Update on whats happening Dec 2015

Well good news was not a hernia, but a bunch of scar tissue with a faty growth that is causing the issues.. so no surgery for me.

 Wife will have new insurance next year so her back surgery is scheduled for Jan 12 2016, that will put her down for next 3+months.

 Working extra evenings/weekend construction jobs to help fund our copay for her surgery. No time to write with life, and all the drama happening at this time, no way yet to return to saving for the publication of Book ...1 at this time, we shall have to see what summer of 2016 brings.

Getting burned out on construction as maybe getting too old and broken to keep doing what I have done for over 22yrs now. Not that young anymore... such is reality. 

 Well thats the current update, hope all had a Merry Christ-mas... Live your dreams, work hard, study hard, and never give up....

 Some day the book series will be published, for I will never give up on this dream.

book update

Not much happening yet on this project.
Life happens...working on finding new insurance for wife so she can have a back surgery, then I became injured at work, facing possible 2nd hyrnia surgery...in a few weeks..
interesting how life tosses trails at you.
But some day, some how, I will finish this project. never say never always keep striving to achieve your goals, eventually you win..as long as one never quits.


as time permits (which is limited) I am working on book 2 in the series. The story really is getting interesting now.

S. Huls

When will Book 1 be published?

Just another update

I maybe looking at next summer before I am able to fund myself the needed 3 thousand for the basic needs of self publishing as stated in other postings.

With work, business and other issues any extra funds I can earn will need to go towards these issues 1st. Priorities are a fact of living.

Eventually I will be able to earn the funds on my own, will just take a good while it seems before book 1 is published.
Book 2 in in the works, but been on hold a while due to the above issues of lifes needs.

To have a dream is good, to work it as best we can is important and needed. However when life hands you trials and issues one if forced to deal with 1st then the dreams have always been put aside to deal with the realities of life.
This does not eliminate the goal nor the dreams however life does have a way of postponing them.


I look forward to being able to finally self-publish some day in the future. That is an eventuality that will happen for sure. Just not sure when.

Helping the "Country Nook' get started!

After 5 + weeks of remodel of this 100+yr old cinder-block/plaster barbershop we have a reborn building called the Country Nook.

Walls repaired and reborn with Italian Decorative Stucco/Plaster and ceilings as well. Old barn and fence woods used for coverings and decoration. Trimmed out with Aspen logs from the near by Fish Lake Forest. 

Country Nook is a craft consignment store filled mainly with locally made items. 

Like Country Nook on facebook to learn more. The last pictures are of the store on opening day.

 Country Nook remodel done.

 

There is much to see at the Country Nook most is made in the USA by our Local county Crafters and Artists.

 Country Nook - FaceBook

Country Nook - Website 

The Website is still being created so check out the Facebook site for updates and special deals as well as the website as they add to it all the time in the on going effort to place all the neat things in the store on line for your viewing and purchasing.

  

 I have once again begin the slow process of saving funds towards my goal of $3,000 minimum in order to have my book published in a good way. We do not have a date in the future since all funds were spent to help the Country Nook get started. Such is what dads do for their daughters. Eventually this 1st book will be available to all the world. 

May take months or even years to save this amount on our budget, we shall see. 

If some extra after work drywall jobs or Decorative Finishes come available a large portion will go towards the costs of publishing.

Just a new update on book 1

Just an update:

Still working regular hours, however have picked up some side / night work for a few weeks.
Means long days in drywall, however should allow by the end of these jobs to have my wifes car fixed and working again.
That will allow future evening side jobs to assist in replenishing funds for Editing of Book 1, then eventually publishing.

So maybe by the end of summer of 2015. But never know, life happens.

Eventually this will get done. Just up to me working to earn the funds.

S.T.Huls

Progress update to publishing book 1

Update: 

I been thinking this through a good while, I am thinking of delaying publishing until I have book pro edited. Meaning it will be fine tuned thus should be a better final product. 

So that will mean the $ I save up for the Publishing will go towards the editing 1st. 
Then will have to save up more $ for the publishing. 

Total costs for these items with the quality companies I have researched about for the last few years now and have chosen to use for self publishing will be $3000.00 so that is my new savings goal. 

I have had a $60.00 private donation so now with life's trials taking most of my own savings that leaves the new bottom line at the bottom of this post called New Totals and currently left for this project.

So that leaves $2700.00 Goal left to save. Hope some of the night / after work side jobs this next month or two will be able to add a 2 or 300 do the savings. Will be a slow go at it, but in the end I will get this polished and published. 

I do at times become impatient about it, but in the end doing both these things will hopefully be a better product to the readers and that after all is the goal. Like in my Drywall or Decorative Plasters if its not worth doing it the right way the 1st time its not worth doing. So even though I wonder if and when this will ever be published I know in the future some day as I keep struggling though life's challenges I will succeed. Just a matter of time.

Will give those who visit a update on how its going as things change.

