Book Projects

 

Book and Publishing Projects

Here's a list of the book projects we've worked on either as author and publisher, author, production and design, or contributor/technical editor. For information about other types of projects, please visit the Project Portfolio page or Writing Credits page.

Book Author and Publisher

Publishize: How to Quickly and Affordably Self-Publish a Book That Promotes Your Expertise by Susan C. Daffron
(ISBN: 978-0-9749245-8-8; LCCN-2008910208)
Available from Logical Expressions and Amazon.com

Involvement: Author, Interior Layout, Cover Design

Software Used: IdeaWeaver, Microsoft Word, Adobe InDesign, Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop

Web Business Success: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Web Sites that Work by Susan C. Daffron and James H. Byrd
(ISBN: 978-0-9749245-0-2; LCCN-2006909228)
Available from Logical Expressions or Amazon.com

Involvement: Author, Interior Layout, Cover Design

Software Used: IdeaWeaver, Microsoft Word, Adobe InDesign, Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop

VeganSuccess: Scrumptious, Healthy Vegan Recipes for Busy People by Susan C. Daffron and James H. Byrd.
(ISBN: 978-0-9749245-1-9; LCCN-2006907834)
Available from Logical Expressions or Amazon.com

Involvement: Author, Interior Layout, Cover Design

Software Used: Microsoft Word, Adobe InDesign, Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop

Happy Hound: Develop a Great Relationship with Your Adopted Dog or Puppy by Susan C. Daffron
(ISBN: 978-0-9749245-2-6; LCCN-2006909898)
Available from Logical Expressions or Amazon.com

Involvement: Author, Interior Layout, Cover Design

Software Used: IdeaWeaver, Microsoft Word, Adobe InDesign, Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop

Happy Tabby: Develop a Great Relationship with Your Adopted Cat or Kitten by Susan C. Daffron
(ISBN: 978-0-9749245-3-3; LCCN-2007906436)
Available from Logical Expressions or Amazon.com

Involvement: Author, Interior Layout, Cover Design

Software Used: IdeaWeaver, Microsoft Word, Adobe InDesign, Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop

Logical Tips for Mastering Your Computer: Quick Shortcuts, Tips, Tricks, and Techniques to Help You Use Your Computer More Effectively by Susan C. Daffron
(ISBN:978-0-9749245-4-0, LCCN:2007909557)
Available from Logical Expressions or Amazon.com

Involvement: Author, Interior Layout, Cover Design

Software Used: IdeaWeaver, Microsoft Word, Adobe InDesign, Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop

Logical Tips for Mastering the Internet: Quick Shortcuts, Tips, Tricks, and Techniques to Help You Use the Internet More Effectively by Susan C. Daffron
Available from Logical Expressions or Amazon.com

Involvement: Author, Interior Layout, Cover Design

Software Used: IdeaWeaver, Microsoft Word, Adobe InDesign, Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop

Logical Tips for Mastering Microsoft Office: Quick Shortcuts, Tips, Tricks, and Techniques to Help You Use Microsoft Office More Effectively by Susan C. Daffron
(ISBN:978-0-9749245-6-4, LCCN:2007909559)
Available from Logical Expressions or Amazon.com

Involvement: Author, Interior Layout, Cover Design

Software Used: IdeaWeaver, Microsoft Word, Adobe InDesign, Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop

Logical Tips for Mastering Microsoft Windows: Quick Shortcuts, Tips, Tricks, and Techniques to Help You Use Microsoft Windows More Effectively by Susan C. Daffron
(ISBN:978-0-9749245-7-1, LCCN:2007909560)
Available from Logical Expressions or Amazon.com

Involvement: Author, Interior Layout, Cover Design

Software Used: IdeaWeaver, Microsoft Word, Adobe InDesign, Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop

Book Author

How to Use PowerPoint 2000 by Susan C. Daffron

Involvement: Author

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

Susan wrote the 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

Book Cover and Interior Layout - Inner Wizards Journal - interior layout and cover design in Adobe Indesign and Photoshop. (See project page)

Book Covers - PDSA Series of books. Layout in Adobe InDesign (See project page)

Technical Books - for Midrange Computing. Editing and Layout in Microsoft Word, Corel Draw, Ventura Publisher (See project page)

 

Contributor/Technical Editor

Sheri McConnell Companies, Inc. contributor, editor, development editing, and compilation.
(see project page).

Special Edition Using Microsoft Office 2000 is a monumental tome by Woody Leonhard and Ed Bott.

Involvement: Contributor

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

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

Alexandra said: "Both of my tech editors, Mitch Millam and Susan Daffron, were great."

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