Day: October 19, 2017

A publishing master class

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A publishing master class

Announcing a two-day workshop in my office for 8 people. I define publishing as the work of investing in intellectual property and monetizing it by
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3+1 = The Future of Nursing

… completing the 31-credit upper division nursing core and a 3-credit research writing course will augment their nursing credentials with a BSN degree
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Complimentary Webinar: Copyright & Publishing

Matt Pedersen is the Director of Rightsholder Relations, where he runs the account management program for CCC's publishing partners. Prior to CCC
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Richmond teenager Mia Galanti commended in a national writing competition

Research by National Literacy Trust recently highlighted a sharp drop-off in creative writing among teenagers. The competition was set up in direct
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TRIPOD festival celebrates arts

Her blog, Writerly Haphazardry – the daily dabblings of Sharon Gerald, is followed by numerous fans and her creative writing workshops continue to
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Facebook launching Instant Article paywalls, but Apple wants subscription revenue before it comes …

Facebook is introducing a new way for publishers to monetize content using its Instant Articles format, but the feature won't be coming to iOS anytime
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'The Gradual Yes Method of Sales for Authors' course on Nov. 4

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'The Gradual Yes Method of Sales for Authors' course on Nov. 4

Jane Karker, president of Maine Authors Publishing, will be teaching a free marketing course for independent writers on Saturday, Nov. 4 from 12:15 to
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Facebook and Apple can't agree on terms, so Facebook's subscription tool will only launch on …

That tool will allow publishers to use two kinds of paywalls around “Instant Articles” that Facebook hosts on its mobile apps — a “metered” version,
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Sony Music Entertainment Starts Up Indie Game Publishing Label And Will Release Games On …

The first of these games is Tiny Metal, which is sort of an Advance Wars clone but the fascinating part is that while the game is coming to PC and PS4,
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Hill Climb Racing developer Fingersoft launches data-driven publishing label Round Zero

Finland-based Hill Climb Racingdeveloper Fingersoft has launched a new data-based mobile game publishing label called Round Zero. The new
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Why are so many romance novelists white?

Only a small percentage of romance novels by major publishers were written by people of color in 2016, according to a recent report on the state of
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New Indigenous writing award for emerging authors announced

The IVAs will support diverse and complex Indigenous literary works, including novels, creative non-fiction, short stories, poetry, orality, graphic novels,
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“The Social Animal”

He recalled bartending for a year in Chicago, focusing on creative writing in his free time. He came to realize that he did not want to focus his life
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Monticello woman co-authors book of kindness

That applies to Monticello's Kristin Demery, who along with her sister Kendra Roehl, and friend Julie Fisk, have self-published three books prior to this
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Associate Editor – Center Street

The Associate Editor, Center Street Books will be responsible for conceptual and line-editing of 8-10, nonfiction titles per year primarily in the political
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Hearst takes over Rodale, publisher of Runner's World

Rodale's family has been in the publishing industry for generations, dating back to when J.I. Rodale — her grandfather — founded Organic Farming
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Shadow of War Tops the Australia/New Zealand Sales Charts

The other top five best-sellers in Australia include FIFA 18, The Evil Within 2, NBA 2K18 and WWE 2K18 in that order. In New Zealand, the line-up
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Best Seller

Guaranteed Everyday Low Price on Furniture – Save on Beds, Bedrooms, Mattresses, Living Rooms, Dining Rooms, Chairs, Sectionals, Couches and
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Facebook is now testing paywalls and subscriptions for Instant Articles

When someone who isn't a subscriber hits one of these paywalls, they will be promoted to subscribe for full access to the publishers's content.
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Why FlipHTML5 Free eBook Publisher is Right for the Digital Publisher

FlipHTML5 is the free eBook publisher for the digital publishers to convert PDF to page flipping eBooks in an effective way. It also enables online
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Male writers still dominate book reviews and critic jobs, Vida study finds

Other publications have done somewhat better. The New York Times Book Review has made consistent progress towards parity since the survey
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Second novel from Uckfield author is on the way.

