Former editor & publisher at several houses, opiner on books, publishing, etc. Author of WHAT EDITORS DO. Mainly posting at doctorsyntax.bsky.social
Joined March 2009
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11 Oct 2017
Now available: WHAT EDITORS DO: The Art, Craft, and Business of Book Editing. "Honest and unflinching"--@PW bit.ly/WhatEditorsDo
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Peter Ginna retweeted
11 Dec 2024
Congratulations are in order for Joseph Earl Thomas (@jetvgc), author of GOD BLESS YOU, OTIS SPUNKMEYER, and winner of The Center for Fiction’s 2024 First Novel Prize!
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2 Dec 2024
With a little help from Keith Richards
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Chuck Berry and Julian Lennon, John Lennon's son, performing the classic of Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode, live onstage in 1986.
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Internationally acclaimed drone pilot @HamptonsDrone shared this INCREDIBLE aerial compilation of ocean side and marine life in Hamptons, NY USA.
Enjoy the show the humpback whales, spinner sharks, bottlenose dolphins, bluefin tuna, cownose rays, bluefish and menhaden bait fish put on for the drone! #unitedbydrone 🐋
Watch the full video → bit.ly/3OtZJ7e
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28 Nov 2024
But I can’t quite make out whether he’s saying “Love” or “Guv” at the end!
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28 Nov 2024
Key things to observe about this week’s so-called “disruptor” of #publishing using #AI, Spines.
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#writing #editing
thebookseller.com/news/new-p…
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28 Nov 2024
9/ E.g. I wouldn’t trust AI yet to copy edit a book, or proofread w/out a human check. But it might be able to pull metadata tags for online marketing, a low-level but valuable task.
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28 Nov 2024
10/ Final thought: “Disruption” hype aside, if self-pub/vanity mills & content farmers (see Slate article in TL) spew ever more low-quality books into the marketplace, it will only increase the value of established publishers who curate with taste & knowledge of audiences.
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27 Nov 2024
2 stories this week that highlight the rising tide of junk
#publishing
enabled by online platforms, accelerated even more by the use of #AI. Here's one 👇
#editing #writing
thebookseller.com/news/new-p…
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Peter Ginna retweeted
25 Nov 2024
Every single Institution failed. Kind of incredible when you think about it, but don't think about it too hard
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25 Nov 2024
ALERT: Special Counsel Jack Smith also files to dismiss his appeal in Trump's classified documents criminal case
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Peter Ginna retweeted
19 Nov 2024
A frequent tool of dictators is to label political opposition groups as "terrorist groups" and shut them down.
This bill - up for a vote this week - would give Trump the power to do just that. It's disastrous.
And apparently there are House Democrats CONSIDERING VOTING FOR IT!
18 Nov 2024
⚡️ UPDATE: The bill to let Trump “crush dissent” (HR 9495) will see a floor vote Wednesday. Call your reps.
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