Linda Dunn
@dunn4authors.bsky.social
Streamlining the author platform and strengthening the author brand. www.virtualauthorsassistant.com
Between a Star and a Boat Fanny Howe’s posthumous This Poor Book is a collection that repurposes and remixes previous work, challenging our notions of revision while also serving as a guide to getting lost. Read more: rebrand.ly/qgv9ui5 #PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky
The brevity of poetry necessitates attention to detail. Readers must scrutinize word choice, punctuation, and formatting to uncover layers of meaning and intent. #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky
Build your author email list using social media? Of course! The real work here is your reader magnet. You need to offer a reader magnet that is coveted, desirable, and entices a person to trade their email address for what you offer in exchange.
News Summary: Self-Publishing Partnership Collapse Affects Around 100 Authors
Self-Publishing Partnership Collapse Affects Around 100 Authors
The Self-Publishing Partnership collapse affects around 100 authors, raising concerns about unpaid royalties.
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Derek shares this on book reviews: "Bad book reviews are one of the harsh realities of being a published author today." https://bit.ly/3z97V62
What might you offer as a reader magnet? You can offer anything, however, it has to be something your social media follower wants. That's the key. You want the email addresses, so offer something your follower perceives as valuable.
In a full heart there is room for everything, and in an empty heart there is room for nothing. —Antonio Porchia
News Podcast: New Study Ties Library E-Lending to Falling Print Sales; CDs Stage a Comeback
New Study Ties Library E-Lending to Falling Print Sales
Dan Holloway on the CD revival, a study tying library e-lending to lost print sales, and a new AI survey for writers.
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One-Sheet for Authors A one-sheet is an information-rich, single-page introduction of you, the author, and your book. What goes on it? Who would you share a one-sheet with? How could it benefit an author? Receive your complimentary One-Sheet guide here:
One-Sheet for Authors
A one-sheet is an information-rich, single-page introduction to you, the author, and your book.
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A bad book is as much of a labor to write as a good one, it comes as sincerely from the author's soul. —Aldous Huxley
Business and marketing updates for authors: August 25, 2026
Business and marketing updates for authors: August 25, 2026 | For Authors | The Fussy Librarian
Here's the best advice for writers on marketing and business topics that we came across Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
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When we are angry or depressed in our creativity, we have misplaced our power. We have allowed someone else to determine our worth, and then we are angry at being undervalued. —Julia Margaret Cameron
Build your author email list using social media? Of course! How do you collect emails and deliver your reader magnet? My choice is MailerLite. Their free version is user-friendly and very generous. You'll set up a landing page, a subscriber group, and automation.
Comfort Zone Author, do you need to step out of your comfort zone? Get your complimentary guide here. https://www.subscribepage.com/comfort_zone
Work smarter, not harder when it comes to marketing your book. Set aside a regular time slot to apply yourself to the task of marketing. It's an overwhelming task if you only address marketing bi-annually. It's also not effective.
Build your author email list using social media? Create your landing page/s. This is what you will share on your website and social media. "Get your complimentary content here". "Free eBook!" "Read a sample." "5 tips for new authors" "Download your copy of ______ today."
It's extremely seldom that anybody wants me to change what I've written about them. Generally I portray them in a good light, if they're friends. —Harvey Pekar
Regulus and his emotional support mouse. I'm sure he's pulling it into his box at nap time rather than it accidentally landing in the box. He's 16lbs+, 11 years old, a real stinker at times, and he loves his mouse.
Solitude is such a potential thing. We hear voices in solitude, we never hear in the hurry and turmoil of life we receive counsels and comforts, we get under no other condition... —Amelia Barr
What delights us in visible beauty is the invisible. —Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Philosophical poetry — Ampersands. Notes and everything between. A philosophical collection on life, love, longing, and the fragments that hold a life together. A curated preview is free to read online — the print edition holds the full manuscript. More: faithandprose.com/ampersands #PoetrySky
Through a multitude of voices and perspectives, poetry effectively questions, shakes up our assumptions, and encourages us to see the world anew. #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky
