Seth Fineberg

The Power of a Pitch "Publishing credentials, well-researched comp titles, and a bit of personalization will certainly help your case, but your pitch is currency." https://buff.ly/3Yv3wqF #writerscommunity #writingcommunity #writerslife #amwriting

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Some #bookpublishers are more friendly to new #authors than others, so if this is your #firstbook and especially if you don't have an agent, take a stroll through this list first and see if any of these companies are a good fit for your project. #amediting #amsubmitting The Top 42 Publishers for New Authors - https://lnkd.in/eAxx2X3k

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Some #bookpublishers are more friendly to new #authors than others, so if this is your #firstbook and especially if you don't have an agent, take a stroll through this list first and see if any of these companies are a good fit for your project. #amediting #amsubmitting The Top 42 Publishers for New Authors - https://lnkd.in/eAxx2X3k

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Some #bookpublishers are more friendly to new #authors than others, so if this is your #firstbook and especially if you don't have an agent, take a stroll through this list first and see if any of these companies are a good fit for your project. #amediting #amsubmitting The Top 42 Publishers for New Authors - https://lnkd.in/eAxx2X3k

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The latest AI Marketing Ethics Digest issue, published today, asks a salient question: Is AI the digital Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil? Or is it a tool we can use "for" good "or" evil? The choice, it seems to me, is ours to make. What do you think?

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Baltimore-area readers: SAVE THE DATE! July 6, 2024, from 6:30-8 pm, at Snug Books in Baltimore, author John Maly will read from his debut novel, JURIS EX MACHINA. Audience discussion about the implications of AI will follow. Register today for free tickets at www.snugbooks.com Here's a teaser: With a click, the bread fell into the toaster. One circuit fired the heating coils. Others monitored bread temperature and color. Yet another circuit was quite unlike all the rest- as exotic as it was sinister; when it activated, 368 people would die. In the 22nd century, the justice system is airtight in the domed city of Arcadia. Human error has been removed. Yet somehow, a well-intentioned young kleptomaniac named Rainville falls through the cracks and is wrongfully convicted of mass murder. He is exiled to Wychwood Prison, a crumbling necropolis beyond the dome where the dead outnumber the living, where the inmates are also the guards. News of the crime follows him, and he becomes a marked man. Rainville's only hope for survival is becoming the first inmate in history to escape Wychwood. Can he do it? The fate of Arcadia depends on it. Can't make the event? You can grab your copy today at https://lnkd.in/ewRP8SP4, which also benefits Snug Books, an independent, woman-owned bookstore. #whattoread #ai #artificialintelligence #scifinovel #cyberpunk

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HOW TO GET A GOOD DEAL ON EBOOKS / AUDIOBOOKS In a major shift away from its unlimited subscription model, Scribd Inc. will launch a credit-based system for its Everand reading platform, offering expanded access to titles from all five major trade publishers. The new service, set to roll out in the U.S. on October 30, will provide access to more than 1.5 million e-books and audiobooks through two subscription tiers. The new offering introduces two tiers for Everand: a Standard plan, priced at $11.99 monthly, for one premium title, and a Plus plan, priced at $16.99 monthly, for three titles. Both plans maintain unlimited access to magazines, podcasts, sheet music, and a select catalog of e-books and audiobooks, including Everand Originals. The all-you-can-consume (more or less) model was a major USP for Scribd/Everand. The credits model, simliar to that employed by Audible, will offer what appears to be good value -- especially at the $16.99 a month tier -- essentially giving you an ebook for $6 (once taxes are included) -- and this will, says the company, also now include bestsellers and new releases from the Big Five I surmise if Scribd/Everand has negotiated this kind of deal, others will likely have to follow suit. What do you think?

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In Nimble AMS by Community Brands’ AI success kit, you get four resources: two 30-minute webinar recordings about AI for associations and two white papers, an introduction to AI for associations and a guide to developing an AI strategy. https://buff.ly/3V0MYWi #associations

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In Nimble AMS by Community Brands’ AI success kit, you get four resources: two 30-minute webinar recordings about AI for associations and two white papers, an introduction to AI for associations and a guide to developing an AI strategy. https://buff.ly/3V0MYWi #associations #associationmanagement

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How can you get your writing to stand out from the online noise? By writing better than everybody else. And my FIRE Framework gives you a strategy to help you make that happen! Listen to my new audio blog to learn all about it!

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In Nimble AMS by Community Brands’ AI success kit, you get four resources: two 30-minute webinar recordings about AI for associations and two white papers, one an introduction to AI for associations and one on developing an AI strategy. https://buff.ly/3V0MYWi #associations

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Ever search for a product you're interested in but know very little about? You'll find pages of articles all claiming they have the "top 6 [product names] in 2024!" What do these articles have in common? They're fake. Fake content, fake reviews, and fake “expert” writers (like me!) The FTC has implemented new rules to fight back against these fake reviews, but will it be enough to protect us from bad products? Here are my thoughts on the new rules and my past roles as writer and editor of these articles: https://wp.me/pfiQPH-bN

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Many writers and editors think the Associated Press Stylebook is against using the serial (Oxford) comma. That’s not true. AP style *does* recommend using the serial comma in complex lists. For example, if one of the items in a list contains a conjunction, AP style calls for a serial comma. Like this: Fritz enjoys snacking on bananas, cheese and crackers, and ice cream. Additionally, if the items in the list are long, AP style calls for a serial comma. Like this: Helen changed the car’s worn tire before embarking on her big road trip, Raul shined the fenders until he could see his reflection in them, and Sara double-checked all fluid levels. AP does not recommend using a serial comma in a simple list: Dante bought strawberries, sliced turkey and rye bread. This is in contrast to most other style guides, including The Chicago Manual of Style, which calls for a serial comma in all lists. To learn more differences between AP style and Chicago style, check out Dragonfly Editorial’s field guide on this very topic. It’s titled “AP Style and Chicago Style: 15 Major Differences,” and the link is in the comments.

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This outstanding write-up by Katelyn Chedraoui explores a new trend of generative AI being incorporated into dating apps. Some folks herald it as a savior of swiping burnout, while others think it may make things worse. Learn more about how online dating is poised to be impacted by AI in this article, which is one of the best pieces I've read this month. https://lnkd.in/dvZwd8bN via CNET #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #DatingApps

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