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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

From Tutoring to Editing: How My Writing Tutor Background Informs My Editorial Approach

By Alison Cantrell

June 26, 2017 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

From Tutoring to Editing: How My Writing Tutor Background Informs My Editorial Approach

For my four years as an undergraduate, I worked as a tutor at my university’s writing center. Although I didn’t realize it at the time, this is what set me on the path to editing. As I approach graduation, I think back to what sent me here, and I came to realize how my tutoring background and training still very much inform who I’ve become as an editor.

Filed Under: Editing, Publishing Tagged With: author relationships, Editing, tutoring, writing

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