Uckfield author Michael J Ritchie has signed a publishing contract for his … prior to attaining a degree in Creative Writing at Roehampton University.
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Lone Star College-Montgomery instructor included in 'Best American Essays 2017'

“It was a wonderful summer of learning about writing,” said Stuewe. “Although I earned an Master of Fine Arts in creative writing, I have so much more
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Botany & Zoology, October 2017 | Best Sellers

December 2016 to date as identified by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO. Tense Bees and Shell-Shocked Crabs: Are Animals Conscious?
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Appliance Art Fridge and Dishwasher Covers Ranked Among Amazon's Bestsellers

Appliance Art offers magnetic and vinyl covers for dishwashers and refrigerators. The covers now rank among Amazon's 10,000 bestselling products.
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Denuvo's DRM now being cracked within hours of release

But even that small difference in the “uncracked” protection window can be important for game publishers, who usually see a large proportion of their
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Amazon sent this notification to its customers on Oct. 18, 2018, alerting them to additional credits …

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Amazon sent this notification to its customers on Oct. 18, 2018, alerting them to additional credits …

The lawsuit involved allegations that Apple and five book publishers – Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Holtzbrinck Publishers,
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'The Punisher' will debut on Netflix on Nov. 17 — the same day 'Justice League' hits theaters

However, “Justice League” wasn't given the same courtesy, adding a slight sharp elbow to the friendly rivalry between two comic book publishers that
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Writers Conference Combines Food And Books

In 2014, the inaugural gathering resulted in four participants finding publishers while a number of others mustered the courage to self-publish, which
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Writing a book? Emirati author gives top tips to follow

Al Busaidy admits he failed to conduct enough research on editors, publishers and distributors before releasing his book, 'Just Read It'. “… It would
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Hearst is buying Pa. publisher of Runner's World, Health magazines

Publishing giant Hearst has agreed to acquire Rodale, the Lehigh … The sale will end a decades-long history for the Rodale family of running one of
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How Curacity Is Working To Close The Loop Around Editorial Travel Content And Luxury Hotel …

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How Curacity Is Working To Close The Loop Around Editorial Travel Content And Luxury Hotel …

Working with hotels like The James and publishers like AFAR Media, the data driven marketplace aims to help luxury travel brands better understand
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The ad industry is changing—here's what publishers can expect

But the tradeoffs for such precision in ad delivery have led to a chaotic, and potentially catastrophic, landscape for publishers who rely on ad dollars.
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"Invincible Summer" Book Just Won the International Publisher's Award for Best Book in Body …

JUPITER, Fla., Oct. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Invincible Summer just won International Publisher's Award for best Body, Mind and Spirit Book for 2016.
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bRealTime Launches Ads.txt Marketplace to Ensure Transparency of Programmatic Ad Inventory

Established by the IAB Technology Lab, Ads.txt is a pre-formatted index of 'authorized digital sellers' that publishers post to their domains.
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Alexis Babini – "Everybody's Drunk But Me" (audio) (premiere)

He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Wichita State University, where he is an adjunct faculty member in the School of Art, Design and Creative
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Your Idea Will Never Be Ready

I do creative writing in my free time—short stories, screenplays, TV pilots, poems, songs—but honestly, most of that writing is actually just me jotting
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Desk Editor, Non Fiction, Adult Publishing

Simon & Schuster UK is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. In the Adult Non-fiction department we publish highly commercial memoirs, inspiring
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7 Adorable Halloween Costumes for Your Dog – for $20 or Less

Here are some of the top pet costume sellers right now on Amazon that clock in at $20 or less. Just be warned — once they're wearing these, you
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Cradley Heath's historic Haden Hill House to host creative writing workshop this Halloween

AN historic Cradley Heath building will be opening up its creaking doors to people who want to indulge in an evening of spooky creative writing during
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NORTH LITTLE ROCK: Group donates book to library

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NORTH LITTLE ROCK: Group donates book to library

NORTH LITTLE ROCK: Group donates book to library … 50 nonfiction books by American authors and publishers in order to choose one they consider
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The Snowman Review

Alfredson has elevated page-turning best sellers into high cinematic art in the past, but for various reasons (including, production issues) that didn't
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UF Preeminence – Assistant Professors

