Wishing you a Wonderful New Year

 2012 is now upon us and depending on who you listen to, 2012 will be our last year of existence as we know it.   The Mayan’s whose calendar system has been the most accurate in history simply says that on December 21, 2012 their calendar cycle ends and a new one begins.  I am leaning towards that line of thought.

Each New Years day begins a year full of opportunity and hope and this one is no different.  We are going through many changes and challenges as seen in 2011.  Do your best to keep fear at bay so you can enjoy all the wonders this New Year will offer you, even when it seems to be your darkest hour.  Allow your hope, faith and love to guide you this year through your journey.

While you may not know where your journey is taking you, know that there is a purpose for the journey and know without a doubt you will be a better person for it.

May you and your loved ones all have a Wonderful Life in 2012.

Student Denied Access due to HIV status.

JB Terry-Smith author of I Have a Secret was on Maryland Gay Radio commenting on his book and the disgraceable act of a school to deny a student in due to his HIV+ status.  Listen to the interview here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/marylandgayradio/2011/12/20/maryland-gay-radioguest-justin-b-terry-smith-author or visit his web page at: http://www.creativehousepress.com/Authors/JBTerrySmith/jbterrysmith.htm

Holiday Sale

Howdy and Happy Thanksgiving!

Our Holiday sale has begun with this coupon code "Holiday2011".  By using this code you could save up to 50% on all of our books through Nov. 28, 2011.

Best wishes for you and your family.
Alan

Tell Me a Story - TNBBC's The Next Best Book Blog

Tell Me a Story is a monthly series that features previously unpublished short stories from debut and Indie authors. The request is simple: Stories can be any format, any genre, and any length. And many amazing writers signed up for the challenge.

Todays story comes from the wildly unpredictable mind of Matt Micheli. Matt is the author of Memoirs of a Violent Sleeper, and coins himself as "a transgressive fiction writer out of Austin TX who deals with lead characters that don't quite fit the norm". His analytical, sometimes satirical, and often times blunt views of religion, love, loss, life and beyond are expressed through his storytelling. For him, writing is an escape from the confines of a consistent and ordinary normality. He is currently working on final edits for a new novel titled SMUT.

Click here to read the short story Pennies by Matt Michelli

TNBBC's The Next Best Book Blog - Matt Micheli has been featured on TNBBC's Tell Me a Story for his short story Pennies.

Writers Associations

There are a variety of writers guilds, associations and workshops that are designed to help writers improve upon their skill, learn new marketing strategies or to keep up to date on the latest electronic systems.  All of these can be good in their own way and should be explored either on the internet or in person.  Granted most all of them charge a fee from a few dollars to a few thousand.  Does the cost make a difference?  That all depends on what you are expecting from the group. 

No matter what the cost is, each group has its value and it’s up to you to explore the various groups that relate to your type of writing genre and use it to your best ability.  Remember, there are millions of writers all wanting to write that million dollar best seller, or that one piece of work that wins a Pulitzer prize.  It may come down to a simple fact; they used and worked with an organization that helped them become better at their craft. 

Another way to look at the organizations is simply as, continued education.  A doctor, lawyer or any licensed professional will always do some form of continued education to keep up to date in their field of expertise.  A writers group or conference is the same concept.  Learn more, and become better at what you do.

Cheers,

Alan

Angel Stories Wanted

Have you ever felt an Angel was around you during a time of crises?  What about a Spirit Guide leading you to safety?  If so, we want to hear about it.  Angels of Protection was our first book about Angels and we are expanding the book into a series of books; with each topic discussing a certain aspect: Finance, War, Health, Near Death, etc.

If you have a story you would like to share and have included in our book, email it to us at: Angels@CreativeHousePress.com.  We will review it and let you know if it will be included in one of our books on Angels.

Cheers,

Alan

Texas Assoc. of Authors

CHIP is proud to be a founding member of the Texas Association of Authors.  TAA is a non-profit organization designed to help market and promote Texas Author’s to the general public.  We look forward to working with them closely to help the many great authors who come from Texas.

Cheers,

Alan

Creative Art

Creative House Press is proud to introduce our newest artist, Nancy Griffith and her new book; Unique Art Projects.  Nancy has been an art teacher for over 20+ years; she brings her talent and teaching skills to this wonderful and easy to understand book designed for all ages.

