Category: Industry Information
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Open For Everyone: An Introduction to Open Educational Resources
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Authored by Ryan Lorenz, UNG Press Intern | Banner Image “OER Logo Open Educational Resources,” Author: Markus Büsges, Source: Wikimedia Deutschland e. V., License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Every semester, a familiar shock arrives with the syllabus. A single required textbook can run well past $100, and once the access code…
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What is New Southern Fiction?
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Authored by Vanessa Reyes, UNG Press Intern | Banner Image “Peoples Drug Company” by A. J. Latimer; Source: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Princetta R. Newman; License: Public Domain. How do you capture the South? Is it the worn signs advertising…
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From Vinyl to Voice: The History of Audiobooks and Why it Matters
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Authored by Ryan Lorenz, UNG Press Intern Pop in your earbuds, open an app, and within seconds you can be mid-chapter of the latest bestseller, all while commuting, cooking, painting, or folding laundry. Audiobooks feel like a thoroughly modern convenience, and yet their roots stretch back nearly a century (Thoet).…
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A Beginner’s Guide to the Stages of Editing
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Authored by Vanessa Reyes, UNG Press Intern Once you are lucky enough to have your manuscript picked up for publication, it may sound like a happy ending, but it is rather a beautiful beginning. From this point on, your writing will go through the four stages of editing and become…
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Inside the Reader’s Report: Publishing’s Guardian at the Gate
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Authored by Ryan Lorenz, UNG Press Intern | Banner Image “Report” by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Pix4free.org When it comes to the realm of book publishing, publishers get hundreds, if not thousands of queries a year from authors seeking publication within their catalog. Publishers may find it time-consuming to go through…
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A Deep Dive on Developmental Editing
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Authored by Cheyenne Clenney, UNG Press Intern When a manuscript hits the desk for its first assessment by an editor, it will go through the first step of the editing process: developmental editing. Due to its importance of improving structure, content, and other big picture focuses, developmental editing is a…
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Line Editing in Publishing: A Breakdown
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Authored by Madelyn Huff, UNG Press Intern The editing process can seem daunting for beginners. I remember learning about each stage in an Introduction to Publishing course; I quickly found out that mastering any stage of editing would take much practice and learning from others! Regardless of where your knowledge…
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Style Guides vs. Style Sheets
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Authored by Cheyenne Clenney, UNG Press Intern Frequent spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors are to be expected when an editor begins the process of revising a manuscript. To ensure the revisions are consistent and cohesive throughout, an official set of guidelines is essential. Style guides are the rulebooks of style,…