Day: December 5, 2017

The muse behind Mills' book

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The muse behind Mills' book

Though Mills approached some book agents to go the traditional publishing route, he was told that there isn't much of a market for humour collections (“Let's see if we can prove them correct,” he jokes), so he self-published his book, but had some help along the way. “Self-publishing was enjoyable,
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10 authors we are looking forward to at Jaipur Literature Festival 2018

The 25-year-old Canadian Insta-poet and performer is known for her simple, bite-sized yet hard-hitting verses that touch upon the themes of love, loss, violence and feminism. Her, initially self-published, first book Milk and Honey has sold over a million copies to-date, staying put on the NYT bestseller list
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EdBooks Promotes Sustainability and Affordability in Open Education Publishing

EdBooks, a relative newcomer based in Oklahoma City, is challenging the parameters of open education and affordable publishing through its flexible, high-quality, and sustainable learning solutions.
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Mild weather brings crowds to annual Krist Kindl Markt

“Yesterday, our best sellers were the towels and the microwave bowls.” Rocha and her sister carried different size fabric bowl covers that served as
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Fiction remains king at Kochi International Book Festival

Publishers said fiction remains the most popular genre among visitors at the festival, which began on Friday.“There is demand for popular fiction, books of Chetan Bhagat and Jeff Kinney,” said Vinod from Green Books.In the international section, Jean Saxon's 'Princess: More Tears to Cry' and Svetlana
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Review: 'Citizens' Watch' at Washington Improv Theater

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Review: 'Citizens' Watch' at Washington Improv Theater

Of course, everyone in town—including the detectives, the victim's mother, her … Of course, there are other dark secrets in the play, including plagiarism, … for many years and has conducted writing workshops for corporate, nonprofit,
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This take on Donald Trump's lawyer writing his tweets is pure Twitter goals

Donald Trump's lawyer attempted to take the fall for a tweet from the president's account which appeared to claim his administration knew about Mike
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Creative Writing: Fiction

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Creative Writing: Fiction

This workshop helps students find their writing voice through a series of creative exercises in fiction and also in non-fiction and poetry. Near the end of the course, each student produces several significant pieces of writing, followed by afternoon workshops in which students write, revise, and discuss
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Backlist Discoveries

I've been a children's book editor for 23 years and have always felt … is less because of government paper quota regulations restricting all publishers.
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SMG publisher John Tabor to retire

PORTSMOUTH — John Tabor came to Portsmouth in 1987 to start a newspaper war with the Portsmouth Herald, publishing the rival Portsmouth
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Ex-soldier wrote history of the northern railway

Jim then turned his research and writing skills to family history. He edited and published his mother's memoirs of her life growing up in Tasmania at the
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An Phoblacht is to stop publishing monthly print edition

REPUBLICAN newspaper An Phoblacht is to stop publishing its monthly print edition and launch a new magazine format in the new year. The original
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All of Our Stars

Welcome to Publishers Weekly's fifth Children's Starred Reviews Annual! In these pages, you'll find nearly 400 reviews of books for children and teens
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Priscilla Dann-Courtney: Higher learning

Both enthusiastically and with trepidation I registered for “Cross Cultural Writing: Intergenerational Communication.” The course matched students with
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Predatory publishing news (comment)

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Predatory publishing news (comment)

“Federal Trade Commission and National Institutes of Health Take Action Against Predatory Publishing Practices,” By Rick Anderson, Dec 4, 2017.
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12 Content Marketing Trends You Should Be Following

For content marketing, tools are being developed that help publishers create the most appropriate content for specific target audiences. When a
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Here Are The Dating Profiles Of Every Guy In Your Arts Degree

I'm the kind of creative soul that's also into big romantic gestures: midnight … When she's not studying Creative Writing at QUT, she's dreaming of
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Creators of Star Control accuse Stardock of publishing games without permission

Stardock acquired Atari's rights for the IP at a bankruptcy auction back in 2013, although Ford and Reiche say that “Atari's rights to publish our earlier
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Fashion communication students deserve more attention