Nancy is also the illustrator for Munk & Me by Gaylen Blade and also the new book Adventures of the Gem Girls; Puppy Palace by Jaclyn DuBose, both of which will be release in 2012.

Unique Art Projects will be available in October in both perfect bind and spiral bound editions.  Amazon Kindle and Mobipocket eBook editions will be available later this week.  eBook editions for iPhone and Android will be available soon.

To learn more about Nancy Griffith and her Unique Art Projects, visit our web site at:

http://www.creativehousepress.com/Artist/NGriffith/NGriffith.htm

Cheers,

Alan

Kid Power

Creative House Kids Press is real pleased to announce the addition to their family of Jaclyn DuBose a young lady who has written her first book; Adventures of the Gem Girls; Puppy Palace.  This wonderful tale of four young girls who are best friends are whisked away to a far off land to help save a country they never heard of.    This book will be illustrated by Nancy Griffith, who has her own book out entitled 25 Unique Art Projects, and who teaches at the Austin Museum of Fine Art.

There is no doubt that Jaclyn will continue to display a wonderful way with words through her imagination and storytelling.  Jaclyn joins Lyrik Courtney as one of our youngest authors.  Both ladies have a bright future ahead of them.

Adventures of the Gem Girls; Puppy Palace will be published in 2012.  Feel free to ‘like’ our face book page at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Gem-Girls-Puppy-Palace/146234805460951?created to keep posted on its progress and special deals during the year.

Cheers,

Alan

Vajramushti

Creative House Press is proud to announce our newest book; Vajramushti - Martial Arts of India.  This historical look into Martial Arts challenges the concept that this exercises started in Asia showing historical facts and giving people a new sense of Martial Arts. 

Vajramushti - is currently available on Amazon-Kindle and MobiPocket.  With the eBook coming to iPhone and Android shortly.  The print version is currently available for pre-sale at: http://www.creativehousepress.com/Books/Sample%20Chapters/scvajramushti.htm where you can read a sample chapter.

Cheers,
Alan

Zero the Hero to the Rescue

Creative House Kids Press is proud to announce that Zero the Hero will be coming to book shelves in 2012.  This heroic young Zero challenges the myths and stereotypes of his world in this wonderful children's tale.

For more information, visit our web page at: http://www.creativehousepress.com/Books/Sample%20Chapters/scZero.htm or our Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Zero-the-Hero/176428149089176?sk=wall

Cheers,
Alan

Sales Gimmicks

There are companies out there known as ‘Self-Publish’ or ‘Ego Publishing’ that will charge you for anything that they do.  They will make it sound like you will win big time by ‘buying’ their product or service.  Here is a recent example of such an offer:

Your book in Wal-Mart!

It happened with little fanfare, but Wal-Mart is now selling Amazon’s Kindle. Anyone can go to Wal-Mart, buy the e-reader, turn it on to activate, and there’s your book!

Once your book is converted to a Kindle e-book, it will be directly available for sale in each Wal-Mart store all over the country, through Amazon’s Kindle. Anyone can buy the Kindle in Wal-Mart, activate it while in Wal-Mart, and find and buy your book right there, on the spot!

Get it done today for a low $59*, and your book will be available through Amazon’s Kindle and Wal-Mart as early as next week.

Don't get left behind now. You can’t beat that Amazon/Wal-Mart combination.

Doesn’t that sound Awesome!  The truth is, any good publishing company has already done that and did it at no cost to you!

At Creative House Press, when a book is ready to go to print, the very first thing we do is get it to the Amazon Kindle store, MobiPockets, Android and iPhone.  We understand the value of eBooks and know that it is one of the fastest growing mechanisms for people to read new books.  We spend the time to set each book up properly for the various systems to ensure that eBook readers enjoy what they read.

Don’t get caught up in the hype of salesmanship when they are charging you for something a publishing house already does.

Cheers,

Alan

Doing What you LOVE to do

Recently I had watched the ‘unauthorized’ biography of JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books.  What I found of interest was the similarities that she showed and that I see on a regular basis with the authors that I work with, and including what I had gone through getting my first book published.

