Almost GO TIME~

Forgive my remiss, I have been busy editing and working on promotional components of the book. Book should be published, website up and commercial running by the second week of May. Check back for details the first of May.

VERY EXCITING!!

The anthology For Daddy with Love is a cache of 60 plus short stories, quotes, and comments from daughters ages 5 to 70 years old which reveal the complex themes in the father/daughter relationship. Drawing from all walks of life, these moving personal narratives may bring a smile, a sigh, a laugh, or a tear to your eye. They were gathered from artists, published authors, editors, educators, entrepreneurs, professionals, students, a noted sex expert & the strong, smart, and bold girls at Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara.

First Round of Selected Authors

An amazing collection of important moments has been gathered from daugthers who range in age as young as five and a half to brimming with wisdom at seventy-eight.

Thank you to all who have submitted!

It was a difficult process to make selections from such excellent contributions.
Please keep in mind, if not initially selected, there will be future projects in which your work may be published.

Congratulations to the confirmed selected authors:
Names of those 18 & under withheld.

Allie Marini
Amy Mennot
Beatrice Hogg
Carol Gloor
Christine Yarbrough
Elizabeth Schwyzer
Felice Cohen
Gretchen Fletcher
Jaimie Krycho
Jeri Edwards
Kristin Blank
Leslie Westbrook
Lisa Gioia-Acres
Logan Levkoff
Malaika King Albrecht
Nancy Wick
Nicole Nelson
Olivia Crook
Patricia Wyatt
Rachel Furey
Susan White
Sybil Baker
Tracey Cramer-Kelly
Victoria Caine

A portion of the proceeds from each book sale will go to Girls, Inc.

Girls Incorporated is a national nonprofit youth organization dedicated to inspiring all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. With roots dating to 1864, Girls Inc has provided vital educational programs to millions of American girls, particularly those in high-risk, underserved areas. Today, innovative programs help girls confront subtle societal messages about their value and potential, and prepare them to lead successful, independent, and fulfilling lives.

Next steps in the process will be editing, formatting, cover design, website design, marketing and promotion. I shall be blogging each step of the way to completion.

Your belief in and support of this project is much appreciated.
Any suggestions you have to share along the way will be most welcome.

Wishing everyone success engaging in their best life!

Clarification and Extension

I wish to gather what has been important to you as a daughter in how your father affected your life--- something you would want to share with a new father that would make a difference raising a daughter.

It could be a paragraph or two or up to 1200 words.

Don't worry if you aren't a great writer, this will be a collaboration between us...if you have a great story to share, I can help you polish it!

Fabulous stories have been submitted, but I'm looking for more.

I'm moving deadlines by one month, now I shall take submissions until January 15th, 2010.

Call for Submissions

Eligibility:
We welcome ladies aged one to one hundred to share their story.

How it works:
No longer than 1200 words, your narrative should be emotionally moving and tangible with descriptive imagery readers can relate to via sight, sound, smell, touch and taste. Focusing on a single incident is recommended to share how your father’s character, personality, and/or actions (in-actions) influenced your development. Your submission must be an original work, as well as not previously published.

Please read the Official Rules before submitting.

Email daughterstory@gmail.com your full name, address, daytime phone number, and e-mail address. Your story MUST be submitted as a .doc attachment, or in the body of the email, double-spaced in 12pt. font, Times New Roman. Any other format will not be read.

In the subject line include your year of birth and a one-word theme for your narrative. Also include a bio—a short paragraph (of about 50 words or less) about you, promoting your latest book, project, etc.

Deadlines:
Narratives will be accepted beginning September 15, 2009. All entries must be received by January 15, 2010. Only one entry per person allowed. Submitted material will be acknowledged with an immediate response confirming that we have received your story. If your story is selected you will be notified in January 2010 and permission to print it will be requested, along with a compensation agreement.

**** Submissions not initially selected may be considered for future projects.

Official Rules

1. How to Enter: Beginning September 15, 2009 at 12:01 AM (ET) through January 15, 2010 at 11:59 PM (ET) submit your entry via email to daughterstory@gmail.com. In the subject line, please include a one word theme and year you were born.

By participating in the Father-Daughter Story Call for Submissions, entrant certifies that her narrative is original, has not been previously published and does not contain any material that would violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including copyrights, trademarks or rights or privacy or publicity. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and unfettered discretion to disregard any submission that it believes contains obscene, offensive or inappropriate content, that does not comply with these official rules or that is not consistent with the spirit or theme of the anthology. Selected authors will be notified via phone, e-mail or postal mail, at Publisher’s discretion, on or about January 30, 2009. Selected narratives: A listing of author names shall be made available by February 15, 2010.

2. ENTRIES: Limit (1) one entry per person. Entries become the property of the Sponsor. Proof of submission does not constitute proof of receipt. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, or inaccurate entries. If there is a dispute as to the identity of an online entrant, the submission must be made clear upon initial entry by the authorized account holder of the email address. The “authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person to whom the email address is assigned by an internet service provider, online service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.

3. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: Online entrants must have valid e-mail address and it is entrant’s responsibility to update Sponsor of any change in e-mail address. All federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations apply. Entrants agree to be bound by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Father-Daughter Anthology. Selected authors (and parent or legal guardian if participant is a minor) may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Compensation Agreement, Liability Release and where legally permissible a Publicity Release within 7 days following the date of first attempted notification. Failure to comply with this deadline may result in forfeiture of inclusion and selection of an alternate narrative. Return of any notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate. Entrant hereby further agrees that she will sign any documents necessary to transfer copyright of the entry to Sponsor within 7 days following the date of first attempted notification. Acceptance constitutes permission for Sponsor and its agencies to use winner’s name and/or likeness, biographical material and/or entry (including an altered form of the entry) for advertising and promotional purposes without compensation, unless prohibited by law. Participant agrees to hold Sponsor, its advertising and promotion agencies and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, representative agents, successors, assigns, officers, directors, and employees harmless for any injury or damage caused or claimed to be caused by participation. Sponsor is not responsible for any printing, typographical, mechanical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the Promotion or in the announcement of the Father-Daughter Anthology.

4. INTERNET: Sponsor is not responsible for electronic transmission errors resulting in omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions or limitations of any kind, or inaccurate transmissions of or failure to receive entry information by Sponsor or presenter on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site or any combination thereof. If for any reason the Internet portion of the program is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Promotion, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Father-Daughter Anthology. Sponsor reserves the right to select authors from eligible entries received as of the termination date. Sponsor further reserves the right to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process. Sponsor may prohibit an entrant from participating in a Promotion if it determines that said entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion by cheating, hacking, deception or other unfair playing practices or intending to abuse, threaten or harass other entrants. Caution: Any attempt by a participant to deliberately damage any Web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such participant to the fullest extent of the law.

5. DISPUTES/CHOICE OF LAW: Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Promotion, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by state or federal courts situated in the state of California (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, but in no event attorneys' fees; and (3) no punitive, incidental, special, consequential or other damages, including without limitation lost profits may be awarded (collectively, "Special Damages"), and (4) entrant hereby waives all rights to claim Special Damages and all rights to have such damages multiplied or increased.