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Checking facts with players who are still in the game

The Idea Logical Company

My insight into the commercial world of book publishing is no longer informed by daily contact with people making their living in it. I was gifted an advance reading copy that tells me the book will be published on July 2, 2024.) Before the Erie Canal, publishers were distributed among Boston, New York, and Philadelphia.

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How to Build a Personal Brand After a Job Loss

Content Marketing Institute

After he was laid off in 2008, Dennis Shiao took a content marketing approach to create and grow his personal brand. He became a publisher of information and, 12 years later, he’s still doing it successfully.

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Michael Lewis (Once Again) Tells the Biggest Story in Finance

Jane Friedman

Michael Lewis hit the story of a lifetime when he published his bestselling book, The Big Short , about the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis. There has perhaps been no larger financial change since the 2008 crisis than the introduction of crypto as both a technology and an asset class. It was the ultimate setup.

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Your Publishing Options With Rachael Herron

The Creative Penn

What are the pros and cons of traditional publishing vs self-publishing? With its detailed reports on how to improve your writing and integration with Scrivener, ProWritingAid will help you improve your book before you send it to an editor, agent or publisher. Those have been subsequently self-published, indie published by me.

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Agents and Editors Aren’t Always Right About Market Potential

Jane Friedman

Unfortunately, even though that book was published, it was not successful. So, by the time of our conversation, DePaulo was actively deciding whether to find another agent, or if it would be smarter to simply self-publish her book on singlehood. DePaulo had been writing the Living Single blog for Psychology Today since 2008.

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Changes In Publishing With Jane Friedman

The Creative Penn

What has changed in the publishing industry over the last few years? This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life , which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system. She's also an award-winning publishing commentator, writer, editor, professional speaker and teacher.

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Citation Examples for APA, MLA, and Chicago Style Guides

Grammarly

Here’s an in-text citation example in APA: Not all experiments use a placebo group because “if your patients are ill, you shouldn’t be leaving them untreated simply because of your own mawkish interest in the placebo effect” (Goldacre, 2008, p. Last Name, Year, p. #) (Goldacre, 2008, p. London, Fourth Estate, 2008. Goldacre, B.

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