Write to Publish is more than a fundraiser for Ooligan Press—it’s a conference that brings together publishing minds to demystify the industry and provide tools for writers through workshops, panels, and speeches from well-informed industry professionals. The workshops and panels are all a part of what brings people in each year; and what makes Write […]
Adam O’Connor Rodriguez
7 Tips for Developmental Editing
By Kristin Choruby
When most people think of editing, they think of correcting spelling and grammar. To publishing industry professionals, this is known as copyediting. There’s also developmental or content editing, which corrects weaknesses in the story itself. This past year, I’ve had the pleasure of learning how to developmental edit from a professional editor with twenty-plus years […]
My Editing Past and Future
By Kellie Doherty
One of the great things about Portland State University’s Book Publishing Program is that we students get to dive into each of Ooligan’s departments—marketing, digital, design, editing, social media, and acquisitions—through our classwork. I had one department in mind when I applied here: editing. I, like almost everyone who goes into publishing, really want to […]
Interview with Hawthorne Books Editor Adam O’Connor Rodriguez
By Alexandra Haehnert
We recently got the chance to talk with Adam O’Connor Rodriguez, who currently teaches the copyediting class in PSU’s graduate program in book publishing. An industry insider, he’s worked for Portland-based Hawthorne Books since 2007 and is now their senior editor. Among other titles, he edited Frank Meeink’s Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead, James Bernard […]