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Can I Do Graphic Design?

By Denise Morales Soto @dmoralessoto

May 25, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Can I Do Graphic Design?

Graphic design is so much fun. There is so much you can do in this space, just within the context of book publishing alone. From print to digital, there’s no end to what you can create. Because it is such a vast and interesting area, a lot of people want to try it out, but they hesitate because they don’t have any formal art training. I get it—I’ve been there. There is a lot of overlap between art and graphic design, as they require a lot of the same skills and an understanding of concepts like space, color, lighting, etc. But, while having a working knowledge of these when you start is helpful, it’s not required.

Filed Under: Design, Manager Monday Tagged With: advice, approachable, Beginners, Design, digital art, graphic design, Illustrator, intro, Manager Monday, practice, vector

The Five Stages of Writing a Research Paper

By Stephen Hyde

April 1, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

The Five Stages of Writing a Research Paper

Everyone has been there, the end of the term is fast approaching and all of those papers and final projects you had noted on the syllabus as being months away are fast becoming a reality. All of those problems that future self was going to deal with are quickly becoming yours.

Filed Under: Inside Ooligan Tagged With: advice, Paper, research, writing

Breaking Common Bad Habits in Writing

By Tia Hilts

March 29, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Breaking Common Bad Habits in Writing

As I sat at my laptop describing the events my imagination had concocted, I noticed an unfortunate problem. I was a mediocre writer. My prose suffered from several bad writing habits. After climbing out of the pit of despair with a renewed sense of determination, I decided to break them.

Filed Under: Editing Tagged With: advice, author, bad writing habits, book, copy edit, dos and don'ts, Editing, editor, how-to, overused words, writing, writing redundancies

You CAN Make Your Editor’s Life Easier!

By Alexis McIvor

December 19, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

You CAN Make Your Editor’s Life Easier!

The most important thing to remember about an editor, is that they are people too (no, they are not perfect); they do have feelings. Having to deal with the stigma surrounding their profession, as well as their actual work, can be pretty overwhelming. Shouldn’t authors want to be helpful, especially for someone they will be working so closely with? Newsflash: you CAN make your editors life easier! Here is some advice that will allow you (as a writer) to ease the weight on your editor’s shoulders.

Filed Under: Editing Tagged With: advice, author relationships, Authors, Editing, editorial process, Ooligan, portland state university

Is freelance editorial work right for you?

By Thomas Spoelhof @thomasspoelhof

May 23, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Is freelance editorial work right for you?

As the publishing industry evolves, media and publishing independents have witnessed the dissolution of the full-time copy editor. Among magazine, news media, and book publishing entities, an in-house copy chief is often considered a luxury of days gone by. The expense of the full-time position is often too difficult to justify, and the responsibility of clean copy can fall on in-house production teams.

Filed Under: Editing Tagged With: advice, author, book, Collaboration, content edit, copy edit, copyediting, developmental edit, Editing, editor, Editorial Freelancers Association, feedback, freelance, house style, journalism, line edit, novel, publishing, Style Guide, substantive edit, writing

How to Boost Your Query’s Success

By Alyssa Schaffer @alyssalschaffer

March 12, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

How to Boost Your Query’s Success

In the past, the Ooligan blog has posted some great advice about query letters. For those who have never written a query before, you should go check those out first. However, with those resources available, we wanted to dive deeper into some pitch concepts: framing and in-person pitches. While the latter will primarily be of use to those participating in Write to Publish (or similar writing conferences), framing your book correctly is useful in all cases. Doing it correctly can really give your query letter a leg up on the competition.

Filed Under: Manager Monday Tagged With: Acquisitions, advice, author tips, Authors, pitching, Query letter, querying, submissions, tips, Write to Publish, writers, writing tips

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