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The New Chicago’s Here! The New Chicago’s Here!

Arrant Pedantry

I haven’t had a chance to look through all the updates yet, but I hope to post a more thorough review soon. There are several other firsts in the new edition, but for any concept to make it into the Manual , it has to be something that writers and editors might encounter as they get their words and images ready to publish.

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Greeting Card Writing Jobs: 7 Companies That Pay Freelancers

Make a Living Writing

What they’re looking for: According to their submission guidelines, the company is looking for 50-300-word works of “contemporary prose or poetry…that reflects the thoughts and feelings people today want to communicate to one another, but don’t always know how to put into words.”

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The Platform Authors Need Now (That Isn’t Social Media)

Jane Friedman

Today’s guest post is by Allison K Williams ( @guerillamemoir ). If you’re a more literary writer (where what attracts readers to your work is the quality of the prose and the depth of the concept), start working your way up the literary magazine ladder. For many writers, platform is a dirty word.

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Is It a Book? 5 Ways to Test Your Nonfiction Book Idea

Jane Friedman

Today’s post is by Bethany Saltman and Fran Hauser , book coaches and co-hosts of the podcast BOOKBOUND. For much more information on the key publishing paths, see this post from Jane. One: writing for one person makes your writing very specific, which is the mark of all strong prose. Is there room for it? Let’s face it.

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A Guide to Paraphrasing Poetry, With Examples

Grammarly

There are two ways to paraphrase a poem: Describe the poem in detail using prose or nonpoetic text to give readers a sense of what the original is like. Students employ this method of paraphrasing for academic writing assignments that call for both direct quotes and paraphrased prose in order to analyze a poem.

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5 Ways to Make a Writing Retreat “Pay Off”

Jane Friedman

Photo by ConvertKit on Unsplash Today’s post is by writer and book coach Amy Goldmacher. The delicious word “treat” is even embedded in the concept, connoting something special or perhaps even forbidden. I had wanted to get into prose poetry and brought three books with me on the subject…and touched none of them.

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How to Write a Nonfiction Book Chapter Without Tears

Jane Friedman

Photo by Akhilesh Sharma on Unsplash Today’s post is excerpted and adapted from the recently published Build a Better Business Book: How to Plan, Write, and Promote a Book That Matters by Josh Bernoff ( @jbernoff ). You can mangle grammar, misspell words or include cryptic things that only you understand.

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