Reorganizing 101 . . . 102 . . . 103
I can safely say that storage rooms are a black hole of fruitless despair. Perhaps you, dear reader, live in a world where storage rooms are idyllic, organized paradises of serenity and calm. Good for you.
Blogging with Purpose: How Ooligan Press Plans Its Content
Blogs were put on hold for about a year while the website was being updated. Since all of the managers in Ooligan Press are part of the book publishing master’s program at Portland State University, the life expectancy in any given position of the press is also about a year. That is to say, I had never even written a blog post for Ooligan Press when I was put in charge of managing them. But that’s ok. As someone smart once said, “Confusion is a Learning State.” I learned how to manage blogs, and I can teach you as well.
A Recipe for Delegating
If you have ever looked at the production timeline for a book, you know how overwhelming it is. If you haven’t seen one before, imagine an intense excel spreadsheet with a hundred different deadlines, many of which can’t be adjusted or lenient. When you first see it, you might think, “How on earth do I navigate this?”
You’ve Got Mail! Inside the Marketing & Publicity Inbox
A majority of my position is digital collaboration: reviewing Marketing or Publicity documents for project teams, corresponding with Project Managers, or reaching outside Ooligan for various extracurricular publishing activities. Marketing and Publicity are actually two distinct departments at Ooligan Press. The role of Marketing and Publicity Manager is unique because it is one of the few positions that is currently combined; while the responsibilities vary, the skillset is similar.
Inside Acquisitions at Ooligan (As an Assistant)
What is it like to read and evaluate manuscripts from real authors? What is the best way to give authors feedback on their work in order to bring it one step closer to publication? How do you know if a story is the right one for our press to publish? These are just a few of the many questions I had when I became an acquisitions assistant for Ooligan Press.