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Going All the Way: The Challenges of Editing Sex Scenes

By Olivia Rollins

September 30, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Going All the Way: The Challenges of Editing Sex Scenes

The Bad Sex in Fiction Award teaches us several things: first, many novels contain profoundly cringeworthy sex scenes; second, even great writers often flounder when they try to write about sex; and finally, there are plenty of editors who (perhaps begrudgingly, or perhaps because they too are at a loss for how to approach this subject) are letting these giggle-inducing scenes sneak through to publication. This state of affairs might lead us to wonder, Why is it so hard to write about sex? And, more importantly, what can editors do to help?

Filed Under: Editing Tagged With: award, challenges, Editing, erotic, fiction, genre, Literary Review, literature, publishing, romance, sensitivity, sex, sex scenes, sexuality, tips

Five Important Lessons We Learned from Freelancing

By Adrian Burke & Jenny Kimura

July 18, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Five Important Lessons We Learned from Freelancing

Do you like making your own schedule and choosing your own projects? Are you someone who doesn’t mind being home all day and is probably also a night owl? Chances are you’ve thought about being a freelancer, perhaps for design, editing, or marketing. The publishing world, like many other industries, is increasingly relying on outsourcing […]

Filed Under: Design Tagged With: book design, book publishing, challenges, Design, ebook design, Editing, freelance, freelance design, freelance editing, graphic design, lessons, Networking, Oregon, Portland, publishing, remote freelancing, Social Media, tips, tricks, upwork

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