Total needed $3000.00

+ Savings/Donations 3/30/2015 = $60.00
   New total                 4/04/2015 = $100.00
   New total                 4/19/2015 = $300.00
   New total                 4/22/2015 + $800.00
                                              
New Update:
 As of 3/30/2015 updated car repairs in order to have 2 working vehicles takes all current personal savings, as well as future extra night jobs incomes for a few months or more.
May have to wait until next year 2016's tax return to have book edited, then 2017's tax return to publish. At current life happenings.) 

04/19/2015 In the last several weeks I have been called to do some side work, after hours drywall patches, repairs, emergency stuff. Thus I have been able to raise more funds by working late into the nights. If this continues then I will be able to save more for the editing and publishing. I hope to add more to the total by next weekend.

- Remaining needed $2200.00

7/11/2015
Helping daughter remodel a place for a little store all funds have gone to help and weeknights, week ends spent helping. Priorities are family. So some day in the future after the store is open I will focus on this project earnings again.

Progress on the Country Nook, sceduled opening July 24 2015

01/22/2016 Update:
Well due other life events I am now at -0-
So Starting over saving.
In the future I might try my own fund raiser of some kind.
Not sure.

Some day I will figure out how to get this dream done.

  S.T.Huls

Author seeking funding assistance to publish

sample copy of the book from printer

I am looking for people interested in Pre-Sales of this book and or donations in order to raise the basic funds needed to get this project started.

With the new publishing services & professional editing etc. the bare minimum is $3,000

I believe in Capitalism, those who have it making it available to those who are need more to get their own dreams to become a reality.
Then once success has happened it allows the new successful people to turn around and pass along their capital to the next dreamers and assist them in funding and the opportunity to achieve their dreams.

I am not looking for a hand out, but a hand up. And willing to barter / trade what I am able to at this time.

The link has more about that:

Twin Lakes Book 1 PHG series

Author seeking help,

I am working to raise minimal funds to publish this book. The only thing standing in the way at this time is funds. It has taken a long time to get this far, and have been saving what few dollars per pay check along the way to help.
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Those who can donate $10.00 will get a free E-Book.
Those who can donate $25.00 will get a free Printed book sent to you.
Those who can donate $50.00 will have a signed copy of the printed book and e-book sent to you.

Those who donate $5.00 or more will have the option if you want to be placed on a thank you page in both versions of the book for making this 1st book of the Pure Heart Guide series possible to share with the world.

This is all I am able to do as far as thank you's in helping this process along as I am limited in resources. Contact me at: email hulsitalianplasters@hotmail.com and reference how you want to help or with questions and we can take it from there. Thanks.
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My career job of 21+yrs is as a Drywall Finisher. I have a wonderful wife and 5 children and our 1st grandson.

Through normal life's trials, 2 children surviving cancers, and other drama we finally are to this stage. (If I told you the last 24yrs experiences no one would believe it, I find many have such interesting lives.)

I prefer to do things on my own and being as self reliant as I can. But the publishing world is hard to break into. So after years of research I have chosen a self publisher who is successful with E-Books, Printed, and now offers print on demand. The asking goal is to cover those fee's and some advertising.

The book is what it is, I have the history and samples from it on Face Book, https://www.facebook.com/PureHeartGuide/info?tab=page_info   

This one is set up for this project and links to a website where the fuller story of this adventure is below.

Official Web "Pure Heart Guide" Book Series.

I have been told by the pre publishing readers its a good story, and unique.That was the goal.
There will be 5 books in the Pure Heart Guide series.
Book One "Twin Lakes" is done, cover art as well.
With these funds I will have some help adjusting some things with the covers and then publish it.

Here I will update the funds I have been able to personally earn towards my project with new updates on the needed help to move forward to publishing it.


About the book:

Pure Heart Guide is a book series that starts in the Beaver Utah area, a family goes on a reunion to remote twin lakes. The kids find a door & cave, several disappear a search begins and then strange and dangerous things take place leading the rescue party into mysterious underground places. Intrigue, betrayals, faith and how the family and friends deal with the trials before them, an old friend assists in the search as a guide for where they are going he has been before.
Choices must be made for good or bad and with each choice made the ripple effects will change how the world and humanity looks at themselves and others they did not know existed, until now.
This is an adventure filled with twists and turns, and faith, prayer, mystery, discovery. Epic fight between the 2 forces of eternity, Good vs. Evil, Light vs Darkness, who will win in the end and how will it effect your life?

Book update

Just an update:
I have been able to retrieve with help the info from the now dead laptop.
The updates for the editing of the book is finally done.
Will work on some updating and finalizing on the book cover.

Was planning on using some tax return for publishing, E Publishing at least. However due to bills, and lifes issues none of the return will be available for E publishing.

So will plan on saving 25 - 50 dollars per pay check until I can raise / save the funds to at least E publish the book.
Then as books sell, I will save enough to print some soft cover books, hope 150-250 in the 1st printing, which should keep the cost for retail under $19.00 per book for this 1st printing.
As things move on in the future I hope to be able to offer the print version closer to $15.00 per book or better just my goal for the consumer.


So this is what the new plan is as of now.