I wanted to take a moment and welcome Katie Gooch into the Green Gecko writer's family. Katie is an up an coming author. She sent us a wonderful story about her passion for horses. Please take time to read her stories Made and Imperfections.
And don't forget, we'll be accept submissions to Passion for Horses until March 1st.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Submissions for Passion for Horses still open.
I'm happy to say we have an awesome collection of stories in Passion for Horses. We've got enough to go ahead with publication but I'd really like to have that even number of ten. Submissions will remain open until the first week of March.
Our expected release date is about the end of March or beginning of April.
We've had a lot of fine submissions and have accepted those that have given us emotional resonance. Stories of passion. If you have such a story about horses or horse people, please send it to us!
Our expected release date is about the end of March or beginning of April.
We've had a lot of fine submissions and have accepted those that have given us emotional resonance. Stories of passion. If you have such a story about horses or horse people, please send it to us!
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Authors Anounced
Today we're happy to announce two writers whose work will appear in Passion for Horses.
Janet L. Huntington is both a writer of note and a well respected equestrian. She has agreed to write the forward for us. We're ecstatic to have her on board.
Meg Eden is an accomplished writer who sent us a very short and lovely story about her friend. We're excited to include her work in Passion for Horses.
You can learn more about these authors on our writers page. Be sure to visit their websites and say hello.
As contracts come in, we should be making more announcements along these lines. We need just four stories to complete Passion for Horses but since one of the stories is very short, we'd be open to including an eleventh tale. So send us your stories!
Janet L. Huntington is both a writer of note and a well respected equestrian. She has agreed to write the forward for us. We're ecstatic to have her on board.
Meg Eden is an accomplished writer who sent us a very short and lovely story about her friend. We're excited to include her work in Passion for Horses.
You can learn more about these authors on our writers page. Be sure to visit their websites and say hello.
As contracts come in, we should be making more announcements along these lines. We need just four stories to complete Passion for Horses but since one of the stories is very short, we'd be open to including an eleventh tale. So send us your stories!
Friday, January 27, 2012
Things that come up
Things come up from time to time that we had not considered.
First, if you send photos please be sure they are your photos. The story must be yours too.
Second, we are starting to get a bunch of lovely stories together. Several authors have expressed that they also have fictionalized horse stories. I've talked it over with my partner and we're not sure that there is a market for this, but are open to the idea of doing a collection of horse fiction anyway. We'll post a call when the time comes.
Third, this has made us think hard about the kind of publishing company we want to be and where we want to fit in this industry. We don't really know the answer to that yet. Maybe this is too honest, but it's the truth. We have business plan but we want to remain flexible, to let the company evolve. Having said that, we appreciate the authors taking a chance on us. We apologize for the low pay and are working diligently to rectify that.
First, if you send photos please be sure they are your photos. The story must be yours too.
Second, we are starting to get a bunch of lovely stories together. Several authors have expressed that they also have fictionalized horse stories. I've talked it over with my partner and we're not sure that there is a market for this, but are open to the idea of doing a collection of horse fiction anyway. We'll post a call when the time comes.
Third, this has made us think hard about the kind of publishing company we want to be and where we want to fit in this industry. We don't really know the answer to that yet. Maybe this is too honest, but it's the truth. We have business plan but we want to remain flexible, to let the company evolve. Having said that, we appreciate the authors taking a chance on us. We apologize for the low pay and are working diligently to rectify that.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Call For Submissions Extended
Passion for Horses has come to a grinding halt. We can't move forward without stories. So please, send us your tale.
We're looking for about nine short essays that illuminate the theme, passion for horses.Non-fiction, personal experiences only.
We're not looking for stories about the one time you rode a horse.
Tell us why you love horses. Even if you've never owned a horse or ridden one, tell us why you love them and what has kept you from your dream. You can write about a tribute to a horse you had as a child, a horse that passed away, a horse that taught you a lot about life or an equine professional that had an impact on your passion for horses. You might even simply write a personal essay about your passion for horses. Feel free to use your favorite horse quotes. If your writing about a specific horse, please include a photo of the horse as a jpg attachment. The essays should be between 500 and 1500 words. Since the essays are short, place them in the body of the email.
