From email sent to Ross
Dear Gentlemen,
I am a USSVI member and retired submariner, and wrote a memoir that I think your base’s members would be interested in. The book recounts my first tour on a fast-attack submarine in the 1980s. Besides being a personal narrative, (I think) it is a very good account of what life was like for submariners back then.
It is available in Kindle, paperback, and hardcover versions here:
Here is a quote from a shipmate from one of my boats (not the one that is the subject of the memoir though):
“It is the most accurate description of life on a fast attack boat that I have read. Thoroughly enjoyed reading this!”
Here is a Facebook post by Charles and Frank Hood on their FB page, “Poopie Suits and Cowboy Boots”, with an excerpt:
DEAR READERS: Here’s an excerpt from… – Poopie Suits & Cowboy Boots | Facebook
I learned a lot writing this book. I would like to share that knowledge with my fellow submariners. Specifically, I found there is a misconception that we cannot tell our stories—nothing could be further from the truth! Yes, they have to be approved by the DoD, but the process is not onerous—it took 2 ½ months from when I submitted to when I got approval, and the redactions were all minor.
I would be happy to speak about it at one of your base meetings via Zoom/Teams, here are the topics that I can speak to:
· Memoir, Biography, Narrative Non-Fiction, Fiction
· Plot and pacing
· Use of critique groups
· Getting DOPSR approval
· How to get an agent
· Finding an editor and a cover maker
· Publishing on Amazon
· Promotions
· Vanity publishers and how to avoid them
Very kind regards,
Henry Rausch, CDR, USNR (ret.)
(703) 687-8320