Articles & Announcements
Every month, we send a newsletter to our community featuring upcoming events as well as an article by one of our knowledgeable team members. This page chronicles the articles, but be sure to sign up for the newsletter to get them in your inbox and to be updated about events.
“But Will It Sell One More Book?”
by Jenny Kimura, Collaborative Designer Recently, one of my colleagues shared this piece of advice they’d gotten from a former boss when discussing when one should stop making corrections and let a creative piece of work out into the world. Many, many people who are...
read moreConscious Style Guide and You: How One Website Can Help You Strengthen Your Writing and Empower Others
by Sarah Currin, Collaborative Editor We all know how powerful language can be. Words can hurt or help, clarify or confuse, illuminate or invalidate. They can perpetuate oppressive structures or imagine a better world. Writers, editors, and other wordsmiths need to...
read moreHow to Launch a Debut Book During a Global Pandemic
by Cooper Lee Bombardier, Collaborative Editor My debut book was set to launch in May 2020. If you know anything about traditional publishing, then you know that this date was set nearly two years prior. No one could have anticipated a global pandemic and its rippling...
read moreCongratulations to Sariah Emmanuel, Our 2021 Student Scholarship Recipient!
Congratulations to Sariah Emmanuel for winning Indigo's 2021 student scholarship. We hope you find Sariah’s essay as inspiring as we did: I have always loved reading and literature. A trip to Borders or Barnes and Noble was, and still is, my ideal way to spend a...
read more“I Found It on Google”: Copyright Basics & Finding an Image for Your Front Cover
by Olivia M. Hammerman, Collaborative Designer For many self-publishing authors, the book cover design process can be both exhilarating and intimidating. Copyright and intellectual law often fall into the latter category, but when it comes to your book’s cover,...
read moreYour Post-Pandemic Writing Group
by Kristen Hall-Geisler, Collaborative Editor We’ve all been hunkered down in our homes doing the best we can to deal with a difficult year, to say the least.But the trees are leafing out and the vaccines are rolling out and we’re thinking about having some hope. I’ve...
read moreWe’re Offering a Scholarship Opportunity!
Indigo: Editing, Design, and More is offering a scholarship to an incoming Ooligan student to increase the representation of marginalized and underrepresented students in the program. Indigo believes it is crucial to support BIPOC, disabled, and people from other...
read moreJoin Us in Celebrating 15 Years of Indigo!
And I Quote… Wait, Did They Really Say That?
By Jenn Kepler, Collaborative Editor You found it. A quotation that eloquently conveys the mood or theme of your book. And a well-known person said it—even better. You Google the quotation and see it appears on several websites, so you feel confident using it in your...
read morePower Outages
As much of Portland is without power (including heat, internet, and the ability to charge computers and phones) due to the recent storm, we ask for your patience while some of our team members may be unable to respond to emails and phone calls for a few days. And...
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