Next 4RV results for Preditors & Editors

Standings for Category: Children's Book (6 of the top 10 from 4RV Publishing)



1st Tilly's Tale by Harry (Brian) Porter, illustrated by Mandy Hedrick, 4RV Publishing, http://4rvpublishingllc.com

2nd Would a Kangaraffe Make You Laffe? by Rich Aaron, illustrated by Stephen Macquignon, 4RV Publishing, http://www.4rvpublishingllc.com/index.html

3rd A New Job for Dilly by Rena Jones,illustrated by Lisa Oakman, 4RV Publishing, http://www.4rvpublishingllc.com/index.html

4th Tommy Turtle: Exercise Is Fun by Eric Mathe, illustrated by Rey Marz, 4RV Publishing, http://4rvpublishingllc.com

7th A Puppy, Not a Guppy by Holly Jahangiri,illustrated by Ryan Shaw, 4RV Publishing, http://jahangiri.us/books

9th Bait for Lunch by K.A. Okagaki,illustrated by Ryan Shaw, 4RV Publishing, http://www.4rvpublishingllc.com/index.html


Standings for Category: Young Adult

2nd Just Breeze, Beverly Stowe McClure, 4RV Publishing, http://www.4rvpublishingllc.com

4th The Art of Science, Ransom Noble, 4RV Publishing, http://www.4rvpublishingllc.com/index.html

Congratulations, Beverly, Ransom, Harry, Mandy, Rich, Stephen, Rena, Lisa, Eric, Rey, Holly, and Ryan.

We're still waiting for Mainstream Novel.

First results for Preditors & Editors

4RV Publishing did very well so far in the Preditors & Editors Readers Poll. The following shows the final results for the categories finished. Soon the other results will be posted.

Standings for category: Artwork

1st Tilly's Tale, Harry Porter/Mandy Hedrick, http://www.4rvpublishingllc.com
2nd Would a Kangaraffe Make You Laffe?, Stephen Macquignon, http://www.4rvpublishingllc.com
8th Just Breeze, Aidana WillowRaven, http://willowraven.weebly.com/gallery.html a 4RV book
9th A Puppy, Not a Guppy, Ryan Shaw, http://www.4rvpublishingllc.com
10th Being Jacob: First Day of School, Aidana WillowRaven, http://willowraven.weebly.com/gallery.html a 4RV book
10th A New Job for Dilly, Lisa Oakman, http://www.4rvpublishingllc.com

Standings for category: Bookart

5th Just Breeze, Beverly Stowe McClure, http://justbreeze.wordpress.com a 4RV book
10th A Puppy, Not a Guppy, Ryan Shaw, http://www.4rvpublishingllc.com


Standings for category: Author

1st Brian L. Porter, http://www.freewebs.com/brianlp/ even though Brian writes for other publishers, he has several books through
4RV, so we claim him, too.
6th Holly Jahangiri, http://jahangiri.us/book



Standings for category: Artist

4th Stephen Macquignon, http://www.windowonweb.com/StephenMacquignon
5th Aidana WillowRaven, http://willowraven.weebly.com
7th Ryan Shaw, http://www.rshawillustrations.com/index.html
10th Rey Marz, http://reymarz.com/
10th Nikki Shoemaker, http://www.nikkisartroom.com

Standings for category: Book Publisher

2nd 4RV Publishing, http://4rvpublishingllc.com


All entries/people that placed in the top ten in their categories get to show this image on their blogs, websites, site pages, etc. Maybe even print and place on special documents or on books?







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Stolen will be released sometime this year

The front cover for Stolen is ready, the copy editing in process. If all goes well, ARCs will go out in two months, maybe three.

This book has been in the making for six years. It has been edited and re-edited multiple times. It has been wanted by two publishers and an agent IF I would completely change the ending. However, changing the ending would change the theme and meaning of the whole book: People have to go on with their lives when bad things happen or destroy themselves.

I've waited, sometimes patiently, sometimes impatiently, for the book to come into its own.

The emotions and many of the incidents found in Stolen are true, but I placed those into a fictional format. I, and other family members, lived the pain. I began writing the book as a way to deal with the suffering of missing grandchildren. My daughter shared some of her experiences, too, which found their way into the plot. As I wrote I fell in love with Lyle, Leanne, Torri, and Jason, and the other family members. They lived in my mind, real, breathing people, not just characters.

