selected. THG StarDragon Publishing reserves to right to choose more to fill the book depending on the length of the chosen submissions. Those that are selected will receive a free copy of the book for themselves, and a discount off the cover price if they desire to purchase additional books for their family members. This is a small press, so how well the sales go will determine how soon any possible royalties would be paid.

*EDIT* Submissions have been slow to come, so if you are interested and don't think you can contain your idea in the previously set page limit, then send it anyway, and be sure to contact me with a summary so that I can figure it in. *END EDIT*

This will be THG StarDragon Publishing's first anthology by young readers for young readers. Depending on the success, more anthologies may be forthcoming in the future from the press. Editing will be done by Teresa “Amehana” Garcia (author of the ongoing Dragon Shaman series) and Faith Lindgren-Brown (editor for “Dragon Shaman 2” and the forthcoming titles of the series). Cover artist is Victoria “Salaiek Tuarann” Davis, who has also done art for the Dragon Hearts RPG and for “Dragon Shaman 2.”

Please mail submissions to:
THG StarDragon Publishing
Attn: Teresa “Amehana” Garcia
PO Box 249
McCloud, Ca 96057
USA

or email as a .doc, .rtf, .pdf, or .odt attachement to:
ladyrainstardragon (at) hotmail.com
(please insert appropriate sign, which is removed here to help cut down on spam)
subject: “The Dragon's Beads”

Please note, original copies or disks will not be returned, so please keep a copy for yourself. Deadline for submissions will be October 1st 2010 to allow for mail time both within the US and Internationally. By sending a submission you affirm that you have parental permission to participate.

Edit: Submissions will stay open until enough have been received to fill the book.

Feel free to circulate this announcement freely to any and all that may have interest.

Website:
www.thgstardragon.com
Blog:
http://thgstardragonpublishing.blogspot.com/
Currently Available titles:
http://stores.lulu.com/rainstardragon

"Mend This Broken Heart" poetry book update

2010-02-27T18:23:00.000-08:00

No, not on my own poetry.

I just finished reading over Mr Disney's manuscript. I would have been done sooner, except classes sucked up a large portion of my time making it impossible. I have yet to get in contact with Faith again and check her progress, but things are looking good. So after I hear back from the author I will begin with getting things ready, that way once the editor has finished looking over, we'll be ready to rock whether or not she found anything that I missed. So this past week has been EXTREMELY productive!

I am also feeling a lot calmer now that papers are out of the way for now. I might start stressing again soon, but the lull is a very good thing and will hopefully be long enough to allow me to build back up.

Time Flies

2010-02-26T22:39:00.000-08:00

Our editor and I have been having life difficulties as of late. My schooling has eaten a large chunk of my time as of late, though I am anticipating an increase in free time again for at least a couple weeks. I plan to use that free time to finish reading our newest author's manuscript so that we can move further in the publishing process. I also plan to check in with our editor and see if she has had any time to get further on her copy.

We also have a Facebook page.

Life and more

2010-02-18T08:17:00.000-08:00

Things have been busy for us lately. I myself have been mostly swallowed by classwork, as I have been taking university courses for seven weeks now. Our lovely editor has been dealing with her health problems. As of Tuesday she hasn't been able to look over the newest manuscript (Mend This Heart by Steven Disney) we have been working on, though she is very excited about it. So since we are having a nice get together at my home this weekend, if she hasn't gotten to open and read the file by today, perhaps she can have some time to do so here, as she just adores poetry.

I'm going to be setting up an account for her when I bring her over, so that when she gets internet access of her own, she can also be heard from on this blog. When she does, I'm very sure that there will be many interesting things shared here.

Doing my best to make this enterprise work has been teaching me a lot over the years. With very little to start from, it's a tough thing to get the ball rolling. It's been an exercise in perseverance and passion, in not giving up just because "it's hard."

