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Nurturing Key Relationships in Publishing

By Courtney Young @courtlbunny

August 5, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Nurturing Key Relationships in Publishing

On the publishing side of business, communicative relationships can determine the success of book sales, the continuing care for an author, future partnering decisions, and much more. Nurturing the relationship that is forged between author and editor, publisher and reviewer, and so forth is important as these forces are what can help you, not just in the moment, but in the future as well.

Filed Under: Inside Ooligan, Publishing Tagged With: Authors, blog, communication, development, Editors, important, nurture, publishers, Relationships

Students in the Workplace: The Gray Area of Being Both a Student and a Professional

By Alyssa Schaffer

September 18, 2017 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Students in the Workplace: The Gray Area of Being Both a Student and a Professional

As the halfway point of my time here at Ooligan draws near, my effort in learning and my effort in applying that knowledge has started to even out. It is in this balancing that I’ve found an experience that is unique to Ooligan Press: navigating the murky waters of career development by simultaneously being a publishing professional and a student still gaining the knowledge and experience needed to break into publishing after graduation.

Filed Under: Inside Ooligan Tagged With: Career, community, development, graduate school, management, publishing

Sword and Sorcery and the Classroom

By Megan Doyle

June 22, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Sword and Sorcery and the Classroom

Reading has been linked to learning and developing empathy, but a study published in Cognitive Development in 2015 believes that fantasy stories in particular could be linked to better learning. Whether it’s magic or the supernatural, fantasy elements in stories are as old as civilization, and people in a variety of cultures have found a […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: cognitive science, development, fantasy, learning, psychology, scifi

Rhythm in the Rain Voted as Title for Jazz Project

By Margaret Schimming

April 10, 2015 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Rhythm in the Rain Voted as Title for Jazz Project

Early this past March, Ooligan hosted its very first public title vote for our forthcoming jazz project. This poll ran for two weeks and offered up four titles with space for clever minds to add in their own suggestions. Rhythm in the Rain: Jazz in the Pacific Northwest was voted best title for the project, […]

Filed Under: Inside Ooligan Tagged With: development, jazz, Lynn Darroch, nonfiction, Ooligan Jazz, ooligan press, poll, title, vote

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