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News You Can Use – Sept. 6, 2011

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Trends in Publishing– A clear assessment of where things seem to be headed by Giuseppe Granieri.

Improve the Speed of Your Reading – Try it out! It is amazing how fast you really can read literally one word at a time.

The Secret Language of Pronouns – A Scientific American article about how men and women use pronouns differently. Agree or disagree?

Publish America’s Shady History – Publisher’s Weekly investigates this self-publishing company.

86 Beautiful Book Covers – Do you agree with this blogger’s assessment?

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News You Can Use – August 30, 2011

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Are Books Dead? Can Authors Survive? – Ewan Morrison presents a bleak picture of the industry. Agree or Disagree? (I disagree.)

The Golden Era of Books Isn’t Over – As the writer says, “The Golden Era is NOW.”

I Can’t Think of Anything to Blog About! – This is a fantastic article on ways to break your blogging writer’s block.

Economics Rewrites the Book Business – The Wall Street Journal …

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World’s Highest Paid Authors – According to Forbes – August 2011.

Four Top Twitter Feeds for Book Lovers

How an Author Can Use Google+ - Fascinating new social network. Worth adding to your circle? And click here for a complete guide to Google+.

Who Do You Write Like? – This little word game has you paste clips of your writing and it tells you which classic author your style echoes. Mine? …

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Non-Fiction is True, Fiction is Un-True - Tony Reinke explodes this myth.

Campus Crusade Changes its Name - No longer call Campus Crusade by that name. It is now called Cru. This is not a prank, it is the real deal. One scalpel edged writer has some pointed things to say about the change.

The Difference Between Buzz and Word-of-Mouth - Matt Perman makes a simple definition to help …

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Pretend You Are on an Airplane - an excellent article on how to be more productive in your work day.

How to Handle Criticism - This is the bane of a writer's existence. So how do you handle it when others criticize?

How Not to Write a Book Review - Three golden rules for those who review books.

Before You Send Another E-mail - Read this post by Seth Godin. For example: "If this e-mail …

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45 Ways to Blog as a Novelist - Do you have blogger's block? Here are some great tips for finding stuff to blog about.

Why You Are Receiving Rejections - Nathan Bransford weighs in and is both simple and profound.

Read Your Old Tweets - If you are an aggressive tweeter you're stymied if you want to review your archives. The linked tool is an amazing way to pull them all into one document for …

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The Publishers Who Lost the Most When Border's Closed - The next time you criticize "traditional publishers" for their seemingly high prices and slow adoption of new technology, remember this list. Penguin/Putnam lost $41 million when Borders went bankrupt. Ouch.

Twenty-five Rejection Proof Markets - A clever article by James Watkins. I like #24. Proof that I can remain rejection …

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Winnie the Pooh's Cultural Dominance - A great slide show of the history of A.A. Milne's character growing into a phenomenon. Did you know he sold the rights to Pooh in 1931 for $1,000 and a % of licensing fees? Today the licensing generates $5.6 billion in annual revenue. Wow.

Free Magazine on Writing - The July issue of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA).

Agent Andrew …

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How Much is My First Printing Going to Be? - Just-in-Time Inventory and efficient printing technology has made that question irrelevant. Richard Curtis helps writers understand the new lingo.

Owners of eReaders and Tablets Are Heavy Readers of Printed Versions ofMagazines and Newspapers - This is the headline from a recent survey taken of 26,000 people by Gfk MRI. Also noted that women are 52% …

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A $30 iPad...for kids? - take a look at the new anaPad. Have to admire the entrepreneur, even when the idea seems a little odd.

Twitter Profile Mistakes - Excellent advice for writers who tweet.

Andrew Wylie in the Wall Street Journal Magazine - See what this uberagent has to say about the future of publishing. Especially note his thoughts on the global market.

Would James Joyce have used …

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