I'll consider longer pieces if they're exceptional. For longer submissions, attach the files in .rtf, doc, or .docx format. The pay rate is 1/4 cent per word (minimum $5.00)We want essays from horse lovers, not necessarily writers so I'll be more lenient on spelling and grammar as long as the story has an emotional truth. But proofread. I mean this. It's an auto rejection if you can't use punctuation.
We will edit all submissions.
Send submissions to geckopublishing(at)gmail.com. ( This format helps stop the bots from spamming us. Replace at with @ and remember to delete the period after com )
Call for submissions remains open until enough submissions are received.
We're looking for about nine short essays that illuminate the theme, passion for horses.Non-fiction, personal experiences only.
We're not looking for stories about the one time you rode a horse.
Tell us why you love horses. Even if you've never owned a horse or ridden one, tell us why you love them and what has kept you from your dream. You can write about a tribute to a horse you had as a child, a horse that passed away, a horse that taught you a lot about life or an equine professional that had an impact on your passion for horses. You might even simply write a personal essay about your passion for horses. Feel free to use your favorite horse quotes. If your writing about a specific horse, please include a photo of the horse as a jpg attachment. The essays should be between 500 and 1500 words. Since the essays are short, place them in the body of the email.
I'll consider longer pieces if they're exceptional. For longer submissions, attach the files in .rtf, doc, or .docx format. The pay rate is 1/4 cent per word (minimum $5.00)We want essays from horse lovers, not necessarily writers so I'll be more lenient on spelling and grammar as long as the story has an emotional truth. But proofread. I mean this. It's an auto rejection if you can't use punctuation.
We will edit all submissions.
Send submissions to geckopublishing(at)gmail.com. ( This format helps stop the bots from spamming us. Replace at with @ and remember to delete the period after com )
Call for submissions remains open until enough submissions are received.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Call for Submissions
DEADLINE CHANGED
Passion for Horses is rolling along nicely for release in January.
We're looking for about ten short essays that illuminate the theme, passion for horses. The book contains 101 quotes on this theme.
Non-fiction, personal experiences only. You can write about a tribute to a horse you had as a child, a horse that passed away, a horse that taught you a lot about life or an equine professional that had an impact on your passion for horses. You might even simply write a personal essay about your passion for horses. Feel free to use your favorite horse quotes. If your writing about a specific horse, please include a photo of the horse as a jpg attachment.
The essays should be between 500 and 1500 words. Since the essays are short, place them in the body of the email. I'll consider longer pieces if they're exceptional. For longer submissions, attach the files in rtf, doc, or docx format.
The pay rate is 1/4 cent per word (minimum $5.00)We want essays from horse lovers, not necessarily writers so I'll be more lenient on spelling and grammar as long as the story has an emotional truth. But proofread, please. We will edit all submissions.
Send submissions to geckopublishing(at)gmail.com. (Replace at with @ and dot with a period)
Call for submissions remains open until enough submissions are received.
Passion for Horses is rolling along nicely for release in January.
We're looking for about ten short essays that illuminate the theme, passion for horses. The book contains 101 quotes on this theme.
Non-fiction, personal experiences only. You can write about a tribute to a horse you had as a child, a horse that passed away, a horse that taught you a lot about life or an equine professional that had an impact on your passion for horses. You might even simply write a personal essay about your passion for horses. Feel free to use your favorite horse quotes. If your writing about a specific horse, please include a photo of the horse as a jpg attachment.
The essays should be between 500 and 1500 words. Since the essays are short, place them in the body of the email. I'll consider longer pieces if they're exceptional. For longer submissions, attach the files in rtf, doc, or docx format.
The pay rate is 1/4 cent per word (minimum $5.00)We want essays from horse lovers, not necessarily writers so I'll be more lenient on spelling and grammar as long as the story has an emotional truth. But proofread, please. We will edit all submissions.
Send submissions to geckopublishing(at)gmail.com. (Replace at with @ and dot with a period)
Call for submissions remains open until enough submissions are received.
Saturday, December 24, 2011
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