THE MANA SUNRISER

MANA's Call For Short Stories, Prose, and Poetry For Native American Heritage Month!

To celebrate Native American Heritage Month, MANA is seeking poetry, short stories, and prose from Native American and Alaska Native writers.

Native American Heritage Month, celebrated in November, is a time to honor and raise awareness of the cultures, traditions, and histories of Native Americans and Alaska Natives.

MANA also participates in this celebration by showcasing written works by Native American and Alaska Native writers:

• On this blog, THE MANA SUNRISER

• In MANA's newsletter, The MANA HARVESTER

• On MANA's website: MarketingNewAuthors.biz

MANA lives its motto—“MANA, More Than Just A Self-Publishing Company." and encourages individuals who enjoy writing by allowing them to submit their work at no cost.

The following are the submission requirements:

AUDIOS ON THE MANA SUNRISER: Featuring "Through The Storms" and "Beige Girl"

MarketingNewAuthors.com (MANA) highlights its authors by presenting interpretive readings from Martha Freudigman's Through The Storms and Jada Gallery's Beige Girl.

Through the Storms is written in two parts. The first part tells the story of Marguerite (Maggie) Halloran, a single, "almost" 24-year-old bookstore owner who hosts a monthly book club whose members enjoy reading murder mysteries.

Little did Maggie know what she was in for after purchasing an old Gothic house where two gruesome murders took place.

In the second part of the book, Martha Freudigman shares her autobiography.

To learn more about the author, read a Q&A with Martha Freudigman on this blog.

Creative Writers Make Money with MANA!

MANA is giving writers a chance to be a part of a publication that celebrates Valentine's Day, Black History Month—or both—for only $49.95.

How can this be done, especially if you are a writer of short stories or a poet with a tight budget and cannot afford to publish a book by yourself?

With this self-publishing plan, you can pay $49.95 and have your unique short story or poem published with other short stories and poems in a digital publication that receives the following services:

* Color Cover
* Consultation
* Document layout
* E-commerce
* Editing
* Marketing
* Webpage of the book on MANA website
For every digital copy purchased, you earn a royalty of two dollars ($2.00).

A MANA Moment Editorial: Nurturing The Book Publication Process

Dr. Fairy Hayes Scott
Owner
MarketingNewAuthors.com
Robbie Dean Press

There is much joy and satisfaction I feel when I help an author get his/her manuscript to book status. That manuscript is the writer's literary baby. That manuscript also becomes my child. I nurture the writer in his/her effort to develop his/her child.

Yes, it is intense work. There is a need for editing (dressing the child), helping the child grow and mature (from the first chapter to the last), and the patient guidance of the writer in his/her effort to change the wording in a way that is impactful and clear to those who read the work's developed text.

When the work is complete, I experience the writer's joy when s/he receives his/her first copy. The expression of appreciation is something that I cherish and means more than any dime received.

Why am I a publisher? I love the joy of helping my authors bring their work to birth and receive praise from those who see the beauty of a developed work.

So, if you want to experience this joy, I welcome you to MarketingNewAuthors.com.

Sunrises and Sunsets,

Fairy

Fairy C. Hayes-Scott, Ph.D.
Owner/Publisher
MarketingNewAuthors.com

MANA's Marketing Football Special For Authors!

Have you recently published a book? If so, are you looking for ways to market your book?

If so, MarketingNewAuthors.com (MANA) can help you. In celebration of football season, MANA presents its Marketing Football Special for authors.

MANA is headquartered in Ann Arbor, the home of the University of Michigan (U-M) Wolverines (“Hail to the Victors!”). But we’re also fans of the Michigan State University (MSU) Spartans and the Detroit Lions, the 2023 NFC North Division Champs!

You do not have to be a football fan to take advantage of this special two-part, football-theme offer:

First, for one (1) year, your book will be marketed with the following services:

*Publicity on THE MANA HARVESTER (6 times within the year)

*Interview on THE MANA SUNRISER (MANA’s blog)

*Interview on a digital station

*Posting on Facebook

*Posting on Instagram

*Posting on Pinterest

*Webpage on MANA's website

*E-commerce and distribution services, 70% royalty to author

*Your book will be displayed at a book presentation in October in Grand Rapids, MI

The cost is $49.95. However, the first four (4) authors who take advantage of this offer (MANA will notify the first four authors) will receive a 75% reimbursement of the cost IF at the end of the football season:

• The Detroit Lions win the Super Bowl on February 9, 2025, or;

• The Michigan Wolverines or the MSU Spartans win the NCAA Football National Championship on January 20, 2025.

