A good time was had at the Fiesta, and there are pictures to post later, once I have them off of my phone. Many new people were met, and it was good to talk to everyone about our various books, authors, and cover artists. Flyers about the dragon anthology were also passed out (I'm still accepting submissions) as well as about the audiobook narrator opening.
Also, the main site's information will need updating to include information on Bonnie Brown (editor Faith's daughter) who is one of the artists I will be going to when cover art is needed and our first choice artist has too much on her plate. Samantha Buckley will also be needing her bio included (our other new artist) as she will be both a cover artist as well, and also doing her manga through us. Sara Foster is also joining the group, as an independent photographer that will be contacted when a project requires her services.
Our title catalogs are also needing updating, as several titles have been released SINCE the site redesign, and this information will be provided to our very generous webhost once I have had the opportunity to get it all typed and proofed.
Do not forget to look for us on Facebook, and twitter!
Selkies' Skins
Current book in series Temple and Skinquest. Enjoy Castle and Well from Amazon, B&N and Smashwords while waiting for that and the prequel's audiobook "Pearls of Sea and Stone: Book of Seals".
Sunday, July 29, 2012
At the McCloud Fiesta
Teresa Garcia (or Teresa Amehana Garcia / Amehana Arashi) is a rural Northern California mountain woman. Art supplies are at premium in a house of artists. She has health, intermittent mobility, and nerve pain issues which she pushes through as well as possible, in order to complete her tasks. With a busy autistic son she does not always have enough time for her own projects, and her work projects often eclipse her own personal projects.
Teresa writes mainly fantasy. Her works include poetry, short stories, and novels. She also paints, narrates on ACX, illustrates, fiddles about with ASMR readings, Reiki Master, Priestess, and is open for commission. She writes challenges for the online browser based role play of Dragon Hearts (which don’t always get coded) and administrates for Dreaming Twilight in SL. She volunteers time as curator for on-line libraries overseeing live and pre-recorded programs. She also is one of the administrators for the Nisa/Dreaming Twilight role play group and helps develop the lore for their program. In addition she is the owner/operator of THG StarDragon Publishing and a co-owner of Dragon Hearts RPG.
Friday, July 27, 2012
McCloud Logger's Fiesta is starting Today
Ok, so here's what's going down at the Park, according to what's posted on the MCCRC Facebook Page. Time to head off to do preparations stuff. Look for me (Teresa Garcia), Samantha Buckley with her art, and Elizabeth Buckley with her poetry. Those interested might even luck out and I might do some reading from one of my titles that I'll have there, or from Selkies' Skins, which I will be bringing with me to work on future episodes during downtime.
Farg, didn't get the bookmarks made...
McCloud 65th Annual Lumberjack Fiesta
Schedule of Events
(Some times are subject to change)
Friday July 27th
Vendor Booths Open 6:00pm
Little Miss Fiesta/Little Logger Contest 6:00pm
McClouds own Michael Jackson Impersonator ( Jadan )
Following with a dance contest
age groups-- walking to 4yrs, 5- 8, 9-12 and 13- 16yrs
Papa Anderson Memorial Softball Tournament Begins 6:00pm
Music : WildWoman sounds, Geeia will be digitally
mastering the tunes 8:00pm-Midnight
Saturday July 28th
American Legion Chuela Post #92 Pancake Breakfast
(at the American Legion) 7:00am-11:00am
Vendor Booths Open 8:00am
Papa Anderson Memorial Softball Tournament 8:00am
Parade on Main Street 11:00am
Trophies Immediately Following at Hoo-Hoo Park
Harold Benedict Memorial Horseshoe Tournament (singles) 1:00pm
Junior Axe Throw Sign-Ups 12:00pm
Competition Begins at 1:00pm
Music : WildWoman sounds, Geeia will be digitally
mastering the tunes 8:00pm-Midnight
Sunday July 29th
American Legion Chuela Post #92 Pancake breakfast
(at the American Legion) 7:00am-11:00am
Vendor Booths Open 8:00am
Papa Anderson Memorial Softball Tournament 8:00am
Harold Benedict Memorial Horseshoe Tournament (doubles) 11:00am
Adult Amateur logging show sign-ups 11:00am
Competition Begins at 12:00pm
Powder Puff/Men's/Business Person's/Professional axe throwing,
double and single buck, jack and jill and jill and jill. choker setting.
