Peter Ginna

Former editor & publisher at several houses, opiner on books, publishing, etc. Author of WHAT EDITORS DO. Mainly posting at

[Peter Ginna @DoctorSyntax]

Now available: WHAT EDITORS DO: The Art, Craft, and Business of Book Editing. "Honest and unflinching"--@PW https://t.co/9MZNuLCAmF

[The Center for Fiction @Center4Fiction]

Congratulations are in order for Joseph Earl Thomas (@jetvgc), author of GOD BLESS YOU, OTIS SPUNKMEYER, and winner of The Center for Fiction’s 2024 First Novel Prize!

[Peter Ginna @DoctorSyntax]

With a little help from Keith Richards

[Rock'n Roll of All @rocknrollofall]

Chuck Berry and Julian Lennon, John Lennon's son, performing the classic of Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode, live onstage in 1986.

[AirVūz @AirVuz]

Internationally acclaimed drone pilot @HamptonsDrone shared this INCREDIBLE aerial compilation of ocean side and marine life in Hamptons, NY USA.

Enjoy the show the humpback whales, spinner sharks, bottlenose dolphins, bluefin tuna, cownose rays, bluefish and menhaden bait fish put on for the drone! #unitedbydrone 🐋

Watch the full video → https://t.co/ZCWfDIXNfv

[Peter Ginna @DoctorSyntax]

@FuriousDShow Looks larger than a magpie to me, also has a more curved beak. But magpies are also corvids

[Peter Ginna @DoctorSyntax]

But I can’t quite make out whether he’s saying “Love” or “Guv” at the end!

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

British crow asking passers by if they're alright

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

Let's gooooooo

[Peter Ginna @DoctorSyntax]

10/ Final thought: “Disruption” hype aside, if self-pub/vanity mills & content farmers (see Slate article in TL) spew ever more low-quality books into the marketplace, it will only increase the value of established publishers who curate with taste & knowledge of audiences.

[Peter Ginna @DoctorSyntax]

Key things to observe about this week’s so-called “disruptor” of #publishing using #AI, Spines.

A 🧵

#writing #editing

https://t.co/qy7lvj94Ti

[Peter Ginna @DoctorSyntax]

9/ E.g. I wouldn’t trust AI yet to copy edit a book, or proofread w/out a human check. But it might be able to pull metadata tags for online marketing, a low-level but valuable task.

[Peter Ginna @DoctorSyntax]

Heres's another:
https://t.co/0etFQ6La6k

[Peter Ginna @DoctorSyntax]

2 stories this week that highlight the rising tide of junk
#publishing
enabled by online platforms, accelerated even more by the use of #AI. Here's one 👇
#editing #writing
https://t.co/qy7lvj94Ti

[Nick Field @nick_field90]

Every single Institution failed. Kind of incredible when you think about it, but don't think about it too hard
https://t.co/5bIdedg9bt