I'm still looking for submissions on the still ongoing Dragon Magic anthology, which is currently still untitled. Anyone that has done magic involving dragons is welcome to submit an essay, whether you are an otherkin identifying as dragon or fully human. Religious background does not matter. There is also currently no deadline, since I've not even had time to work on my own contributions.

Regarding the Dragon Shaman novel series, I have also not had time to do any further work on the third book in the series. I do plan to take the time after this semester is over, or perhaps sooner depending on what the work load for my final class in the semester looks like once it starts.

Alas, if sales were higher I could afford to take more time to write, but I have to make sure to do things that help support my family. Someday, there will be enough activity that this press, this effort born of a love for literature, will hopefully be as respected as other, older, bigger presses and generate as much income for those that collaborate together to make it happen... but today is not that day. Today, we continue to nurture the seed, and do our best to learn from the examples set by other companies. THG StarDragon Publishing has actually come a long way, on looking back, but we will always have further to go.

~Teresa

New Title in Progress: Mend This Heart

2010-02-10T12:33:00.000-08:00

We are pleased to announce that we will be publishing Stephen Disney's first poetry book, entitled "Mend This Heart." We hope to be ready to release it later this year, the release date has not, as of yet, been set.

"Mend This Heart" is a chapbook length collection that will carry you through the highs and lows of life, and is guaranteed to be an eye opener!

New Editor Needs Work - Signal Boost Please

2010-02-10T12:29:00.000-08:00

I just got off the phone with my editor, and I've got some bad news. Her funding she has been living on will run out soon, and she now has to apply and begin the fight for getting SSI (Social Security Income). She can work, if it's brain work, but only if so... physical labor is out of the question.

What she is specifically interested in is proofreading, spell checking, as well as editing, she does it all. I'm VERY happy with how she helped me with "Dragon Shaman 2: The Smoky Mirror." She feels strongest and is most interested in ready fantasy novels, science fiction, and poetry. Romance history is also something she wouldn't mind editing. Basically, anything that you have that needs an editor, she's open to. She's most open to manuscripts 500-800 pages, but again... anything that's out there, she's up for.

She's also willing to edit a book for free if you are happy with her work and another customer comes to her using you as a referral. She has no net presence as of yet (we are working on that), other than myself... and living two towns over and over the mountain (literally) she doesn't come to my place often. She does have a computer though, so she can take files or hardcopies through the mail and get them back to you via that route in the meantime.

You can contact her directly to work out rates at

Faith Lindgern-Brown
380 Siskiyou Way, #36
Weed, Ca 96094

or

1-530-938-3643

Yes, I have permission to share contact info.

Looking into the going rates for freelance editing, she is definitely willing to charge far less than prices I'm finding. She isn't out to empty your wallet... And seeing that some editors would have charged me $1000 to go through my manuscript, I nearly fell off my perch. So I've definitely been lucky to have her.

Please pass the word along to anyone that you know that is looking for editing and proofreading... whether your kid in college, a friend you know working on a book, or anyone else. And if anyone knows of any openings in publishing firms for editing, let me know so I can pass on the info (or you could give her a call). Linkbacks are welcome and encouraged. She really needs the help.

~Teresa

New Release: Dragon Shaman 2

2009-09-30T21:32:00.000-07:00

I'd like to announce that Dragon Shaman, Book 2: The Smoky Mirror is released and available for both personal order and shop stock orders! Place your orders direct to our printer, or email in your order. You will then receive an invoice for the cost of your order and shipping. For this purpose, please be sure to include your shipping address and country so that shipping can be calculated. Orders placed to the publisher by email, in person, or via post to us will not be shipped until payment is received.

Larger orders actually bring you savings, as the price per book goes down slightly with larger runs, and I am able to pass the savings on to you. No order will be turned down though, and Paypal is accepted, as are checks, cashier checks, and money orders. Cash is accepted from locals or if well hidden, but I really discourage sending cash through the mail (but certainly won't turn it down, just be aware it could be stolen in transit).

