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Content Warnings: Who Should Use Them and Why They Really Matter

By Eily McIlvain

October 22, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Content Warnings: Who Should Use Them and Why They Really Matter

It’s normal for films and TV to display warnings and ratings, and even in the publishing industry we sort material into age-appropriate categories based on content and language. Now the discussion is underway about advancing this one step further to include specific content warnings—also called trigger warnings—as we contemplate accessibility and how we can incorporate mental health practices into our work. But what is a content warning exactly, and how does it apply to book publishing? When is it appropriate, and when is it redundant? Is it only the finished, printed book that needs to be properly tagged, or is it important for authors querying out to agents and publishers as well?

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: accessibility, accountability, author queries, best practices, conscious marketing, content warnings, free expression, graphic content, inclusivity, Marketing, mental health, mental health awareness, mental health support, proposal packages, PTSD, Publication, Publishing industry, querying, trauma, Trigger Warnings, triggers

The Burnout Bargain: Exploitation and Marginalization in the Publishing Industry

By Ava Phillips

September 3, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

The Burnout Bargain: Exploitation and Marginalization in the Publishing Industry

Whether you’re a graduate student in a publishing program, an editorial assistant at a Big Five press, or an intern at a boutique literary agency, we are all expected to accommodate hours of unpaid labor, even to the detriment of our mental health. The proverbial hamster wheel that is publishing truly never stops spinning, and it’s often the most marginalized publishing professionals who reach their breaking point first.

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: books, burnout, diversity, graduate school, marginalized, mental health, overtime, publisher, publishing, rest, student

How To Stay Sane in the Publishing Industry

By Mary Williams @EditsbyMWilliams

April 5, 2021 by OoliganPress

How To Stay Sane in the Publishing Industry

It’s easy to let work and education overwhelm you, especially in this time of isolation we find ourselves in. There are so many things to do in the press, in classes, and in our own lives that we can lose the time we need to, well, take time. It can feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day, or minutes in the hours we get, to just take time for ourselves—but there are when you add boundaries.

Filed Under: Manager Monday, Publishing Tagged With: assistant, books, boundaries, compartmentalize, freelancing, friends, graduate school, healthy, isolation, mental health, prioritizing, publisher, publishing, relaxing, sanity, self-care, socializing, student, Support

Editing Children’s Books on Mature Topics: What to Consider

By Jennifer Ladwig

January 6, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Editing Children’s Books on Mature Topics: What to Consider

While books can be a wonderful way for readers to escape reality for a few hundred pages, books can also help foster learning and provide readers with safe ways to cope with issues they might be facing.

Filed Under: Editing Tagged With: challenge, children's books, Children's literature, death, dementia, difficult, divorce, dyslexia, Editing, editor, empathy, Mature, mental health, picture, Picture book, struggle, taboo, young readers

“You’re crazy” is Lazy: How Editors Can Most Authentically Portray Mental Illness in Fiction

By Emma Wolf

July 3, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

“You’re crazy” is Lazy: How Editors Can Most Authentically Portray Mental Illness in Fiction

Words have power, and the way fictional stories about mental health are told can have just as crucial of an impact on readers as facts presented in news outlets. Editors have the responsibility to put forth stories that promote a respectful and authentic perspective on mental health, and below are four practices they can implement to achieve this goal.

Filed Under: Editing Tagged With: authenticity, awareness, Editors, helpline information, Language, mental health, Ooligan, own voices, publishers, sensitivity readers, Style Guide

What’s All the Hullabaloo?: A Perspective on Trigger Warnings

By Maegan O'Brion

May 10, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

What’s All the Hullabaloo?: A Perspective on Trigger Warnings

Do we, the storytellers, have a responsibility to warn our audience about subject matter that could cause that kind of distress? That’s right. I’m talking about trigger warnings.

Filed Under: Inside Ooligan Tagged With: accessibility, books, Controversy, disability, Entertainment, mental health, mental illness, Ooligan, Pacific Northwest, Perspective, Recovery, Trigger Warnings, writing

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