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AI Made Me Want to Trademark My Name. Here’s How I Did It.

Jane Friedman

I was editing my third novel, Finding Imogene , on August 7, 2023, when the news broke that publishing-industry guru and nonfiction author Jane Friedmans name had been stolen and plastered across AI-generated books on Amazon and Goodreads. Before I became an author-publisher in 2018, I was a C-level executive assistant. Then I waited.

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How to Become a Freelance Writer In 4 Simple Steps for 2025

Elna Cain

A lot of the entry-level gigs I picked up back when I started in 2014 are gone. Back in 2014, I was on maternity leave and wanted to stay home but needed a job of some kind. This was my mentality when I first started in 2014. These were freelance writing jobs that didn’t pay well and didn’t value the writer.

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How I Went From “Big 5 or Die!” to Ecstatic Self-Published Author

Jane Friedman

When I started writing my memoir, my publishing goal was Big Five or nothing. Anyone could self-publish. A New York publishing house sat around a table and debated making an offer on my book?! I never considered that my manuscript would reach 50 editor inboxes and not find a publisher. What were my publishing goals now ?

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The Writer’s Flywheel in 14+ Illustrations

Enchanting Marketing

Focus on quality, on real connections, on real conversations, and then find a publishing schedule that works for you, that keeps you connected to the joy of creating. It was in 2014. But in December 2014, I broke down. And when you connect more strongly, you can let go of that punishing schedule of more more more. I felt fed up.

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Kristy Cambron joins Gardner Literary

Rachelle Gardner

Kristy has been a published author since 2014 with numerous books for HarperCollins including historical fiction, Bible studies, Bibles, a Bible study journal, and a gift book anthology for Dayspring. I’m excited to announce Kristy Cambron has joined Gardner Literary as our newest agent!

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Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 1/30-2/3

Publishing Trends

­ Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Amazon saw its first unprofitable year since 2014. The post Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 1/30-2/3 appeared first on Publishing Trends. Which changes have kept Barnes & Noble afloat ?

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What Is Generative AI and How Does It Work?

Backlinko

Hit Publish to proceed as is or Go to regenerate to start again. 2014 GANs and VAEs The development of GANs and VAEs dramatically advanced generative AI technology. Then, enter your topic and hit Start writing. Review the suggested title, target keywords, word count, tone of voice, and readability level.

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