Overseas orders, please note, you will be responsible for any import duties. Please be ready.

~Teresa Garcia

Mail: Teresa Garcia, PO Box 949, McCloud, CA 96057, USA
Email: ladyrainstardragon @ hotmail.com (remove spaces) Please use Book Orders as subject and specify titles and amounts.

Editor Note:

If your interests lean toward spiritual topics, Native American culture, Asian culture, Pagan History, Geography, time-travel, and adventure with a touch of love story, this book is for you!

The Author's sensitivity to human nature, and especially the spiritual realm, makes her characters seem so real, they come alive in her book.

A tale of Legendary quality. The deeper in the plot you go, the more it feels like this could be history. A story so rich, it's torture to wait for the next one.

A definite can't put it down book. You must get your paws on this one!

Lovingly,
Faith C-M Lindgren

Further News:

Dragon Shaman, Book 3: The Forge and the Well, is currently being written. At this point, it is unknown when it will be finished and ready for release, so be sure to check back for updates.

A non-fiction book on dragon magic, to hopefully contain information from a purely human point of view as well as from the view of dragon-kin, is also currently in production. Essays will be accepted for inclusion. Those interested should use the above email and use the subject "Dragon Magic submission proposal." You will keep copy rights to your work, as we ask for non-exclusive use, meaning that you can go on to submit and publish your essay in other places as well. Compensation will be $10 US to those whose work is accepted for inclusion, plus a percentage of any generated royalties from sales.

A calendar is also expected to be released in time for 2010, please stay tuned for further news.

Still moving along

2009-07-01T22:28:00.000-07:00

Faith is currently looking over the proof copy of the book, and then I will go over it one final time as well. Meanwhile, there is slow progress on book three of the Dragon Shaman series, as lately there is less writing time than there had been several years ago.

Proof Ordered: Dragon Shaman 2

2009-06-16T17:20:00.001-07:00

Dragon Shaman Two has been uploaded to the printing company, and the proof has been ordered for final review. Depending on if everything prints as expected, then the release will come shortly.

Here is the front cover for the project, done by Victoria Davis! I think she caught Ryu in a very good light. Stay tuned for an announcement of when the release date will be, and be ready to look for it on the shelves or order it from your local bookstore.

ISBN 13 is 978-0-9788028-3-7

Final Formatting: Dragon Shaman 2

2009-06-11T16:46:00.000-07:00

Dragon Shaman 2: The Smoky Mirror is in its final stages of formatting. Once this has gone through it's final proofing, this project will be ready for public release! After this, the third book can commence.

Dragon Shaman 2 progress update

2009-05-26T16:56:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I got news from my editor that she has finished reading the rough manuscript for Dragon Shaman 2: The Smoky Mirror. She was very excited and pleased with it. So the project continues, as I must now go through and make the suggested revisions, and then submit it back to her for another check before I can release this to the public.

It's a project that I am very glad to see coming to it's close, as I it will be circulating Faith's editing skills and Victoria's cover art. I am also looking forward to getting started on the next project, and adjusting the deadlines projected for the next books. This is all very much a learning experience for me. I must balance my own writing, my family life, and eventually a day job. I also find a way to make time for eventually including other authors when I find someone with a project that will fit in with my visions for this publishing enterprise. There is also the RPG administration that I do for Rowan Wookie's "Dragon Hearts" Project.

I also greatly look forward to starting on the next book, and I have not yet decided if I will be following Marie O'Drake/MountainChild's adventures, or if I will be focusing on Jewel O'Drake's thread in the tapestry. Marcella O'Drake will also have to have her own spotlight as we work toward the events that will eventually break the family curse and reveal more of the family history... as well as a few twists that I have in store for my characters.

In other news, I (Teresa Garcia) have submitted an essay to Immanion and editor Brandy Williams for their upcoming anthology "Women's Voices in Magic." There are also other side projects that I plan to do which are not going through StarDragon Publishing.

