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Book Marketing on a Budget for Indie Authors

By Kaylee Lovato

January 19, 2022 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Book Marketing on a Budget for Indie Authors

Paying for advertisements increases the number of eyes that see your book, but there are other ways like hashtags and reaching out to people directly. I have always heard that the best marketing is always by word of mouth, and the goal is to increase the chances of that word getting started.

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: ads, advertisement, amazon, audience, Book Promotion, book sales, budget, content, fiction, independent, indie authors, indie press, Indie Publishing, Marketing, promotion, Rob Dircks, sales, science fiction, Self-Publishing, Social Media, spreadable, spreadable media

Reimagining Fantasy Fiction

By Sarah Moffatt

December 6, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Reimagining Fantasy Fiction

With print sales booming once again, it is more important than ever to reimagine the way that literature is consumed and subsequently shared. The successful launch of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in full color in 2020 did just that. Revisiting the most revered mid-grade YA fantasy of all time satisfied the varied interests and intentions of collectors, original readers, and emerging readers alike.

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: book, branding, fantasy, fiction, franchise, Harry Potter, illustrated, limited edition, Marketing, novel, SEO, series, special edition, target audience, YA

The Beginning of Our New YA Title

By Luis Ramos @luissoto805

November 29, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

The Beginning of Our New YA Title

Everyone likes Filipino food, and we are shamelessly capitalizing on that love. After all, when else will we get to work on a book with the words “egg rolls” in the title?

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: author, awards, blurbs, contacts, copyediting, cover, dance, dancing, Design, developmental editing, Editing, egg rolls, fiction, Filipino, food, Jason Tanamor, love, Marketing, production, Progress, publicity, revisions, Social Media, strategy, Tinikling, update, young adult

Beat Marking: What Prose Editors Can Learn from Theater and Scripts

By Phoebe Whittington @PhoebeW

November 10, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Beat Marking: What Prose Editors Can Learn from Theater and Scripts

There is no singular right or wrong way to approach editing, which is why there is immense creativity and personalized approaches. It also means that editors can pull inspiration from a wide variety of sources and mediums. I’d like to draw attention to theater and scripts as a powerful source for improving your editing skills with plot, characterization, and dialogue.

Filed Under: Editing Tagged With: alternate mediums, beat marking, beats, book editing, character development, developmental editing, dialogue, drama, Editing, editing tips, fiction, movies, narrative structure, pacing, plot, prose, script analysis, scripts, theater, TV

Separating Personal Preference from Productivity in the Editing Process

By Eily McIlvain

October 6, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Separating Personal Preference from Productivity in the Editing Process

Editing involves exposing harsh truths, making tough decisions, and facilitating collaboration. So how can an editor—especially a new one—make sure that their decisions, suggestions, and occasional wing-clippings are fair? The answer lies in the ability to separate what we want a story to be (which is subjective and infinite) from what the story and author needs.

Filed Under: Editing Tagged With: author relationship, Authors, best fit, changes, copyediting, Editing, fiction, flexibility, line editing, nonfiction, objectivity, professional, professionalism, proofreading, publishing, structural editing, Teamwork, writing

Dive Into Strange New Worlds: Bulk Up Your 2021 Fantasy Reading List

By Rachel Adams

October 1, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Dive Into Strange New Worlds: Bulk Up Your 2021 Fantasy Reading List

Each year brings with it a brand new crop of books, and, if you’re anything like me, you love to find new things to read. But where do you start? Whatever you’re searching for, look no further. I’m excited to recommend your next possible fantasy read.

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: adult fiction, bestsellers, booklist, fantasy, fiction, independent publishers, new releases, publishing 2021, Recommendations, Small Presses, YA

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