A new UF Preeminence – Assistant Professors: Creative Writing job is available in Gainesville, Florida. Check it out on INSIGHT Into Diversity.
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America's Test Kitchen and Sourcebooks Announce Groundbreaking Partnership

BOSTON, Oct. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Today, America's Test Kitchen and Sourcebooks, two of the country's leading book and media publishers,
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Vemba raises $6 million to create a new standard for the video distribution businessThe company …

The funding will be used to further expand the company's technology offering for content owners and publishers and continue rollout of the platform to
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John Green's 'Turtles All The Way Down' is a brilliant read

With several best sellers already under his belt and six years of anticipation, John Green said he had doubts that he would write again, and readers
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An 'Evening with Authors' at The Odeum

EAST GREENWICH- For the ninth time, 'Reading with Robin's' Robin Kall will welcome three esteemed writers to her Evening with Authors event
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Pros and Cons of Taking an Advanced Academic Writing Course in College

Advanced academic writing classes aren't the introductory composition required of students, and they are much different from the
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Rooster Teeth Games, RWBY: Grimm Eclipse, and Publishing with Michael Hadwin

Last week TechRaptor had a chance to talk with Michael Hadwin, the Director of Games, Publishing, and Development at Rooster Teeth. Rooster
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The future of music and technology in Africa

However, self-production and self-publishing are growing in popularity, with many musicians seeing the move away from commercial platforms that
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Midnight parties held for Philip Pullman's latest book

Early on Thursday morning, it was topping Amazon's best seller charts. And Waterstones is expecting big sales too.>> This book is hotly anticipated.
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Philly High School Adds Research Course to Combine STEM, Writing

The school used to require freshman students to take a half-year course on environmental science and a half year on engineering. Those have been
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Will Christians in America Face More Persecution?

The Atlanta fire chief was fired for self-publishing a book defending Christian morality. A Marine was court-martialed for refusing to remove a Bible
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Greater Lafayette dogs get dolled up for Halloween

Pumpkin costumes are the store's best sellers, Pippine added, but the store also has sushi roll, hot dog, bumble bee, coffee cup and beer can
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Assistant Professor of Literature & Creative Writing

Centenary College of Louisiana invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in English, beginning August 2018. We seek
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Jennifer Egan takes an orthodox turn for new novel Manhattan Beach

Egan proves as good at turning pages as she was in carving glorious meta-fiction from prison writing, adventure stories and creative-writing classes
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At Truro library, Sam Kafrissen mines the hard-boiled past

Kafrissen has already published his third Doherty mystery, “The Missing Films … Kafrissen self-published the books through International Digital Book
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ARC funding for project exploring authorship and copyright

The project will explore how fuller protection of authorship can secure a 'fairer go for creators' and unlock new opportunities for publishers, generate
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The original synopsis of Harry Potter that JK Rowling sent to publishers has been revealed …

The synopsis was typed by Rowling in 1995 “to accompany the opening chapters and circulated among prospective publishers,” according to a
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Justin Drape, chief creative officer, The Monkeys

For chief creative officer Justin Drape, who was there from the start, … in: creativity, writing, art, design, psychology, music and communication.
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ISU archivist helps old buildings tell their story

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ISU archivist helps old buildings tell their story

… 200 favorite “children” for a newly published book, titled simply “Illinois State University,” that is part of Arcadia Publishing's Campus History Series.
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DMG China Readying Investment in Forbes

Forbes' editorial independence has recently been questioned after it deleted an article, and revoked the self-publishing privileges of an author who
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PNGEITI aims to publish reports on time

“So this sets us on track to publish every report on a timely manner. For example, we anticipate to publishing this year's report in the first half of next
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Tim Seibles, Poet Laureate of Virginia, to speak at Lynchburg College

A Philadelphia native who now lives in Norfolk, Seibles says he first realized he wanted to write poetry at the age of 19 when he took a college creative
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ATK and Sourcebooks to Collaborate on Food-Related Books for Kids

She pointed to Sourcebooks' success in publishing aggressively into children's nonfiction, up 132% so far this year, and noted that America's Test
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Reuters launches next generation live video service for news broadcasters and digital publishers …

