Blue Dolphin Publishing

Letter from the Publisher

Dear Friends,

Many people ask, "Why Blue Dolphin"? At first, we were protesting dolphins being caught in tuna nets. We also knew that the first printer in Italy, Aldus, used a dolphin coiled around an anchor for his logo, and that from early days, dolphins were known as "saviors" by rescuing drowning mariners in the Mediterranean. In addition, dolphins roam all the oceans of the world and represent for us, symbolically, a melding of the world's cultures.

When we began publishing, we wanted to produce books that would help ourselves and other people delve more deeply into who we are and what our life is about. But we don't just publish books; we publish authors. Each author represents for us the privilege of getting to know a new friend.

Trying to be in step with the collective consciousness for our reading public and the next turn of the evolutionary spiral is a big challenge! Here are some of the things we look for in the manuscripts we review:

We look for authors who:

• have a strong educational background (for self-help topics)
• demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the subject
• are well-prepared
• have an appealing literary style and good grammar
• are good natured and easy to work with
• are more concerned with helping humanity than getting rich
• have a demonstrated public personality

We look for topics that:

• offer a unique message
• are marketable to a national or world-wide audience
• are positive and provide information with meaning and substance
• encourage well-being and spiritual evolution

We also evaluate possible sales numbers based on:

• size of intended audience
• students or followers of the author's work
• media or marketing experience of the author
• professional experience and credentials of the author

We prefer manuscripts that are:

• well written and need minimal editing
• composed with a word processor and available on computer disk
• for more information, see our manuscript submission guidelines

We appreciate your support and welcome your suggestions. If there are topics about which you would like to see more books published, please let us know.

Wishing you all Peace, Health, and Happiness,
Paul and Nancy Clemens

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