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OWNER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF:
Kristi King-Morgan, LMSW Kristi holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Southern Mississippi. She has additional post-graduate training in child and adolescent trauma, focusing specifically on trauma assessment and treatment of a wide variety of traumatic experiences including physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and neglect, as well as training in integrating mental health services into medical practices such as primary care and emergency room settings. She is also working on additional post-graduate certifications at this time. Kristi is a wife and mother of three children. Kristi has a passion for front line mental health work and crisis intervention. Before receiving any formal training, she was volunteering her time in crisis centers and shelters, and since receiving her formal training, she has had the opportunity to work in a variety of settings including elementary schools, integrated primary care settings, hospital emergency rooms as a social worker, sexual assault crisis intervention centers, alcohol and drug inpatient detox, and intensive outpatient/partial hospitalization therapy. WRITING CAREER AND INTERESTS: Reading and writing have always been a passion. Her years spent as a medical transcriptionist honed her writing skills, and her innate curiosity and love of research led her to pursue a writing career alongside her career as a social worker. Kristi writes fiction for fun (sci-fi and fantasy mainly) and publishes most of these stories under a pen name. She has been a freelance editor and ghostwriter for years, and currently serves as Director of Corporate Operations for Pro Se Press, a pulp fiction publisher taking the pulp genre by storm. CONTACT: DreamingBigPublications@outlook.com |
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Formatter/Interior and Print Cover Design:
Peculiar Perspective Design 
I am a Graphic Designer. It's my job to help you realize your dreams, to take your vision and make it reality. I have been designing covers and interiors in the publishing business for over ten years. I have worked for numerous authors and publishers as both staff and freelance and even have nearly 5 years as an art director under my belt. I have worked with both new authors and NYT Bestsellers. I believe everyone deserves a great designer. I use Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator to design my covers and interiors. I use Photoshop to blend together photos seamlessly to create a unique and eye-catching cover that will jump off the shelf or page and grab a reader. I use InDesign to give authors and publishers a professionally designed book interior whether it be for Amazon Createspace, Kindle or other PoD service or a more traditional printer. I will work to your specifications. |
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GRAPHIC ARTIST/COVER DESIGNER:
Macario Hernandez Macario is a writer, filmmaker and graphic artist. But, most importantly, he’s a storyteller, using any medium (visual or written) he can. His eclectic past and life experiences have often fueled his creativity. Whether it’s when he joined a circus, was part of a mime troupe, toured with George Strait or was in a demolition derby, Macario has found ways to see the world in a different way. His love of stories has now turned into a passion for making book covers, and he feels honored to have a chance to help authors and other story tellers with his designs. |
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CONTENT EDITOR:
Nick "Novel" Gabanski started writing when I was 15. My passion lies in the Fantasy/Sci-Fi genre thanks to J.R.R Tolkien and R.A Salvatore. I've written three novels so far and I'm currently rewriting my first novel. When I'm not writing, I'm busy with my hobbies of watching movies/anime, and collecting knives and other medieval edged-weapons. Other pastimes include baking, cooking, and quoting dialogue from movies, out loud and in multiple voices. |
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Copy Editor:
Madison Drake I am a young, aspiring author with a passion for all things books. I enjoy most genres, but I gravitate to fantasy, horror, and historical fiction the most. My favorite authors include Stephen King, Patrick Rothfuss, Brandon Sanderson, Donna Gillespie and countless others. When I'm not reading, I enjoy writing, taking nature photos, collecting books from the 19th to early 20th century, being on the lookout for my own cherry red, '58 Plymouth Fury, and raising poultry. |
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Content Editor/Marketing Assistant:
Larissa Banitt Larissa is currently an English Major at St. Olaf College in Minnesota, but her home is in Portland, Oregon, with her parents, twin sister, dogs, cats, and horses. When she was four years old, she told her mother she wanted to be a bookworm when she grew up, and her current career path is not far off. When she is not hard at work studying or working for Dreaming Big Publications, you can probably find her singing in a choir, knitting, horseback riding, or working on her book blog, The Howling Turtle. |
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Administrative Assistant and Content Editor/Copy Editor:
Connor MacDonald Connor is a Writing Major at Grand Valley State University. Writing and reading have been his fascination for as long as he could read, and he’s always looking for new ways to improve his writing. Editing has recently become a love of his, as it allows him to do what he loves as work. In his free time, he enjoys reading or watching pretty much any science fiction or fantasy. |
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Blog Writer/Editor:
Blair Hill Blair graduated in 2015 from Truman State University with a Bachelor of Arts in English. Since graduating, Blair has done some traveling, including moving to Boston, MA for 8 months to work with high school students from around the globe. Blair hopes to continue editing in the future. Her main passions are reading, writing, singing, and minority rights. Blair is currently based in rural Iowa with hopes to travel more soon. |
