Monthly Archives: August 2025

If the printed book is a 500-year-old miracle, the eReader is its restless younger cousin—always updating, always syncing, always one tap from a dictionary. The idea goes back farther than the Kindle. In 1971, Michael Hart launched Project Gutenberg, seeding … Continue reading →

Today, paperbacks are everywhere—from bestseller tables in train stations to the beach reads in your bag. But this humble format wasn’t always the staple of everyday reading it is now. In fact, its rise in the early 20th century was … Continue reading →

Long before Gutenberg, East Asia was already printing. China used woodblock printing by the Tang era; Bi Sheng experimented with movable type in the 11th century; Korea cast metal type by the 1200s (the “Jikji,” 1377, is the oldest extant … Continue reading →

It’s automatic. In the UK, copyright arises the moment your original work is written down or otherwise recorded (Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988). No registration, no forms, no fees. Copyright protects your specific expression, not the underlying ideas or … Continue reading →

Pledging to write and publish fiction with zero AI involvement is a bold creative stance — and a logistical gauntlet. It can preserve artistic intent and reassure readers who want wholly human-made stories. It also reshapes your budget, timeline, and … Continue reading →

Artificial Intelligence has become an increasingly valuable tool in the creative industries, including writing. While some writers fear that AI might replace originality or encroach on storytelling itself, there’s a growing recognition that AI can play an assistive role—streamlining and … Continue reading →