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Creative Workplaces has launched a national survey research project to understand the working conditions of Australian creative industries. To read more about this visit their website.
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Crime writer, Val McDermid, has revealed that she was assigned a sensitivity reader to remove language that may cause offence in her previous work. She argues that it was dishonest to make authors change their previous works to conform with modern day ideals. People also have many arguments claiming that books are not reflective of the author and majority are made up characters.
Books in the Media
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The Rose Field / Philip Pullman (Children’s Fiction)
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Eros: Queer Myths for Lovers / Zoe Terakis (Mythology)
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Departure(s) / Julian Barnes (Fiction)
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Enshittification / Cory Doctorow (Politics)
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Guess the Experience / Pam Brown (Poetry)
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Vigil / George Saunders (Fiction)
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The First Time I Saw Him / Laura Dave (Fiction)
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Departure(s) / Julian Barnes (Fiction)
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A Brain That Breathes / Jodi Wilson (Self-Help)
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Bread of Angels / Patti Smith (Biography)
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Why Do Birds Sing? / Grainne Cleary (Wildlife)
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The Rebel and the Rose / Catherine Doyle (Young Adult Fiction)
- The Other Child / Susi Fox (Fiction)
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Departure(s) / Julian Barnes (Fiction)
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A Brain That Breathes / Jodi Wilson (Self-Help)
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If I was running a 45 minute training session for indie authors what would be on the curriculum?
Here an experienced indie author publisher shares 4 topics every aspiring self-publisher needs to know.
Self-publish your book by raising funds through crowdfunding
You can fully finance you project (and more) if you apply the necessary effort.
Is Goodreads good for authors?
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What is typesetting?
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The economics of selling your book
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