I have always been particularly drawn to literature that gives the reader a sense of autonomy and makes the reader feel like part of the author’s world. Examples include novels that use the second-person perspective and those charming “create your own adventure” tales (which I could not stop reading as a kid).… Continue reading
Category: Publishing Workshop (Page 1 of 3)
In the fall of 2020, I enrolled in a publishing workshop with the objective of strengthening my editorial vision and writing style. I viewed this course as an exciting journey toward being a more creative, confident, and collaborative editor. The posts on this page capture my responses to our class readings and discussion topics.
Dear Olivia,
I am grateful to you for providing me with two wonderful art pieces to choose from for my broadside and introducing me to the two-step process of producing a print along the way. It was fascinating to get a look at the sketch behind the final print, and I continue to contemplate how a broadside with the sketch would convey a different message or tone from the broadside I made that features the print.… Continue reading
Ah, the joys and perils of trying to fit an entire prose piece AND an art piece on a single sheet of paper! By the time I completed my Broadside, I had made tiny, 1/8 inch shifts of text and art so much that I was on the brink of yelling at my computer.… Continue reading
This book has been on my reading list for a while, and I do think that the cover has something to do with it. I found myself drawn in by the swirling constellations of stars behind the dark silhouette of the lighthouse.… Continue reading
When I arrive at Broadsided Press’s homepage, the first feature that catches my eye is a digital image of a recent broadside called “Timid as Any Herd Animal.” Visitors have the option to either click on a link that takes them to a full “Contributors Q&A,” which provides them with a window into the creators’ interpretations of the broadside before, during, and after it was put together (I particularly love the questions, Did anything shift for you or come into new light once you saw the poem and art together on the page?… Continue reading
