In Defense of the Classics
As part of my efforts to meet people when I moved to Portland two years ago, I joined a meetup group. Six months ago, a handful of us started a […]
Creating Characters of the Opposite Sex
I recently saw a superhero movie with my sister, and our discussion of the film afterward somehow turned to the depiction of female characters in cinema. My sister made the […]
I submitted my book proposal! When will it be published?
Photo by Flickr user amanda. In acquisitions, the most common questions we get from writers who’ve submitted proposals or manuscripts is “how long until you decide?” or “is there anything […]
White Paper vs. Paperwhite: Evaluating the Ebook Experience
There are certain things that you just don’t say around publishing people. One of those things you don’t say is that cats smell. I learned this one the hard way […]
“Conference Season: Write in the Pacific Northwest”
Summer is upon us, and with it comes conference season. There is a spattering of writer’s conferences throughout the year, most of them small-scale, but the warm, golden days of […]
Where’d My Galley Go?: Book Reviews Gone Awry
I have a confession: I know what happened to my galleys. I know what happened, because I have been on the other end of this customary transaction between book publishers […]
My Date with Harry Potter
Note: if you haven’t read my previous post about Harry Potter, you just need to know that I swore I’d never read the books. And then I did. Spring break […]
Manager Monday: A Publisher’s Assistant’s Guide to Mailing Things (Operations)
Mailing books is just one of the many jobs that keeps our publisher’s assistants busy. So what else, exactly, does a publisher’s assistant at Ooligan Press do? We take care […]
It’s Just a Phase: The Myth of the Superior eBook
“It’s not just a phase, Mom!” says the child growing up in the digital age. Under her arm she holds her Kindle, loaded with all her favorite stories. Before, there […]
Reading on the Edge of Your Seat
A reader invested in a good story might become oblivious to the world around her, and if she is on the brink of resolve after a suspenseful scene, she might […]