Watermelon eating contest 1:00 pm
Possible Melodrama ????
Kids activities, Giant waterslides, watermelon eating contest all kids are invited to participate in kids events.
Adults are invited to sign-up to participate in the Horseshoe Tournament, Adult logging show
VOLUNTEERS are most needed at 4-6 pm for clean up on Sunday 29th. We are so tired and want to go home also.
Farg, didn't get the bookmarks made...
McCloud 65th Annual Lumberjack Fiesta
Schedule of Events
(Some times are subject to change)
Friday July 27th
Vendor Booths Open 6:00pm
Little Miss Fiesta/Little Logger Contest 6:00pm
McClouds own Michael Jackson Impersonator ( Jadan )
Following with a dance contest
age groups-- walking to 4yrs, 5- 8, 9-12 and 13- 16yrs
Papa Anderson Memorial Softball Tournament Begins 6:00pm
Music : WildWoman sounds, Geeia will be digitally
mastering the tunes 8:00pm-Midnight
Saturday July 28th
American Legion Chuela Post #92 Pancake Breakfast
(at the American Legion) 7:00am-11:00am
Vendor Booths Open 8:00am
Papa Anderson Memorial Softball Tournament 8:00am
Parade on Main Street 11:00am
Trophies Immediately Following at Hoo-Hoo Park
Harold Benedict Memorial Horseshoe Tournament (singles) 1:00pm
Junior Axe Throw Sign-Ups 12:00pm
Competition Begins at 1:00pm
Music : WildWoman sounds, Geeia will be digitally
mastering the tunes 8:00pm-Midnight
Sunday July 29th
American Legion Chuela Post #92 Pancake breakfast
(at the American Legion) 7:00am-11:00am
Vendor Booths Open 8:00am
Papa Anderson Memorial Softball Tournament 8:00am
Harold Benedict Memorial Horseshoe Tournament (doubles) 11:00am
Adult Amateur logging show sign-ups 11:00am
Competition Begins at 12:00pm
Powder Puff/Men's/Business Person's/Professional axe throwing,
double and single buck, jack and jill and jill and jill. choker setting.
Watermelon eating contest 1:00 pm
Possible Melodrama ????
Kids activities, Giant waterslides, watermelon eating contest all kids are invited to participate in kids events.
Adults are invited to sign-up to participate in the Horseshoe Tournament, Adult logging show
VOLUNTEERS are most needed at 4-6 pm for clean up on Sunday 29th. We are so tired and want to go home also.
Teresa Garcia (or Teresa Amehana Garcia / Amehana Arashi) is a rural Northern California mountain woman. Art supplies are at premium in a house of artists. She has health, intermittent mobility, and nerve pain issues which she pushes through as well as possible, in order to complete her tasks. With a busy autistic son she does not always have enough time for her own projects, and her work projects often eclipse her own personal projects.
Teresa writes mainly fantasy. Her works include poetry, short stories, and novels. She also paints, narrates on ACX, illustrates, fiddles about with ASMR readings, Reiki Master, Priestess, and is open for commission. She writes challenges for the online browser based role play of Dragon Hearts (which don’t always get coded) and administrates for Dreaming Twilight in SL. She volunteers time as curator for on-line libraries overseeing live and pre-recorded programs. She also is one of the administrators for the Nisa/Dreaming Twilight role play group and helps develop the lore for their program. In addition she is the owner/operator of THG StarDragon Publishing and a co-owner of Dragon Hearts RPG.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Selkies' Skins and an Audiobook Narrator opening
The webserial "Selkies' Skins" by Teresa Garcia is up to chapter 12. You can read that either on the dedicated website for her serial stories, or at Dreamwidth or LiveJournal.
