Danielle Dresser – Editor

- Writing as Danielle Jackson: THE ACCIDENTAL PINUP (July 2022) and ACCIDENTALLY IN LOVE (August 2023), both published by Berkley/Penguin RandomHouse
- Moderate industry panels, book events, romance book clubs with Chicagoland bookstores and author groups, including Anderson’s Bookshop, Love’s Sweet Arrow, Volumes BookCafe, The Book Stall, Barnes and Noble, and more
- Hosted Boozy Book Broads, a monthly YouTube chat show—September 2020-September 2022
- Appear on numerous romance podcasts, including Learning the Tropes, Smart Authors Trashy Books, SSR Podcast, Happy to Meet Cute, Torn Bodice Book Report, Romance in Colour, Make Out Already, and more
- Attend national and local conferences, book signings, panels, and reader events celebrating the romance genre

- Confirmed author events hosted at a celebrated independent bookstore
- Contacted publicists, publisher sales reps, and authors to coordinate schedules and run-of-show logistics
- Hosted events—set up and break down, checking in customers, author assistance, introduced authors and conversation partners, conducted event interviews, and miscellaneous duties as assigned (including hosting virtual events via Zoom)
- Coordinated with local organizations for community fundraisers year-round
- Wrote and sent press releases to alert local and publishing trade media of all bookstore events
- Created event ticketing links on

● Schedule all blog appearances from guest authors and regular columnists, as well as conduct interviews with authors over email, and format articles before they are posted on the blog
● Attend local and national conferences, panels, and workshops on behalf of Fresh Fiction
● Works with local bookstores on author events, book clubs, featured books, and more
● Conducts outreach to authors and publishing industry professionals (publicists, marketers, editors, agents) to consider features on Fresh Fiction
● Edit reviews: check grammatical errors, meet minimum word count, fact-check basic information, format HTML links and styles within reviews before publication
● Review books in a variety of genres of fiction: contemporary, historical, literary, romance, sci-fi/fantasy, YA, etc.

I've copy edited and proofread for a variety of authors and organizations, including the Society of Vascular Surgeons, Jordan Drake, Sheila Chester, ETS Educational Services, and more.

● Achieved promotional advancement from earlier positions: assistant publicist, associate publicist, publicist, senior publicist, to assistant publicity manager
● Lead publicist for Sourcebooks Casablanca, the romance fiction imprint
● Created PR/Marketing campaigns for twenty New York Times and/or USA Today bestselling novels
● Worked on 50+ titles per year, with emphasis on online PR/Marketing, social media, and author branding
● Secured reviews, interviews and features in print/online publications, including USA Today, People Magazine, Woman’s World, NPR’s Pop Culture Blog, The Huffington Post, and more
● Developed print and web-based advertising campaigns, event planning, and email marketing campaigns
● Regularly attended and presented at national and local publishing industry conferences including the Romance Writers of America National Conference, Chicago-North RWA Spring Fling, RT BookLovers Convention (now BookLovers Con), Evanston Writers Workshop In the Trenches Conference, University of Wisconsin Madison Writers Institute, and Public Library Association Conference