Virtual Tales Appoints New Board Member

We would like to announce the appointment of Jake George to our Board of Directors! Mr. George will assume the new post of Director of Acquisitions, effective immediately. In addition, current Board member and Senior Editor June Diehl will assume the post of Editorial Director, effective immediately.

“Up to this point in our 18 month-history, we have relied on June to manage both our manuscript submission process and our new editor screening process,” said Dave A. Law, Chairman of Virtual Tales. “But our growth has been so strong that we are splitting these duties to ensure that we are able to recruit and retain talented editors while reviewing new manuscripts as promptly as possible.”

Ms. Diehl has over 20 years of technical and creative writing and editing experience. In addition to her work with Virtual Tales, she also serves as an editor, writing coach and teacher through ePress Online and various newsletters, writing groups and to individual authors. In her new post as Editorial Director, she will focus her efforts exclusively on recruiting and reviewing editor applications, administering and grading editor qualification tests, and making recommendations about new editor hires to the full Board of Directors.

Currently serving as a Senior Editor for Virtual Tales, Mr. George will now also assume responsibility for reviewing new manuscripts. He will assign those manuscripts that meet the initial submission requirements to genre review groups for further review and will present those manuscripts best suited for publication to the full Board of Directors. Mr. George is a published author of Native American novels and medical self-help works with over 20 years under his belt as an editor for the Department of Defense. He also runs Sage Words Services, a Native American owned and operated editing, proofreading and web design company.

"Jake has already made a significant contribution to Virtual Tales both as an editor and in our genre review groups for new submissions,” continued Law. "His organizational skills will help ensure that we review new story submissions as quickly as possible, and, with June’s help in recruiting more editors, we will be able to expedite the publication of new titles for our customers.”

The bottom line — this move means that we will be able to deliver more great fiction to you, faster and better than before!