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Seven Resources Every Editor Should Know About

By Rachel Howe

January 24, 2022 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Seven Resources Every Editor Should Know About

The editorial department often gets asked a lot of questions about resources that editors can use when they need help on a project. We thought it would be a great idea to compile a list of resources that every editor should have in their arsenal.

Filed Under: Editing, Manager Monday Tagged With: AP Style, Chicago style, conscious editing, conscious language, copyediting, copyeditor, Editing, editing rules, editorial, Editors, grammar, Grammar Girl, hyphenation, Merriam-Webster, ooligan press, punctuation, Purdue Owl, radical copyediting, resources, sensitivity readers, spelling, writing

Sensitivity Readers: An Editing Essential

By Devyn Yan Radke

July 7, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Sensitivity Readers: An Editing Essential

Sensitivity reads have become an important aspect of editing in recent years. When an author who does not identify with a characters’ demographic writes experiences or narratives from that character’s perspective, a sensitivity read—also called a diversity read—can help point out any potentially harmful stereotypes that a character may be subjected to in the book.

Filed Under: Editing Tagged With: diversity, Multiple Perspectives, sensitivity readers

What Can Editors Learn from AMERICAN DIRT?

By Erica Wright

August 7, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

What Can Editors Learn from AMERICAN DIRT?

If it’s safe to say that we’re all aware of the need for greater, more accurate representation of marginalized voices in publishing, then how do controversies like the one around AMERICAN DIRT continue to happen?

Filed Under: Editing, Publishing Tagged With: American Dirt, authenticity, authenticity readers, biases, diversity, Editing, editorial best practices, future of publishing, Macmillan, own voices, publishing, sensitivity, sensitivity 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

Giving Your Fiction a Sensitivity Read

By Tia Sprague

April 20, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Giving Your Fiction a Sensitivity Read

Research is an important aspect of writing, often prompting authors to reach out to experts in the topics they are writing about. But things start to get complicated when we talk about fiction.

Filed Under: Editing, Start to Finish Tagged With: authenticity, Authenticity Read, authenticity reader, authenticity readers, content, Editing, editorial, fiction, offensive, research, sensitive, sensitivity, sensitivity read, sensitivity reader, sensitivity readers, writing

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