Client Book and Publishing Projects
Here's a list of the book projects we've worked on for clients as author, production and design, or contributor/technical editor. Note that we offer book production and consulting as a service; we are not a "self-publishing company." Please read our FAQ page for more information.
For information about books we've written and published through Logical Expressions, Inc. please visit the LE Books page.
For information other types of projects, please visit the Project Portfolio page or Writing Credits page.
Book Author
How to Use PowerPoint 2000 by Susan C. Daffron
Involvement: Author
Client: Sams
This book had extremely strict writing requirements. Each section area and topic had to be a specific number of words to fit the somewhat rigid full-color layout specifications.
Microsoft Office Expert Solutions (Que) - Susan C. Daffron
Involvement: Contributing Author
Client: Macmillian Computer Publishing/Que
Susan wrote all of the Microsoft Word chapters of this book, which were called Critical Skills in Word, Word Macros, Word Styles, Customizing the Wordspace, and Desktop Publishing in Word
She originally wasn't supposed to write the macro chapter, but was tasked to "save the day" when the original author flaked.
Production and Design
Fiction
Book Cover Design, Editing, and Interior Layout -
Vaetra Unveiled (Book 1 of the Vaetra Chronicles)
(See project page)
Involvement: Cover Design
Software: Adobe InDesign, Corel Draw, and Photoshop
Client: Daniel R. Marvello
(Note: This book is published by an imprint of Logical Expressions.)
Book Cover Design - Larceny
Involvement: Cover Design
Software: Adobe InDesign and Photoshop
Client: Alexemi
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Non-Fiction
Interior Design and Cover Layout -365 Days of Joy: How to be Happy Every Single Day, When Life Stinks, It’s Time To Wash The Gym Clothes, Joy Droppings: Evidence That Joy Is Everywhere, Every Day, For All of Us
(See project page)
Involvement: Interior book design and cover design
Software: Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
Client: Kelly Epperson
Initially, the client had tried working with another designer, gave up, and came to us. Then asked us to lay out two more books.
Interior Layout - Into the Night: The Road from Adversity to Triumph
(See project page)
Involvement: Interior book layout and Kindle/Mobipocket and EPUB conversion
Software: Adobe InDesign and Photoshop.
Client: Gary Barnes
Interior Design and Cover Layout - Obese from the Heart
Involvement: Interior book design, cover assembly
Software: Adobe InDesign and Photoshop.
Client: Sara Stein, M.D.
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The cover image was created by another designer for an ebook. Susan reworked it for print and designed the back cover.
Interior Layout - Conscious Calm: Keys to Freedom from Stress and Worry
Involvement: Interior book design
Software: Adobe InDesign, Corel Draw, and Photoshop.
Client: Laura Maciuika Ed.D., Tap into Freedom Publishing
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Interior Layout - Success Rituals 2.0: Winning Habits of High-Achieving Women - How She Does it, and How You Can Too!
Involvement: Interior book design
Software: Adobe InDesign, Corel Draw, and Photoshop.
Client: IAWBO
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Editing and Interior Design - Top Dog Recession Busting Sales Secrets
(See project page)
Involvement: Text organization and editing, and interior layout
Software: Microsoft Word and Quark XPress
Client: Sales Dog
Book Cover and Interior Design - Divorce Secrets
Involvement: Cover Design
Software: Adobe InDesign and Photoshop.
Client: Cathi Lender
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Interior Design and Layout - Hit the Deck: Create a Business Plan in Half the Time with Twice the Impact
Involvement: Interior Design, redesign of slides, icon design, cover assembly.
Software: Adobe InDesign and Photoshop, Corel Draw.
Client: Upstart Advisors
The book had slides that needed to be recreated/redesigned for the book, footnotes, and exercises and sidebars, which each had associated icons that had to be designed. The cover was designed by another designer; Susan reworked it for printing at Lightning Source.
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Book Cover and Interior Design - Engineering Your
Dream Job
Involvement: Interior Design and Cover Design
Software: Adobe InDesign and Photoshop
Client: Bob Halgren
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Book Cover and Interior Layout - Inner Wizards Journal. (See project page)
Involvement: Cover Design and Interior Design
Software: Adobe Indesign and Photoshop
Client: Valery Satterwhite
Book Covers - PDSA Series of books.
(See project page)
Involvement: Cover Design
Software: Adobe InDesign
Client: PDSA, Inc.
Technical Books - for Midrange Computing.
(See project page)
Involvement: Interior Design
Software: Editing and Layout in Microsoft Word, Corel Draw, Ventura Publisher
Client: Midrange Computing
Interior Design and Layout- Five Strategies for Staying Employed in Today's Economy
Involvement: Interior Design
Software: Adobe InDesign, Photoshop
Client: Nina Price
Consulting
Marketing Plan for scHammond Advisors - Susan Daffron wrote a marketing plan for this consulting company, which has expertise in setting up advisory boards.
Lightning Source Consultation & Template Adjustment - The Now of Happiness by Kim Englot. Susan Daffron was asked to fix Microsoft Word book interior files and provide technical advice for Lightning Source submission.
Manucript Critique - Marshall Foran, Peak Achievement Coaching. Susan critiqued a manuscript in progress and offered editorial suggestions, outline revisions, and ideas for more clearly identifying the target audience.
Consultation & Repair - Essential Speaking - Susan Daffron was asked to repair and redo InDesign files that another designer created.
(This problem happens a lot more often than you might think.)
Involvement: Consulting/Repair
Software: Adobe InDesign
Client: Doreen Hamilton, Ph.D.
Contributor/Technical Editor
Business Book Editing and Compilation - for The Official AWE 2009 Guide: Emerging Trends Every Online Entrepreneur Must Know and Smart Women Create Membership Based Businesses
(see project page).
Involvement: Writing, ghostwriting, developmental editing, compilation, consulting.
Client: Sheri McConnell Companies
Special Edition Using Microsoft Office 2000 is a monumental tome by Woody Leonhard and Ed Bott.
Involvement: Contributor
Client: Woody Leonhard/Que Macmillian
Woody needed files to use as examples, so Susan made up a fictitious company and created a number of Word documents and PowerPoint presentation that appear throughout the book.
Susan Daffron even gets a mention in the acknowledgements page, "Susan Daffron came up with the outstanding Three Dog Delight sample files." (Inside scoop: the logo is a caricature of our three dogs...dog lovers, click here to see the real hounds in action.)
Easy PowerPoint 2000 by Laura Stewart
Involvement: Technical Editor
Client: Que Macmillian
Laura had this to say of Susan's work: "They did a surperb job of editing the grammatical, logical, and technical content of the book, making several significant suggestions that have greatly improved this Easy PowerPoint book."
Teach Yourself Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 in 24 Hours by Alexandria Haddad
Involvement: Technical Editor
Client: Sams
Alexandra said: "Both of my tech editors, Mitch Millam and Susan Daffron, were great."