All other customers who take advantage of this marketing football special will receive 25% of what they have paid.

The deadline for this special offer is Dec. 31, 2024.

Are you ready to purchase? Then go HERE to visit MANA’s website.

If you have questions, contact MANA at info@marketingnewauthors.com or 734-975-0028.

A MANA Moment Editorial: Exercise Your Right To Vote

Dr. Fairy Hayes-Scott
Owner
MarketingNewAuthors.com
Robbie Dean Press

When I was a little girl, I would go with my Mom to the voting polls. Even though my Dad worked two and three jobs, he made it his top priority to make time to vote.

As a matter of fact, my whole family felt it was crucial that they vote. Keep in mind the flexibility for people with tight work schedules to vote was not as open as it is now. Regardless of schedules, I knew that voting was very important.

One of those days when I was little, I asked why voting was necessary. I asked my mom why was it so important. "Pumpkin, you know that your family is from Mississippi and Alabama."

"Yes, I know that."

"Well, when your Mommy and Daddy and your uncles and aunts grew up there, it was very difficult for Black folks to vote. As a matter of fact, some Black folks lost their lives. Even your Aunt F____ and Uncle N______ and your cousins had to move to California in fear for their lives."

Then, as I became older, I started paying attention to the national news. There were Andrew Goodman, James Cheney, and Michael Schwerner. These young Civil Rights workers lost their lives in 1964 because they were trying to register Black people in Mississippi to vote.

A MANA Moment Editorial: How I Show My Love To Others

Dr. Fairy Hayes-Scott
Owner
MarketingNewAuthors.com
Robbie Dean Press

Recently, I heard a speaker ruminate on the importance of love. It should be something so special it should demonstrate actions that will help or bring good into the lives of others. This is what I was taught as a little girl.

Now, as a good and grown woman, I have tried to live the mantra: Treat others as you wish others to treat you. And love others as you love yourself.

Thus, as a professor and as owner of MANA, I have tried to show my students that I loved them by my intense expectations of their best and the excellence I expected of myself.

As an owner of two publishing companies, I have tried to provide encouragement, critique, and guidance in a loving way. And even though MANA and Robbie Dean Press are not the largest of companies, I felt I should show my love for my fellow man and woman by donating to different organizations that serve people.

So, monies that clients pay MANA and/or Robbie Dean Press, a percentage goes to the following organizations and/or institutions:

Ann Arbor Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (Book Scholarship for Black Non-Traditional Women Students)
Capuchin Soup Kitchen
Covenant House
Forgotten Harvest
Mott Community College (Scholarship for Black Men students)
St. Jude Children's Hospital
Wounded Warrior Project

So, if you as an author or small business have limited funds to donate, you can know that your payments to Robbie Dean Press or MANA are a way you can show your love for others.

Sunrises and Sunsets,

Fairy

Kick Off The Football Season With MANA's Fall Football Publishing Special

If there's one thing that we at MarketingNewAuthors.com (MANA) enjoy besides helping writers self-publish their books, it's Fall football season.

So, to celebrate the season—and ultimately, the teams’ championships (hopefully)—MANA is offering the MANA Reimbursement Fall Football Special.

This offer will apply to the first four authors (MANA will notify the first four) who take advantage of any of MANA’s self-publishing plans from Sept. 5, 2024, to Oct. 5, 2024.

The first four authors will receive:

You're never too old to publish your first (or second or third) book!

Della Frye self-published her first book, Della's Writings, A Senior Citizen's Poetry and Short Stories, with MarketingNewAuthors.com (MANA).

Martha Freudigman was 81 years old when she self-published her autobiography and her first murder mystery, Through The Storms with MANA.

Both authors began their journey of becoming published when they were over 60, just like Delia Owens, who was a 70-year-old zoologist when she published, Where the Crawdads Sing (from which a movie of the same name was adapted in 2022), and Laura Ingalls Wilder was 65 years old when her now-classic book, Little House in the Big Woods, was published (from which a popular television series was based).

Just like authors of any age, there are no guarantees that a book will be a bestseller. But writing the manuscript and getting published is most important. And, MANA has helped other seniors to become published authors.

September is a month dedicated to seniors (65 years old and over) and MANA has a plan specifically for those in this age group who want to become a published author.

MANA's publishing plan includes: