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Getting Published: The Magic of the First Page

By Sarah Moffatt

May 26, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Getting Published: The Magic of the First Page

According to Michael Shymanski, one of Ooligan’s Acquisitions Managers, think of your first page as the reader’s initial impression, much like “meeting your friend’s spouse for the first time.” First impressions can be insignificant, even disastrous, or they can be absolute magic. If the magic is there, an editor will know it immediately.

Filed Under: Acquisitions, Editing Tagged With: acceptance, Acquisitions, author, book, editorial, excitement, impactful, magic, manuscript, novel, originality, published, publishing, readership, Reading, rejection, submission, voice, writing

Shedding a Light on Victims in the True Crime Genre

By Mary Williams

April 28, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Shedding a Light on Victims in the True Crime Genre

While many true crime books focus on the murders, madmen, and crazed, one wonders how the survivors and victims, who are generally women, walk in a world where their deepest traumas are made permanent on ink and paper.

Filed Under: Editing Tagged With: Ann Rule, Authors, criminology, Editing, fad, history, Michelle McNamara, podcasts, popular, sensitivity, serial killers, survivors, true crime, victims, writing

Zines: A Creative Look into Self-Publishing

By Frances K. Fragela Rivera

April 14, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Zines: A Creative Look into Self-Publishing

If you are a writer or an artist who would like to start issuing your own work, it might be an excellent time to start creating your own zine.

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: illustrating, publishing, Self-Publishing, Short Stories, writing, zines

Overcoming Writer’s Block: Getting a First Draft

By Scott Fortmann

March 26, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Overcoming Writer’s Block: Getting a First Draft

We all experience writer’s block from time to time. It might be a novel. It might be a technical report. It might be a research paper. Maybe you are tired. Maybe you are uninspired. Maybe you are lacking confidence. Whatever the project and whatever the reason, you just can’t get the first few words down on paper.

Filed Under: Editing Tagged With: critique, Editing, first draft, research, thinking, worry, writer's block, writing

Learning the ABCs of Bookstagram

By Hannah Boettcher

March 1, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Learning the ABCs of Bookstagram

I started my bookstagram page at the end of September 2020. In under half a year, I have amassed 3,400 plus followers, held conversations with some of my favorite authors, and made many bookish friends. There are many bookstagram “secrets” only accessible to those engaging with other accounts, consuming a lot of content, and running an actual bookstagram account. Thus, I have gathered my most useful tips and tricks on how to operate and brand a successful bookstagram account.

Filed Under: Manager Monday, Marketing, Social Media Tagged With: aesthetic, algorithm, analytics, Authors, blogging, blogs, books, bookstagram, data, feed, goals, how-to, independent, indie, instagram, Marketing, Online, publishers, publishing, ratings, read, readers, reviewers, Reviews, sales, Social Media, starred, virtual, writers, writing

Lies My Teachers Taught Me: The Evolution of the Writing Process

By Rachel Howe

January 20, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Lies My Teachers Taught Me: The Evolution of the Writing Process

I wish I had learned about the connection between editing and revising sooner. I fell in love with revision and realized that my passion is in helping other writers create their best work. Revising helped me realize that I want to work in the publishing industry; I just wish these connections were made clearer in high school. I would have realized my passion much sooner.

Filed Under: Editing Tagged With: copyediting, developmental editing, drafts, Editing, evolution of writing, highschool writing, line editing, proofreading, publishing, revising, revision, the writing process, writing

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