Magdalena Donahue stands in front of red rocks at Arches National Park.

Page proofs! What are page proofs? Page proofs (also referred to as typeset pages and, rarely, galleys) are the interior pages of the book, designed and typeset and laid out just as it will appear when it prints. Though they're still printed on basic office paper, you can nevertheless get a feel for what it will look like in the final form.

It all begins with an idea. My idea was to write a book. I’ve now written two geology books, about New Mexico and Colorado.