Bylines, author pages, and anonymity - an underrated asset for publishers

By: Rob Corbidge, 25 May 2023

Watercolor illustration of a writer's notebook with a question mark drawn inside

Bylines are a little unloved for anything other than their basic purpose. Are publishers ignoring a way of adding authority to their content?

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