FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 30, 2012
FIRST EMERGING VOICES AUTHOR SIGNED
Buddhapuss Ink LLC, a NJ based book publisher, announced today that they
have signed the first author to their new Emerging
Voices imprint: Martie Odell Ingebretsen of Sacramento, California. The deal is for her novella, Sweet William, the story of one man’s struggle when he loses
everything and everyone that he loves.
Emerging Voices, a new program at Buddhapuss Ink, is aimed at bringing
new authors together with an audience. “The most difficult thing for writers with
little or no preexisting audience is finding a publisher willing to take a
chance on them. All but shut out of traditional publishing with the "big
house" emphasis on known and celebrity authors, these writers need a forum
that will give them the benefits of having a publisher behind them.” said
MaryChris Bradley, Publisher of Buddhapuss Ink LLC. “We are thrilled to be able
to offer these authors a platform that will give them the exposure they need to
become established, while fulfilling our mission to put readers first.” Ingebretsen
stated, “I have published poetry before, but not prose, so I’m very excited
about this. Sweet William has
been an important part of my life for a long time…ever since that rainy night
when I started wondering what the homeless were doing."
Sweet William: When William is
arrested for suspicion of child molestation, it is the catalyst that finally
puts him back on the road to recovery. For too long he was caught in a web of
guilt that turned him from the owner of a successful chain of gas stations and
loving family man into a homeless alcoholic who spent his time dreaming. What
appears to just be more bad luck turns out to be the tipping point that allows
him to open the door to the past, and at long last, accept it and the love of
the people around him. Slowly, life welcomes William back, and he is ready to
embrace life once more.
Martie Odell Ingebretsen, was born in Pasadena, California. She studied English literature, creative writing, and
child development at various universities. Inspired by her father—whose
stories were published in the Saturday
Evening Post—she has been writing since the second grade. She
strives to create characters that are always learning, growing and finding answers
to big questions. Her poetry has been published in journals, magazines, and
various anthologies. She and
her husband currently live in California, as do their two sons and four grandchildren. Sweet William is her first
novella.
BUDDHAPUSS INK LLC is based in Edison,
NJ. Founded in 2009, it is led by Publisher, MaryChris
Bradley, a 28 year veteran in the book industry. “Our company mission is to
‘Put our readers first’ and we are committed to finding and growing new authors
at a time when the major houses seem to have turned their backs on writers
without an already well-established track record.” Bradley can be contacted at
732-887-2519 or Publisher@BuddhapussInk.com.
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