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Audio Producer/Voice Actor and Content/Copy Editor:
Jaymes Condon Jaymes is a professional writer, editor, voice actor, game designer, school bus driver, and probably has a few other jobs we don't know about. He graduated from Washington State University Vancouver in 2016 with a Bachelor's degree and a Professional Writer's Certificate. As should be apparent, he occupies himself with quite a variety of pastimes, but his favorite hobby is animation, building his "have seen" repertoire with productions for all ages, from all countries, and from all genres. He and a small troupe of actors publish a webseries by the name of FSS Bleach Abridged. |
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Editor:
Rachel Schmidt Rachel is an English Major at Arizona State University. She began her college experience thinking she wanted to become an occupational therapist, but a Greek literature course changed that. She found herself spending all her time immersed in the different stories, and the rest is history. She is an avid reader and aspires to work in the publishing industry once she graduates. When she isn’t reading or editing, Rachel enjoys traveling to new places, trying to find the best brunch spot, and dragging her friends to the concerts of her favorite obscure artists. |
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Intern:
Theresa Ellsworth Theresa is finishing her last semester at Occidental College in LA as an English major with a creative writing emphasis. She started writing seriously during school bus rides when rain would be pouring outside which, having grown up in Singapore, was at least 3/4 of the year. Despite spending most of her life in cities, she loves all things nature and draws inspiration from the mountains that surround LA. She loves books, tea, traveling and writing. She hopes to publish fantasy/sci-fi books in the near future. |
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Intern:
Rebecca Fox Rebecca has been writing since she was thirteen years old but didn't become serious about her craft or publishing until about four years ago. After abandoning her Deaf Studies career path, she enrolled in a creative writing program and sought an internship with an innovative publishing company. She enjoys reading fantasy and romance, binge-watching her favorite shows on Netflix, spending lazy Saturdays at home with her husband, and (of course) writing. |
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Editor:
Valerie Carroll Valerie completed her Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in Mass Communication from Texas State University. She graduated with honors in December and will be looking for a career in publishing. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, so long as she can drown out the noise with a good book. Her reading interests tend to change with the seasons, but you can bet that she's got a bookmark in at least three authors' pages at any point in time. On the rare occasion, she's not pretending to not be a muggle, or feeling sad about her most recent Series of Unfortunate Events, you can count on finding her enjoying time with her boyfriend who somehow managed to keep her sane while she wrote her honors thesis. Valerie also has a healthy obsession with all things four legged and furry. She's always threatening to bring home every stray she finds on the streets. |
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Web Developer:
Nicholas Cooper Nicholas graduated from The University of Texas at San Antonio with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. He enjoys working with computers in every way from building a system from bare parts to pushing the limits on what graphics can be achieved in the newest high tech game. Computers aren't just a tool to Nick; they're a way of life. By learning, understanding, and using computers, we can make the world a little better for everyone. When he's not tinkering with his latest toy, or writing yet another script to automate some part of his life, Nick can be found spending time with his girlfriend. Nick loves to cook, and will gladly set an extra place at the table for anyone who brings a cheerful demeanor and a good story. |
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Editing and Graphic Design Intern:
Anna Munger Anna went to the University of North Carolina Wilmington and majored in Nonfiction Creative Writing with a Certificate in Publishing. She’s been a competitive swimmer for twenty years and would spend the long bus trips to swim meets with her nose in a book. She’s almost finished her first book, a young adult novel called Crack Running Crooked. |
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Intern:
Kara Mercer Kara is a senior English major and Journalism minor at Northern Illinois University. Ever since she was little, she has loved to write, and now she plans on making it her career. When she isn't glued to a book, or writing, she’s doing the other thing she loves: Winter Guard(a really awesome, complicated activity hardly anyone knows about). The activity has inspired her to work hard for what she wants in life, which are to write, travel, and pet a lot of cats! |
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Intern:
Tania Rivera Tania is an English graduate from the University of Connecticut. After two years of owning a newspaper and running amok in the journalism realm of the world, she came across some literary journals and became part of a team of publishers. She likes to spend her spare time with her pups, exploring New England, and playing a bass line to a 90's indie rock song once in awhile." |
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Intern:
