by Nicki Yowell | May 31, 2022 | Marketing, Publishing, Tips
by Bailey Potter, Collaborative Editor There are a number of reasons why the online book retailer Bookshop.org is amazing, but the top reason to love buying books from them is to support (more than 1,400) indie bookstores, which is why they started as a business in...
by Nicki Yowell | May 4, 2022 | Book Design, Design, Publishing
by Jenny Kimura, Collaborative Designer When people ask me what I do for a living and I say, “Designing books,” many people are excited—after all, it seems like a glamorous job for people who love art. And it is! Getting to do my dream job is truly a dream come true....
by Nicki Yowell | Mar 30, 2022 | Publishing, Tips, Writing
Guest Post by Viveca Shearin So, picture this: you’re a person of color reading a book. All is well. You have your favorite cup of coffee and some snacks nearby, you’re snuggled on your bed, and nothing can stop you from reading. Until you come across a scene in said...
by Nicki Yowell | Mar 30, 2022 | Announcements, Events, Publishing
Interview with Executive Editor Ali Shaw, originally posted in the Ooligan Press Alumni Newsletter I’ve always wanted to fund a scholarship. I grew up in poverty, and scholarships were the only thing that gave me hope to be able to go to college, so...
by Nicki Yowell | Mar 3, 2022 | Book Design, Design, Publishing
by Jenny Kimura, Collaborative Designer As a children’s and young adult book designer, one of my favorite things about the job is that I spend a lot of time looking through artist portfolios, trying to find a handful, in a sea of thousands, that I think would...
by Nicki Yowell | Jan 5, 2022 | Publishing, Tips, Writing
By Executive Editor Ali Shaw If, like me, your hope for this year (or dare I say, “resolution”) is to make more progress on your writing, then we’ve got to put some strategies in place to make that happen. Hope is a strong emotion, but unfortunately, it alone will not...
Recent Comments