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Debra: Initially when i first met Dianne Helm, proprietor of Helm Publishing, at DragonCon 2005, where she and many of her authors any table in the dealers place in your home. I asked whether she were accepting book submissions, and she said she was and gave me her fx card. I went over the Internet and found the submission guidelines and sent in "Duke." I stated throughout query letter that to promote had already been self-published coupled with been utilize the Recommended Reading list for grades 8-12 the particular Indian River County Florida school software. Dianne then accepted "Duke" for publication in 2007. "A Prince in Need" is right now at Helm for think about.