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Benefits of Agent Representation

By Courtney Young @courtlbunny

April 9, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Benefits of Agent Representation

It is an agent’s job to represent your material, get you the best deal, and make sure you’re entering the market at a good time. But, they do more than that. Agents often help authors throughout the entire publishing process, from developing a book to creating a pitch to share with publishers. It’s like having a personal support system from the very beginning.

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: agency, agents, Authors, benefits, books, contracts, publishing, representation, writers

How Audiobooks Are Changing the Publishing Industry

By Megan Jessop @megan_jessop

April 7, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

How Audiobooks Are Changing the Publishing Industry

With so many choosing to listen to books instead of reading the physical copies, it is no doubt the publishing industry has needed to change with the evolving demands of technology and fast-paced culture.

Filed Under: Digital Tagged With: audience, audiobooks, books, Business, changes, digital, publishing, readership, sales, technology

How To Stay Sane in the Publishing Industry

By Mary Williams @EditsbyMWilliams

April 5, 2021 by OoliganPress

How To Stay Sane in the Publishing Industry

It’s easy to let work and education overwhelm you, especially in this time of isolation we find ourselves in. There are so many things to do in the press, in classes, and in our own lives that we can lose the time we need to, well, take time. It can feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day, or minutes in the hours we get, to just take time for ourselves—but there are when you add boundaries.

Filed Under: Manager Monday, Publishing Tagged With: assistant, books, boundaries, compartmentalize, freelancing, friends, graduate school, healthy, isolation, mental health, prioritizing, publisher, publishing, relaxing, sanity, self-care, socializing, student, Support

Answering the Call (For Papers)

By Cole Bowman

March 31, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Answering the Call (For Papers)

Because academic publishing requires rigorous research and has strict guidelines for form and content, the process of getting a paper published (especially for the first time) can be intimidating. The value that these publications bring with them, however, is well worth the time and effort put into answering a Call for Papers.

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: papers

Demanding Diversity with BookTube

By Alix Martinez

March 29, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Demanding Diversity with BookTube

BookTubers are a well-known part of the book-loving community. BookTube is the place on YouTube people go to hear others rave about books they love or discuss all things wrong with the books they don’t. Throw in some fun bookish tags and it is the perfect space for readers to get more content when they aren’t curled up with a book. That being said, BookTube has gone through some important changes over the years and one vital change is that the personalities and faces of these channels are becoming more and more diverse.

Filed Under: Manager Monday, Social Media Tagged With: audience, BookCon, BookTube, diversity, influencers, Marketing, media, platform, representation, Social Media, visibility, YouTube

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

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