My search for an agent has finally ended. No, I didn’t find an agent who’s working diligently to find a publisher for my book, Moon Signs. After sending out seventy-five queries with no real success, I decided to make my novel available through CreateSpace in paperback form and with Amazon for Kindle users.I had received several encouraging notes from agents, and there were two who wanted to see my complete manuscript. One of these suggested changes and wanted to work with me, but our ideas…See More

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Who I am:: Helen Haught Fanick’s short stories have appeared in Women’s Household, Midnight Zoo, Vermont Ink, and in various anthologies. Her articles and photos have been published in Texas Observer, Stepping Stones, and other periodicals. Her poem, Leaf Fall, was published in Nature’s Gifts, an anthology to benefit The Nature Conservancy. She has won several local and state awards, and two national awards in the Writer’s Digest Competition.

Helen’s novel, Moon Signs, was a quarter-finalist in the 2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards. The second novel in the Moon Mystery Series, Moonlight Mayhem, and a collection of three short stories, Bad Moon Rising, were published in January 2012. All are available through Amazon. Moonlight Mayhem and Bad Moon Rising are available through Barnes & Noble. Saving Susie, a suspense novel, just reached the second level of the 2012 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards and will be published soon.

Helen is a graduate of The University of Texas at San Antonio with a degree in English and lives in San Antonio with her husband.

Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:: Moon Signs - a cozy mystery available on Amazon.

Moonlight Mayhem - a cozy available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Patchwork Path - Friendship Star, published by Choice Publishing Group, LLC

Nature's Gifts, published by Vanilla Heart Publishing

My writing is:: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Memoir

Services I offer to other writers:: My son and brother are both writers, and we frequently critique each others work.

I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:: Goodreads, Sisters in Crime

I found out about She Writes from:: The Writer

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My search for an agent has finally ended. No, I didn’t find an agent who’s working diligently to find a publisher for my book, Moon Signs. After sending out seventy-five queries with no real success, I decided to make my novel available through CreateSpace in paperback form and with Amazon for Kindle users.

I had received several encouraging notes from agents, and there were two who wanted to see my complete manuscript. One of these suggested changes and wanted to…

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At 7:30am on July 15, 2010, Kate the Book Buff said…: Hello and welcome! I just wanted to introduce myself, and my blog, The Book Buff: Book Reviews for Regular People. Check it out at http://www.thebookbuff.blogspot.com

There are several great book giveaways going on right now:
True North (wilderness memoir)
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At 6:04am on July 15, 2010, Julia said…: Hi Helen,welcome! Here is some information to help you get started at She Writes. Also, we have a ton of interesting groups on the site and would love to have you join any that might interest you!
We're so glad to have you here!

Julia