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Nate Hoffelder
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When I am not building and fixing author websites, I make things like badge ribbons, bookmarks, event badges, and (lately) centerpieces.

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There's a post over on the IngramSpark blog discussing when authors should use a pen name.
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Should You Use a Pen Name? The Indie Author's Guide to Writing in Multiple Genres
Writing in multiple genres under different pen names can be creatively fulfilling and financially rewarding—if you approach it strategically.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Gotham Ghostwriters has released a survey report on the use of AI by writers.
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AI and the Writing Profession
Download report (Registration required) Publishers Weekly (11/5/25) Jane Friedman’s The Bottom Line (11/5/25) Mignon Fogarty’s AI Sidequest (11/5/25) Press Release (11/5/25) Josh Bernoff…
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November 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending November 7, 2025
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The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending November 7, 2025
Among the week's headlines: Libraries win at the ballot box; the Chicago Public Library is facing a 50% cut to its collections budget; Ohio Republicans want to let local officials block library…
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November 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Jonathan Bailey reports that Grammarly's AI detection tools pretty much failed to do their job.
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How Grammarly Launders AI-Generated Content
Grammarly’s Authorship tool is billed as a powerful way to prove that your words are authentic. Even though it allows you to easily launder AI-generated text.
www.plagiarismtoday.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Pocketbook ereaders now support the library ebook app Libby.
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Libby Expands Global Reach with PocketBook Integration - OverDrive
PocketBook x Libby brings leading library reading app to PocketBook e-reader users   CLEVELAND – November 4, 2025 – Today OverDrive announced a new integration between Libby, the library reading app,…
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November 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Over at McSweeney's, Viktoria shulevich doesn't want you to judge her book by its cover.
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Don’t Judge My Book by Its Cover
Don’t judge my book by its cover. For the cover art of my debut novel, I envisioned a mysterious, foggy background with two shadowy figures graspi...
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November 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Friday’s Endnotes – 11/07/25
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Friday’s Endnotes – 11/07/25 – Copyhype
Understanding IP Matters: Piracy Costs Up to $71 Billion Annually — “On the current episode of Understanding IP Matters (UIPM), Ruth Vitale, Hollywood producer, founder and co-president of Paramount…
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November 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Facebook: Scam central (This week in books)
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Facebook: Scam central (This week in books)
A report details Facebook's massive scam ad problem. Plus, the debate on authors posting about submissions and how bookstores choose stock.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Weekly News: 3rd November 2025
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Weekly News: 3rd November 2025 - Author Help
Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links: Book a FREE consultation to find out how we can help you publish your book.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Here is the latest news on the piracy class action lawsuits against Anthropic and OpenAI.
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Authors’ Class Action Lawsuit Against OpenAI Moves Ahead
A New York judge dismissed an attempt by OpenAI to throw out a class action lawsuit that consolidates suits from a number of authors charging the company with copyright infringement.
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November 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Written Word Media has six tips for what authors should do after their promotional email goes out.
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What to Do the Week After Your Email Promo - Written Word Media What to Do After an Email Promo for Your Book
Just ran an email promo? Discover 7 smart moves to keep your book’s momentum going, from reviews to follow-ups and your next promo stack.
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November 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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What have you heard about the A10 Algorithm that Amazon rolled out this summer?
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What’s Changing at Amazon? How the A10 Algorithm Is Reshaping Book
by Adanna Moriarty Amazon quietly rolled out a significant algorithm update in May, replacing the long-standing A9 system with what’s now known as A10. If that means
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November 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Weekly News: 27th October 2025
Weekly News: 27th October 2025 - Author Help
Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links: Book a FREE consultation to find out how we can help you publish your book.
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November 2, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Jonathan Bailey shares how copyright has shaped Halloween.
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How Copyright Has Shaped Halloween
Halloween is a mix of new and old traditions. So how has copyright shaped the spookiest of holidays? There are several ways it’s thumbed the scale.
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November 2, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Nathan Bransford explains the problem with giving characters negative desires.
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The last thing I wanted to write about
I’ve now been reading unpublished manuscripts and query letters for over twenty years–first as a publishing assistant, then a literary agent, now as a freelance editor–adding up to tens of thousands…
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November 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Friday’s Endnotes – 10/31/25
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Friday’s Endnotes – 10/31/25 – Copyhype
Universal partners with AI startup Udio after settling copyright suit — “Universal Music Group says it has made ‘industry-first strategic agreements’ to ‘settle copyright infringement litigation’…
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November 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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The spooky origins of Frankenstein (This week in BOOks)
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The spooky origins of Frankenstein (This week in BOOks)
This week! BOOks! Happy Halloween, everybody! Just a quick reminder that next Thursday, November 6 at 9pm ET / 6pm PT I’ll be hosting my free monthly Office Hours exclusively for newsletter…
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November 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Victoria Strauss has an update on the latest trends on Nigerian prince scammers targeting authors.
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Army of Bots: Deeper Into the Vortex of Nigerian Marketing Scams - Writer Beware
I’ve published a couple of posts now about the tidal wave of AI-driven marketing scams from Nigeria that has swept over the writing world in the past year or so. A hallmark of these scams has been…
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October 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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This list of synonyms for exhausted has left me simply forswunk. buff.ly/LCrOVbm
Exhausted, Knackered, Forswunk, and Other Words for Plum Tuckered Out
Jeff in Green Bay, Wisconsin, is looking for a specific word for “exhaustion after extreme physical activity, such as running a marathon.” Synonyms for exhausted include knackered and forswunk…
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October 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Check out this dual-screen 3d-printed ereader.
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Diptyx is an open source, dual-screen eReader (crowdfunding) - Liliputing
Diptyx is an open source, dual-screen eReader (crowdfunding)
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October 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Do you think we're in a book affordability crisis?
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We're in a Book Affordability Crisis
The death of the mass market paperback means the cheapest book options are now 50% more expensive. Welcome to the book affordability crisis.
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October 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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A federal judge has ruled texas's book rating law unconstitutional.
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Rated X: Court Rules Texas HB900 Unconstitutional – Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
Another victory for the CBLDF and our co-plaintiffs in our lawsuit to strike down Texas HB900, a recently enacted law that seeks to impose a ratings system on books distributed to Texas schools.…
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October 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Friday’s Endnotes – 10/24/25
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Friday’s Endnotes – 10/24/25 – Copyhype
Cox v. Sony Music Filing Flurry Continues Ahead of Supreme Court Decision — SoundExchange, A2IM, Former Lawmakers, Copyright Officials, and Others Weigh In — “What about the lawmakers’ brief? Well,…
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October 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Are we in a book affordability crisis? (This week in books)
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Are we in a book affordability crisis? (This week in books)
This week! Books! I’m still catching up after being out of town for a bit, so just links this week, but I’m hoping to return to a normal blogging cadence next week! Army of Bots: Deeper Into the…
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October 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Weekly News: 20th October 2025
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Weekly News: 20th October 2025 - Author Help
Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links: Book a FREE consultation to find out how we can help you publish your book.
authorhelp.uk
October 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM