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SoapboxI'm Writing a Book. Does That Mean I Have to Tweet About It?
A satirist bemoans the need for a social media presence as she tries to get back into the literary game.
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If Children's Authors Ruled the World
A kids' books author makes a case, in 13 parts, for why her fellow children's authors and illustrators have what it takes to run the world—or at least the country.
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Book Publishers Need to Look Beyond Google
A data science company CEO explains why there isn’t a one-size-fits-all search engine optimization strategy for book publishers.
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How Audiobook Narrators Became My Friends
A self-help audiobook fan contemplates the relationships she develops with the readers of the audiobooks she listens to—and wishes she had the means to follow through on their advice.
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A Case for Multimedia Storytelling
A teacher and editor of a digital journal argues for interactive media's importance in publishing.
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The Disorganized Novelist's Guide to Outlines
Introducing Erika Raskin's formula for structuring a narrative, custom tailored to the organizationally challenged novelist.
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The Best Place for Comics? The Classroom.
Retired third grade teacher Susan Shafer argues for graphic novels and other books heavy on visuals as a vital teaching tool in today’s classroom.
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Women Booksellers Rule
Librarian and writer Rosalind Reisner discovers a Depression-era quiz for women booksellers—and finds that not much has changed when dealing with book buyers.
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Publishing’s Bright Future (Really!)
Courtney Maum, humorist and author of the satirical novel 'Touch,' mines her history working as a trend forecaster to predict a coming boom in books.
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The Boy Who Became Joe Finder
Veteran thriller writer Finder was once a child of eight who wanted to write. Then the author Eleanor Cameron became his pen pal.
