The VOTING is OPEN

Vote for your favorite author today and help them win a book deal!

Every year An Honest Lie showcases new authors who are all vying for the opportunity to earn a book deal with Open Heart Publishing, and that is where your help is required. In order to win this book deal they require your votes.

Just leave a comment here on their voting portal to give them one vote, or if you are serious about helping your favorite author win this book deal then give them 500 points by purchasing a copy of An Honest Lie Vol. 1: Encouraging the Delinquency of Your Inner Child.

You can either vote and/or purchase copies directly at:
http://ahlvol1vote.debrincase.com. This link will also provide you with story excerpts and bio info for each author.

So vote today, vote often and encourage others to vote for your favorite authors here.

Voting ends October 31st, 2010

Once again, here's that link!
http://ahlvol1vote.debrincase.com.





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It's That Time Again

Calling for submissions
for Volume 2 of
An Honest Lie

Theme: Delusions of Insignificance

We are accepting submissions in the areas of fiction, well written misadventures from real life, and blatant lies that are fun and entertaining..

We’re looking for …

… the ironies in life

… the serendipity of it all

… the epitome of adventure

… the power of imperviousness

… the pull of naivety

… the view from a different angle

… the mix of mood, moment, and movement

… the wretched truth

… a clever lie

… the humor inside

… the mockery of it all.



We’re looking for the perspective.

The subject is up to you.

Please keep it clean. No political commentaries, testimonials, religious manifestos, poetry, or profanity.

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Submissions should be at least 3000 words in length and no more than 6,000 words total, please be sure to read our FAQ’s for further details before submitting. Our FAQ’s can be found to the left of this post, or by going to www.anhonestlie.wordpress.com/faq.

All submissions should be a WORD document, sent in .doc or .docx format, in a legible 14 pt font, with pages numbered in the top right corner. Please include title and author name on all pages submitted.

Include the following information with your submission:

… Full Legal Name (with nom de plume)

… Email and Regular Mail Addresses

… Telephone

… A Short Bio (100 words)

Please also let us know how you heard about us!

Email your submissions to: ahlsubmissionsv2@yahoo.com.
Your submitted story should be an attachment to this email, and not part of the body of email text.


Deadline for Submissions is March 15 2010.

Public engagements associated with this publication are for promoting the book and for promoting you as an author.

Pay for published authors will be based on royalty accrued via sales of merchandise, books sold, and attendance at public engagements.

Attendance at public engagements is not mandatory.

All travel and travel associated expenses are author’s responsibility.

Limit of two pieces for consideration unless asked for more.


We are also seeking illustrators for this and other projects. Please e-mail us at ahlsubmissionsv2@yahoo.com for further details concerning illustrations. Pay structure for original art will be based on the project it is for.

UP is WHAT

Friday, August 28, 2009

We have our round-tip scissors, paste glue with brush, and colored construction paper in hand and are busy cutting and pasting together Volume 1 of An Honest Lie. (I've already spread a thin layer of glue on the palm of one hand and am letting it dry so I can have fun peeling it off later.)

Our artists have been just as busy as our authors and deserve their share of kudos. Together, they're making a great book!

We are also busy scheduling book-signing/reading events. (We had to get a big calendar for that one!) Check back later for dates and times!

Uh, oh. Glue is drying. No more playing around now. It's back to work for ME!

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Contact us at:
www.ahlsubmissions@yahoo.com

Go To:
An Honest Lie
Life At OHP
Open Heart Publishing


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WRITE NOW

Author and Publisher Debrin Case invites DFW authors to take a journey of self discovery with the assistance of intuitive writing through his course, “Write Now.”

Debrin will be conducting the course in two parts,
“Understanding Yourself, Write Now,”
and
“Accepting Yourself, Write Now.”

Course dates are being scheduled now. All sessions for the course will be held at The Center for Spiritual Living in Dallas, 4801 Spring Valley Road Dallas, TX 75244.

