Jim Hall

Author & Lecturer

Cove

They look fine on the screen, but will they print?

I sent History Press 69 pictures for this book, then waited to see if they would accept some, none, or all of them. The publisher was specific in its instructions: “No image should be submitted at a resolution lower than 300 dpi at 6 inches wide.” I confess that I have only the vaguest notion
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Jim Hall

March 8, 2016

Archive, Fauquier County, Va. History, Getting Published, Life as a Writer, Lynching, Race Relations, Virginia History, Writing the Book Rattlesnake Mountain

Cove, dpi, Guy Jackson, History Press, pixelated
My book in 125 words or less

The latest assignment from my editor is to write a paragraph for the back cover. He said to highlight the key places, people and events in the book, and convey the chronological and geographic scope. And please do all that in 125 words or less. The assignment reminded me of an exercise I used when
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Jim Hall

January 26, 2016

Archive, Fauquier County, Va. History, Fredericksburg, VA, Getting Published, Life as a Writer, Lynching, Race Relations, Rattlesnake Mountain the Book, Virginia History, Writing the Book Rattlesnake Mountain

Cove, Fauquier County, Fredericksburg, Lynching, Mamie Baxley, Pascal, Rattlesnake Mountain, Shedrick Thompson, University of Mary Washington, Virginia