Emerson thesis -- Publishing and writing

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"This proposal for a critical edition of [Jane] Porter's last work, The Scottish Chiefs, aims to bring both the novel and Porter back to the surface of popular and academic awareness. The proposal includes a market analysis, a marking and publicity plan, and sample chapters that now include textual and contextual notes." --Abstract.

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"A startup proposal in media innovation that uses a content marketing model to grow from a blog to a publisher to a platform. The mission of the platform is to investigate the role of power in politics in life. The project is split into three parts: media criticism, content analysis, and growth plan." --Abstract.

Overview "The Breaking Door thesis project is a walk-through of the business side of publishing the first book in a young adult Fantasy trilogy. The project approaches publication from three unique perspectives: author, editor, and marketer/sales. The project compels the writer to consider the salability of their work. It provides insight into how publishers acquire clients based on the evaluation of a manuscript's content, marketing potential, and profitability. In the case of this project, the...

Overview "The Music of the Spheres is a digital anthology of poetry written about or otherwise interacting with science, mathematics, technology, and/or medicine. This body of work is comprised of 70 English-language poems that were published between the times of the Industrial Revolution in Europe (around 1760) and the first quarter of the twentieth century (around 1925). It serves as a searchable database of writing and a repository of other science-literature resources, past and present, that will...

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"This thesis seeks to determine the current state of the general-interest independent bookstore in America. The author cultivated her own research through extensive reading, personal interviews, and by surveying both industry professionals and consumers. Her findings identify potential strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats facing the industry." --Abstract.

Overview "America faces a public health crisis of obesity and metabolic disease, which disproportionately impacts low-income and BIPOC communities. Simultaneously, the diet book industry has populated shelves with claims of fast, permanent, and healthy weight loss, almost none of which are backed by scientific evidence. By exploring the author's personal experience and compiling research on the history of the diet book industry, obesity and type 2 diabetes rates, and the causes of obesity in...

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This book relates the author's time as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ukraine from 2000-2001, a humbling experience that illustrated much of what it means to be human and much of what's universal about this difficult life we lead on this planet, no matter wha

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"Yellow Taxi Press is an independent press that seeks to fill the gap between young adult fiction and general fiction by publishing smart, insightful titles that feature characters who encounter the many complexities of early adulthood. This project explores the creation, branding, and marketing of a new publishing company." --Abstract.

Overview "Your Teddy Friend in Boston is a picture book for children between the ages of two and five. This story revolves around a teddy bear taking readers to tourist spots in Boston: Seaport Boston, Tadpole Playground, Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum, Charles River Esplanade, Castle Island, Boston Public Library, New England Aquarium, Greenway Carousel, Boston Public Garden, and Haymarket while counting numbers from one to ten. With rhythmic words and colorful digital illustrations of the teddy...