In 2020, my colleague Alice S. Horning and I had just published Talking Back Senior Scholars and Their Colleagues Deliberate the Past, Present, and Future of Writing Studies. We worked with leaders in the field of Writing Studies, and I had enjoyed the editing more than words could tell.
Over the next two years as I continued to downshift towards retirement, I began to upshift towards a new road. I had always wondered what my life would have been like had I pursued a career in publishing instead of one in the academy. I had always thought of myself as a writer and editor, but I wondered if I could have been successful in publishing.
Over the next two years as I continued to downshift towards retirement, I began to upshift towards a new road. I had always wondered what my life would have been like had I pursued a career in publishing instead of one in the academy. I had always thought of myself as a writer and editor, but I wondered if I could have been successful in publishing.
By May 2022, I formed a team and co-founded Purple Breeze Press. Our micropress was dedicated to reminiscence and creative writing.
Frances Ward serves as founder and president.
Meg Vezzu serves as our designer and editor.
And I work in acquisition and developmental editing.
By the summer of 2024, we had published seven books and had given contracts for seven more.
While still uncertain if I would have succeeded in a publishing career, I am certain that positive collaborations fulfill dreams.
Frances Ward serves as founder and president.
Frances Ward serves as founder and president.
Meg Vezzu serves as our designer and editor.
Meg Vezzu serves as our designer and editor.
