Leading up to a brief break between terms, our group members have been astonishingly productive. After the cover concept was selected by the press, we worked with Kait Heacock to offer notes and feedback to the designer, Ryan Brewer, who continues to improve and expand the cover each day. We expect to have a final […]
Siblings and Other Disappointments
Positioning a Book: Where Do These Stories Belong?
By Corinne GouldOoligan Press does things a little differently. A debut author being published at a major publishing house might look something like this: a managing editor gives extensive feedback and queries throughout the developmental and line-level editorial stages in order to guide the author’s work in a specific direction, shaping the text with a very specific […]
Trends in Cover Design: Actually, That Is How You Can Judge a Book
By Sophie Aschwanden
Young adult publishers certainly do like to put disembodied body parts on their covers, don’t they? They also like that hazy Instagram look and showing the protagonist with his or her back to the reader. And they really like a hand-drawn font. It’s getting to the point where it’s almost as hard to find a […]
A Face to a Name
By Corinne GouldIn a gratifying collaboration between Kait Heacock, Ooligan’s editorial lead, and the members of our project group, we have finalized the copyediting for this title! We didn’t waste any time sending this shiny, clean manuscript off to reviewers and authors we admire for early blurb requests. In our classes, we often discuss how much blurbs […]