The major key aspect that Rowling shares with other authors is fear.  The fear of rejection by the publisher and those who would read their book can be overwhelming.  That type of fear kept me from finishing my first novel; it took me four years to overcome that obstacle.  There is the fear of being able to do what they love; writing, while being able to pay the bills.  Rowling was receiving government assistance when she finally sat down and finished writing the first book.

Then there was the joy of getting the first book published, receiving the first copy of the book in the mail, and then seeing it on book store shelves.  At each of those moments, a sense of inspiration, and confirmation that it was all worth it floods the mind and heart.

For myself, as a publisher, there is one thing I enjoy the most during this process.  When I hand the first copy of the book to the author and see their face light up with joy, their eyes glistening up from tears.  Tears of happiness and contentment seeing their manuscript, their baby actually in book form.  That is the moment that I love the most, and at that moment I am reminded that everything I go through to get to that moment is also worth it.

For Rowlings and for many, many authors, it is an inner driving force that keeps encouraging them to write.  If you feel that calling, and are willing to work hard at it, then you should write.  Deal with the fear of rejection, and write.  What helped me overcome that fear issue was the realization that if one person got the message I was providing, sharing with the world, then it was worth it.  One person’s life would be changed, and hopefully for the better.  This makes the joy of success even sweeter.  But, if you give in to fear, you will always have that feeling of disappointment, the ‘what if’ thought that will linger in your mind.

If that inner voice keeps telling you to write, to draw, to sing, then do it!  You may not be as rich and famous as Rowling, but you will be happy and full of inner peace doing what you love to do.

Cheers,

Alan

Writing What You Know

It’s been said many times, that if you write from something you know, the book will be great then if you try to write what you don’t know.  A perfect example of this is seen when police detectives write about crime, when lawyers write about defending someone, chief’s write cook books, etc.  That’s the same from personal tragedy. 

Writing can also be one of the most therapeutic ways to heal one self.  By writing your experience down, you unleash many feelings, some of which you may be suppressing due to fear.  But when those feelings come up and are released and dealt with, you can then see things in a much clearer way.  You may even begin to see a different point of view.  All of this may allow for some healing.

My first story that I wrote was a short story entitled $200 Alan.  I wrote from the heart about something that was happening to me.  It was published and that in turn started my writing career.  Each time I wrote something that was from the heart, from my experience, it became published.  It did not matter if it was an article, a letter to the publisher, a book, etc.  I was writing from what I knew and experienced.  This is not to say that everything you write will be published for others to read, but it may be that simple act of unleashing your thoughts and feelings that end up healing you and those around you.

So when life has gotten you down, and you feel there is no one listening or you just need to get the demons out, write.  The first thing you write may inspire you to write more, or just give you a sense of peace.

Cheers,

Alan

Zero the Hero

Creative House Kids Press is proud to announce the addition of Zero the Hero to our list of children's stories.  This wonderful tale of Zero was written by Robert Bakalish and Marysue.  Marysue wrote When Bad Gossip Goes Good and co-author The Purple Power Cats Ventures which were both published by CHIP Kids.  This is the first book for Robert.

Zero the Hero is schedule to be released Spring 2012.

Please feel free to visit our web site at any time for updates on new books and currently released best sellers; www.CreativeHousePress.com

Cheers,
Alan

Texas Assoc. of Authors

At Creative House Press we are always looking for ways to help promote our Authors and Artist.  We are therefore, excited to be a part of a new non-profit organization; Texas Association of Authors who's main objective is to promote authors from Texas.

While this may seem limited, in reality by getting people to know about our Texas authors, we will be driving traffic to our web site, thus helping out ALL of our authors and their works.

Texas Association of Authors is in the growing stages and should be fully operational by the Texas Book Festival in October 2011.  Please feel free to check out their web site at: http://texasassocofauthors.intuitwebsites.com.

Cheers,
Alan

Welcome Danny K. Mann

Creative House Press would like to welcome Danny K. Mann to our family of authors.  Danny’s book  Un Cuate Como Tú, first appeared in Spanish in Mexico is now being translated into English for the rest of the world to enjoy.

Someone Like You is a spiritual journey of a man as he deals with life threating depression and the loss of family.  This book does for men what A Quest…Beyond the Visible does for women.

Someone Like You is scheduled for a Spring 2012 release. 

