Little Clive Press

05/31/2016

Doodey the Combat Camel has always been used as primarily a non-profit donation for veterans, whether to aid the veteran themselves, or to support others achieve their goals.

Today Doodey "came to life" again for the sponsorship of "Handsome" Mike Fischer. Mike is a Marine combat veteran whose disabilites from service forced him into early retirement. Mike has had several challenges, but he has taken them in stride and continues to live how he wants, not dependant on the circumstances in front of him.

Mike was recently diagnosed with Lymphobic Cancer. Despite this huge, life changing drawback, Mike has come out of retirement to fight for a Heavy Weight Championship in MMA fighting on August 6th. We are proud to support him and call him a friend. He is an inspiration for all veterans who face many challenges in their lives but continue to move ahead.

Any words of encouragement I can forward to Mike as he continues his journey and takes life by the horns. We will continue to use Doodey as non-profit to help as many veterans as we can.

11/22/2014

All Vets-

The army doesn't do a very good job on educating on PTSD or how/where to treat it. In fact, you probably don't know you have PTSD and you do. If you deployed while you were in the service, odds are very, very good that you do. If you live in Washington State, the WA VA will pay for you to have PTSD counseling for FREE, for the REST OF YOUR LIFE. If you live in another state, I'm sure it's just a matter of that state VA doing the same.

Contact any PTSD counselor and ask them if they have contracts with the VA. I'm sure they do. I bring this up because another veteran took his life. I know during my time at Ft. Lewis, a heard about a lot of soldiers taking their life. I think what's killing them is one aspect of PTSD that's hard to detect. When you go and face situations that make you face death, especially if it's repeatedly, you begin to face a dilemma with death that most people don't deal with until they are around 70 years old and have a ton of life between birth and old age.

Young soldiers who go to combat have to sort out death and what it means relative to their own life. This causes them to not be able to see a future, because death is immanent for them. Your world starts to shrink, and will continue to shrink and leave you with no way of seeing outside of it.

The bad news is, PTSD will be with you the rest of your life. There are also many other things that come along with PTSD, but I believe this is the aspect that is causing su***des. Don't wait until it's too late, if you went to Afghanistan, go see a mental health specialist for a PTSD evaluation. You should also be receiving VA compensation for this disability the rest of your life.

PTSD is sneaky and you probably don't even think you have it. You do, you just don't know what it is and what it does. You won't see the physical attributes (crazy behavior), a lot of it is in how it changed the way you think. You think about su***de before you do it too. I see a lot of people reaching out because of the recent su***de, but what would really help end the cycle is going to treatment yourself, all of you as individuals and see what you are facing. It's hard to see such young people that served their country have to die from it.

01/08/2014

It liked to hide itself between buildings. The entrance to the bar was, for the most part, unassuming. To look at the place, you'd never know that it actuall...

01/04/2014

Get ready...The Bard is coming.

12/28/2013

We have 4 new titles coming up in early 2014, keep an eye on the updates. In the meantime, check out our stock at www.littleclivepress.com
Also, take a minute to look at our media section to read news articles on our books and television interviews!

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12/24/2013

With 2 new releases in our esteemed children's section, take a look at our new children's books for December! Teach your child about space, or read a bedtime story about dinosaurs!:

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12/24/2013

As the year comes to a close, we reflect back on the best books of 2013. Check out the list here -->
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/02/best-books-2013-_n_4344225.html

This year has introduced us to more engaging reading material than we could have thought to ask for. By fall, our bedside tables and workspaces began to resemble physical manifestations of W.H. Auden's required reading syllabus, in the most wonderful and nightmarish way possible.

12/16/2013

Want to write a book? Here's some advice to get you started!

http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/essential-advice-for-beginning-writers-an-interview-with-kerri-majors

Kerri Majors talks about what it means to be a writer, what makes for stand-out, top-notch fiction, and the writing mistakes she sees in her role as a fiction editor.

12/10/2013

Recently signed 2 new authors, could be you!

See our latest titles:
Clive and the Great Space Race
Clive and the Dinosaurs

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Children's book section

12/06/2013

THE GREATEST SPACE RACE EVER IS HERE! Parent's can teach their kids fascinating things about space while entertaining them with a space ranger who challenges the fastest racers in the universe to a race across our solar system! Featured illustrations by Julia Trimboli and congratulations to our contest winner, Jude Adam Robison who was able to be illustrated and put into our book as one of the challengers! This is a unique book and a perfect gift for any child during the holidays!

http://www.amazon.com/Clive-Great-Space-Race-Wardell/dp/099114791X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386286346&sr=8-1&keywords=clive+and+the+great+space+race

Clive the space ranger challenges the fastest racers in the universe to a space race! Learn about our solar system along the way!

12/05/2013

Need a unique gift for your favorite book lover? Try our adult fiction!

http://www.littleclivepress.com/ #!adult-fiction/c1bu8

Adult Fiction Little Clive Press

12/02/2013

I just did a work order for someone that I hadn't done before but many of you might be interested in. I ran a "short order" for a book she had made. Basically, I can print a book for you in limited copies, but you can do whatever you want with them. She had wanted to make a book for her family and give them out as presents. The cost for the project was very low, she had been quoted $1000 by another publisher and I was able to do it for around $350. I can also save the files so you can order more as you please, at print cost.

It's a good way for a starter to see the requirements of putting a book in print, learning from mistakes and not costing you much to do so. Images are the hardest lesson to learn, as they have a high demand on them to be print quality. If you would like to learn more about having your work printed and retaining all rights and royalties to it, contact me at [email protected] and I can give you more information.