Aviatrix is the captivating story of one of the first women pilots to break into the all-male airline flight cockpit. Hired in 1976 at Hughes Airwest, Mary Bush made a herculean effort to overcome the resistance and harassment she faced in such a position, but it was to no avail. (more…)
Looking back on this past week, it’s a little crazy to think of everything I’ve worked on. The main part of book production I helped with was graphic design. It is so cool! It involves the cover, back cover, spine of a book, and the inside flaps of a hard cover. I helped Jason (the graphic designer) find images to create covers on this really cool website. It has hundreds upon hundreds of photos that can be purchased. I put images that caught my interest in specific folders that correspond with certain genres and themes. It was so cool to look through all those photos. There were some that I really liked, which actually inspired me to write more. You’re not supposed to write purely off the cover’s photo, however, I guess there’s no set way to do something! (more…)
Last year, I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to intern with Appen Media Group. It was an amazing experience that not only taught me about the job application process, but it also gave me an idea of what career I want to pursue. I have always had an interest in the literature field, mainly with writing, but I wasn’t exactly sure what I wanted to do. There are so many variations of careers involving literature that I didn’t know where to start looking. The Appen internship gave me insight into the writing field and showed me what an actual writing career is like. (more…)
Kimberly Martin of Jera Publishing talks about self-publishing with Anita Paul on Book Your Success. (more…)
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print by Renni Browne and Dave King
Two professional editors (Renni Browne and Dave King) teach writers the techniques of the editing trade that turn promising manuscripts into published novels and short stories. Chapters on dialogue, exposition, point of view, interior monologue, and other techniques take you through the same processes an expert editor would go through to perfect your manuscript. (more…)
“Blank pages in your book should be completely blank. No page numbers, headers, footers-blank means blank!” – Kimberly Martin