Cheers,

Alan

Setting Us Apart from Competition

When looking for a publishing company to work with, find out what sets them apart from the pack.  What do they offer you to help you grow as an artist?

Creative House Press is proud to be Author/Artist owned.  By that, we give each of our authors and artist that work with us a part of our company through private stock.  I choose to do this not only to show my support for many of them working with us and having confidence in us especially during these hard economic times, but at all times.

In addition, I choose to do this to make Creative House Press a TEAM effort.  What one does to promote themselves and Creative House, they then help promote each other.  By doing this, this helps the company as a whole grow stronger and more profitable.  Thus, this gives them and their work greater chances to grow and become stronger in sales and exposure.  Everyone WINS!

This is a major difference when working with Creative House Press and when you add in the personal one on one working relationship, this gives each person a chance to be empowered and to become their best in their related field.

Cheers,
Alan

Texas Association of Authors

Creative House Press is proud to announce that it is one of the founding members of the Texas Association of Authors.  TAA's primary objective is to promote Texas Authors to the general public through a variety of events and programs.  TAA is currently working on an event to coincide with the Texas Book Festival in 2011. 

I will be posting more information on TAA as things move forward in their development and reaching their objectives.

Cheers,
Alan

Author Recognition

I would like to congratulate a few of our Authors for their achievements this past week.

Jonathan Amaret for winning his second award for  Rominus, given by the Hollywood Book Festival.

You can read a sample chapter from Rominus at: http://www.creativehousepress.com/Books/Sample%20Chapters/scrominus.htm

Dennis Mantranga for his first radio interview on WSVA for his new book American Me?, which can be heard on his web page: http://www.creativehousepress.com/Books/Sample%20Chapters/scamericanme.htm

Sven Paardekooper for his article in Positive Lite Magazine which can be read on our web site at:

http://www.creativehousepress.com/news/positive%20lite.htm  Sven wrote Sorry, Not Dead Yet! you can read a sample chapter on the web site.

Inspiration

Howdy and Happy 4^th of July to you all.

What a great time to get inspired in writing a story of some sort.  It’s a Holiday weekend, a fun family event, summer is here, etc. 

At any given time something may happen, be said or your mind thinks of something that can turn into a great story idea.  That is why you should always have a pen and paper handy.  There have been many times that I have thought of a great story idea and then scream because I don’t have anything handy to write it down with. 

When you do write down your idea, let it flow, you may find yourself writing the entire book all at once, or just the concept.  Whatever you write down is good; you’re writing!

Many times once you have written down your idea, it may slip away and not be worked on for awhile.  That can be good or bad depending on what it is about, and wither you have learned something of value that pertains to the story idea since then.

You do, however, have to keep one thing in mind; God/Universe gives out ideas all the time to thousands if not millions of people at the same time.  The one who acts upon it, is the one who usually gets God’s/Universes’ abundance.  Those who sit around thinking about it, and not acting loose out.  So don’t sit on the idea too long.  This applies to all ideas and concepts!

Have a great Holiday and I hope you write some great ideas down.

Cheers,

Alan

Hey Big Oil, Are You Listening?

A video was launched on YouTube challenging Big Oil to lower their prices over the summer months. This is a movement to get Big Oil and other companies to help the economy by giving up some of their outragous profits by giving back to their consumer base. You can see the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6F6r9gtHEs

Self Publishing Pit Falls

Many companies have realized that people’s egos always want to be satisfied and publishing a book is no different.  However, the main item they do not offer a person is the marketing of the book, for example:  Amazon offers a service for publishing books through Print on Demand (POD) and through their Kindle eBook system.  Granted, they are the biggest retail store on the net for books, but that means absolutely nothing if people don’t know your book even exists.  That’s where the marketing abilities of a publishing house come into play.  They know where to send someone’s book to get exposure, which then turns into sales because people know the book exists.  Don’t get me wrong, it doesn’t mean a million dollar seller, but it does give you a better chance at having sales.

This is one of the critical aspects of working with a publishing house, and why in due time, self publishing companies will ultimately kill themselves.  People will always believe that their book is the greatest on the market and should be bought by everyone, and it is that reason that companies will always provide them with an opportunity to pay for that book to be published.  The down side is that when that person is left with a bad feeling and rejection because their book didn’t sale millions, they will not write another book again.  It’s that second or third book, or even the 100^th that may be the million dollar seller, but it will be lost as it never got a chance to be written thanks to the greedy aspect of self publishers.

