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Building a Social Media Following for Aspiring Authors

By Melinda Jasmine Crouchley

September 6, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Building a Social Media Following for Aspiring Authors

Where do you go first? Out of the plethora of social media options available, which is going to net you the most bang for your buck? Which is going to be the most efficient and effective use of your time?

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: audience, author, brand identity, branding, Facebook, goodreads, instagram, Marketing, media, Ooligan, personal, personal brand, pinterest, portland state university, publishing, Social Media, twitter, website

Big Logos, Big Business: Breaking Down Logo Design in Publishing’s Big Five

By Melinda Jasmine Crouchley

July 5, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Big Logos, Big Business: Breaking Down Logo Design in Publishing’s Big Five

Book publishing is a centuries-old tradition, so the logos and brands have been slightly updated over time to reflect current marketing and branding trends. But are publishers doing enough to keep their symbols fresh, relatable, and contextual for modern readers?

Filed Under: Design Tagged With: big five, branding, Design, Hachette Book Group, harpercollins, HBG, logo, logo design, Macmillan, Marketing, Ooligan, Penguin Random House, portland state university, publishing, Simon & Schuster

You CAN Make Your Editor’s Life Easier!

By Alexis McIvor

December 19, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

You CAN Make Your Editor’s Life Easier!

The most important thing to remember about an editor, is that they are people too (no, they are not perfect); they do have feelings. Having to deal with the stigma surrounding their profession, as well as their actual work, can be pretty overwhelming. Shouldn’t authors want to be helpful, especially for someone they will be working so closely with? Newsflash: you CAN make your editors life easier! Here is some advice that will allow you (as a writer) to ease the weight on your editor’s shoulders.

Filed Under: Editing Tagged With: advice, author relationships, Authors, Editing, editorial process, Ooligan, portland state university

Try New Things

By Brittney Finato @finatography

November 5, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Try New Things

I’ve only ever applied to two colleges in my life. Which, if you know me at all, will seem like a drastic deviance from my general personality. You might say, based on this knowledge, that I’ve “always known what I want to do” or that I’m “really good at making decisions.” The first one less than the second but really, neither apply.

Filed Under: Inside Ooligan Tagged With: grad school, graduate school, masters, Ooligan, ooligan press, Oregon, pdx, PNW, portland state university, program, PSU, publisher, publishing

Getting Started If You’re Not an Editor

By Brittney Finato @finatography

August 17, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Getting Started If You’re Not an Editor

Communication is key! Once you’ve determined that you can’t find the answer, ask someone.

Filed Under: Editing Tagged With: CMOS, Editing, editor, getting started, how-to, Ooligan, pdx, PNW, Portland, portland state university, Style Guide

Editing Comics With Oni Press’s Desiree Wilson

By Justin Knipper

March 21, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Editing Comics With Oni Press’s Desiree Wilson

There are a load of micro-reasons that comics need editors, but they all boil down to the same thing in the end. It’s the same as editing anything else: quality, timeliness, and clarity. Like any form of writing or art, it’s hard to see the flaws of something you’ve made without a pair of outside eyes, but I think comics have a way of making that even harder. It’s not just missing a serial comma or using the wrong stylesheet. It’s making sure that not just one person–the writer–knows the story and expresses it well enough that a reader knows what’s going on. All the pieces of the puzzle have to fit together almost flawlessly, and if they don’t you will almost always end up confusing someone or losing an emotional beat.

Filed Under: Interview Tagged With: comics, Editing, Oni Press, ooligan press, portland state university

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