publishing
Category: publishing
Somehow, April 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of the publication of my first book, The Gargoyle in My Yard (April 2009). Even more astonishing to me, this year I’ll publish my twelfth book! That was a fast decade, and what a fun ride.
What have I learned since 2009? Here are my “10 Writing Truths” from ten years of writing:
Seeing the Whole Process - Part 3
Seeing the Whole Process – Part 3
In my last two blog posts, I discussed the editorial process and the marketing and publicity processes here at Dundurn Press. This month, to continue my overview of how a book moves from a first draft to a finished product on the shelf, I am diving in to the design process! I spoke with our Senior Designer, Laura Boyle, to get the low-down on all of the design work that goes in to turning a manuscript into a beautiful book to hold and read.
When do you begin work on a book’s design?
Beth Bruder Retires from a Lucky Life in Publishing
Lucky — a word that genuinely expresses how I feel about my life in publishing.
Publishing is reading, or more accurately the love of reading. When you speak to anyone in this business they express their love of reading — something quite different from their love of the day-to-day business of producing a book. Most of us really don’t care what we read, as long as it transports us to another world. It could be magical fiction, true crime, a wonderful history, or whatever else you want.
Seeing the Whole Process - Part 1
Publishing is an exercise in patience, collaboration, and organization. Everyone at Dundurn Press plays an important role in getting books from a raw manuscript to the finished product you end up reading.
I started working at Dundurn Press last September as the editorial intern. While I had completed a publishing program and had a broad understanding of the industry, I was still completely surprised by the amount of time and teamwork it takes to create a book from scratch.
Inside Dundurn with Margaret
If you’re looking for someone who enjoys talking books, you’re going to want to meet Margaret, our director of sales and marketing. She’s responsible for the company’s overall sales performance and marketing efforts, as well as overseeing a team of nine other people. Of everyone on the marketing team, she’s been at Dundurn the longest, starting in August 2007.
And that’s just her recent experience; she’s been in the book business for a long time, over 20 years so far.
National Authors' Day
On National Authors’ Day, we’d like to thank authors for transporting us to new and old worlds with their writing. Thanks to them, our imaginations are given wings to fly on adventures without us ever having to leave the comfort of our reading nooks.
"The way they can weave words into such vivid imagery and make us feel so connected to the characters and places they write about will always amaze me."
Dundurn President Received Janice Handford Award
David Poulsen on Self-Promotion in Modern Publishing
Distribution change: Thomas Allen Publishers
Effective August 1, 2013, Thomas Allen Publishers, currently distributed by Thomas Allen & Son, will be catalogued, sold and distributed by Dundurn/UTP.
Returns will be accepted by Dundurn/UTP.
Canadian sales will change to Ampersand Inc.
Backorders, where possible, will be transferred to UTP. Ampersand Inc. reps will confirm with accounts.
Fall 2013 frontlist will be scheduled to release this Fall from Dundurn