Writing, reporting, or public relations are key aspects of the industry and I feel fashion students should be required to take an industry focused writing course. This could also include a focus on utilizing our Women's Wear Daily and WGSN resources as required daily reading. Although all students are
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The digital media bubble is bursting

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The digital media bubble is bursting

HuffPost's model relied largely on advertising revenue, which is a common downfall of digital media publishers as they place all their eggs in a
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Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture

Historical Sociopragmatics. Edited by Jonathan Culpeper. [Benjamins Current Topics, 31] 2011. vii, 135 pp. An Interdisciplinary Bibliography on
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Columnist to read from collection of short stories

“I polished the stories, worked on them a little bit,” he said, before opting for the self publishing services available through Amazon, which takes 70
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Local author's short story collection coming out Thursday

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Local author's short story collection coming out Thursday

Davis teaches creative writing at Trinity College and the University of Connecticut. Her stories have been featured in Notre Dame Review, American
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Barrow book festival inspires hundreds of young readers

Ormsgill Primary School hosted a book festival. Pictured: (l-R) Book publishing class Ryan Ebbens and Ryan Bentley, BarrowLEANNE BOLGER.
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“Any kid can make a difference:” Shorewood teen recognized for helping young authors get …

Eder taught her first “Kids Tales” creative writing workshop to 18 students — giving kids ages 8-12 an opportunity to put their hopes, dreams and even
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Local Happenings: Walnut Creek and Lamorinda Dec. 8 and beyond

Saint Mary's College Creative Writing Reading Series: 7:30 p.m. through April 25, 1928 St. Marys Road, Moraga. Critically acclaimed literary artists for
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Amazon Australia officially launches

As previously reported by Books+Publishing, in November a panel discussed what the arrival of Amazon means for the Australian retail industry, with
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Over 500 NDSU students participate in annual writing showcase

They shared projects from more than 50 different classes, ranging from creative writing to tech writing. Instructors say the event, which some students
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2017 Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition

An image capturing the icy sugar cube formations of Antarctica has won first place in the Royal Society Publishing photography competition.
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UK Retail Sales Rise on Food as Black Friday Falls Short

… reported shoppers were tempted solely by generous promotions, with gaming, wearable tech and “the internet of things” proving the best sellers, the
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The Latest Shocking Accusation of Harassment: Santa Claus

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The Latest Shocking Accusation of Harassment: Santa Claus

In the meantime, Claus is fielding numerous offers from movie studios, TV production companies, late-night talk shows, and book publishers.
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Please check the facts before publishing opinion essays: Letter to the Editor

Instead of publishing material that is meant to clarify understanding of complex issues, you instead choose to pollute the subject matter with toxic
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Mueller Team Opposes Lifting Manafort's House Arrest, Alleges He Tried Publishing Piece on …

Special counsel Robert Mueller pushed back on President Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort's request to leave house arrest,
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Pulitzer-winning author Diaz praises the endurance of youth at UConn-Stamford

Pulitzer-winning author Diaz praises the endurance of youth at UConn-Stamford ….. Díaz, a creative writing professor at the Massachusetts Institute of
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Gameflip Moving Digital Gaming Goods Network Onto Blockchain

Of those annual sales, $94.4 bln is derived substantially from the sale of direct-from-publisher digital goods. And gaming is expected to grow healthily
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Online book club launches YA event

'YA Day', which will be held on 28 January 2018, will consist of four discussion panels on the current state of young adult writing, publishing and
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O'Flynn wins 2017 Voss Literary Prize

Author Mark O'Flynn has won the 2017 Voss Literary Prize for The Last Days of Ava Langdon (UQP). The Voss Literary Prize is awarded to the best
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University of Montana rescinds notices to union again in lecturer 'fiasco'

Robert Stubblefield has taught at University of Montana since 2002, and the creative writing and composition teacher has worked in the English
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