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Food Blog to Cookbook: How Blogging Leads to Cookbook Success

By Rebecca Gordon @ree_reads

March 9, 2022 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Food Blog to Cookbook: How Blogging Leads to Cookbook Success

More often than not, the cost of producing a physical cookbook can leave you in the red or just barely breaking even, no matter how popular the book is upon release. None of that even covers the mental health, time, and energy involved in the creation. Despite the arduous process, given the right planning and dedication, publishing a cookbook can still lead to success, especially if you start with a blog.

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: blog, blogging, cookbook, cookbook industry, Cooking, food, food blog, food vlog, Marketing, publishers, publishing, vlog, vlogging, writing

Best Practices for Writing Blurb Requests

By Sarah Moffatt

February 21, 2022 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Best Practices for Writing Blurb Requests

What’s a blurb, you might ask? Cue the booming announcer voice: “Emotionally moving, socially poignant, and expertly crafted . . . a gem of contemporary literature.” Were you picturing the front or back of a book jacket just now? Good. That’s a blurb: the pithy quote on a book’s jacket that praises it and makes you want to pick it up.

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: Agent, blurbs, books, jacket, literary, Marketing, novel, praise, promotion, publicity, quote, Reading, request, review, writer, writing

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

How to Write an Effective Press Release

By Emma St. John @emmacathryyn

January 17, 2022 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

How to Write an Effective Press Release

The purpose of a press release is to make news and generate publicity, and they’re an incredibly effective way to get that attention, but not if they aren’t written effectively.

Filed Under: Manager Monday, Publicity Tagged With: announcement, AP Style, author interviews, blurbs, book announcement, book launch, book press kit, book publicity, Book release, book reviews, brand awareness, how to, journalistic, launch party, liaison, media, media coverage, media relations, newsworthy, praise, press, press coverage, press kit, press releases, publicity, writing

Finding Your Niche: How Discord Can Benefit Your Writing

By Rachel Adams

December 10, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Finding Your Niche: How Discord Can Benefit Your Writing

While not originally designed for writers (in fact, its founders created it to streamline communication amongst gamers), Discord has become a veritable haven for all kinds of people, including writers. With the ability to join and create public and private servers, anyone can use Discord to find their niche.

Filed Under: Digital, Editing Tagged With: beta reading, Discord, Editing, nanowrimo, organization, writing, writing community

New Indie Book Releases for Every Kind of Coffee Lover

By Sarah Moffatt

November 1, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

New Indie Book Releases for Every Kind of Coffee Lover

I’m not sure about you, but I’m a huge fan of coffee and a good book. If you’re reading this, you’re probably searching for the perfect new release to go along with that expertly bitter cappuccino or that tantalizing sweet mocha with five pumps of caramel. If you’re tired of your usual read and want to support some wonderful indie publishers, fear not: I’ve compiled a list of four new indie releases for every kind of coffee enthusiast, from the purists to the embellishers.

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: books, coffee, coffee house, cozy, indie, memoir, mystery, new releases, Portland, publisher, Reading, romance, true crime, writing, YA

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