Jane Friedman

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Photo by Etienne Girardet on Unsplash Today’s post is by author Amy L. Bernstein. Benjamin Franklin once wrote to the Royal Society of London: “I have already made this paper too long, for which I must crave pardon, not having now time to make it shorter.” Yes, writing short can be far more difficult than letting the pen rip. And writing a short description of your novel — like the three tight paragraphs you need in a query letter — is one of the hardest tasks of all.

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Blogging From Paradise

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

(Updated 11/20/2023) Trying to figure out how to increase engagement on your blog may seem like an enigma wrapped in a befuddling riddle.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

How can you transition into being an author after a long-term career elsewhere? How can you adopt an attitude of service in order to build your network in an authentic manner? Patrick O'Donnell shares his tips. In the intro, Spotify subscribers in the US now have 15 hours of free audiobook listening [ The Verge ] — you can find most of my books there if you want to give them a try!

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Grammarly

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

You’re almost there. You’ve finished your research, you’ve written your thesis, you’ve formatted your work and bibliography , and now you can see yourself in a cap and gown, the newly minted holder of a master’s degree or PhD. You put in the work—but you didn’t get there alone. Like every protagonist in a literary journey, a cast of characters helped you along the way.

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Speaker: Neal Boornazian, President and Nancy Harhut, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer - HBT Marketing

Direct mail has consistently remained a powerful tool in the marketer's arsenal, but in an age of digital dominance, its effectiveness hinges on the strategic integration of behavioral science. 💡 When you incorporate powerful behavioral science principles into your direct mail marketing strategies, you can prompt the hardwired decision-making shortcuts your audience relies on — and that automatically unlocks new avenues for engagement, conversion, and brand loyalty.

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Quick Sprout

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Few lines of text can take your website traffic to new heights the way that meta descriptions can. Maxing out … 12 Real Meta Description Examples From Page 1 Results Read More » The post 12 Real Meta Description Examples From Page 1 Results appeared first on.

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BKA Content

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The 5 Best Keyword Research Services To Try in 2023 Every search query contains keywords, or words and phrases that potential website visitors use to find information online. Researching keywords for your business can help you create content that raises the ranking of your site in search results for relevant queries. Discover the best keyword research service in 2023 and learn more about five services and tools that you can try as part of your SEO strategy.

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Grammar Underground

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

As kids, we're taught that "me" is usually wrong, as in "John and me went to the park." But "I" is often wrong, too. Use it only when it's the subject of a verb, for example when you both went (verb) to the park. When it's the object, use me: "Come to the park with John and me." The post John and I vs. John and me first appeared on Grammar Underground with June Casagrande.

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Grammarly

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Enough hype—when it comes to generative AI, let’s talk results. In our recent webinar, Now Generally Available: Enterprise-Grade Gen AI That Drives Work Forward , Grammarly’s own Zachary Johnson, Senior Product Marketing Manager, and Spencer Herrick, Senior Product Manager, shared how our generative AI fuels efficient work, the results beta users experienced, and the updates we made using their feedback.

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Grammar Underground

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Can you back your hard drive up? Or must you back up your hard drive? Can you calm yourself down? Or must you calm down yourself? Can you blow balloons up? Or must you blow up balloons? Can you hang the phone up? Or must you hang up the phone? Can you keep the shenanigans up? Or do you keep up the shenanigans? Can you look the contract over? Or must you look over the contract?

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