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AP Style

Seven Resources Every Editor Should Know About

By Rachel Howe

January 24, 2022 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Seven Resources Every Editor Should Know About

The editorial department often gets asked a lot of questions about resources that editors can use when they need help on a project. We thought it would be a great idea to compile a list of resources that every editor should have in their arsenal.

Filed Under: Editing, Manager Monday Tagged With: AP Style, Chicago style, conscious editing, conscious language, copyediting, copyeditor, Editing, editing rules, editorial, Editors, grammar, Grammar Girl, hyphenation, Merriam-Webster, ooligan press, punctuation, Purdue Owl, radical copyediting, resources, sensitivity readers, spelling, writing

How to Write an Effective Press Release

By Emma St. John @emmacathryyn

January 17, 2022 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

How to Write an Effective Press Release

The purpose of a press release is to make news and generate publicity, and they’re an incredibly effective way to get that attention, but not if they aren’t written effectively.

Filed Under: Manager Monday, Publicity Tagged With: announcement, AP Style, author interviews, blurbs, book announcement, book launch, book press kit, book publicity, Book release, book reviews, brand awareness, how to, journalistic, launch party, liaison, media, media coverage, media relations, newsworthy, praise, press, press coverage, press kit, press releases, publicity, writing

The Hybrid: When the House Style Guide Creates a Frankenstein

By Thomas Spoelhof @thomasspoelhof

January 15, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

The Hybrid: When the House Style Guide Creates a Frankenstein

Opinions are like . . . you know: everybody’s got one. House editing style guides and preferences are no different. Browse through any random collection of imprint house publications, periodicals, or online articles, and you’ll witness a menagerie of guides, including The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS), the Associated Press Stylebook(AP), and a smattering of personal preferences seemingly chosen at random. The resulting style format can resemble an amalgamation of spare parts—something akin to a Frankenstein’s monster of house style. The curious aspect is the specific, obscure details individual editors decide to take a stand on—the hills upon which they choose to fight and die.

Filed Under: Editing Tagged With: advice, AP Style, Associated Press, author, book, Chicago Manual of Style, CMOS, CMS collaboration, content edit, copy edit, copyediting, developmental edit, Editing, editor, feedback, house style, journalism, line edit, novel, publishing, Style Guide, substantive edit, writing

My House, My Rules

By Lisa Hein @lisamhein

March 17, 2017 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

My House, My Rules

“Please take back out every Oxford comma,” a journalistic-minded author of mine once said. I began my editing career using Associated Press (AP) Style, so I understood his suggestion, but the house style at my current company mandated the use of the serial comma. We had a short, spirited, and (thankfully) respectful debate about it, and ultimately house style prevailed. I convinced the author that the meaning in his writing remained unchanged and using a serial comma accomplished something important to the company—it maintained consistency throughout their titles.

Filed Under: Editing Tagged With: AP Style, Authors, Chicago Manual of Style, compromise, copyediting, Editing, grammar, house style, rules, style guides

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