That is good to know, Cami! Thank you for the info. Only projects 
published reports I have done were my efforts except for several 
projects I wrote for the Boy Scouts of America. They wouldn't 
identify me as the author but didn't hesitate to give and take credit 
for one of their National Staff members. Typical action !! But then 
who really cares?

D Parkhill

At 11:09 AM 9/24/2007, you wrote:
>As Cami pointed out, the URL got doubled in the process of being 
>posted to HISTARCH. It is simply www.montanadaw.com<http://www.montanadaw.com/>
>
>Vantage Press is what is called a vanity press. They'll publish 
>anything for a price. You pay for everything, editing, layout, all 
>services along the way, including the actual publishing, and they 
>take their substantial cut. While you, as the author get more that 
>the usual 10-15%, you also bear the bulk of the expenses. Sorry, 
>that's too much work for me. I want a publisher that will bear all 
>the expenses and dribble out my little take at the end, but leave me 
>with only the writing and the revisions, thank you. Self-publishing 
>is a last resort for me.
>
>I didn't go into this writing stuff with the idea of making any 
>money. My concept was 1) have some fun; 2) get the word about 
>archaeology and history out to a wider audience. If I eventually 
>even start paying for what I'm doing, great. But I can't afford to 
>be sinking thousands of dollars into any given book up front, when I 
>KNOW there are lots of small, regional publishers out there who 
>would be willing to take a risk on my books, if I can just find them.
>
>Thanks for the thought, David, but it's a very last result. Print on 
>demand is a better option these days, even, than Vantage Press.
>
>Cathy
>
>
>
>Catherine H. Spude, PhD
>Montana Dawn, Enterprises
>7 Avenida Vista Grande #145
>Santa Fe, NM 87508
>505-466-1476 home
>505-913-1326 cell
>
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>
>"Life is not tried, it is merely survived if you're standing outside 
>the fire." Jenny Yates and Garth Brooks.
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: David Parkhill<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>   To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>   Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 7:13 PM
>   Subject: Re: an archaeological mystery
>
>
>   Cathrine, your URL doesn't seem to function properly. Do you have a
>   better address?
>
>   You might try this company for publishing. They advertise for AUTHORS
>   WANTED in the National Geographic Magazine . I have no idea as to
>   their integrity or quality.
>                    Vantage Press, Inc.
>                            419Park Ave. South, NY, NY 10016
>                    1-800-821-3990
>                    www.vantagepress.com<http://www.vantagepress.com/>
>
>   Best regards,
>   D. Parkhill
>
>
>
>   At 04:47 PM 9/21/2007, you wrote:
>   >Hello HistArch:
>   >
>   >I hope you don't consider this off topic. Let me know if you do.
>   >
>   >Many of you know I retired a couple of years ago to branch out into
>   >writing popularly about archaeology. I've gotten my feet off the
>   >ground with the publication of my first novel. It's a historical
>   >novel; no archaeology involved, but at least it's a start.
>   >
>   >As I search for a publisher for my first novel about historical
>   >archaeology, I've set up a website as a way to reach publishers and
>   >agents, having found my queries returned with form letters that have
>   >imaginative variations of "I'm too busy with KNOWN authors" (like a
>   >New York Times best seller). Even invoking the name of Doug Scott,
>   >the forensic anthropologist who testified at the trial of Sudaam
>   >Hussein as a consultant on my novel doesn't seem to turn any heads.
>   >I guess they think I made that one up, too. Either that, or I'm not
>   >getting past Kristie, the clerk at the front desk, who is writing
>   >her own archaeological mystery.
>   >
>   >If any of you have any time to take a look, would you mind logging
>   >on to 
> www.montanadawn.com<http://www.montanadawn.com/<http://www.montanadawn.com%3chttp//www.montanadawn.com/>> 
> and clicking
>   >on "The Executions" for me? Let me know what you think. Would YOU
>   >read that book? And if you know an agent or publisher who you think
>   >might take a look, let me know.
>   >
>   >Cathy
>   >
>   >
>   >Catherine H. Spude, PhD
>   >Montana Dawn, Enterprises
>   >7 Avenida Vista Grande #145
>   >Santa Fe, NM 87508
>   >505-466-1476 home
>   >505-913-1326 cell
>   >
>   >[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
>   >
>   >"Life is not tried, it is merely survived if you're standing outside
>   >the fire." Jenny Yates and Garth Brooks.