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Should You Design Your Book in Microsoft Word?

By Denise Morales Soto @dmoralessoto

August 3, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Should You Design Your Book in Microsoft Word?

I can see the appeal of using Word to design your book since it is a program that is familiar to most of us, especially if you’re a writer. It’s a lot cheaper than InDesign, which is a more professional tool that is also very technical and has a steeper learning curve. However, there are many reasons why Microsoft Word isn’t the best tool for this kind of work. So, before you commit to doing all that work in this program, here are a few things you should take into consideration.

Filed Under: Design, Manager Monday Tagged With: adobe, Authors, best practices, book, Design, file prep, format, graphic design, InDesign, interior, layout, Microsoft, print, publishing, self-publish, Word

It Ain’t Just Grammar: Skills for Successful Copyediting

By Olivia Rollins

May 18, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

It Ain’t Just Grammar: Skills for Successful Copyediting

If you’re a writer or an English major who aced every spelling and grammar quiz in school, you might think to yourself, “Hey, I’m pretty good with words. I understand punctuation, possessives, and present participles. I would make a fantastic copyeditor!” And you could very well be right. But before you dive headfirst into this profession, it’s important to know that for a good copyeditor, grammatical know-how is just the tip of the iceberg; successful copyediting requires a number of additional skills that have nothing to do with whipping out that red pen to correct a dangling modifier. This post outlines some essential copyediting skills that are completely unrelated to grammar and spelling.

Filed Under: Editing, Manager Monday Tagged With: Career, clients, communication, copy edit, Copy Editing, copy editor, copyedit, copyediting, copyeditor, edit, Editing, editor, email, grammar, Job, managing editor, Microsoft, organization, people skills, skills, soft skills, tech savvy, technology, time management, track changes, Word, work

Jeannine Hall Gailey Guest Poet Post: “Building Community in a Tech Center—“Geeks for Poetry, Poetry for Geeks”

By Ooligan Press

February 28, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Every Thursday, Ooligan Press invites a poet whose work is included in Alive at the Center, our forthcoming anthology of poetry from Pacific Northwest writers, to blog for us. This week, we are pleased to feature Jeannine Hall Gailey, a poet from the Seattle, WA area. Please enjoy her post! Building Community in a Tech Center—“Geeks for […]

Filed Under: Guest Blogger Tagged With: Alive at the Center, Alive at the Center: Featured Poet, AT&T, Capital One, Dig Dug, Jeannine Hall Gailey, Kathleen Flenniken, King County Library, Microsoft, Plume, Poet Laureate, poetry, Redmond, Seattle, Tech Center, Washington

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