The Future of Writing

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • John Potts

      Pages 1-16

3. Writing and Publishing

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17

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   2. Culture is the Algorithm

      • Richard Nash

      Pages 18-26

   3. When the Web is the World

      • Kate Eltham

      Pages 27-32

   4. Me Myself I: Revaluing Self-Publishing in the Electronic Age

      • Sherman Young

      Pages 33-45

   5. Book Doomsday: The March of Progress and the Fate of the Book

      • John Potts

      Pages 46-56

4. Creative Writing

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57

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   2. Multigraph, Not Monograph: Creative Writing and New Technologies

      • Nigel Krauth

      Pages 58-76

   3. On the Art of Writing with Data

      • Chris Rodley, Andrew Burrell

      Pages 77-89

   4. The Design of Writing: 29 Observations

      • Kathryn Millard, Alex Munt

      Pages 90-103

5. Journalism: Estate 4.0

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 104-104

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   2. Storytelling in the Digital Age

      • Garry Linnell

      Pages 105-114

   3. Reading and Writing the News in the Fifth Estate

      • Jennifer Beckett, Catharine Lumby

      Pages 115-126

   4. News Breakers and News Makers in the 24-Hour Opinion Cycle

      • Lachlan Harris

      Pages 127-134

   5. Education and the New Convergent Journalist

      • Mark Evans

      Pages 135-148

6. Back Matter

   Pages 149-150

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This fascinating collection draws together perspectives on the future of writing in publishing, journalism and online sites. Discussion ranges across the challenges and opportunities for writing and publishing in the context of new content platforms, formats and distribution networks, including e-books, online news and publishing, and social media.

• Writing
• future
• technology
• e-book
• journalism
• Design
• digital
• education
• media
• online
• social media
• Web

“Potts has drawn together a fairly diverse representation of views on the future of writing amid the technologically-driven challenges and prospects on our foreseeable horizon. … The collection forms an important waypoint for authors and researchers interested in not only predictive manoeuvres, but also gaining further understanding of present transformations in the way we orient ourselves to the market and its making.” (Ross Watkins, Text Journal, Vol. 19, October, 2015)

• Macquarie University, Australia

  John Potts

Richard Nash, Small Demons, USA Kate Eltham, Brisbane Writers Festival, Australia Sherman Young, Macquarie University, Australia John Potts, Macquarie University, Australia Nigel Krauth, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia Chris Rodley, freelance writer, Australia Andrew Burrell, freelance artist, Australia Kathryn Millard, Macquarie University, Australia Alex Munt, University of Technology Sydney, Australia Garry Linnell, Fairfax Metro Media, Australia Jennifer Beckett, University of New South Wales, Australia Catharine Lumby, Macquarie University, Australia Lachlan Harris, Co-Founder of Big Switch, Australia Mark Evans, Macquarie University, Australia

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