Virtual Tales, a publisher of eBooks, eSerials and trade paperbacks
spanning a variety of fiction genres and styles, announced the
appointment of Jake George to its Board of Directors. Mr. George will
assume the new post of Director of Acquisitions, effective
immediately. In addition, current Board member and Senior Editor June
Diehl will assume the post of Editorial Director, effective
immediately.
"Up to this point in our 18 month-history, we have relied on June to
manage both our manuscript submission process and our new editor
screening process," said Dave A. Law, Chairman of Virtual Tales. "But
our growth has been so strong that we are splitting these duties to
ensure that we are able to recruit and retain talented editors while
reviewing new manuscripts as promptly as possible."
Ms. Diehl has over 20 years of technical and creative writing and
editing experience. In addition to her work with Virtual Tales, she
also serves as an editor, writing coach and teacher through ePress
Online and various newsletters, writing groups and to individual
authors. In her new post as Editorial Director, she will focus her
efforts exclusively on recruiting and reviewing editor applications,
administering and grading editor qualification tests, and making
recommendations about new editor hires to the full Board of
Directors.
Currently serving as a Senior Editor for Virtual Tales, Mr. George
will now also assume responsibility for reviewing new manuscripts. He
will assign those manuscripts that meet the initial submission
requirements to genre review groups for further review and will
present those manuscripts best suited for publication to the full
Board of Directors. Mr. George is a published author of Native
American novels and medical self-help works with over 20 years under
his belt as an editor for the Department of Defense. He also runs
Sage Words Services, a Native American owned and operated editing,
proofreading and web design company.
"Jake has already made a significant contribution to Virtual Tales
both as an editor and in our genre review groups for new
submissions," continued Law. "His organizational skills will help
ensure that we review new story submissions as quickly as possible,
and, with June's help in recruiting more editors, we will be able to
expedite the publication of new titles for our customers."
Virtual Tales is a privately held partnership founded in 2005 to
publish original works of general and genre fiction in multiple
formats, including eBooks, eSerials and print. eBooks are offered in
a variety of formats, including MobiPocket, Kindle, Microsoft Reader
and PDA-formatted Adobe Reader files. eSerials are delivered through
email twice a week as Adobe Reader files suitable for reading on a
PC, Mac, PDA, e-reader, cell phone or other devices. All eSerials are
available for a free trial subscription, so readers everywhere are
encouraged to visit the website and sample the offerings at no cost
or obligation.
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