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An Update on Our First Fantasy Title, COURT OF VENOM

By Wren Haines

November 22, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

An Update on Our First Fantasy Title, COURT OF VENOM

COURT OF VENOM is Ooligan’s first fantasy title, and the team, which is full of avid fantasy readers, has some incredibly creative marketing strategies in mind. We have been dutifully working on our sales kit, which has given us the opportunity to add some really amazing collateral to the project. While several things are being considered in terms of giveaways and collateral, nothing has been confirmed yet because the team is still working with the publisher on a budget and with the Marketing Manager on ideas.

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: fantasy, Library Writer's Project, Marketing, Marketing plan, project manager, road map, start to finish

Positive Predictions for FINDING THE VEIN

By Wren Haines

May 3, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Positive Predictions for FINDING THE VEIN

As of this writing, FINDING THE VEIN is on the verge of publication and the entire team is so excited! While this post will be going up after the launch for FINDING THE VEIN has officially kicked off, rest assured that our team will keep the enthusiasm rolling as we continue to promote Ooligan Press’s first mystery novel.

Filed Under: Manager Monday, Start to Finish Tagged With: book launch, bookstore, event, Finding the Vein, frontlist, Jennifer Hanlon Wilde, library, lwp, Marketing, Portland, poster, publicity, publishing, Social Media, start to finish, Zoom

Reaching Unconventional Contacts

By Bailey Potter

December 21, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Reaching Unconventional Contacts

When we developed the marketing plan for this book, we included unconventional contacts that were appropriate for its themes. These included adoption associations, libraries, book clubs, and summer camps, in addition to the typical contacts that a project team collects. Our question was this: How do we reach the unconventional ones?

Filed Under: Manager Monday, Start to Finish Tagged With: camp, campaign, contact list, Design, detectives, email, Finding the Vein, frontlist, genre, Jennifer Hanlon Wilde, library, lwp, Marketing, murder, mystery, PNW, police, Portland, postcard, process, publishing, sleuth, Social Media, start to finish, thriller, unconventional, versatile

The Mystery Behind the Mystery Genre

By Bailey Potter

October 12, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

The Mystery Behind the Mystery Genre

Like every kind of genre fiction, we knew that the mystery genre has a large audience, which would be great for Ooligan to break into. We just needed to get there. How? Well, that’s part of the mystery.

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: camp, cover art, Design, detectives, Finding the Vein, frontlist, genre, Jennifer Hanlon Wilde, library, lwp, Marketing, murder, mystery, PNW, police, Portland, process, publishing, start to finish, thriller

Know Better, Do Better: Editing for Authenticity in Our Spring YA Title

By Hazel Wright

December 2, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Know Better, Do Better: Editing for Authenticity in Our Spring YA Title

Our May 2020 title faces down its darker elements—including violence, bigotry, and abuse—with both unflinching realism and hope. Importantly, it portrays the struggles of two main characters who fall under the LGBTQIA+ umbrella. Because these identities do not exist as a monolith, and also because this is a book intended for a YA audience, Ooligan chose to incorporate authenticity readers (sometimes called sensitivity readers) into the editorial process.

Filed Under: Editing, Start to Finish Tagged With: A, authenticity, best practices, Collaboration, Editing, editorial, feedback, gender, Inclusive, Introduction, lgbtqia, new, postapocalyptic, queer, rewriting, S2F, sensitivity, small press, start to finish, writing, young adult

It’s Pub Year: Now What?

By Sarah Loepp

April 29, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

It’s Pub Year: Now What?

What are some key elements of the final stages of book publication? I’ll take you through the main projects our team is working on at this stage, and give you a peek into the happenings at a publisher leading up to a book’s release.

Filed Under: Manager Monday Tagged With: Breaking Cadence, Design, Editing, Marketing, memoirs, outreach, Social Media, Spring, start to finish

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