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How to Be an Author

Once you've finished writing a book, part of your job is to promote it

By WILLIAM GERMANO

Put down the pen, turn off the computer: Writing a book is only the first part of becoming an academic author. Today, more than ever, you also have to become your publisher's partner.

It's easy to imagine what that might mean while the book is still...

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