The course will be available through preregistration and at the door. Course fee is $30.00, covering both “Understanding Yourself, Write Now” and “Accepting Yourself, Write Now.” Preregistration is encouraged as class size is limited.


If you want to preregister, or would like to inquire on future dates for this course, please send an email to writeaboutme@debrincase.com.

“Understanding Yourself, Write Now”

“Understanding Yourself, Write Now” teaches methods of tapping into the deep inner truth about you as an individual through a process of simple exercises engineered towards releasing your inner scribe and allowing you a direct connection to the hidden universe that resides within us all ...
… allowing you to connect to the myths, memories, rhymes and reasons that populate our inner-world and that have a direct hand in the creation of our very lives.
Once connected you will not only be able to have direct communication with the scribe within, but also be able to pick up the proverbial quill and take an active role in the recreation of yourself through the use of a Journal as well as a Manifest.

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A Letter from the Publisher's Desk

Hello all,
First off I want to thank everyone who participated in the open call for submissions to our yearly anthology “An Honest Lie”, we had roughly 4000 submissions and if we had let the deadline date continue on, I dare say, we may have had another 4,000 more.
This happened in no small part because of you.
Not only with your many submissions, but your word of mouth helped us to exceed our initial projections and have a large enough body of work to create a unique anthology, with a unique purpose.
Open Heart Publishing is built upon the principles of equality, philanthropy and opportunity.
Equal pay for equal effort, equal opportunity for all participants, equally providing a stage on which to perform, equally providing new audiences with an entertaining and hopefully enlightening product, equally encouraging a spirit of joy and abundance, and above all else… equally giving the opportunity to be published for those we decide to work with.
Philanthropy is not just monetary services for charities and causes; it is oftentimes the sweat of your brow that encourages growth for these organizations. We at Open Heart Publishing, encourage this spirit of Philanthropy by building fund raising efforts within charitable organization, through a program we like to call the opportunity.
This year’s Opportunity project is going amazingly well, the kids of the Jr. Church of CSL Dallas, have created an amazing storybook album, which includes a musical score written for the story by Lisa Umbarger and Jennifer Mayes.
In honor of the book, they have also named their musical interpretation
“The Cave of Colors”
Scheduled release date Oct 2009

And Opportunity for all
Simply put means just that. We are going to be doing our best to promote you, to promote OHP, to promote, promote, promote… (Did I say promote?) Our products, that it may very well be sickening. It may be considered undignified, it may even be considered uncouth, unruly and unheard of.
So What?
We’re here. We’re wacky; we’re the new publishing paradigm so get used to it (smirk)!
We are creating opportunity for you, and we are creating opportunity for ourselves.
Point in fact, our third book which will also be out in October.
“A Children’s Book of Necromancy”
Written by: Debrin Case (yep that’s me)
Illustrations by: Darcy Melton
Scheduled release October 2009, find out more about this project here.

So without further adieu, your Roster for the inaugural edition of “An Honest Lie” is as follows
Invited Guest Author: Melissa Cantrelle
Author: Germaine Shames
Author: Brittney Dillard
Author: Ilan Herman
Author: Alyssa Cooper
Author: Corina Calsing
Author: Bob Clark
Author: Victoria Joyner
Author: Jon Forisha
Author: Becky Warner
Author: Alex Francani
Author: Will Terry
Author: Eric Trant
Author: Robert Dean

Congratulations, to the winners, and to those not chosen thank you for taking the time to submit your works to us.
Our next edition opens its doors for submissions in November 2009, with a brand new wacky theme guaranteed to challenge your creativity. And I want to invite everyone that tried before, and those who have not tried just yet to be sure not to miss this opportunity when it opens up again.
So until the fall, I am sincerely wishing you all the best of success in everything you experience in your life, and a heartfelt well done to our chosen contributing authors.

Debrin Case
Publisher: Open Heart Publishing

Your Time is UP!

