Traditionally published books take at least a year (but more often two or beyond) before they hit the shelves. That’s because there’s a lot more to traditional publishing than just submitting your piece. A lot of what goes on involves polishing, including many rounds of editing and copyediting that elevate alright books to “good” and good books to “great”. You can skip this polishing if you just want your book printed, but if you want it read, it’s better to make your book as polished as possible. Read full article here
Research
Researcher uses AI to make texts that are thousands of years old readable
The Gilgamesh Epic, the oldest work of world literature, has been brought back to life by LMU researchers in the Electronic Babylonian Literature project. Using their new Fragmentarium tool, they have discovered hundreds of manuscripts, including the most recent tablet of the Gilgamesh Epic which dates from 130 BC – thousands of years after the earliest known version. This shows how highly valued the Epic was, even at a late period. With the public release of the Fragmentarium, anyone can now explore the thousands of cuneiform fragments and explore the ancient Babylonian literature. Read full article here