Writesite recently provided editing, design and illustration services for Portsmouth Publishing's latest book release, From Japan With Love, a memoir of a young woman's U.S. Army service as a WAC in post-war Japan from 1946-1948. The book integrates 400 pictures, taken by the author during her two-year stay, with excerpts from personal journal entries and letters to friends and family.
Reviewers have praised the book, and it was named as a finalist in ForeWord magazine's 2008 Book of the Year competition.
Mike Harkins, owner of Writesite, provided copy and content editing, graphic design and illustrations for the book.
Recent Writesite news
- New presentation design, writing and brochure layout for United Way of the Wine country.
- DVD authoring for Jess Jackson, documenting 2009 record-setting race horse.
- Writing and design for firm's re-branding and website launch.
- Designs conference posters of work by Lifetime Achievement Award architect
- Writesite owner's past work with Michael Jackson featured in newspaper article
- Writesite edits and produces tribute DVD for retiring champion racehorse
- Writesite designs and edits award-nominated book
Sorting through hours of footage from dozens of broadcast and cable television networks, media consultant and producer Mike Harkins worked with Jackson Family Enterprises to produce At the Speed of Curlin , a tribute DVD of retiring champion racehorse Curlin, owned by wine magnate Jess Jackson.
The DVD, edited and designed by Harkins, includes a four-minute video highlighting racehorse Curlin's phenomenal racing career, with composer Mason Williams' long-time hit Classical Gas as sound track, and individual videos of every Curlin race.
Curlin won2008 and 2009 Horse of the Year honors.
The annual Real Heroes Breakfast honors extraordinary compassion and commitment of community members. It is the largest fundraiser of the year for the local Red Cross chapter, with almost 500 attendees. Funds donated at the event build up the relief fund that covers disaster responses, as well as other essential services.
Mike Harkins has provided technical direction for the show since its inception seven years ago.
The Santa Rosa-based Press Democrat, a New York Times newspaper, interviewed Writesite owner Mike Harkins about his four months as Michael Jackson's road manager, one of the tours he worked on during a 10-year career in the concert and entertainment industries.
Writesite edited video and provided DVD authoring for wine magnate Jess Jackson to create a DVD of history-making Rachel Alexandra's 2009 race season.
This is the second DVD that Writesite produced for Jess Jackson. Last year, Writesite produced a tribute DVD of record-breaking Curlin, who was retired in early 2009 after winning Horse of Year for the second year in a row.
