|
|
|
Author
|
 |
Questions I am Often Asked / FAQ's
Do you choose stories by established authors only?
Do you choose stories by established authors only? No! We will consider accepting stories written by anyone. We judge every story on its own merits, not on the writer’s reputation. What are your submission guidelines? They are simple. 1. They must move us deeply (touch the heart itself). Only 1 in 100 - 500 stories are accepted by us. For unless a given story moves us deeply or takes us somewhere we’ve never been before, it will not be accepted. Take time to really get to know the stories in previously published anthologies before submitting original stories or suggesting stories written by others. May I send you my favorite stories? Yes! That is what keeps us going. Only please be aware that it is rare that I can respond back to a writer right away for publishing deadlines bludgeon us into the ground and mail comes in avalanches. But rest assured that every last one of them is read and appreciated. Each story submitted represents a vote of confidence in that story to us. If at all possible, also include oldest text you have, authorship, rights, and where and when it was first published. When not possible, send it along anyhow to: Joe Wheeler, P.O. Box 1246, Conifer, CO 80433 or via e-mail. Will you inscribe books to/for me? I do it all the time at no additional cost to the buyer. In fact, this is the principal reason people buy from us rather than from someone else. For anyone who truly loves books loves inscribed books even more, for such books become a treasured part of family memories. Every year, I take time to personally inscribe thousands of copies for customers who value such a service. Will your books be released on CD? There are no plans at this time, but I am working on it.
“If you haven’t read in three days, you aren’t worth listening to.” Dr. Wheeler’s answer to that question is a resounding “No,” concerned as he is with the pablumizing of the American mind, graphically illustrated by Ted Koppel’s scathing indictment of the media: “Almost everything said in public today is recorded. Almost nothing said in public is worth remembering.” Sadly Wheeler observes, “In today’s homes, the plasma TV has replaced the library as the focal center of home life. In generations past, families read books aloud to each other; in the process, internalizing values worth living by. In my college Freshman Comp classes, I discovered that many of the students cannot remember the last time they read a book clear through. Multiple studies reveal that those who do not read suffer from a triple whammy: Their public speaking is bordering on incoherent, they are incapable of writing a coherent sentence (much less a coherent paragraph), and plagiarism has reached epidemic proportions because students no longer have original thoughts in their heads – everything stored there is second-hand, for media-viewing by-passes the receivers’ brains.” Hence, Dr. Wheeler’s decision to partner with Focus on the Family and Tyndale House in offering a series of classic books that were once loved to death by generations of families. Books that, with his 50-plus story anthologies, help to provide families with the tools needed to bring back the old time story hour and restore parents to their rightful roles as spiritual and educational leaders in home life today. |
|
E-mail
us with questions or comments about this web site. |