I am also looking for a narrator for Dragon Shaman: Taming the Blowing Wind. Later, I would like to have Dragon Shaman: The Smoky Mirror also converted to audiobook format, as well as the other titles that will be available in the Dragon Shaman series.
Those that are interested in auditioning should stop in at the ACX listing. All auditions will be listened to promptly.
I am also looking for a narrator for Dragon Shaman: Taming the Blowing Wind. Later, I would like to have Dragon Shaman: The Smoky Mirror also converted to audiobook format, as well as the other titles that will be available in the Dragon Shaman series.
Those that are interested in auditioning should stop in at the ACX listing. All auditions will be listened to promptly.
Teresa Garcia (or Teresa Amehana Garcia / Amehana Arashi) is a rural Northern California mountain woman. Art supplies are at premium in a house of artists. She has health, intermittent mobility, and nerve pain issues which she pushes through as well as possible, in order to complete her tasks. With a busy autistic son she does not always have enough time for her own projects, and her work projects often eclipse her own personal projects.
Teresa writes mainly fantasy. Her works include poetry, short stories, and novels. She also paints, narrates on ACX, illustrates, fiddles about with ASMR readings, Reiki Master, Priestess, and is open for commission. She writes challenges for the online browser based role play of Dragon Hearts (which don’t always get coded) and administrates for Dreaming Twilight in SL. She volunteers time as curator for on-line libraries overseeing live and pre-recorded programs. She also is one of the administrators for the Nisa/Dreaming Twilight role play group and helps develop the lore for their program. In addition she is the owner/operator of THG StarDragon Publishing and a co-owner of Dragon Hearts RPG.
Friday, July 13, 2012
Question and a Promotional Interlude (or dreaded commercial)
Question is at the bottom.
There are now a total of three stand alone children's short stories in "The Adventures of Lightning the Cat" that I am distributing through Smashwords. Two of them are free, while one is normally a $.99 download. Starting now and until July 31, if you use code SSWIN you will be able to get "Lightning's Job" free, as part of the Smashwords summer sale.
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/181520
Q: But T, you've published through Lulu for so long with THG StarDragon Publishing? Why are you starting to put ebooks over on Smashwords?
A: Smashwords makes more formats available than just .pdf or .epub, and different ereaders need different file types. Since I can still get the ebooks into the main publishing channels with this e-printer, and the coupon process is so easy for when I want to do promotion prices, it makes sense.
Q: So... what happens with the ebooks you've go up at Lulu?
A: They will stay there. But revisions I will do at Smashwords, and that way if someone is particularly attached the old version will still be available, since Lulu's ebooks don't keep an old version available if I redo a book there. And for the ebooks already extant, I will get those transferred over and set so that the currently unavailable formats become available.
Q: So... what about print books?
A: You'll still find the print books at Lulu. All my print versions I'll use Lulu as my printer/distributor.
Q: Any plans for audiobooks?
A: Yeah, I've been thinking about it. I've had several people interested in audio version since they do so much driving and want to read my books, but only have the time to be read to. I have to do more research though and figure out how I'd fund it (taking volunteers on readers).
Q: Posting the next segment of Selkies' Skins?
A: Sunday sometime.
Question for the readers:
Do you want the segments short like I have been doing, long, one chapter at a time no matter how long, or does it matter?
There are now a total of three stand alone children's short stories in "The Adventures of Lightning the Cat" that I am distributing through Smashwords. Two of them are free, while one is normally a $.99 download. Starting now and until July 31, if you use code SSWIN you will be able to get "Lightning's Job" free, as part of the Smashwords summer sale.
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/181520
Q: But T, you've published through Lulu for so long with THG StarDragon Publishing? Why are you starting to put ebooks over on Smashwords?
A: Smashwords makes more formats available than just .pdf or .epub, and different ereaders need different file types. Since I can still get the ebooks into the main publishing channels with this e-printer, and the coupon process is so easy for when I want to do promotion prices, it makes sense.
Q: So... what happens with the ebooks you've go up at Lulu?