That's right folks, the deadline has come and gone and no more submissions will be accepted for the inaugural edition of "An Honest Lie".

Be sure to check back in the near future with more news concerning our this issue, our authors, and more exciting information.

Now please excuse me while I handcuff our wayward editor to her desk... silly thing, she thinks she gets a sundae for every piece she reads.

The Window is CLOSING!

Inch by inch, closer and closer, squeaking and creaking and screeching each millimeter of the the way ... are you ready?

By my watch, it’s only 10 more days until deadline! And you know what happens when deadline arrives, right? Yes! You are correct! I get one hot fudge sundae for every story I read. (mmmmm.)

Now, I know you want to polish your story up and have it looking its best before you send it off, but remember, it's the story inside that I'm looking for, not the pretty coat it's wearing. You've made it eat its veggies, put it through its daily workouts, tucked it in warm and safe every night ... and for some of you, you've even followed it to school. But deadline is almost here, and the time to make it trim and fit is coming to an end. So, pick that story up, put a bow in its hair, give it a kiss to be sweet, and tell it not to dawdle on the way.

I have my spoon ready.

The Count is UP!

Response to our Call for Submissions has been wonderful! So wonderful, in fact, that we've been able to persuade the publisher to make a few increases around here. (It's about time!)

First, we are all going to get more padding for our chairs. It will be such a relief. We're almost out of Blister-Aides!

Next, and far more importantly for you, the publisher said your stories have been so good, he wants to see MORE ... so if you haven't sent a submission in yet, now is a good time to do so! Submission guidelines are at http://anhonestlie.wordpress.com/

We have also increased the word count requirement. You now have 1000 - 4000 words per story ... and we would like to see closer to 4000 than 1000.

Don't forget, you are allowed to submit two different pieces. Feel free to either submit them both at the same time, or submit one, see how it fares, and then try the second one. We would actually recommend the latter. Regardless of whether we accept or reject your piece, we will, as much as possible, give you our comments on it. Sometimes, comments on the first submission can apply to the second as well, giving you a better chance for opportunity with the second piece.

Last, and even more far more importantly for all of us, I have been asked to let you know that there is a career job opportunity for Booking Director that is now available at OHP (Open Heart Publishing ... the publisher of An Honest Lie.) So, if you, or anyone you know might be interested, please visit OHP at http://openheartpublishing.debrincase.com/ (click on "Opportunities at OHP" at top right.)

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The Mailbox is OPEN !

Yes, our mailbox lid is open, hanging, dangling, like an open mouth awaiting a morsel. (Greedy little bugger!)

I guess that means I’m going to get really busy. The Publisher has put the word out, and The Great Submission Rush will soon begin.

Yes, I’ll get to meet a lot of great writers; but honestly, I don’t know where I’ll put them. My desk is stacked to the brim already.

I’ve spent days looking for that folder I titled “submissions,” the folder I’ll be putting your stories in … the folder that will probably accompany me wherever I go.

I know it’s here somewhere, under all these pieces of paper. I guess when I find it I’ll have to tape it to my forehead. I might have to tape this blog to my forehead too.

As I was saying …

As you may expect, we’ve been terribly busy getting this inaugural issue together. I personally have typed my fingers to the bone. The illustrator has turned blue. The typesetter has left the building. I don’t think he’s coming back. And truthfully, if The Publisher gets any more excited about it, none of the rest of us will be able to stand it. So, in the end, we’d all be much better off here if someone would just give him an ink pen to play with ... please.

Where was I? Ah, yes. We know you have some splendid masterpieces ... just the type of thing we’re looking for, those quirky, unusual things that only your inner child could come up with. And we’d like to see them.

Please don’t make me beat them out of you. I’m too tired. Just stick them in the mailbox, okay?

Oh, there’s the phone again. I have to run! You get back to work on that story; and by the way, if you haven’t checked out our website yet, you should. It explains everything I’m not going to here.


http://www.anhonestlie.wordpress.com/