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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

Announcing THE STEP BACK by J.T. Bushnell

By Hazel Wright

September 28, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Announcing THE STEP BACK by J.T. Bushnell

Told with breathtaking imagery and imbued with compassion, THE STEP BACK examines the loneliness that sometimes accompanies the transition from adolescence to adulthood, which can take a true reckoning to overcome.

Filed Under: Acquisitions Announcement, Inside Ooligan, Manager Monday, Start to Finish Tagged With: California, coming-of-age, debut author, literary fiction, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, spring release, The Step Back

LAUREL EVERYWHERE Press Kit Prep

By Grace Hansen @thegracieve

September 21, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

LAUREL EVERYWHERE Press Kit Prep

The LAUREL EVERYWHERE team members had their work cut out for them to compile and utilize Ooligan’s first-ever press kit.

Filed Under: Manager Monday, Marketing, Publishing, Start to Finish Tagged With: grief, Laurel Everywhere, lessons, loss, media, press, press kit, press release, publicity

Our Newest LWP Title: FINDING THE VEIN

By Dani Nicholson @danielluhh72

September 7, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Our Newest LWP Title: FINDING THE VEIN

The collection’s newest title, FINDING THE VEIN, is a murder mystery that takes place at Heritage Camp, a summer camp for adopted children. It follows the story of teenage camper Isaac and Detective Mikie O’Malley as they try to solve the case of a murdered camp counselor.

Filed Under: Acquisitions Announcement, Manager Monday, new acquisition, Publishing, Start to Finish Tagged With: detective, eBooks, Finding the Vein, FTV, Iditarod Nights, Jennifer Hanlon Wilde, Library Writers Project, local authors, Multnomah County Library, murder mystery, Oregon, partnership, summer camp

Finding the Face of FAULTLAND

By Ivy Jack Knight @IvyJackKnight

July 13, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Finding the Face of FAULTLAND

Cover design is an important, frequently complicated affair for any press, but Ooligan’s process probably has most beat.

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: cover, Design, faultland, Ooligan, selection process

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