@DoctorSyntax

Former editor & publisher at several houses, opiner on books, publishing, etc. Author of WHAT EDITORS DO. Mainly posting at https://xitter.cf/t.co/symkhdRkO0

 New York, NY
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Now available: WHAT EDITORS DO: The Art, Craft, and Business of Book Editing. "Honest and unflinching"--@PW bit.ly/WhatEditorsDo
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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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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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But I can’t quite make out whether he’s saying “Love” or “Guv” at the end!
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British crow asking passers by if they're alright
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Key things to observe about this week’s so-called “disruptor” of #publishing using #AI, Spines. A 🧵 #writing #editing thebookseller.com/news/new-p…

New publisher Spines aims to 'disrupt' industry by using AI to publish 8,000 books in 2025 alone

A new publisher has claimed it aims to “disrupt” the books industry by publishing 8,000 books in 2025 alone using artificial intelligence.

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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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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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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…

New publisher Spines aims to 'disrupt' industry by using AI to publish 8,000 books in 2025 alone

A new publisher has claimed it aims to “disrupt” the books industry by publishing 8,000 books in 2025 alone using artificial intelligence.

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Heres's another: slate.com/culture/2024/11/am…

People Are Claiming This New Side Hustle Is Helping Them “Retire Early.” We’ll See About That …

Forget drop-shipping—America’s new favorite side hustle is … republishing Frankenstein?

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Every single Institution failed. Kind of incredible when you think about it, but don't think about it too hard xitter.cf/MacFarlaneNews/status/…
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ALERT: Special Counsel Jack Smith also files to dismiss his appeal in Trump's classified documents criminal case storage.courtlistener.com/re…
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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!
The Tennessee Holler
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⚡️ UPDATE: The bill to let Trump “crush dissent” (HR 9495) will see a floor vote Wednesday. Call your reps.
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