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The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference

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The document discusses the history and future of publishing. It notes that writing became more accessible in 1500 with the advent of the printing press, and publishing became more organized and industrialized in the 20th century. However, the 21st century will focus more on understanding reader demand and preferences. It argues that culture, not individual content, is most important. The future of publishing relies on connecting readers and writers through social platforms and discussions about books.

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The Future of Publishing? Richard Nash @r_nash http://redlemona.de {come read, write, and be merry} http://thinkcursor.com {the publishing platform of the future powering Red Lemonade} http://rnash.com {earlier ponti鍖cations}
The Business of Writing? Richard Nash @r_nash http://redlemona.de {come read, write, and be merry} http://thinkcursor.com {the publishing platform of the future powering Red Lemonade} http://rnash.com {earlier ponti鍖cations}
The Business of Writing and the Psychohistory of Publishing
The Business of Writing and the Psychohistory*of Publishing *Psychohistory, a fictional science in Isaac Asimov's Foundation universe, combines history, sociology, and mathematical statistics to make (nearly) exact predictions of the collective actions of very large groups of people
1500: Writing 2.0 begins
July 1985: Publishing 2.0 begins
The 20th century was about sorting out supply...
The 20th century was about sorting out supply... The 21st century will be about sorting out demand...
Novels break algorithms.
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
Reading may be solitary, but talking about books is social.
Books are social glue.
Content isnt king...
culture is.
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
We appreciate your interest in So! Sku" Press and would like to assure you that someone did read your submission. Unfortunately, we receive many more manuscripts than we are able to publish and reject most of what we receive, even very promising works. For this reason, we wi" have to pass on your manuscript. We would like to wish you the best of luck in further pursuit of publication. Best regards, So! Sku" Press
Only connect! That was the whole of her sermon. Only connect the prose and the passion, and both wi" be exalted, and human love wi" be seen at its height. Live in &agments no longer. Only connect... E.M. Forster, Howards End
Authors and readers arent types of people, they are behaviors, which we all manifest at some point or another, sometimes together. Peggy Nelson
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing
The Business of Writing is the business of reading.
The Business of Writing is the business of reading. So, how am I to be an author in a world where everyone is a writer?
The Business of Writing is the business of reading. So, how am I to be an author in a world where everyone is a writer? By being a reader in a world where everyone is a writer...
Email me at RNash@ThinkCursor.com Visit Red Lemonade http://redlemona.de
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
The Business of Writing is Reading: A Talk to the Tin House Writers Conference
Email me at RNash@ThinkCursor.com Visit Red Lemonade http://redlemona.de

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  • 1. The Future of Publishing? Richard Nash @r_nash http://redlemona.de {come read, write, and be merry} http://thinkcursor.com {the publishing platform of the future powering Red Lemonade} http://rnash.com {earlier ponti鍖cations}
  • 2. The Business of Writing? Richard Nash @r_nash http://redlemona.de {come read, write, and be merry} http://thinkcursor.com {the publishing platform of the future powering Red Lemonade} http://rnash.com {earlier ponti鍖cations}
  • 3. The Business of Writing and the Psychohistory of Publishing
  • 4. The Business of Writing and the Psychohistory*of Publishing *Psychohistory, a fictional science in Isaac Asimov's Foundation universe, combines history, sociology, and mathematical statistics to make (nearly) exact predictions of the collective actions of very large groups of people
  • 7. The 20th century was about sorting out supply...
  • 8. The 20th century was about sorting out supply... The 21st century will be about sorting out demand...
  • 11. Reading may be solitary, but talking about books is social.
  • 16. We appreciate your interest in So! Sku" Press and would like to assure you that someone did read your submission. Unfortunately, we receive many more manuscripts than we are able to publish and reject most of what we receive, even very promising works. For this reason, we wi" have to pass on your manuscript. We would like to wish you the best of luck in further pursuit of publication. Best regards, So! Sku" Press
  • 17. Only connect! That was the whole of her sermon. Only connect the prose and the passion, and both wi" be exalted, and human love wi" be seen at its height. Live in &agments no longer. Only connect... E.M. Forster, Howards End
  • 18. Authors and readers arent types of people, they are behaviors, which we all manifest at some point or another, sometimes together. Peggy Nelson
  • 25. The Business of Writing
  • 26. The Business of Writing is the business of reading.
  • 27. The Business of Writing is the business of reading. So, how am I to be an author in a world where everyone is a writer?
  • 28. The Business of Writing is the business of reading. So, how am I to be an author in a world where everyone is a writer? By being a reader in a world where everyone is a writer...
  • 29. Email me at RNash@ThinkCursor.com Visit Red Lemonade http://redlemona.de
  • 79. Email me at RNash@ThinkCursor.com Visit Red Lemonade http://redlemona.de

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