tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post1351856187446919340..comments2023-07-03T03:20:51.469-05:00Comments on Donna's Book Pub: Interview (Part II) with Louella Turner, CEO of High Hill Press -- and A Special GiveawayDonna Volkenannthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-30686423140353963412011-04-25T07:34:07.550-05:002011-04-25T07:34:07.550-05:00Hi Everyone,
Thanks for your overwhelming response...Hi Everyone,<br />Thanks for your overwhelming response to Lou's interview. You guys and gals are the best!<br />DonnaDonna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-47766531502051658612011-04-22T08:50:31.585-05:002011-04-22T08:50:31.585-05:00I know Lou from Saturday Writers. She is a very wa...I know Lou from Saturday Writers. She is a very warm and engaging lady. I love it that she told us not to "let anyone dash our dreams". Thanks to you Donna, for sharing this interview with us.Barb Hodgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12192271482805073197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-80015829730428794222011-04-21T10:24:58.539-05:002011-04-21T10:24:58.539-05:00Lou is such a great advocate of other writers'...Lou is such a great advocate of other writers' work. She is one of the many people who have given me a supportive nudge on the difficult road to publication (still on the road, but hope to get there soon). Thank you!Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05387876958591464124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-69428989657539835462011-04-21T06:35:12.273-05:002011-04-21T06:35:12.273-05:00Thanks for sharing! I love getting a 'behind ...Thanks for sharing! I love getting a 'behind the scenes' peek at how the process works.Vicki Rochohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07381089434014961076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-61881794351679520712011-04-21T02:24:25.528-05:002011-04-21T02:24:25.528-05:00I am also surprised by the variety of genre that H...I am also surprised by the variety of genre that High Hill publishes. It goes against the "law" of branding! Children's books, in particular, are a specialty - like a separate world of publishing. Takes a lot of skills and hard work to be so diverse.Linda Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12440198392313322295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-86967077070922519182011-04-20T23:26:52.764-05:002011-04-20T23:26:52.764-05:00I don't know that I've tried writing "...I don't know that I've tried writing "western" but I loved watching them. Or was it just watching those rugged guys? :-)<br /><br />Interesting interview, and interesting press. I'll have to go check out more details! Thanks, Donna!Cathy C. Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16491874468936336577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-68422376849928326782011-04-20T21:01:04.449-05:002011-04-20T21:01:04.449-05:00Hi, Lou and Donna! Great interview. I am so intere...Hi, Lou and Donna! Great interview. I am so interested in hearing more about Cactus Country, because I love everything to do with the American West--its people, its landscapes, its history! I'll check it out on the High Hill website. Thanks again!Dianna Gravemanhttp://diannagraveman.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-64125918360401022152011-04-20T18:57:52.291-05:002011-04-20T18:57:52.291-05:00Count me in on the book draw. Enjoyed the intervi...Count me in on the book draw. Enjoyed the interview!Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05758737470750841665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-83018915905441484182011-04-20T18:46:56.751-05:002011-04-20T18:46:56.751-05:00Thank-you for the behind the scenes peek at publis...Thank-you for the behind the scenes peek at publishing! Please enter me in the drawing for the book. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00823616282284779390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-19196591513544281712011-04-20T17:54:20.684-05:002011-04-20T17:54:20.684-05:00Lou is a delight to work with, and as Marcia Gaye ...Lou is a delight to work with, and as Marcia Gaye said, she also enjoys the work she does. High Hill Press is a place where dreams come true!Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-13572152667921623662011-04-20T16:11:44.005-05:002011-04-20T16:11:44.005-05:00thanks for the interview and the give a way. I enj...thanks for the interview and the give a way. I enjoyed learning about High Hill Press. Do you publish many picture books? I'm a children's writer and most of my manuscripts are picture books.Janet,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17796999156668844943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-52171556095520057362011-04-20T15:13:26.006-05:002011-04-20T15:13:26.006-05:00Thank goodness for Lou and publishers of small pre...Thank goodness for Lou and publishers of small presses. Writers and poets need places that are willing to consider our odd quirks that the conglomerates dismiss.<br />While at conference, it came up that there is still confusion between "small press" and "self-publishing." Presses like High Hill don't publish just anything. It has to be well-written and marketable. But Lou actually enjoys working with the writers she accepts.<br />Enter me for the drawing please!<br />Marcia GayeMarcia G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05401846609955732958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-27500822314734828132011-04-20T13:38:20.930-05:002011-04-20T13:38:20.930-05:00Lou,
I always love to hear your advice and you are...Lou,<br />I always love to hear your advice and you are very inspiring! Donna, thanks for the interview. I would love to win Jory's book!<br /><br />MargoMargo Dillhttp://margodill.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-72535764775252088222011-04-20T13:20:30.462-05:002011-04-20T13:20:30.462-05:00Hi, everyone. Glad you enjoyed Dusty's book, B...Hi, everyone. Glad you enjoyed Dusty's book, Bookie,:). It's a great how-to for any genre. And yes, you need to try westerns. When I wrote my first one it was really as kind of a joke for Dusty. But I fell in love with the unique way a western tells a story. I kept saying that I figured out why cowboys are so happy. And by all means, try your hand at a short piece and send it to me for our upcoming Cactus Country Anthology. There are some big names already in the book and we're trying to give a leg up to some new western writers too. <br /><br />We're always interested in poetry. We've done one collection of Tanka's by David Lee Kirkland and Jory Sherman's collection will probably be out the end of May. I'd love to consider an anthology of poetry. Send them my way and we'll see what we can do.<br /><br />I think the biggest goal of High Hill Press is to publish good work and to make a few dreams come true.<br /><br />Thanks all...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10913824362085625374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-57365201828049821642011-04-20T12:19:45.752-05:002011-04-20T12:19:45.752-05:00noticed no mention of poetry. does high hill look...noticed no mention of poetry. does high hill look at poetry and if so what are the submission requirements? please enter me in the give-away.jerry-mac johnstonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-62622787096993684732011-04-20T12:06:57.683-05:002011-04-20T12:06:57.683-05:00Donna, thanks for Part II of Lou's interview. ...Donna, thanks for Part II of Lou's interview. Since I know her so well, none of this was news to me, but I find it so interesting that Lovely Lisa (above) learned some things!! That's great!! Oh, and please enter me in the give-away! Thanks, again!BECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-41553438150683346852011-04-20T12:02:47.804-05:002011-04-20T12:02:47.804-05:00Hello Donna and Lou in this busy week. Well, I gue...Hello Donna and Lou in this busy week. Well, I guess they all are busy anymore. I have Dusty's book on writing fiction and thoroughly enjoyed it. I often refer to it in our writer guild meetings. Although I am not a western writer, the anthology of western stories sounds great...maybe I can become a western writer!<br /><br /> I see a you mentioned a book of poems by Jory Sherman and you have done several other types of anthologies. I am wondering, Lou, if you plan on an anthology of poetry in the near future?Bookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12043111213031211794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-19571924424144147682011-04-20T11:36:18.593-05:002011-04-20T11:36:18.593-05:00Just when I think I have the pub business (sorta, ...Just when I think I have the pub business (sorta, kinda, maybe) figured out something pops up to prove I still have no clue. I've heard of small presses, of course, but have always been told they are pretty genre specific. High Hill Press blows that out of the water. Best of all, Ms. Turner sounds like a joy to work with. She is obviously enthusiastic about the work and supportive of her authors. Thanks for introducing her and High Hill Press.Lisa Ricard Clarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05048410207952052295noreply@blogger.com