When Stolen is released later this year, I hope readers will agree that the ending couldn't be changed without the whole story being changed -- and ruined.

Thanks to Aidana WillowRaven for the cover, to Mandy Hedrick for formatting and now doing the nitty-gritty work of copy editing, to Janelle and Jacque for their hours and hours of editing time after time, to the other editors who gave their time and input to make this book better.

Now, finally, I can see the end of the process to the time I can place copies into the hands of my daughter, my grandchildren, and others.

Please watch for Stolen and read it when it appears. I think you'll be glad you did.


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Reviewing 2009

As I sit trying to decide the major occurrences in 2009, I realize I don't know where to start.

Personally, the year was filled with health problems. Both Robert and I had our low points and difficulties, but things could have been so much worse. We're both fighters, so we will keep going as long as we possibly can. God has been good to us.

Professionally, I didn't have anything published in 2009, first year in four years, but I have works in progress and one novel that will be out in 2010, Stolen - the novel based on the emotions and heartache suffered when two of grandchildren were taken from our lives in 1996. They are now back, and I thank God.

4RV has kept me busy. The company is growing more rapidly than I expected, and we're having to do some readjusting to keep up. The pile of submissions is growing, but editors are busy editing manuscripts under contract. We've tried to have writers submit electronically, but some insist on mailing submissions, which takes longer for editors to receive.

We released 16 books in 2009, and reworked one other that will now have to wait until 2010 to come out.

Releases in 2009:

1. The First Miracle by Lisa Willis, illustrated by Aidana WillowRaven (children/everyone - color)
2. Being Jacob: First Day of School by Suzy Koch, illustrated by Aidana WillowRaven (chidren - color)
3. Just Breeze by Beverly Stowe McClure (tween/teen - b/w)
4. A Puppy, Not a Guppy by Holly Jahangiri, illustrated by Ryan Shaw (tween - b/w)
5. Priscilla Holmes, Ace Detective by John Lance, illustrated by Diana Navarro (children/tween - color)
6. Colors by Dana Warren, illustrated by Stephen Macquignon (children - color)
7. Spider in Our Mailbox by Linda Asato, illustrated by Stephen Macquignon (children - color)
8. A New Job for Dilly by Rena Jones, illustrated by Lisa Oakman (children - color)
9. The Art of Science by Ransom Noble, illustrated by Stephen Macquignon (tween/teen - b/w)
10. Confessions of a Former Rock Queen by Kirik Bjornsgaard (novel - b/w)
11. Tommy Turtle: Exercise is Fun by Eric Mathe, illustrated by Rey Marz (children and up - color)
12. Bait for Lunch by KA Okagaki, illustrated by Ryan Shaw (children/tween - color)
13. Would a Kangaraffe Make You Laff? by Rich Aaron, illustrated by Stephen Macquignon (children - color)
14. Tilly's Tale by Harry Porter, illustrated by Mandy Hedrick (children/teen - b/w)
15. Lemur Troops & Critter Groups by Rena Jones, illustrated by Nikki Shoemaker
16. State of Quarries by Elysabeth Eldering, illustrated by Aidana WillowRaven (tween - b/w)

One very sad note, we lost Kirk Bjornsgaard, but at least we have his book to help keep his memory alive.

In 2010, 4RV has 24 books in the schedule. We need to slow down a bit with our limited staff. We need more good editors and designers for sure. Whew. Maybe some editors and book designers to be would be willing to be interns.

I hope everyone had highlights to remember in 2009, and I hope everyone has a marvelous and blessed 2010.

Oops, ran out of space for labels. Sorry those I didn't get listed.


Happy New Year


Note: All books published by 4RV can be obtained through any bookstore and Amazon.com. The 4RV Publishing online bookstore also has all the books, which are often less expensive.



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4RV's newest release - Tilly's Tale

Brian Porter, writing under the name Harry Porter, has his first children's book out, to be officially released tomorrow. November 5, copies of Tilly's Tale may be ordered from the 4RV bookstore. Within a week, it will be found on Amazon.com, B&N.com, and through most bookstores.

Mandy Hedrick, the illustrator for Tilly's Tale, created the following trailer.

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