Monthly Archives: May 2011

Indigo Ink

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Ed Battistella

Last weekend the staff of Indigo Editing and Publications visited Ashland for their staff retreat. Over coffee at Starbucks , Maureen and I learned a little about their company. Named after the ink, not the musicians, Indigo was founded five … Continue reading →

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Paper Topic–Children’s Literature

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Ed Battistella

While tossing around ideas for potential paper topics, I kept coming back to children’s literature.  This is because I will be studying abroad this summer in London and the topic of the course is children’s literature.  In particular, we will … Continue reading →

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Interview with an ex-educational publisher employee

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Ed Battistella

I conducted an interview with an ex-publishing professional who worked for two years at an educational publishing company. Due to his nondisclosure agreement, I will refer to him using the pseudonym “Joe” or “J” and remove direct references to the … Continue reading →

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Interview with Pat Walsh, Author of “78 Reasons why your book may never be published and 14 Reasons why it just Might”

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Ed Battistella

This interview on SlushPile.net is a fitting one for what we’re doing here on Literary Ashland. Pat Walsh, a San Francisco publisher, has just released his book on the difficulty of getting published. In addition to instructions on how to … Continue reading →

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