Do yourself a favor; go through the trials and tribulations of sending your book out to the hundreds of publishing houses that do exist.  This will help you to grow as a writer and in time, you will find one that will help you refine your skills and help you reach your dream of being a Great writer.

The Death of Book Festivals

The Internet has created a wonderful influx of new books, ranging from great must reads to some that should never see the day of light.  So with all this material that is now available, one begins to see the end of book festivals in their normal state.  Each book festival clamors for entries into their event of those who sale thousands of books, usually that means big publishing firms that have the marketing budget to convince people to buy their book.  Sadly, as we are seeing these days, not all of them are worth buying.

Gone are the days when someone who is unknown could enter a book festival, win an award, or even be invited to attend the event because of the quality of what they wrote.  If the publishing company does not have a marketing budget set up to help lure people to a festival, then they are not invited to participate.

The need for book festivals to make a profit from year to year has increased especially since the hard copy of a printed book is becoming less and less.  Add in the fact that authors can now do video lectures and even some book signings, people no longer have a desire to attend a book festival as they once did.

This decrease in participation and need to turn a profit has in effect created the death of book festivals.  A new way of helping get the word out about a new and talented author must now take on a new shape and focus.  What that will be is still to be seen.  YouTube, Tweeter or some other form of web communication will come into play which will then finally put the last nail in the coffin for book festivals.  Unless book festivals can keep up with the new technology, by being creative and most importantly by being a valuable source for readers and authors combined, and not about the almighty dollar.

Will that actually happen?  We will have to watch and see.

Until then,

Alan

Realtiy Show for Authors

There are a ton of reality shows in the airwaves, enough to make you sick, so why would I consider adding one more.  Simple; Authors help shape the world.

My team has been working on creating a reality show for non-published authors who are willing to have their work critiqued by the masses, and to allow the masses to say yes or no to having their work published.

While we are still in the planning stages, we would like to get the word out about the concept and have authors tell us what they think the show should be like.  How can we give the world enough drama while keeping it real, honest and with a positive message?  Feel free to send your suggestions to: FFTBooks@live.com.

Cheers,
Alan

Road Rage Issues

We are always looking out for books that help society grow in a positive way.  Recently I was introduced to a new blog "Road Rage Issues" written by a bus driver in Austin, TX.  He is working on his first book about being a public city bus driver and the various adventures that can and do happen on his bus.

The blog site is as he puts it:

This is an attempt to make productive use of the rage we all feel while driving. I hope to use this space as a way to write things I am feeling and to spread the word about road rage issues. We all experience them in different degrees, so I want to help myself and others deal with them. I am writing a series of books to deal with my own "road rage issues" and want to share some of that with you all. I hope you will join me on this adventure and we shall see where it goes.

We ALL experience more road rage then we should these days and that is simply due to our fears about how the world is; not safe, not enough income, the bleak future that too many of us see for ourselves, and so much more...  I hope you will use the blog to let out some of your frustrations with road rage in a healthy manor.

Cheers,

Alan

Groupon - No Thanks!

Customer Service is a major factor for us at CHIP.  We do as much as we can to make sure the customer gets what they ordered and have a great experience.  Sadly at times that may not happen and we do what we can to fix it.  I expect the same from other companies that I work with.

Groupon however, does not seem to feel that customer service is necessary for them.  It's bad enough that they are ripping businesses off by charging such a high fee for their service.  But when you contact them, their attitude is really poor.

In recent communications with them, they couldn’t even get one of my staff members name right, not even once.  Then to top it off they served us attitude in their email. 

Look, the economy sucks right now and every business needs to go the extra mile to get and retain customers.  If you are not willing to go that extra step, then you don’t need to be in business.  It’s really very simple and clear.  Groupon lost our business because of this.  Look for us soon on Living Social and Facebook.

Cheers,
Alan

Ways to Publish

There are two basic ways to get your book published and I will highlight each of them below:

1 – Traditional publishing.  This is where you send out a few chapters of your manuscript, along with a cover letter and a synopsis of the book to a publishing house.  You wait anywhere from 3 months to 6 months for an answer, and about 99% of the time, it will be a No Thank You response. 

