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Hybrid Publishers and Paid Publishing Services: Red Flags to Watch For

Jane Friedman

“I have no idea where my book is published.” These are just a few of the comments I’ve heard from authors sharing their experiences with the hybrid publishing companies they’ve chosen to work with. So if you’re an author starting out on your publishing journey, it’s important to know what to look out for. What royalties?

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Detecting Delicate Text: Going Beyond Toxicity

Grammarly

For that reason, our research has recently explored the concept of sensitive, or “delicate,” text. While there has been a lot of research into detecting and combating toxic text in recent years, we’ve seen a gap when it comes to the broader category of delicate text, which may not be characterized as toxic but still presents a risk.

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What Is an Epistolary Novel? Definition and Examples

Grammarly

The epistolary style is still used in literature, but oftentimes through text messages, email chains, blogs, notes, and social media posts rather than letters. In the 19th century, epistolary novels decreased in popularity, but out of this time period came the famous stories of Frankenstein, first published in 1818, and Dracula, in 1897.

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How Do You Write a Preface? Definition and Examples

Grammarly

In a translated novel, the translator might include a foreword that discusses their experience with translating the work or explains any liberties they took with the text. Explain the author’s motivation for writing it Add relevant information or breakthroughs that developed after the book or article was published.

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Self-Publishing A Cookery Photo Book With Jane Dixon-Smith

The Creative Penn

Do you want to publish an image-heavy book like a cookbook? How can you navigate the challenges of photography, book design, and publishing choices to make the best product possible? So a lot of people do want to publish a cookery book, but let's go into each of the challenges one at a time. It's definitely a good flapjack!

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9 Ways That Artificial Intelligence (AI) Will Disrupt Authors And The Publishing Industry. An Update With Joanna Penn And Nick Thacker

The Creative Penn

Four years ago, in July 2019, I put out a podcast episode that went through the 9 disruptions I saw coming for authors and publishing in the next decade. I mentioned ‘centaur publishing,' and suggest you check out AI Writing for Authors to find thousands of authors already experimenting with new ways of co-creating with AI.

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A Guide to SEO Writing: 5 Ways to Improve Your Content Writing

Grammarly

SEO writing is online text content strategically written to appear prominently in search engine results. The acronym “SEO” stands for search engine optimization, so the general definition of SEO is anything that improves search engine results. Do you know that slightly grayed text underneath a page’s title in Google search results?

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