Better Living Through Fantasy: Gracie Bradford, RRBC Spotlight Author

Sunday, February 4, 2018

Gracie Bradford, RRBC Spotlight Author

I'm happy to welcome to the blog today up-and-coming author and Rave Reviews Book Club Spotlight Author Gracie Bradford.

This is the second book in her Lady Bird Series of children's books.

Gracie writes about children who are overcoming challenges and obstacles in their young lives. She believes that Pet Therapy plays a critical role in the healing process. I am delighted to share her story about some of the pitfalls she faced as she begins her writing journey.

If you attended college, you had specific courses that were mandatory. One of the mandatory courses in healthcare is Medical Terminology. You learn acronyms and abbreviations related to the human anatomy. When an employee first enters the federal workforce, as Gracie did, it is like entering a foreign country. Gracie tells me when she decided to write; no one told her that she needs to learn Writer’s Terminology as she had to learn in the healthcare profession. After realizing that she did not know what most people were talking about in the publishing world, she decided to go to Publishing University 101. Then she searched the internet for a book club and found Rave Review Book Club, her life line. She registered for many writing webinars and conferences.

Here is her running list of abbreviations that she calls ALPHABET SOUP OF PUBLISHING and has found useful as she grows in her writing journey.

ALPHABET SOUP OF PUBLISHING

ARC – Advanced Reader Copies

ASN – Advanced Ship Notices

BISAC – Book Industry Standards and Communications

CIP – Cataloging-in-Publication

CMYK – Four inks (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black)

CRA – Camera-Ready Art

CSR – Customer Service Representatives

DOI – Digital Object Identifier

DRM – Digital Rights Management

EAN – European Article Number

EPS – Encapsulated Post Script

Epub – The universal open-source file format for digital books

FOB – Freight on Board

GIF – Graphics Interchange Format

ISBN – International Standard Book Number

ISSN – International Standard Serial Number

JPEG – Joint Photographic Experts Group

LTL – Less than Truckload

OOP – Out of Print

OS – Out of Stock

PC – Page Count

PCN – Pre-assigned Control Number

PDF – Portable Document File

PMS – Pantone Matching System (codes)

POD – Print on Demand

PPI – Pages Per Inch

QR Code – Quick Response

SEO – Search Engine Optimization

TIFF – Tagged Image File Format

UPC – Universal Product Code

WYSIWYG – WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET

Now, isn't that handy?

Expect to see the 3rd book of the Lady Bird series late 2018, this one addressing Autism.

You can pick up a copy of any of Gracie’s current books here.