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Style Guide

Getting to Know Your Style Guide

By Erica Wright

December 28, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Getting to Know Your Style Guide

The best way to learn any style manual is to use it conscientiously and repeatedly, but there are a few other ways you can begin to build your skill before busting out that red pen.

Filed Under: Editing, Manager Monday Tagged With: CMOS, Editing, editorial best practices, Editors, familiarizing, learning, Style Guide, style manual, The Chicago Manual of Style

“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

Mind Your Style Sheet

By Olivia Rollins

February 17, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Mind Your Style Sheet

Though style sheets can seem confusing at first, they are among the most important tools at a copyeditor’s disposal. As long as you keep your style sheet organized and record all of your decisions related to mechanics and style, you should be all right. (Or is it “alright”? Better check the style sheet.)

Filed Under: Editing, Manager Monday Tagged With: character names, copyedit, copyediting, copyeditors, edit, Editing, Editors, grammar, house style, how-to, hyphenation, manuscript, spelling, style, Style Guide, style sheet, style sheets, terminology, tips, toolkit, Tools

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

Is freelance editorial work right for you?

By Thomas Spoelhof @thomasspoelhof

May 23, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Is freelance editorial work right for you?

As the publishing industry evolves, media and publishing independents have witnessed the dissolution of the full-time copy editor. Among magazine, news media, and book publishing entities, an in-house copy chief is often considered a luxury of days gone by. The expense of the full-time position is often too difficult to justify, and the responsibility of clean copy can fall on in-house production teams.

Filed Under: Editing Tagged With: advice, author, book, Collaboration, content edit, copy edit, copyediting, developmental edit, Editing, editor, Editorial Freelancers Association, feedback, freelance, house style, journalism, line edit, novel, publishing, Style Guide, substantive edit, writing

The Hybrid: When the House Style Guide Creates a Frankenstein

By Thomas Spoelhof @thomasspoelhof

January 15, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

The Hybrid: When the House Style Guide Creates a Frankenstein

Opinions are like . . . you know: everybody’s got one. House editing style guides and preferences are no different. Browse through any random collection of imprint house publications, periodicals, or online articles, and you’ll witness a menagerie of guides, including The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS), the Associated Press Stylebook(AP), and a smattering of personal preferences seemingly chosen at random. The resulting style format can resemble an amalgamation of spare parts—something akin to a Frankenstein’s monster of house style. The curious aspect is the specific, obscure details individual editors decide to take a stand on—the hills upon which they choose to fight and die.

Filed Under: Editing Tagged With: advice, AP Style, Associated Press, author, book, Chicago Manual of Style, CMOS, CMS collaboration, content edit, copy edit, copyediting, developmental edit, Editing, editor, feedback, house style, journalism, line edit, novel, publishing, Style Guide, substantive edit, writing

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