Book Publishing Secrets with Preston Howard, Author of The Sheltering Palms

Preston Howard spent his entire career working on behalf of police officers, representing them under adverse circumstances, negotiating contracts to improve officers’ benefits and working conditions, and training police union officials in the art of leadership. He has written numerous books and lectured not only in this country but abroad as well.

His latest book is the fictional autobiography/historical fiction/satire, The Sheltering Palms.

Website Address:  http://www.prestonhowardauthor.com   

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About the Book:

Renowned police labor lawyer, Preston Howard, reached a watershed in his life—a forced retirement from the firm he built from the ground up and a cancer diagnosis. These two events made him take a step back and reflect over a life that had at times been hilarious, irreverent, self-mocking, eerie and even a bit, make that, quite lewd.

A family of unique characters guided the lawyer’s formative years: a bourbon-swilling, brilliant yet flawed grandfather who mentored the young lad in matters of religion, politics and the quest for knowledge; a psychic mother; an oversexed nanny; an aunt and uncle who fought on the front lines of integration; and a fire-balling uncle who got his fifteen minutes of fame in The Show.

Preston Howard first made his mark as a crime-fighting attorney representing the Tucson Police Department. Then he spent over forty illustrious years as a labor lawyer working with police officers and union leaders and handling the gamut of fascinating, high-profile cases across the country and even in other countries.

His many tall yarns might be viewed by some with the greatest suspicion, but his story-telling is undeniably first-class, witty, and absorbing.

PRAISE:

“The best book I’ve ever read about lawyers, cops, and unions.” Bob Helpert, Tucson, Arizona

ORDER YOUR COPY:

Link to book on Amazon:  https://www.amazon.com/Sheltering-Palms-Preston-Howard-ebook/dp/B07HS2317W/  

Link to B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-sheltering-palms-preston-howard/1129662142 

Link to Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-sheltering-palms 

Link to Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1437685823 

Thank you for your time in answering our questions about getting published. Is this your first book?  

Yes

With this particular book, how did you publish – traditional, small press, Indie, etc. – and why did you choose this method?  

I went the self-publishing route after talking to a very successful self-publishing author. She advised that she tried one experience with a publisher and found that she gave up control of the process and also made smaller royalties than with self-publishing.

Can you tell us a little about your publishing journey?  The pros and cons?  

My book comes out on Halloween so I don’t have sufficient experience yet to comment on this question.

What’s the best advice you can give to aspiring authors? 

 Be patient and ask a lot of questions to authors who have published.