Publishing Trends

AUGUST 1, 2023

Artie Bennett , executive copy editor, will retire on November 10. Alexis Lassiter has joined Little Bee as sales manager. She was previously sales manager for James Patterson Books at Hachette. At Sourcebooks , Trent Harmon has been promoted to senior online sales manager.

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Smart Blogger

AUGUST 9, 2023

Key Takeaways: Mind mapping allows you to see your whole project — and how various bits fit together — at a glance. Rafter Source: WordCount Michelle takes a look at some key difficulties that writers face (like managing their own expectations and the need to work on multiple projects), and offers practical tips for staying productive.

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Smart Blogger

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

After all, every article they publish tends to pay for itself (and then some) thanks to the traffic it brings to the website — traffic that often leads to sales of their product. Dan rewrote Jay’s entire sales pitch on spec and sent it to him. It’s free for writers to join, and you can use it as an online resume and sales page.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

I think the validation comes with the sales, like you said, with reviews, with people following, people buying the books , and then you keep on going. And you do a lot of projects simultaneously, too, but I know that you do a lot of time blocking. These weeks, your non-fiction, these weeks, it's another project. We'll see.

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The Creative Penn

JULY 8, 2024

I've talked to so many people that are just like, “Well, I want to work on a new project, so I just need to get it out there.” I feel like the word editor is so difficult because it can mean so many things. Renee: Well, a developmental editor could still give you red marks, but they look at the whole big picture.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 6, 2011

webmaster: he designed each page of the site and each sales video page. copywriter: I wrote most of the copy. editor/proofreader: we had the copy revised by a few editors. PowerPoint creator: one of those editors also set the entire project out in PowerPoint. copy for the text-base sales page.

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Publishing Trends

AUGUST 24, 2023

Andrew Albanese has been promoted to executive editor. Current director for columns and special projects Rachel Deahl has been named director of branded content. Bill Smith now has an expanded role as director of marketing and sales. Alan Hirsch has been appointed regional sales director at KNK Software.

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Publishing Trends

AUGUST 5, 2024

Mara Anastas will now be VP, special projects, reporting to Steinberger. At Penguin Random House , Gillian Arthur has joined Crown as proofreader and copy editor. Kylie Thalheimer has joined as sales assistant. Angela Hinck has been promoted to associate manager for marketing and sales operations.

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The Creative Penn

JUNE 24, 2024

So they selfishly attack, project, and they're very loud so that nobody dare see what's on their inside. Like whether that's failure that's happened in your career so far, or for authors in particular, it is lower than expected sales. In fact, those authors who engage the emotions the most do the best in terms of book sales.

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Publishing Trends

JANUARY 16, 2024

Cindy Yen has joined as as online and digital sales coordinator. Little Bee Books and Yellow Jacket’s associate editor, Jaime Gelman will now acquire trade books for both imprints. In Agency News… Anna Llewellyn has joined as project coordinator at Brockaman, Inc. She was previously an associate editor at Mariner Books.

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