Thank you, Good Journey and Welcome

Thank you and Good Journey

I would like to take this opportunity to send out a thank you to Faith Van Horne, Loconeal’s former Blog Editor. Yes, that’s right, former. Recently Faith took on the role of editor for an epublisher. We wish her a good journey and great things to come. Thank you, Faith, for all your hard work and assistance.

Welcome

Join us in welcoming Loconeal Publishing’s newest member, Christie Renzetti. Christie joins the Loconeal team as Blog Editor and will be online and set up for business soon. Here is a short bio and information.

Christie is an avid reader, with far more space in her home devoted to books than silly things like food or clothing. She’s owned by three cats that let her pretend to be in charge. Feeling cheated by coffee – smells great, tastes awful – she drinks large amounts of tea.

She grew up all over the place, eventually settling down for high school and college in Texas, where she developed a taste for sweet tea and good BBQ.

Her favorite genre is fantasy, but any fiction, as long as it’s good, finds its way into the reading pile.

Kudos, Interns, Volunteers and More…

Thank you and Kudos to Loconeal Publishing’s success. In the last year Loconeal Publishing has seen steady growth. Additionally in the last year, Loconeal has seen an increase in sales, events, and authors. In 2011, we will bring a total of eight novels to print. We are already on target to increase that number to twelve in the year 2012. 

But that’s not all, in a few short months Loconeal will begin offering its titles in a variety of digital formats as well. We are also gearing up for our annual Sandstone Book Expo in July, and wrapping up submissions (due by April 30, 2011) from authors and illustrators for Loco-Thology, our annual fantasy and science fiction anthology. 

With this success, we find ourselves here at Loconeal Publishing, with an opportunity to give back. We have recently mapped out an internship & volunteer program to share our knowledge with those wanting to gain experience and a better understanding of the publishing process. 

Internships and volunteerism can be specifically tailored to the interested individuals needs and available schedule. Participants are free to focus on one area, or may even work toward learning the entire process of publishing. In this age of technology, participants in these programs are not limited to their physical location either. Interns and volunteers are also given credit in published materials that they have had a direct involvement in. Some interns and volunteers may even qualify for future assistant positions. 

A quick list of the opportunities at Loconeal Publishing include but are not limited to marketing, editing, researching, book design, illustrating and more. If you or someone you know would like to receive more information about these opportunities, contact info@loconeal.com . They can also check out a short description of some of the opportunities here.

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New Blog Editor

Loconeal Publishing would like to welcome Faith Van Horne, as the new Blog Editor for the Loconeal website. Faith Van Horne’s short stories and essays have appeared in various print and online publications. She has a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science, and loves helping people find information and new authors. She lives, writes and reads in Ohio. To see what she’s up to, you can check out her own blog at faithvanhorne.blogspot.com. You can also stalk her on twitter, where she goes by @fvanhorne.

Writers, editors, illustrators, and others interested in the writing and publishing fields are welcome to comment on blog posts. Guest bloggers are welcome as well. Do you have something important to say in the field of publishing or writing? Contact Faith at: faith@loconeal.com for information on how to become a guest blogger.

Loconeal Job Opening

Loconeal Seeks Blog Editor

Loconeal Publishing is looking for a responsible and social person to join our team. We are currently looking for the right person to become the Loconeal Blog Editor.

Duties include:

  • Organizing a monthly blog schedule
  • Securing content
  • Vetting blog posts for content
  • Making sure posts are on the website in a timely manner

This is a new and ‘volunteer’ position at the present. You will receive editor byline. Writers and students are also encouraged to join. If you are interested in this position, or working with Loconeal Publishing in any other capacity, send me an email at james@loconeal.com .

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