It's Done! Well, Roughly...

2009-04-19T19:30:00.000-07:00

Ok, somebody crank up the dance music, I'll order up the pizza, somebody cover the chips and drinks! Unless BlowingWind breaks Ryu's favorite frying pan on my head, I've finished the rough draft for Dragon Shaman 2: The Smoky Mirror. This means that I can stop stressing about it's lateness and enjoy the fact the rough draft was finished before dad's birthday (even though he's not physically here anymore).

You heard me, we celebrate. Then I go over it, and I'll be having two others going over it as well. I may very well change a few things to make it work better, and work with the descriptions to appeal to the senses more while going through the editing process, and with more eyes the unintentional grammar irregularites and the typos should hopefully all get caught.

There will be a sake offering tonight. I think this is big enough to warrant it. Let there be junk food as well, though separately... Junk food for me... maybe really go out on a limb and have a bowl of icecream... XD

Anyone hears fanatic whoops and screams tonight... that's just me blowing off steam. ;) *whoops and busts out the drum and tie belt to sling that around her hip and go dance*

Woaaaahhhhh... Made myself dizzy there. Food first, then "dance dance party celebrate life in general."

Mood: POSITIVELY ECSTATIC!
Music:>.> .... *SQUEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!*

March 27, 2009

2009-03-27T12:53:00.000-07:00

Tuesday I talked to two of the teachers involved in Crescent Elks Middle School's Language Department. There is excitement involving "Taming the Mountain's Blowing Wind" and the possibility that it might be used in their school. Currently, the teachers are reviewing the book, and will bring it before the school board. In May or September, though we are shooting for May, I will hopefully get to go and speak with the students,hopefully generate interest in my book, and if nothing else then hopefully inspire them to consider careers in writing.

One of the subjects I intend to touch on is writing and it's place in publishing. I am quite excited.

I have also taken several photos during my trip, quite a bit of time was spent out in nature. I don't know about creating a photo book, but I am considering including photos in the next poetry book I will release.

I am also still interested in looking over submissions from other authors in fiction and non-fiction categories. I have received a few inquires since deciding that I wanted to publish not just my own works, but so far they were for formats that would not have been cost effective for them (I sincerely do hope that they were able to find people able to get formats better suited), or in need of revision so that what was being conveyed was understandable.

For inquiries, please email ladyrainstardragon (at) hotmail.com and include "submission inquiry" in the subject line.

Paypal's Security department is great

2009-03-15T20:53:00.000-07:00

Quite pleased with Paypal, I checked the account and found they'd credited back that money that was taken for the unauthorized charge.

Of course, found an email trying to get me to follow a link to go validate my account... So opening a fresh window, and not following the link (pretty sad when the Paypal copyright doesn't give the right spelling) I find all's good in the account.

Go away phishers. I don't write, draw and paint my fingers off to let you have my funds.

Photo Shoot

2009-03-14T11:53:00.000-07:00

Thursday (Mar 12, 2009) I stopped by Burney Falls on my way back to my place with mom. The time alone was very needed, and it's a great place to go to recharge one's batteries. I walked down to the base of the falls, and then took the whole 3+ Falls Loop, taking pictures along the way. I was rather tired, but I'd also been interested in walking up to the headwaters to get photos there as well, so I took the .7 mile trail up to the headwaters pool.

Right now, I'm transferring my photos, and I'm pleased with how many of them turned out as I'd intended (they always look better on the computer than on the camera). I'll be upping the dpi and then uploading some of these to my photo and art gallery.

http://amehanarainstardrago.deviantart.com

I am contemplating using one of the shots from this trip on the cover of the next poetry book.

Kinda small press to get hacked...

2009-03-05T20:41:00.000-08:00

It's very strange to check one's email one day, and then find that while one has been busy, someone over in China has accessed one's Paypal. Betamax still exists? I saw them mentioned on Cowboy Bebop when someone was looking for a Betamax to play an old tape because it wasn't a VHS.

