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Columbia River

Editors on Location

By Terence Brierly

August 9, 2017 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Editors on Location

The benefit of placing an editing team on location isn’t something that is readily apparent, as it is difficult to measure an increase in authenticity, quality, and design acuity during a production process that lasts more than a year. But if one were to observe an At the Waterline meeting, they’d notice certain camaraderie that can only come from collective experience. They’d hear of the abundance of creative and extraordinary ideas that have gone into At The Waterline’s production. A lot of big ideas are coming from that tiny team.

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: At the Waterline, Brian Friesen, Columbia River, Editing, field trip, houseboat, interview, Ooligan, Sauvie Island

The Color of the Columbia River

By Brian K. Friesen

May 3, 2017 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

When I got my first job working at a marina on the Columbia River, the heavy autumn rains were beginning to replace lighter summer rains. The river began to swell with runoff, a murky brown that remained for about a week. After the rains calmed, the river’s color shifted back to a foggy green. As […]

Filed Under: Guest Blogger Tagged With: Brian K. Friesen, Columbia River, marina

Meet the Ricochet River 25th Anniversary Crew

By Jacoba Lawson

April 27, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Meet the Ricochet River 25th Anniversary Crew

Welcome back to Rivers of the Pacific Northwest! Before we head any farther downstream, I’d like to introduce myself and the rest of my crew. We’ve added some top-notch talent this term, and they deserve a spotlight. First up, Tyler Mathieson, our fearless leader through the stormy seas of Rhythm in the Rain, will graduate […]

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: Brian Friesen, Columbia River, Crew, developmental editing, Editing, Puns, Rhythm in the Rain, Ricochet River, Rivers of the PNW, Robin Cody, start to finish

From Rain to Rivers

By Jacoba Lawson

April 6, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

From Rain to Rivers

Now that the rain here in Portland has finally given way to a beautiful, sunshiny spring, our team at Ooligan is turning its attention from Rhythm in the Rain to a pair of shiny new projects. I say new, but our first project might look a little familiar. Ricochet River, Robin Cody’s coming-of-age classic about […]

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: Brian Friesen, Columbia River, developmental editing, Editing, New Project, Rhythm in the Rain, Ricochet River, Robin Cody, Spring, start to finish

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