Positioning a Book: Where Do These Stories Belong?
Ooligan Press does things a little differently. A debut author being published at a major publishing house might look something like this: a managing editor gives extensive feedback and queries […]
The Release of Rhythm in the Rain
As of February 8, Rhythm in the Rain: Jazz in the Pacific Northwest will be released to all the reading world. We at Ooligan and especially the whole Rhythm in […]
Everything I’ve Done Wrong as a Grad Student
“What was I thinking?” It’s a common phrase that runs through my mind, especially when my two-year-old is still awake at 10 p.m. (grrrrrr) and I still have homework to […]
Manager Monday: Editing the Gamut (Editing)
As young Oolies, we typically cut our teeth as members of a book project team. From week to week, depending on where the book is in the production cycle, our […]
‘Twas a Happy Valentine’s Day!
Happy Valentine’s Day to us! We’re in love—with the new manuscript from Ruth Tenzer Feldman! This Valentine’s Day, exactly one year from our anticipated pub date, Feldman returned the revised […]
Onto the Next Project, Comin’ in Over the Rock
As you all know, Write to Publish 2016 has officially ended. We’re basically done with the wrap-up, too, sending out the thank-you letters, updating the manual, and making sure the […]
Lynn Darroch: Feels Like Coming Home
When I talk to musicians about Rhythm in the Rain, their first question often is, “Am I in it?” And I often have to say no. To cover one hundred […]
Lynn Darroch: The Legend of Jim Pepper (Stories on the Cutting Room Floor)
Sometimes you just have to leave something out, and here’s one of the stories we couldn’t fit into Rhythm in the Rain: Jazz in the Pacific Northwest about the accomplished […]
Lynn Darroch: Something in the Water
“Maybe it’s something in the water,” I said, as a joke at first. But as I thought about it, I began to realize that maybe it is all the water […]
Trends in Cover Design: Actually, That Is How You Can Judge a Book
Young adult publishers certainly do like to put disembodied body parts on their covers, don’t they? They also like that hazy Instagram look and showing the protagonist with his or […]