Recording Audiobooks At Ooligan Press
This year, Ooligan Press is taking on its first attempt to record an audiobook without hiring the services of a professional recording studio and producer.
How to do Audiobook Scripting Part Two: Formatting and Special Considerations
Ever wonder how narrators avoid mistakes while recording audiobooks? They have scripts! But, this step isn’t too widely talked about outside of the industry. Here we will go over some of the logistics for making an audiobook script.
Audiobook Scripting Part One: Why You Should Do It
Here we will go over some of the logistics for making an audiobook script. This will be part one of a two part series explaining this subject. In this part I’ll address why you should make a script and quality assurance.
My New View of the PNW through Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley
Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley will be an excellent resource for not only the everyday reader looking to educate themselves, but also in classrooms taking the very necessary time and space to learn about the peoples whose lands we now live on.
Staying Organized as a Publishing Professional: The Inbox Zero Method
Personally, I have found a lot of success in the “inbox zero” method as a way to stay on top of everything. This term, coined by productivity expert Merlin Mann, refers to the act of keeping your email inbox as clear as possible in order to stay on top of your tasks.
The WHERE WE CALL HOME Stretch: Preparing for the Launch Party and Transitioning to a New Title
October 18 marked exactly four weeks until WHERE WE CALL HOME officially enters the world! I know you’ve all been champing at the bit to get your hands on Josephine Woolington’s poetic nonfiction essays and Ramon Shiloh’s beautifully crafted illustrations. Some lucky Pacific Northwesterners who went to Josephine’s first book-related event already have signed copies. I
Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion at Ooligan Press
As the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Publisher’s Assistant, my job is to work within and outside of the press to make sure that Ooligan is diverse, equitable, and inclusive in our publishing process and that any of our manuscripts written by/about underrepresented people and communities are authentic to those people groups and their experiences. Outside of Ooligan, I work with organizations that are for underrepresented authors in the Pacific Northwest to put on our new How to: Publishing events.
What the Heck is Happening?
The art of book publishing has always been an elusive pipe dream, mostly because I never really understood what happens and what the process really is. No, it’s not just sending your book off to the company and being told yes or no and having the book immediately go to print, which is what my naive mind thought. Here are a couple of things that the team has taught me, and what I get to do for the book we are publishing.
What It’s Like to Study Book Publishing in Germany
When I stepped onto the plane headed to Stuttgart, Germany, I had no idea what to expect. I had no idea that the next few months would be an incredible adventure I would never forget and that would open up a whole new world of book publishing.
Remembering Michael Munk, Author of THE PORTLAND RED GUIDE
One year after his passing, Ooligan Press remembers and honors Michael Munk, author of The Portland Red Guide. The Portland Red Guide explores the history of social dissent, labor movements, and leftist politics in the City of Roses, illuminating stories and struggles often overlooked in your average history textbook.