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Adam O’Connor Rodriguez

Write to Publish: More than a Conference

By Nada Sewidan

April 3, 2017 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Write to Publish: More than a Conference

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 […]

Filed Under: Inside Ooligan Tagged With: Adam O’Connor Rodriguez, Brian Tibbetts, Clark Chamberlain, David F. Walker, DonWon Song, Hawthorne Books, Howard Morhaim, Lisa Ohlen Harris, ooligan press, portland state university, Write to Publish

7 Tips for Developmental Editing

By Kristin Choruby

July 18, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

7 Tips for Developmental Editing

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 […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: Adam O’Connor Rodriguez, characters, content editing, developmental editing, dialogue, Editing, editor, Hawthorne Books, how-to, literary criticism, Narrative, ooligan press, PSU publishing program, publishing, story, writing, writing style

My Editing Past and Future

By Kellie Doherty

July 22, 2015 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

My Editing Past and Future

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 […]

Filed Under: Inside Ooligan Tagged With: Adam O’Connor Rodriguez, book publishing, copyediting, developmental editing, Edit Revise Perfect, Editing, freelance, Nic McPhee, ooligan press, Per Henningsgaard, portland state university

Interview with Hawthorne Books Editor Adam O’Connor Rodriguez

By Alexandra Haehnert

July 18, 2014 by Ooligan Staff Leave a Comment

Interview with Hawthorne Books Editor Adam O’Connor Rodriguez

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 […]

Filed Under: Interview Tagged With: Adam O’Connor Rodriguez, Burnside Review, copyediting, developmental editing, Editing, Hawthorne Books, interview, Rhonda Hughes

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