Available via the Reuters Connect platform for media publishers—which now features access to more than 13 million photos, videos, graphics and text
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Making the monograph sustainable

Examining the attitudes and perceptions of funders, researchers, publishers, learned … Developed with support from the German Research Foundation, it's a great example of OA book publishing taking off in another country.
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Merrell Publishers

Shop designer items by Merrell Publishers online. Choose the perfect piece for you: easy and free returns, delivery in 48 hours and secure payment!
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How to get your ideas on TV

… producer Alison Vernon Smith and Clare in the Community Harry Venning are offering a one-day sitcom writing course in Brighton on November 25,
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'Uncharted territory': Creative writing students draw inspiration from Ireland's rich literary history

And everywhere, the 16 students in Notre Dame's first Creative Writing Workshop in Ireland found inspiration — in the landscape, in the country's
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Penn State accepting applications for bachelor's degree in digital journalism

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Penn State accepting applications for bachelor's degree in digital journalism

The degree program consists of 120 credits, including required courses in basic news writing, multimedia journalism, media law, ethics,
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Long just an idea, yuletide story finally makes it to print

Hanley-Butler is self-publishing her book through a local printing company, Volumes. She thinks her different take on the classic Christmas characters
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Philippine marketing in 2018: influencer income will double, publishers to rely more on native ads

Optimism among publishers and influencers reflect advertisers' plans to increase sponsored content spend. Some 83% of influencers expect revenues
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Your house is on fire, your old life is gone

Kiesbye teaches creative writing at Sonoma State University; his novels include “Knives, Forks, Scissors, Flames,” “The Staked Plains” and “Your
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Publicity and Marketing Manager, Little Bigfoot

Based in Seattle, we publish high-quality, enduring books that showcase the tremendous talent of the region through highly visual, engaging books for
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How 'pivoting to video' is changing the publishing industry

TechRepublic's Dan Patterson spoke with Clipisode app CEO Brian Alvey about the evolution of web publishing and the move toward producing more
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Hearst buying Emmaus-based Rodale publishing company

Media giant Hearst Corp. is buying Lehigh Valley-based publishing company Rodale, the companies announced on Wednesday. “Maria Rodale has
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What's in a street name? For some in Norman, offense

But when the sorrier side of Brady's history was uncovered, it prompted the city council to … The Oklahoman Editorial Board consists of Gary Pierson, President and CEO of The Oklahoma Publishing Company; Christopher P. Reen,
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'Goodbye Christopher Robin' reveals bleak back story of Winnie-the-Pooh

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'Goodbye Christopher Robin' reveals bleak back story of Winnie-the-Pooh

Inspired, Milne writes the Winnie-the-Pooh best-sellers and uses his son's name for the boy in his books, a decision soon vehemently resented by Billy
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Shadow of War Tops Australia / New Zealand Sales Charts

In Australia, the top five best-sellers on the all-platforms charts were Middle-earth: Shadow of War, FIFA 18, The Evil Within 2, NBA 2K18 and WWE
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The Book Society

All publications are the product of collaboration and, from its opening, The Book Society has used books as a means to gather people – through
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I just coded my first AI algorithm, and oh boy, it felt good

But by week two, I was writing short lines of code telling an algorithm to train itself on 200 pictures of cats (the training data set) in order to figure out if
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Court reports: three key tips for writing clearly

Writing a court statement is a serious task for any child and family social worker. … Below are a few key tips for writing clearly and succinctly. … Of course, a court statement is a legal document and you should assume it will be
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3×3 Three Minutes, Three Questions James Dashner & Jennifer L. Holm True Lit authors

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3×3 Three Minutes, Three Questions James Dashner & Jennifer L. Holm True Lit authors

Greenwood says the event has picked up more partners along the way, with the University of Arkansas' Creative Writing program getting involved, the
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If You've Ever Felt Silly for Crying Over a TV Commercial, This Is for You

Emotional awareness, Tan writes, cuts through “old layers of thought” and can help her arrive at a bigger, more creative, idea. We aren't all writers,
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