2 – Self Publishing.  This is when you hire a firm to publish your book.  Rates can range from $100 up to thousands of dollars.  It all comes down to how much bells and whistles you want with your book and how much you can afford.  By doing this, you are automatically placed as a lower class of book.  “If you could not get a publishing contract somewhere, then chances are pretty good your book is not up to par,” is what book stores and the industry feels about self publishing.  Add into the mix that too many ‘ego’ publishers simply want to make money from the fees as they know that your books chances of selling are extremely small.  Even book stores will only take your book on consignment as they know that the chances of making money on your book are extremely small.

So what do you do?  It really comes down to this one simple question; Are you willing to give up everything to get your book published?  If you are willing to work day and night, risk alienating your family and friends, lose money up front, and willing to spend more money down the road, than keep at it.  Keep sending out those letters to a traditional house until every single company has received a letter from you. 

The only reason to go to self publishing is your ego!  You are a number to them, and all they want to do is make money off of your ego.  So even though the initial amount of money sounds fair, they will come back to you time and time again asking for you to upgrade for this service and that.  It’s not worth it.

There is an alternative.  When most people think of publishing houses, they think of New York City and all the big houses there.  What about the small publishing house?  There are thousands of them available around the country.  There are pros and cons to them as well, but they can work with an author one on one, where the big houses will not.  Plus, authors who have shown talent in a small house get noticed by the big houses who then come along and buy their contracts, or give them new ones.

With a small house, they may not be able to spend the thousands of dollars on marketing, but they know where to use their money in the best way.  They can suggest a lot of ‘out of the box’ thinking to help market the book and the author.  In many cases, a small house will be willing to work with the author by sharing the cost of a marketing plan, in exchange for a higher royalty payment, or other forms of payment.  It’s that one on one working relationship that makes a world of difference to the new author.  They learn from the experience on many levels, which helps them grow as a writer as well.

When working with a small publisher, your book sales may not be as high as you had dreamed of, but is it really about the money, or the craft?  If you are about the money, then don’t waste their time, stay with a big publishing house.  If it is about the craft, then a small publisher is the ideal place to go.  Build on the craft and one day, the money will flow freely to you.

Hope this helped.

Cheers,
Alan

Congratulations to:

Congratulations to Jonathan Amaret for receiving an “Honorable Mention” in the New York 2011 Book Festival for his new book, Rominus.  And this book was turned down by the Texas Book Festival...go figure...lol

Congratulations also goes out to JB Terry-Smith for receiving a Community Achievement award in Washington, D.C.  His book, I Have a Secret is doing very well in the DC area.

Creative House Press is proud to help support our Authors in their endeavors both personally and publicly through donations and other programs.

Cheers,
Alan

Children's Books

Children love a good story, especially when it is read to them by their parents.  At Creative House Kids Press we really try to bring fun and educational stories to life.  We work with a variety of Authors and Artist to create a wonderful tale.

This year we have brought Christmas/Holiday stories to life with Snow Globe Memories.  Halloween comes to life with When Bad Gossip Goes Good. Plus fun books like Cents of Humor; Penny Jokes and The Purple Power Cats Ventures, The Purple Bull and the Dr. Jim series of books.

Our educational books include My Favorite Book and The Family with Many Colors. 

We help bring family stories to life with Panda Bear Meets his Family, Po & Me, Special Comforter and Tipped Over Grandma.

We even have stories about self love with It's Tough Growing Up and The Boy Who Hated Being Black.   Plus much more in our great selection.

Most all books are available not only in Paperback, but also on Apple's iPhone and iPad.

We hope you enjoy reading some new classics.

Cheers,
Alan

Summer Reading

Howdy;

The first of summers holidays are now upon us.  Are you looking for a good summer read?  If so, check out our web site at: CreativeHousePress.com as we celebrate our 5th year anniversary.  All books, current and future publications (release 2011) are on sale for 25% Off the retail price, plus a flat $6.00 shipping for each order to any city in the U.S.A.

Cheers,
Alan

God's Army to Purge Homosexuality

A Private Investigator and a Bodyguard are asked to go undercover to infiltrate a terrorist group.
Nothing out of the ordinary here, except that the Private Investigator is Gay and the Bodyguard is a lesbian and the terrorists sole purpose is to eradicate homosexuals in the United States.

