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Making it Big! These Ladies Got Their Start With Deep River Books
There was no way of keeping Abbie Smith down when she released her first book Keeping Your Faith In College-November 2003, with VMI Publishers (now Deep River Books). When publisher Bill Carmichael saw how well her masterpiece was selling, he approached Multnomah Publishers on Abbie's behalf negotiating rights transfer, and a cash advance to her. The book emerged early in 2006 under the title Can You Keep Your Faith In College?
Earlier this year, Abbie released The Slow Fade: Why You Matter in the Story of Twentysomethings (David C. Cook, May 2010) co-written by Reggie Joiner and Chuck Bomar. This senior pastor, college pastor, and a twenty-something, are challenging readers to rethink one-on-one mentorship as the way to end the slow fade. They offer insights and suggestions that will help anyone get started fighting the fade.
Also getting her start with VMI Publishers, Kimberly Cash-Tate released a new book last month Faithful, (Thomas Nelson, September 2010) her first romance novel. Just two years ago, VMI Publishers signed Kimberly with her eye catching release of More Christian Than African-American-(December, 2008) a book Kimberly had previously self-published. Deciding the book needed more of a push, Kimberly signed with VMI in hopes to get noticed...and she did!
Publisher and well known author Bill Carmichael said, “We are so proud to have been a part of mentoring and training Kimberly and Abbie. Our program has so much to offer authors; something beyond what other small publishers offer, and that is mentorship and leverage. While not every author we sign gets this opportunity to move on to a larger publishing company, we feel that each of the authors we select has the potential; and we are always looking for ways and opportunities to get them noticed.”
Carmichael says that it all starts with a good manuscript and a capable, trainable author. Deep River Books is a stepping stone for authors who are good enough to make it big, but aren't getting the attention they deserve. He says, “We do for publishing what Triple A Ball does for the Major Leagues. When we get to the end of a project we have to ask ourselves these questions- Did we choose the best authors? Did we mentor and train them to the best of our ability and help them be the best author they can be? And, did we give them every opportunity to succeed? We don't quit until our answers are check, check, and check!”