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What Every Gardener Should Know About Mulching

15 Gift Ideas for the Downton Abbey Lover in Your Life

7 Things the Thrift Store Doesn't Want From You

These donations end up costing charities more than you think.

Karen Marie Shelton's answer to What is the Pidgeotto's haircut called?

Answered 23h ago · Author has 1.3k answers and 4.1m answer viewsIt’s so nice to see youThe Pidgeotto haircut is basically an Undercut with shaved or faded sides and back combined with a very long sweep of hair along the top.A key point is that the hair on the top of the hair is slicked back rather than worn without product.The haircut resembles the Pidgeotto crest on the famous Pokeman small hawk.Its hairstyle is as sharp as its…

Firefighters Are Warning People To Never, Ever Leave Bottled Water In Your Car

This 124-Year-Old Patent Reveals The Right Way To Use Toilet Paper

The eternal debate over bathroom conventions seems to have actually been answered more than a century ago.

This Infectious Video of a Farmer Dancing In His Barn Is Going Mega-Viral

We're in awe of this man's moves—and his uplifting message.

Videos in Your Journal Publishing Program?

Integrating video into a journal publishing program is not new but it's also not ubiquitous across the market. Videos can be a useful component to support an individual article while also helping authors to promote their research and publications. The New England Journal of Medicine surveyed its

Why Do People Hate Self-Publishing So Much?

Part of the reason I'm so attracted to self-publishing is that it's so reviled. It's for misfits. It truly is the publishing version of punk rock – something that anybody could do and something that people snubbed their noses at. Something that inspired conservative outrage. Really, when you boil it down, self-publishing is a very positive development: the ability for writers who were not able to get a book deal in a highly competitive industry to be able to find readers. It's totally…

Why I Switched From Amazon Publishing to Blurb

Looking into self-publishing a book but not sure where or how? I tried selling my paperback book and explains pros/cons for Amazon Publishing vs. Blurb.

How I Became a Published Author

It started with clients, of course.By Ed MendlowitzCall Me Before You Do Anything: The Art of Accounting

Simplify Your Submissions to Literary Journals

The commonly accepted strategy in literary journal submissions—"study the publications you submit to"—can discourage emerging writers. Here's an alternative

​A library of self-publishing resources ... from an editor who's self-published

Resources and guidance for beginner, emerging and mature novelists – helping self-publishers on their professional independent writing journey.

Print Isn’t Dead! And It's More

Print media still holds a special appeal to audiences—more than they think—and we actually see it back on the upswing. In a world of increasing digital brand presence where screens are in your face practically everywhere, a physical object you can hold in your hand is now something

What Will It Take To Eliminate Racism In The Publishing World?

“When I saw Kate Clanchy’s since-deleted tweet pop up on my newsfeed, accusing a Goodreads reader of “making up” a bad review of her autobiographical book Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me, I scrolled past without much interest...”

How to Change the Centuries-Old Model of Academic Publishing

Academic publishing has been slow to make use of social media, but new experiments could push the industry—and science—forward.

5 Publishing Myths Debunked

These 5 publishing myths are about as real as this unicorn, but not nearly as pretty. They can hurt writers feelings and careers. Let’s debunk.