A: They will stay there. But revisions I will do at Smashwords, and that way if someone is particularly attached the old version will still be available, since Lulu's ebooks don't keep an old version available if I redo a book there. And for the ebooks already extant, I will get those transferred over and set so that the currently unavailable formats become available.
Q: So... what about print books?
A: You'll still find the print books at Lulu. All my print versions I'll use Lulu as my printer/distributor.
Q: Any plans for audiobooks?
A: Yeah, I've been thinking about it. I've had several people interested in audio version since they do so much driving and want to read my books, but only have the time to be read to. I have to do more research though and figure out how I'd fund it (taking volunteers on readers).
Q: Posting the next segment of Selkies' Skins?
A: Sunday sometime.
Question for the readers:
Do you want the segments short like I have been doing, long, one chapter at a time no matter how long, or does it matter?
Teresa Garcia (or Teresa Amehana Garcia / Amehana Arashi) is a rural Northern California mountain woman. Art supplies are at premium in a house of artists. She has health, intermittent mobility, and nerve pain issues which she pushes through as well as possible, in order to complete her tasks. With a busy autistic son she does not always have enough time for her own projects, and her work projects often eclipse her own personal projects.
Teresa writes mainly fantasy. Her works include poetry, short stories, and novels. She also paints, narrates on ACX, illustrates, fiddles about with ASMR readings, Reiki Master, Priestess, and is open for commission. She writes challenges for the online browser based role play of Dragon Hearts (which don’t always get coded) and administrates for Dreaming Twilight in SL. She volunteers time as curator for on-line libraries overseeing live and pre-recorded programs. She also is one of the administrators for the Nisa/Dreaming Twilight role play group and helps develop the lore for their program. In addition she is the owner/operator of THG StarDragon Publishing and a co-owner of Dragon Hearts RPG.
Friday, June 15, 2012
Books to be on sale at Lumberjack Fiesta
My Niece (Sam Buckley) is having a table at Fiesta. Those in the McCloud CA area will be able to find some of my books, her artwork, and some copies of her sister's (Elizabeth Buckley) poetry book at the Fiesta on July 27. I do believe the plan is a table for all three days, 27 though 29. Whether or not I will be there personally depends on factors such as children behaving (mostly youngest child) and whether or not I am traveling for family matters that week.
Curious about the events lineup? Check out the McCloud Community Recreation Council/Lumberjack Fiesta page on Facebook.
As to progress on the next installments of "Selkies' Skins," I am still working on the next chapter. My apologies to anyone that has been waiting. On the upside, I am still within my hoped for minimum posting schedule on it. The next chapter is going back to Etain's experiences.
Original posting is found at rainstardragon.dreamwidth.org.
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Copy/paste if links break.
Teresa Garcia (or Teresa Amehana Garcia / Amehana Arashi) is a rural Northern California mountain woman. Art supplies are at premium in a house of artists. She has health, intermittent mobility, and nerve pain issues which she pushes through as well as possible, in order to complete her tasks. With a busy autistic son she does not always have enough time for her own projects, and her work projects often eclipse her own personal projects.
Teresa writes mainly fantasy. Her works include poetry, short stories, and novels. She also paints, narrates on ACX, illustrates, fiddles about with ASMR readings, Reiki Master, Priestess, and is open for commission. She writes challenges for the online browser based role play of Dragon Hearts (which don’t always get coded) and administrates for Dreaming Twilight in SL. She volunteers time as curator for on-line libraries overseeing live and pre-recorded programs. She also is one of the administrators for the Nisa/Dreaming Twilight role play group and helps develop the lore for their program. In addition she is the owner/operator of THG StarDragon Publishing and a co-owner of Dragon Hearts RPG.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
THG StarDragon Publishing Website update complete
It bears mentioning that Victoria Davis, Rowan Wookey, and Matt Land
have finished with the revamp for the publishing website, updating the
content and given the site a better face, as well as adding a shopping
cart for those that would like to order books from my site and have the
option of getting signed copies of most of the available titles.
THG StarDragon Publishing
Thank you all.
THG StarDragon Publishing
Thank you all.
