Heavy and Light Copyedits – Mystery

Echoes of the Lost (publishing May 12, 2026) is one of the Ooligan Press books I’ve gotten to work on the most. In other parts of this portfolio, I did a Readers Report on Echoes, and then a Developmental Edit focused on character development for Echoes. It’s a testament to the story and the writing that I still can’t wait to read it in its final printed form when the book is released!

Then it was time for the copyedit, and I got my hands on both the heavy/medium round and then later the medium/light round, so I’m including samples of both.

Here’s a sampling of the heavier round of copyediting:

EOTL CE HeavyDownload

And here’s a sampling from the second, lighter round:

EOTL CE LightDownload

As you might notice, I like to point out when things are done well, and I make use of the comments even in a light CE, and I’m always tracking plot and continuity (see the comment on the last page in the light CE sample above).

Here’s the cover, designed by my Ooligan Press colleague who taught me everything I know about ebooks, Madelynn Sare. Again, I did NOT design this, but wanted to include it for the visual element of the cover, as well as to plug Madelynn’s work!

cover of Echoes of the Lost: A Mystery by Cindy Brown, with red lettering against a backdrop of a Portland bridge in the rain
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Published by Chrys Buckley

Chrys Buckley was born with albinism, which means she has no pigment and she’s legally blind. Chrys has bachelor’s degrees in Arts & Letters, Micro/Molecular Biology, and Biochemistry. She endured approximately ¾ of medical school before breaking free to focus on writing and disability advocacy. She’s currently in the Book Publishing graduate program at Portland State University, pursuing concentrations in Book Editing and Book Design. Chrys is the manager of the Digital and Audio departments at Ooligan Press. Her nonfiction has appeared in The Sun, Shark Reef, and Aerial. She was a finalist (twice) in MTV’s “I’m from Rolling Stone” writing contest. She has won the R.L. Gilette Scholarship and the Sophie Kerr Gift in English Literature. Her debut collection Invisible Violets: A Mixtape in Lyric Essays is forthcoming from Wandering Aengus Press. Chrys lives, works, walks, and writes in Portland.

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