Gary James (garyjameseditor.com) is a professional editor and writer in Asheville, NC, offering full-service book production and ghostwriting.
I started Jamesgang creative + communications in 2008 to offer freelance services in marketing and branding, having spent my career in that business. I mainly focused on what I’d done for 30 years. I worked in collaboration with other freelancers and directly with clients, producing annual reports, advertising and P.R. campaigns, collateral print and publications, websites, and blogs. If you visit my awards page, you’ll see the titles of quite a few for copywriting and creative direction as well as public relations: Addys, Hermes, Silver Anvil, Association of Museums, and others. You don’t win copywriting awards if you aren’t able to listen to the client and understand their brand. And that is what led me to work with authors.
In 2015, I decided it was time to do something else with the skills I had honed in my career: writing, editing, creative direction, art direction, production, and account management. Since books are a lifelong passion, it seems a logical place to utilize the communication skills and attention to detail I’ve always maintained in a much less stressful environment.
I learned how to use Word® to build books (that was a bear, but I did it). Then, I invested in software that mimicked InDesign(r) and Publisher, Affinity Publishing. That led me to yet another software program that integrates production, and I learned the ins and outs of getting a book formatted and online, including ebook Metadata, distribution channels, and all the parts of the process of taking a manuscript from a Word document to a completed finished publication.
Since my hobbies are photography and videography, I can help authors with image placement and coordination with graphic designs and cover art.
Please contact me for any services you may need in getting your book published. Thanks for visiting.