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The Art of Compassionate Critique: Why Building a Strong Editor-Author Relationship is Vital to a Book’s Success

By Emma Wolf

February 8, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

The Art of Compassionate Critique: Why Building a Strong Editor-Author Relationship is Vital to a Book’s Success

Taking criticism is never easy, especially when it comes to a piece of creative work. Respectful and open communication between author and editor will lead to the most fruitful editorial process, which is why establishing solid author relations needs to be a high priority for a book editor.

Filed Under: Editing, Manager Monday Tagged With: Authors, books, communication, critique, develop, editorial process, Editors, feedback, Manager Monday, publishing, Relationship, tone

Community Outreach to Find Hidden Gems

By Jennifer Ladwig and Michael Shymanski

January 25, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Community Outreach to Find Hidden Gems

Ooligan Press receives many unsolicited submissions through our Submittable from authors all over the world looking to get their books published. Despite the traffic our Submittable receives, there are times where the works we have received do not provide the press with the manuscripts we need. This is where community outreach comes into play.

Filed Under: Acquisitions Tagged With: Acquisitions, Authors, books, community, community outreach, pitch, pitching, publishing, submissions

Awards, Awards, Awards

By Mary Williams

December 14, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Awards, Awards, Awards

It’s chaos. Utter chaos.

Filed Under: Manager Monday, Publishing Tagged With: Authors, awards, Book awards, book publishing, Covid, new, nominating, Online, prizes

Competitive versus Comparative Titles

By Jennifer Ladwig

November 11, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Competitive versus Comparative Titles

One of the perhaps forgotten challenges to writing and publishing books is explaining to others what it’s about. In the publishing world, this struggle is combated with what we know as “comp titles,” which Penguin Random House defines as “an elevator pitch for your book.”

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: Acquisitions, Authors, book, books, comp titles, comparative titles, competitive titles, Marketing, publishing, sales, writing

A Marketing Tool for Indie Publishers and Authors Alike

By Hannah Boettcher

October 19, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

A Marketing Tool for Indie Publishers and Authors Alike

Goodreads allows users to keep track of books they’ve read, books they want to read, and the reading journeys of other registered users. While Goodreads is a wonderful resource for readers, it also houses a very lucrative market for indie publishers and authors. Through the Goodreads author program, Q&A groups, word of mouth, and the Goodreads recommendation engine, indie publishers and authors are able to establish a presence among the bigger five guns in the publishing world.

Filed Under: Manager Monday, Marketing, Social Media Tagged With: algorithm, analytics, Authors, blogs, books, data, goals, goodreads, independent, indie, Marketing, Online, publishers, publishing, ratings, read, readers, reviewers, Reviews, sales, Social Media, starred, virtual, writers

Discovering the Business Behind the Art Form

By Mary Williams

October 5, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Discovering the Business Behind the Art Form

Ultimately, all of this is done to get that book in the hands of someone who has felt the same passion I’ve felt my whole life.

Filed Under: Inside Ooligan, Manager Monday, Publishing Tagged With: assistant, Authors, developing, Editing, managing, metadata, operations, publisher, publishing, software, writers

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