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What Can Editors Learn from AMERICAN DIRT?

By Erica Wright

August 7, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

What Can Editors Learn from AMERICAN DIRT?

If it’s safe to say that we’re all aware of the need for greater, more accurate representation of marginalized voices in publishing, then how do controversies like the one around AMERICAN DIRT continue to happen?

Filed Under: Editing, Publishing Tagged With: American Dirt, authenticity, authenticity readers, biases, diversity, Editing, editorial best practices, future of publishing, Macmillan, own voices, publishing, sensitivity, sensitivity readers

“You’re crazy” is Lazy: How Editors Can Most Authentically Portray Mental Illness in Fiction

By Emma Wolf

July 3, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

“You’re crazy” is Lazy: How Editors Can Most Authentically Portray Mental Illness in Fiction

Words have power, and the way fictional stories about mental health are told can have just as crucial of an impact on readers as facts presented in news outlets. Editors have the responsibility to put forth stories that promote a respectful and authentic perspective on mental health, and below are four practices they can implement to achieve this goal.

Filed Under: Editing Tagged With: authenticity, awareness, Editors, helpline information, Language, mental health, Ooligan, own voices, publishers, sensitivity readers, Style Guide

Giving Your Fiction a Sensitivity Read

By Tia Sprague

April 20, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Giving Your Fiction a Sensitivity Read

Research is an important aspect of writing, often prompting authors to reach out to experts in the topics they are writing about. But things start to get complicated when we talk about fiction.

Filed Under: Editing, Start to Finish Tagged With: authenticity, Authenticity Read, authenticity reader, authenticity readers, content, Editing, editorial, fiction, offensive, research, sensitive, sensitivity, sensitivity read, sensitivity reader, sensitivity readers, writing

The Words We Trade: How Authors Handle Copyedits

By Andre Cole

March 26, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

The Words We Trade: How Authors Handle Copyedits

Editors must consider and balance the feelings of two groups of people when suggesting language changes: firstly, they must consider how the reader will react to the language of the original manuscript; and secondly, they must consider how the author will respond to the suggested edits.

Filed Under: Editing Tagged With: accuracy, apologetic language, attitude, authenticity, author editor relationship, clarity, consistency, constructive criticism, Editing, Language, manuscript, passive language, political correctness, sensitivity, sterile language, suggested edits, tone, voice

Book Marketing for Good: The Importance of Reaching a Young Adult Readership

By McKenna Green @McKennaKGreen

January 22, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Book Marketing for Good: The Importance of Reaching a Young Adult Readership

As a culture, we are growing more inclusive every day, but not all young readers grow up in the same environment. Not every town offers good examples, not every family is understanding, and not every book teaches the same thing. When you’re marketing a novel to a young adult readership, it is important to understand that while the internet is a map to nearly every young reader, it can also be the thing that destroys a novel.

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: authentic marketing, authenticity, book marketing, book publishing, Marketing, marketing tools, online marketing, Social Media

Know Better, Do Better: Editing for Authenticity in Our Spring YA Title

By Hazel Wright

December 2, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Know Better, Do Better: Editing for Authenticity in Our Spring YA Title

Our May 2020 title faces down its darker elements—including violence, bigotry, and abuse—with both unflinching realism and hope. Importantly, it portrays the struggles of two main characters who fall under the LGBTQIA+ umbrella. Because these identities do not exist as a monolith, and also because this is a book intended for a YA audience, Ooligan chose to incorporate authenticity readers (sometimes called sensitivity readers) into the editorial process.

Filed Under: Editing, Start to Finish Tagged With: A, authenticity, best practices, Collaboration, Editing, editorial, feedback, gender, Inclusive, Introduction, lgbtqia, new, postapocalyptic, queer, rewriting, S2F, sensitivity, small press, start to finish, writing, young adult

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