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Designing Romance Covers: What Works?

By Dani Nicholson @danielluhh72

April 6, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Designing Romance Covers: What Works?

What’s the best way to design a book cover for a genre you aren’t familiar with? What if it goes wrong, despite your best efforts?

Filed Under: Design, Start to Finish Tagged With: Alaska, Cindy Hiday, Design, designing romance, Iditarod Nights, Ingram, Marketing, project management, romance, romance covers, scheduling

Start to Finish: Iditarod Nights

By Dani Nicholson @danielluhh72

January 27, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Start to Finish: Iditarod Nights

The process of publishing Ooligan’s second title from the Multnomah County Library Writers Project continues! IDITAROD NIGHTS by Cindy Hiday will launch in April 2020, and we can’t wait for you to read it. This action-packed romance takes place in Alaska and follows a budding relationship between Claire Stanfield and Dillon Cord, two mushers racing on the Iditarod Trail.

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: Alaska, Cindy Hiday, Iditarod, Iditarod Nights, Library Writers Project, Multnomah County Library

Editing Historical Fiction Content: Issues of Trademark Violation

By Sarah Loepp

January 3, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Editing Historical Fiction Content: Issues of Trademark Violation

When is it acceptable to mention a brand, and when does it cross the line into trademark infringement? This issue comes up often in historical fiction texts when the author wants to mention an item or company to help secure the storyline in time and place. When placed appropriately, such references add authenticity to the work. There are a few primary concepts to keep in mind as you approach trademarked brands and items.

Filed Under: Inside Ooligan Tagged With: Alaska, Editing, historical fiction, ocean in my ears, trademarks

The Ocean in My Ears Book Launches with 90s Trivia

By Emily HagenBurger @ehagenburger

November 13, 2017 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

The Ocean in My Ears Book Launches with 90s Trivia

A book’s launch party should reflect the content of the book and the personality of its writer; it should be a celebration of all the hard work that went into creating the book and is seen as the culmination of all of that hard work…so, no pressure, right?

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: Alaska, book birthday, book launch, book party, Meagan Macvie, ooligan press, The Ocean in My Ears, YA, young adult

Alaska in the 90s: Get Ready to Hear More About THE OCEAN IN MY EARS on Social Media

By Emily HagenBurger @ehagenburger

August 16, 2017 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Alaska in the 90s: Get Ready to Hear More About THE OCEAN IN MY EARS on Social Media

p>We’re also lucky that the novel itself is a treasure trove of hilarious lines, mostly from its protagonist, 17-year-old Meri Miller. Take this, for example: “Alaska’s like two thousand miles away from anywhere cultured. No offense, Canada.” Keep an eye on Ooligan’s social media profiles this summer and fall to hear more about the upcoming The Ocean in My Ears.

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: Alaska, book marketing, book reviews, galleys, Meagan Macvie, Ooligan, publicity, Social Media, The Ocean in My Ears, YA, young adult

A Haiku of the Story

By Margaret Henry

February 28, 2017 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

A Haiku of the Story

The last time you heard from the Ocean in My Ears team, we were busy copyediting the manuscript. Well, now the copyediting is finished, and we have since turned our attention to the cover. Like many of our projects at Ooligan Press, this was a collaborative effort. Taylor Farris came up with the original concept for the cover that featured a watercolor splash, a denim textured font, and a clean aesthetic; Leigh Thomas built upon this design, adding the mountains and the reflection, as well as fine-tuning the details; and Riley Pittenger hand drew the illustrated car. Needless to say, the result is a cover that is more than the sum of its parts, but let’s go ahead and take a closer look at some of those parts anyway.

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: Alaska, book covers, Chip Kidd, color theory, graphic design, illustrations, Meagan Macvie, the 1990s, The Ocean in My Ears, typography, watercolor, young adult literature

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