Now that's old... So it was odd to log directly into my Paypal, find it all in Chinese, get it set for US English... and then find a charge paying money to Betamax... in Euros... And then to set about getting things fixed and re-establishing security...

Ayyyyyy... So today, despite being a day I INTENDED to work on my novel manuscript, was spent doing damage control on all fronts (big time on mentally and emotionally).

Come on... CHINESE!!! I don't read Chinese and this computer won't show it because the language packs aren't installed -_- Yes I'm very slowly working on learning bits and pieces of both Chinese and Japanese... But... honestly...

Public Speaking

2009-02-28T16:42:00.000-08:00

So, my aunt has invited me to speak at the school she teaches at, regarding my book. We will be working on scheduling it, sometime Mid March most likely. I will make a post with more news once it is set.

An external submission

2009-02-05T12:21:00.000-08:00

I've recently received communications from an author interested in having me publish a book with him. Currently, I'm looking over the manuscript. This is the first non-fiction submission that I've received, and when I am done looking it over I will discuss more with the author as to what his expectations are.

2009-01-25T14:25:00.000-08:00

I have just finished printing out my current progress on Dragon Shaman 2. I will be seeing my editor, if not today, then sometime soon withing the next few days. We are currently working on chapter 19.

Computers...

2009-01-19T22:19:00.000-08:00

Spent the last couple days trying to figure out why my laptop was running so slow and making it so difficult to access my files or run my accustomed number of tasks. A real writing killer.

This is why it's always so important to have current copies of your files on disk so that you can take them to another computer to work on, not that I would have been able to concentrate on writing. I spent quite a deal of time researching online (and reading a book when so frustrated I needed to just take a break).

Someone very close to me did his best to help me fix my problem (he'd better not be surprised to find himself in the dedication with all the help he's given me for so long). The laptop at least works a bit faster, not what I am used to, as I'm very accustomed to going between tasks quickly, but better than the past couple days. Hopefully I'll be able to get back to my writing and art soon, I have many projects that need completion, not only "The Smoky Mirror."

Moved again

2009-01-13T13:56:00.000-08:00

For now, all ordering of titles will be done through http://www.lulu.com/rainstardragon again, as the site hoster is still having difficulties with the domain name registration of the site that he had designed.

Progress on the current work "Dragon Shaman 2: Smoky Mirror" is still underway, and I am looking forward to releasing the title for sale within the year.

A Fresh Start

2008-07-24T22:16:00.000-07:00

As Rowan was kind enough to design and host an official author and publisher website for my publishing work, it is time to dedicate a blog to my writing that is not on my printer's site. Here I will publish updates as to when volumes are released for sale, tips on writing, and freebies.

I'd like to thank my family for supporting me this far, as I already have one novel and one poetry book published and available, with more on the way. I also want to thank my friends, old and new, that have expressed interest and support, and that have helped out, including those already in the publishing industry and sharing their wisdom with me.

"Dragon Shaman" was first inspired as back story for a character I included in some stories I'd originally started writing with my daughter in mind (these took off in their own direction with their own ideas) with the genesis of my character BlowingWind. BlowingWind is a young lady of mixed heritage that has a lot in store for her as she learns more of what it is to live, how to fix mistakes of the past, and how to blend the worlds of spirit and man without going too far one way or the other. She has a long road ahead of her from her start point in "Taming the Blowing Wind" that I project will span eight books for herself and her family, with a surprise ending at the very end.

"Call of the Kami" was inspired when I began to get back into poetry after a very long time away from it. I was encouraged at the publishing of "Moving On" and "Red Arched Bridge," and both of these poems found their way into this book as well as I retained my copyrights.

Currently, I am in the process of writing the second book in my "Dragon Shaman" series, "The Smoky Mirror."

Please check out the website for THG StarDragon Publishing, and happy reading.