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Against the CurrentFrom TLS: On July 4, 1845, a man from Concord, Massachusetts, declared his own independence and went into the woods nearby. On the shore of a...
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Authors are collaborating with AI—and each otherFrom The Economist: Imagine living in a rundown apartment building on the Lower East Side in Manhattan. When covid-19 hits in 2020, you do...
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You have to write the book that wants to be writtenYou have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children....
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YA Romance Requires Crazy Imagination and Full-Blown DreamsFrom Publishers Weekly: Author Jillian Dodd has proved that perseverance and savoring the process are key to success. To date, she has...
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When Louis Vuitton tries to make you change your brand nameFrom The BBC: A small garden supply business called L V Bespoke recently won its fight to keep its name against the French luxury fashion...
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A journalist goes undercover to reveal the absurdity of the art sceneFrom The Washington Post: “If you are not rich, you’re not getting rich,” the writer Fran Lebowitz once quipped about life in contemporary...
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Extreme Anti-Free Speech Codes Rule American Universities, A New Report RevealsFrom Newsweek: You can’t make this stuff up: Stockton University investigated a college student for the crime of making Donald Trump...
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The Box GuyI started as an artist and I had a side job moving some heavy boxes for a publishing company. They had just gotten a Mac for their art...
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Outsiders Book Covers: Design Tips and InspirationFrom The Book Designer: If someone asks you to name some popular young adult fiction writers today, you’d probably mention authors like John...
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Want to Improve Your Amazon Ranking? Improve or Update All of Your Book DescriptionsFrom Jane Friedman: Let’s say you’re running some Facebook ads and you’re getting lots of clicks, but no sales. This tells Amazon your book...
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Are the myths of Pandora and Prometheus a parable for AI?From The Economist: In Greek mythology Prometheus, a Titan, stole fire from Mount Olympus to give to humans, whom he created. That did not go...
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A Publishing Giant’s Risky Fight Against Book BansFrom The Wall Street Journal: When Penguin Random House held a board meeting in May, book banning was one of several topics on the agenda. It...
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Bad BackPG has a bad back yesterday and it is still is bothering him today. He wrote this post yesterday, but didn’t get it published until...
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How Womb House Became the Internet’s Favorite ‘Women-Driven’ BookstoreFrom Publishers Weekly: When Jessica Ferri launched her online bookstore, Womb House Books, in August 2021, her expectations were modest, if...
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Great Print AdsHas anybody seen an advertisement for a traditionally-published book as eye-catching and memorable as these? BMW – Women...
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5 Reasons Marketing Is Hard for WritersFrom Writers Helping Writers: Say the word “marketing” to a group of writers, and you’re likely to elicit a groan. Almost anyone with dreams...
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Prompt: provide a 2000 word first chapter for a Sherlock Holmes mystery set in 2024From ChatGPT 4: Chapter 1: The Case of the Digital Phantom In the heart of London, as the first light of dawn crept over the skyline,...
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Money runs our lives: novelist Kiley Reid on education, excess and what makes us squirmFrom The Guardian: “I knew I wanted to write about young people and money,” says Kiley Reid, recalling the moment in spring 2019 when...
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The First Time I’ve Had a Book CensoredFrom Publishing Perspectives: The move made by the French government against the novel Bien trop peitit (Far Too Small) in July 2023─that...
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Why a bestselling author’s email to book influencers is sparking controversyFrom MSN: Bestselling author J.D. Barker is facing scrutiny for a Jan. 23 email campaign sent to book influencers, asking them to take risqué...
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As book battles rage, WA Senate votes to make it harder to shut down a libraryFrom The Seattle Times: As battles over books and libraries continue to rage nationwide, the Washington Senate took a small step Wednesday to...
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First sentencesFirst sentences are doors to worlds. Ursula Le Guin
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Writing with IntentionalityFrom Writer Unboxed: A few days before the Solstice, against my better instincts, I opened an Instagram advertisement for a Planner. I...
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Exploring the Frontiers of AI and Book PublishingFrom Medium: Artificial intelligence (AI) is making significant strides in a variety of fields, including book writing. Artificial...
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Time for the Query Critique. First I’ll present the query without comment, then I’ll offer my thoughts and a redline.From Nathan Bransford: Now then. Time for the Query Critique. First I’ll present the query without comment, then I’ll offer my thoughts and a...
