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Joy Lanzendorfer

Joy Lanzendorfer is a writer based in the San Francisco area. Her work has appeared in Smithsonian, Mental Floss, and Salon.

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Why Aren’t There More Women Working in Audio?

Like with many STEM-oriented fields, music production and sound engineering are dominated by men—though that’s very slowly changing.
- Joy Lanzendorfer
- August 30, 2017
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Stealing Books in the Age of Self-Publishing

Many authors who sell their work directly on platforms like Amazon are having their stories plagiarized, which can take an emotional and financial toll.
- Joy Lanzendorfer
- June 5, 2016
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Should Literary Journals Charge Writers Just to Read Their Work?

Publications are increasingly charging fees to consider submissions—a practice that’s bad for the writing community at every level.
- Joy Lanzendorfer
- October 25, 2015