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When a publisher might not do as good a job as a self-publishing author

The Idea Logical Company

We’ve previously explored what I called “the end of the trade publishing concept” , which stems from the now wide-open opportunity to publish available to anybody with a computer and something to deliver as a book. That requirement cost publishers money, but also served to eliminate competition.

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Turn Fact Into Fiction—Without Hurting Someone or Getting Sued

Jane Friedman

Someone works at Mass General Hospital? Make up a name of a hospital. The author of The Help , about black maids in the 1960s , gave a draft of her book to her childhood maid before it was published. She was happy when the story was published in New York magazine. It’s fiction, you can do that. to talk about it.

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Can You Trust AI Answers About Your Health?

Kristi Hines

The hospital stay itself wasn’t too long, but the treatment with specialists took three months to complete. Two years later, in 2022, I ended up in the same hospital for the same reason. Originally written and published by Kristi Hines , Copyright ©2024 Follow on X @kristileilani Not as a definitive answer.

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Grow Your Medical Practice with Help from a Healthcare Copywriter

Susan Greene

Your hospital, clinic, office or practice exists first on your potential patients’ phones, tablets and desktops before it exists as a brick-and-mortar location,” according to OneUpWeb in their Healthcare Marketing Manual. Surgical centers compete with hospitals. 44% of patients who research hospitals schedule an appointment.

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Health Writer in Texas — February is Health Month

Melanie Saxton

Article by Melanie Saxton Photography by Provided Originally published in The Woodlands City Lifestyle We are honored to feature Montgomery County’s involvement in the American Heart Association — the philanthropy, the volunteerism, and the impact made in the battle against heart disease and stroke. The glamorous gala is presented by St.

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How to Write an Effective Healthcare White Paper

ContentWriters

Planning Your White Paper Whether you publish a white paper once a year or twice a month , start with a clear strategy before writing your first word. Define your primary audiencephysicians, hospital administrators, or healthcare IT directorsand identify their specific pain points and information needs.

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How 6 Brands Stand Out and Get Results from Content Marketing

Content Marketing Institute

com , published by IEEE GlobalSpec, offers news and analysis to 8 million engineers. Shoes for Crews, a European producer and retailer of slip-resistant footwear for men and women in the service and hospitality industry, produces highly read The Gripping Blog for hospitality workers. IEEE GlobalSpec: Engineering360.com