Writing Background
- Writing:
Freelance writer, poet and book reviewer for the past five years.
Published on Poetic Diversity (poeticdiversity.org) with reviews and
articles published on La Bloga and Xispas, two websites with a strong
Hispanic/Latino focus. La Bloga was named Tu Ciudad's Best Blog of
the Year for 2006. Gina is also a columnist with Blogcritics.org and has a
regular section entitled Minor Considerations, a column dedicated to
children's literature.
- Reviewing: Gina writes general book reviews for AmoXcalli, a book recommendation
blog and for Cuentecitos, a book review blog
dedicated to Latino Children's and YA books.
- Business and Corporate Writing: Developer, writer, editor and designer of a wide range of business materials, including brochures, newsletters, and correspondence.
- Industry Affiliations: Panelist for Cybils YA graphic novels awards in two age groups. Member of SCBWI - Los Angeles Chapter. Member of Linkedin Journalists and Las Comadres Para Las Americas.
- Internet, HTML, and Desktop Publishing: Familiar with
HTML. Familiar with several desktop publishing programs
for both electronic and print publishing, including Pagemaker.
- Clips: Gina's reviews are often picked up by respected publications. Links to some of her clips are listed in the sidebar.