Jan's Houseboat Hideaway
or my 16-year publishing odyssey
So I spent about 10 years writing the book and
six years thinking about my book while my husband and I had
a baby and learned how to parent him together. Over those
years I sent the manuscript to about 100 publishers, with
varying degrees of rejection, from impersonal and mean to
polite and encouraging. Then at last PublishAmerica accepted
my proposal a week after I sent it. I consider them the Habitat
for Humanity for Writers. They will publish your book, make
it look good and give you royalties, and you have to put in
a lot of sweat equity as far as selling and promoting it.
It's not for everyone, but it's worth checking out www.publishamerica.com
Jan's Houseboat Hideaway, a creative
nonfiction book, invites you to experience WWII in Holland
through the eyes of 11-year-old Jan, who is forced to mature
early in order to help his family. Jan's sleepless, pregnant
mother paces the deck of the houseboat and shouts angry curses
into the night. His 14-year-old sister spends her time taking
care of his newborn brother. His 9-year-old sister is his
playmate and confidante, and his father holds the family together
with a shrewdness born out of the memories of deprivation
during the Great War.
Buy
it online at Barnes and Nobles
Read
chapters 7 and 8: The Fall of 1939
Photos
of Jan and his family
What
Happened to the Family After the War?
Fun
fascinating facts about the Dutch, their culture and language
Have a hankering for a stroopwaffle or maarzipan?
Check out these links to other Dutch-related Web sites.
All
Things Dutch
Vanderheide
Publishing Co.
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