Teresa Garcia (or Teresa Amehana Garcia / Amehana Arashi) is a rural Northern California mountain woman. Art supplies are at premium in a house of artists. She has health, intermittent mobility, and nerve pain issues which she pushes through as well as possible, in order to complete her tasks. With a busy autistic son she does not always have enough time for her own projects, and her work projects often eclipse her own personal projects.
Teresa writes mainly fantasy. Her works include poetry, short stories, and novels. She also paints, narrates on ACX, illustrates, fiddles about with ASMR readings, Reiki Master, Priestess, and is open for commission. She writes challenges for the online browser based role play of Dragon Hearts (which don’t always get coded) and administrates for Dreaming Twilight in SL. She volunteers time as curator for on-line libraries overseeing live and pre-recorded programs. She also is one of the administrators for the Nisa/Dreaming Twilight role play group and helps develop the lore for their program. In addition she is the owner/operator of THG StarDragon Publishing and a co-owner of Dragon Hearts RPG.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
"The Dragons' Beads: A Treasury" current guidlines (open to all ages)
THG StarDragon Publishing is gathering submissions from authors and poets of all ages (including children) for “The Dragons' Beads: A Treasury”. We are suspending the former page limit, as it was proving difficult for some to feel comfortable constraining themselves. Please make submissions on standard sized (8.5 by 10 in) or A4 paper, or at a similar size in .doc, or .odt, format if submitting digitally. Digital submission is preferred to minimize retyping. CD media format is also accepted.
When submitting, please include your age so that submissions can be filed in the correct project.
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, we are hoping to select 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.
This will be THG StarDragon Publishing's first anthology by (hopefully) young readers for young readers. Given the age level intended, ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE APPROPRIATE FOR GENERAL AUDIENCES. 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, do not submit fanfiction to this anthology.
Please send submissions by July 31st, 2013.
To submit
Please mail paper or CD media submissions to:
THG StarDragon Publishing
Attn: Teresa Garcia
PO Box 249
McCloud, Ca 96057
USA
Or email as a .doc, or .odt attachment to:
ladyrainstardragon @ hotmail.com
(please remove spaces, those were added to cut down somewhat on spam mail)
subject line: Submission for The Dragons' Beads
Please note, original copies or disks will not be returned, so please keep a copy for yourself. Deadline for submissions is currently suspended, so this is open until we have enough submissions to go to production. By sending a submission you affirm that you have parental permission to participate (in the case of young authors). Those selected for inclusion will receive a free ebook copy of the book and will be eligible for a discount on the print book when ordering through email. Should the anthology sell well enough, each participant will also receive a small cash prize, so please include a mailing address to be kept on file.
Feel free to circulate this announcement freely to any and all that may have interest.
Website: http://www.thgstardragon.com
Blog: http://thgstardragonpublishing.blogspot.com/
Currently Available titles: http://stores.lulu.com/rainstardragon
We are also interested in other submissions. Please feel free to email, just be sure to include a subject line "manuscript submission query" to prevent your submission from being overlooked or filed as spam by the email filter.
Teresa Garcia (or Teresa Amehana Garcia / Amehana Arashi) is a rural Northern California mountain woman. Art supplies are at premium in a house of artists. She has health, intermittent mobility, and nerve pain issues which she pushes through as well as possible, in order to complete her tasks. With a busy autistic son she does not always have enough time for her own projects, and her work projects often eclipse her own personal projects.
Teresa writes mainly fantasy. Her works include poetry, short stories, and novels. She also paints, narrates on ACX, illustrates, fiddles about with ASMR readings, Reiki Master, Priestess, and is open for commission. She writes challenges for the online browser based role play of Dragon Hearts (which don’t always get coded) and administrates for Dreaming Twilight in SL. She volunteers time as curator for on-line libraries overseeing live and pre-recorded programs. She also is one of the administrators for the Nisa/Dreaming Twilight role play group and helps develop the lore for their program. In addition she is the owner/operator of THG StarDragon Publishing and a co-owner of Dragon Hearts RPG.
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