Can the pair stop the madman who leads the group before they kill hundreds of thousands of people?

This exciting thriller based on an actual event is currently being featured on Good Reads.  Here is a link to the book and your chance to win a free autographed copy:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11399510-god-s-army-to-purge-homosexuality

Contest ends May 31st, 2011.

Cheers,
Alan

American Me?

At Creative House Press, we want to help people and the world grow in a positive manor.  At times to do that, something needs to be written, said or created that pushes peoples buttons, not in a way to cause harm, but to create a dialogue.  Therefore, we are proud to introduce to you a new book coming out later this fall entitled; American Me?.  Here is a snippet from Dennis's blog:

"The book that took me a lifetime of experience to create, and over three years to write............  I told the publisher I felt I could write this book perpetually and forever, with the fodder and lip service constantly coming out of America's Politicians, Big Biz, and Big Wigs. I had to stop somewhere so it is now in process of publication and will be available soon. More to come!"

To read a sample chapter of the book, please visit our web site at: http://www.creativehousepress.com/Books/Sample%20Chapters/scamericanme.htm

Cheers,
Alan

Spiritual Books

One of the key items to our company's growth is offering a variety of books.  As part of that variety, Spiritual Growth and Empowerment is one of our main concerns.  We want to offer books that help individuals grow personally and in a positive manner.  This comes through our children’s books, and of course our Spiritual books.

A Quest…Beyond the Visible by Binduu Chopra is a wonderful tale of a ladies growth in her spiritual consciousness.  While Sorry, Not Dead Yet! by Sven Paardekooper is full of short essays from one man’s perspective as he deals with coming to terms of his HIV status and his drug addiction.

Spirit Never Dies is a fictional work that involves spiritual growth as is Extinguishing the Light.  Two books that go beyond the fictional thriller aspect, give the readers a spiritual perspective that they may not have concerned before.

Our spiritual outreach does not stop there; through art, photography and meaning full children’s stories, we offer our readers a wide variety to read and grow from.  Being an active participant of the world’s growth is what makes Creative House Press one of the fastest growing traditional publishers in America. 

Cheers,
Alan

Pretty Books

The following pertains to fiction books.

It is interesting how much people look at a cover of a book before picking it up to read the synopsis or the reviews.  We as humans are so hooked on the visual aspect of things, and it shows with book covers.  What about the guts of the book?  Does it matter how ‘pretty’ it is on the inside?

Some of my authors feel that it absolutely does, so they want to go to the extra expense of having pictures or drawings for each chapter.  But to a reader, does that matter?  They have already picked it up, read the back cover, and maybe even a couple of pages inside the book before buying it.  Thus, the words have made a difference to them, not how pretty the chapter headings are, or the pictures inside the book.

For an average fiction book, pictures are not the essence of the story and can actually take away from the story.  The reader wants the words to paint the picture, to give them food for thought.  A good author can and will accomplish that, not the pictures inside the book.

Cheers,

Alan

Rominus

Creative House Press has a new novel coming out in October entitled Rominus by Jonathan Amaret.  Here is the synopsis for the book:

For over 11,000 years they have secretly ruled the earth through an ancient society known as the Rominus Empire, bringing death and order to an already decadent world.  Yet within this kingdom, is an ancient prophecy that foretells of an imminent civil war between clans fated to spark the end of the human race and of the king destined to stop it.  There are those clandestine few who believe in the coming of this new ruler and have conspired to find him only in vain, but now after centuries of searching and waiting, it is he who seeks them, not for peace or power, but for revenge.

To read a sample chapter from the book, go to this web site or click on it: http://www.creativehousepress.com/Books/Sample%20Chapters/scrominus.htm

Let us know what you think of it here on our blog.

Cheers,
Alan

New Blog

Howdy! My name is Alan and I am the CEO of Creative House International Press, Inc.  We are a traditional publishing company, with working relationships in the Movie, Game and Music industry.

My blog will have many things, of course telling you about our newest books, but also insights in to getting published, what the industry is like from my perspective and so much more.

At times, I am also going to give my two cents worth on current issues relating to this country and around the world.

I hope you will come back often to see what I wrote and to give me your feedback as well.  There is nothing like a good healthy discussion.

Cheers,
Alan