Jennifer Hamilton Jennifer is currently a senior at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas where she has a concentration in Creative Writing with an emphasis in Fiction as well as a minor in Professional writing. She would like to work as an editor for a publishing company after graduation. She is the Secretary of her college's literary magazine as well as the Page Layout and Design editor for the magazine. She developed her love of writing as a third grader when she wrote her own eight-page book with illustrations in a weekend. She hopes to one day to have her own novel published. When she is not reading submissions or writing her own stories she can be seen watching the Kansas City Royals during baseball season or walking her dog on a nice day. |
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Social Media/Editorial Intern:
Elizabeth Fish
Elizabeth graduated from Valdosta State University with a Bachelor of Arts in English and minors in Psychology and Advertising/Promotions. At Dreaming Big Publications, she acts as social media team leader, reviews book submissions, writes reviews, and edits pieces for the blog. In her free time, she loves reading from her ever-growing TBR pile, traveling, trying new restaurants, and getting into new adventures with friends. You can check out more of her work and get in touch via her website. |
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Intern:
MJ Hendry MJ is a college graduate with an Associates of Applied Sciences in Baking and Patisserie who plans to go back to school and get her bachelor's in journalism. After returning from a lengthy internship in France, she has decided to go back to her passions for reading and writing. She is currently, like most writers, in the middle of writing about ten books and hopes to publish at least one in the next five years. When not working, studying, or lamenting writer's block, she spends most of her days baking and getting lost in books. |
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Intern:
Corinthia Mitchell Corinthia is a senior graduating with her Bachelor’s Degree in English from Brigham Young University-Idaho. When she isn’t drowning in papers covered in scribbles she can be found knee deep in graphite drawings and novels of varying genres. She enjoys her evenings cuddling up with her cat, Precious, and binge watching the latest episodes of The Walking Dead. |
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Intern:
Lara Lara is an aspiring novelist and an MA Journalism student. While fighting writer's block she's tried her hand at still art, aerobic kickboxing, and rock climbing, finally settling on anime- mankind's underappreciated gift- to draw inspiration for her stories. She also hopes to gain experience in copywriting and reviews before the year is up, attending a few literature events in London. Lara enjoys slow afternoons with a good YA book, and tells absolutely everyone that she loved The Hunger Games before it became a thing. |
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Intern:
Sawyer Ricard Sawyer is currently working on an M.S. in Publishing from the University of Houston-Victoria. She graduated from Angelo State University in 2015 with a B.A. in English, a minor in Mass Media, and a concentration in Technical Writing. Though she once dreamed of being a newspaper reporter, she now hopes to work in the publishing industry as an editor and eventually move to Colorado. When not writing or reading, she enjoys watching Netflix, listening to music, and skiing |
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Intern:
Ariel Barreras Ariel is an English major at Fairleigh Dickinson University with a minor in History. She is the girl that appears shy, but once you get her talking, she won't stop, especially when it comes to books and movies. Ariel spends most of her time reading melancholy Gothic novels and non-fiction about the state of the world; she does not know which genre is more depressing. When she is not reading, she is at the movie theater bubbling with excitement. After she graduates, Ariel hopes to teach English in China for a year and then go to grad school to study Library and Information Science. One day, she will own a publishing house that specializes in Gothic novels. |
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Intern:
Aaron Hwang Aaron is a student at Yale University; next year he's going to be a senior, wow! Time really flies! He studies English, and is currently working on his final project for the major's Writing Concentration. When he isn't trying to write his next story, he likes watching Let's Plays, spending time with his family, and honing his "skill" at tabletop board games. His other interests include superheroes, fantasy, and barbecue sauce. Really, it's just that good. |
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Intern:
Sarah White Sarah is just starting her junior year at Wellesley College. She's an English major with a Creative Writing Concentration and a Psychology minor. Sarah loves working with stories of all kinds. When she's not interning with Dreaming Big Publications, you can find her going on long walks, daydreaming about fictional characters, and sipping hot chocolate at inappropriate times of the year. |
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Intern:
Caitlyn Post Caitlyn is a senior at Ithaca college. She’s a writing major and an English minor. Her goal is to work in the publishing industry as an editor. Socially aware genre fiction is her passion; she loves to read and write it. Caitlyn also has an uninhibited love for graphic novels and constantly tries to learn how to draw so she can make some herself one day. When she isn’t reading, writing, or trying desperately to draw well, she relaxes by watching animated shows, YouTube, and listening to K-pop. |
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Intern:
Jessica Bucci Jessica is a college graduate with a Business Administration degree, and minors in Justice Systems and Statistical Methods, from Truman State University. She loves to read and write, which is how she found this internship. At DBP, she leads the submissions review and vlogger teams, and writes book reviews. She hopes to one day be able to edit novels and publish a novel or screenplay. |
