Hello, Beautiful People,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was leery of Sanford\u2019s newly organized group being sponsored by a Writer\u2019s Union, because it was during the time that the professional teachers organization I belonged to was being taken over by the teacher\u2019s union, instead of remaining a professional entity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While I shadowed the newly organized group in March and April, 2006, I didn\u2019t<\/p>\n\n\n\n
officially join until early September 2006.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was instrumental in submitting the original rough draft of the By-Laws April 10, 2008, which would be needed for us to become incorporated, then to become a non-profit organization<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were numerous iterations of the By-Laws efficiently over seen by John Wesley Smith as our organization grew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Behind Our Eyes 2: A Second Look was Published in 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bobbi LaChance Bubier was the primary editor. I was one of several committee members who had organized the anthology. We had contracted with a publisher. When Bobbi passed away, we asked the publisher for an extension to the due date, but there had already been one extension to the due date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I offered to spearhead the final push to publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were 67 contributors, so my husband and I spent a lot of concentrated time to finalize the lengthy manuscript to submit to Pat Gott, the publisher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We often tried to get a handle of what royalties were passed on to us by the publisher, but we have been unsuccessful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was a steep learning curve that we applied to the third anthology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our marketing strategy included a professionally developed trailer, spearheaded by Donna Grahman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Copies of \u201cBehind Our Eyes 2: A Second Look\u201d <\/em>are available through Amazon.com, Kindle, Nook, and Barnes and Noble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There have been so many memorable people along the way. Do some of you remember Gertie Poole, who went by the name Renegade?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sanford Rosenthal and Albert Cooper?<\/p>\n\n\n\n What about Ernie Jones and his Old Crow stories and Deon Lyons The other side of the glass wall?<\/p>\n\n\n\n It has been wonderful to observe how the initial group of about 27 writers has expanded into well over 100 writers with different disabilities and the plethora of innovative ideas each brings to our craft of writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All I can say is: Thank you for these 20 years of opportunities and w r I t e on, friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n #format<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hello, Beautiful People,<\/p>\n\n\n\n I was leery of Sanford\u2019s<\/p>\n\n\n\n newly organized group<\/p>\n\n\n\n being sponsored by<\/p>\n\n\n\n a Writer\u2019s Union,<\/p>\n\n\n\n because it was during<\/p>\n\n\n\n the time that the<\/p>\n\n\n\n professional teachers organization<\/p>\n\n\n\n I belonged to<\/p>\n\n\n\n was being taken over by<\/p>\n\n\n\n the teacher\u2019s union,<\/p>\n\n\n\n instead of remaining a professional entity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While I shadowed<\/p>\n\n\n\n the newly organized group<\/p>\n\n\n\n in March and April, 2006,<\/p>\n\n\n\n I officially joined in<\/p>\n\n\n\n early September 2006.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I was instrumental<\/p>\n\n\n\n in submitting the<\/p>\n\n\n\n original rough draft of<\/p>\n\n\n\n the By-Laws April 10, 2008,<\/p>\n\n\n\n which would be needed<\/p>\n\n\n\n for us to become incorporated,<\/p>\n\n\n\n then to become<\/p>\n\n\n\n a non-profit organization<\/p>\n\n\n\n There were numerous iterations<\/p>\n\n\n\n of the By-Laws<\/p>\n\n\n\n efficiently over seen<\/p>\n\n\n\n by John Wesley Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n as our organization grew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Behind Our Eyes 2: A Second Look<\/p>\n\n\n\n was Published in 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bobbi LaChance Bubier<\/p>\n\n\n\n was the primary editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I was one of several<\/p>\n\n\n\n committee members<\/p>\n\n\n\n who had organized the anthology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We had contracted<\/p>\n\n\n\n with a publisher. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When Bobbi passed away,<\/p>\n\n\n\n we asked the publisher<\/p>\n\n\n\n for an extension<\/p>\n\n\n\n to the due date,<\/p>\n\n\n\n but there had already been one extension to the due date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I offered to spearhead<\/p>\n\n\n\n the final push to publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There were 67 contributors,<\/p>\n\n\n\n so my husband and I<\/p>\n\n\n\n spent a lot of concentrated time<\/p>\n\n\n\n to finalize<\/p>\n\n\n\n the lengthy manuscript<\/p>\n\n\n\n to submit to Pat Gott, the publisher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We often tried to<\/p>\n\n\n\n get a handle of what royalties<\/p>\n\n\n\n were passed on to us by the publisher,<\/p>\n\n\n\n but we have been unsuccessful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It was a steep learning curve<\/p>\n\n\n\n that we applied to the<\/p>\n\n\n\n third anthology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our marketing strategy included<\/p>\n\n\n\n a professionally developed trailer,<\/p>\n\n\n\n spearheaded by Donna Grahman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Copies of \u201cBehind Our Eyes 2: A Second Look\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n are available through Amazon.com, Kindle, Nook, and Barnes and Noble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There have been so many memorable people<\/p>\n\n\n\n along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Do some of you remember Gertie Poole, who went by the name Renegade?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sanford Rosenthal and Albert Cooper?<\/p>\n\n\n\n What about Ernie Jones and his Old Crow stories and<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deon Lyons The other side of the glass wall?<\/p>\n\n\n\n It has been wonderful<\/p>\n\n\n\n to observe how the initial group<\/p>\n\n\n\n of about 27 writers<\/p>\n\n\n\n has expanded into<\/p>\n\n\n\n well over 100 writers<\/p>\n\n\n\n with different disabilities and<\/p>\n\n\n\n the plethora of innovative ideas<\/p>\n\n\n\n that each brings to our craft of writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All I can say is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thank you for these 20 years<\/p>\n\n\n\n of opportunities and<\/p>\n\n\n\n w r I t e on, friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The recording of our twentieth anniversary celebration on Sunday , March22, 2026:<\/p>\n\n\n\n