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Editing Psychological Thrillers

By Megan Vader Bongolan

October 29, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Editing Psychological Thrillers

Editing psychological thrillers is a fun process that challenges authors and editors alike. It’s our responsibility at Ooligan Press to assist authors during the editorial process. Building relationships with authors not only makes editing smoother but it helps form an artistic bond. Psychological thrillers need extra attention from both editors and authors in order to portray mental illnesses and symptoms accurately.

Filed Under: Editing Tagged With: Authors, blogging, book publishing, books, developmental editing, Editors, mental illnesses, ooligan press, psychological fiction, psychological thrillers, psychology, writing

The Psychology Behind Serif and Sans-Serif Fonts

By Sean Paul Lavine

March 6, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

The Psychology Behind Serif and Sans-Serif Fonts

There are a lot of arguments out there that try to establish that one typeface is inherently better than the other. Traditionalists value the more conservative, classic sense of structure and reliability that the serif font brings to a design. On the other hand, those who favor a more modern aesthetic use sans-serif fonts to convey a sense of friendliness and informality.

Filed Under: Design Tagged With: Design, fonts, psychology, sans-serif, science, serif, typography

Typefaces as a Soft Science: How They Affect Our Perception of Information

By Zoe LaHaie

June 20, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Typefaces as a Soft Science: How They Affect Our Perception of Information

Many of us associate certain typefaces with specific situations or ideas—Times New Roman is generally used for anything academic or professional, Courier is reminiscent of old typewriters, and Blackletter or Gothic script makes us think of newspapers.

Filed Under: Design Tagged With: Design, fonts, psychology, Reading, typeface, typography

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

The Power of Stories: Narrative Psychology in Publishing

By Megan Doyle

April 29, 2015 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

The Power of Stories: Narrative Psychology in Publishing

Beyond the ability to hold an enthusiastic reader’s rapt attention or gain a bestseller’s widespread audience, stories have a power that most people take for granted. They contribute to the way we perceive and process our own experiences. Psychologists who study this power call it narrative psychology. Narrative psychology is described as a burgeoning field […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: A Series of Small Maneuvers, books, brain, Eliot Treichel, memory, narrative psychology, Ooligan, psychology, Reading, stories

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