Quail Run Publishing Consultants

quail run publishing consultants was founded in april 2018 when alison cantrell and julie swearingen joined forces to offer their editing and marketing skills to authors. julie and alison met in 2016 as they were attending the master’s program in book publishing at portland state university and working together at ooligan press. while in the program, julie and alison cultivated strong skills in the book production process, focusing in the areas of editing, marketing, and project management. they saw how later steps in the process could inform earlier ones, and in particular, how the marketing strategies for a book might impact editorial decisions. quail run offers services at each stage of the editorial process (developmental editing, copyediting, and proofreading), as well as robust marketing plans (including social media, website creation, and offline marketing options). the name “quail run” comes from julie’s love for both the tiny birds and the city of bend, oregon, and alison’s in