Advice for Writers about Manuscript Submissions and Book Publishing

Mindy McGinnis interviewed me about my books and advice for writers for her website Writer Writer Pants on Fire.  Here is the interview, which was posted on May 23, 2017. Janet Ruth Heller on Querying Publishers  Today's guest for the SAT (Successful Author Talk) is Janet Ruth Heller. Janet is a poet, literary critic, college professor, essayist, playwright, and fiction writer. She is a past president of the Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature, and is currently president of the Michigan College English Association. She has a Ph.D. in English Language and Literature from the University of Chicago, and has published three books of poetry: Exodus (WordTech Communications, 2014), Folk Concert: Changing Times (Anaphora Literary Press, 2012), and Traffic Stop (Finishing Line Press, 2011). She is the founding mother and former editor of Primavera, a literary magazine. Primavera has won awards from Chicago Women in Publishing and the Illinois Arts Council and grants from the Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines and the National Endowment for the Arts. Primavera was among the first journals to…

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Graduation Gift Guide by blogger Kelly Reci includes two poetry books by Janet Ruth Heller

In her Graduation Gift Guide, blogger Kelly Reci has included two poetry books by Janet Ruth Heller, Exodus (WordTech Editions, 2014) and Folk Concert: Changing Times (Anaphora Literary Press, 2012). Folk Concert concerns the journey of becoming a woman during difficult times. Themes include feminism, love relationships, college teaching, nature, psychotherapy, travel, the anti-Vietnam War movement, family, the life of an artist/entertainer/writer, and music. You can order Folk Concert at the following link: http://www.amazon.com/Folk-Concert-Janet-Ruth-Heller/dp/1937536262/ The poems in Exodus by Janet Ruth Heller are modern re-interpretations and psychological explorations of the people and events in the Bible. A central metaphor is the exodus from Egypt, which represents the journeys that people make: trying new experiences, leaving a bad relationship, finding a new job, taking risks. Many of the poems are dramatic monologues from the perspective of a character in the Scriptures. You can order Exodus from Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Exodus-Janet-Ruth-Heller/dp/1625490615 or from Barnes & Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/exodus-janet-ruth-heller/1117495115?ean=9781625490612 The link to Kelly Reci's Graduation Gift Guide is http://kellysthoughtsonthings.com/graduation-gift-guide-2017/  Both poetry books make excellent gifts for graduates.

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