Linda Dunn

Elevator Pitch - Just Why?

An elevator pitch is a must. You need to figure out how to spin it in 20-30 seconds.

Get a complimentary copy of Elevator Pitch to polish up your book pitch.

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Book Cover for The Hammersmith Tales (spelt with a y instead of an i). A beige background with shadowy images of cogs and clock faces. In the bottom right corner sits a grey cat wearing brass goggles and a green scarf. H elooks out at us with a lopsided grin. His tail is segmented with metal joints and his eyes have mechanical irises. The book's title is across the top in red and gold. Written in white below it says "A collection of steampunk shorts from the author of", then in yellow/gold "Dexter & Sinister Detecting Agents." Below that is the author's name in white, Keith W Dickinson.

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As well as posting silliness and hope for a better world I also write books (full of silliness and hope for a better world). Start with this free book of shorts written to introduce you to the #steampunk world of Hammersmyth.

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Poetry inspires creativity and encourages us to think outside the box.

#PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

If you wish to achieve worthwhile things in your personal and career life, you must become a worthwhile person in your own self-development.

—Brian Tracy

Act Now

How can an author stand out on social media?

#SocialMediaForAuthors

Why does an author need to be on social media?

Where does an author need to be?

Does an author actually need to show up?

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A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.

—Petrarch

Hubs left his cheeseburger unattended fora few minutes last night. Guess who wrestled a piece of it onto my rug? Zero shame.

The Litfuse chicks love books and couldn't pass a chance to build a book tree! Litfusegroup.com Music: "Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ How to Make a Book Tree

How to Make a Book Tree

All directors are storytellers, so the motivation was to tell the story I wanted to tell. That's what I love.

—Spike Lee

Author branding distinguishes you from another author in your genre. Think personal flair, polished content, micro-niching, logo, tagline, presentation, etc.

Do you need to worry about author branding? Yes. In shaping your author brand, you are more likely to be found by potential readers.

Promote Your Uniqueness what makes an author unique, what makes an author stand out, what makes an author different than the next

Promote Your Uniqueness

One of the greatest things about you, author, is that you are one-of-a-kind. There is no one else like you on this planet, and there is no one who does things quite like you do.

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Elevator Pitch

What is an example for an author with a day job?

My day job is (teaching kindergarten). I am also a published author for (kids 5-10). My focus is (on bullying and like issues to support healthy independence and confident choices).

Segued right into the books, didn't this author?

Christmas magic is silent. You don't hear it — you feel it. You know it. You believe it.
-Kevin Alan Milne

#Christmas #ChristmasSpirit

What is an example of a fiction author elevator pitch?

I am a (mystery-noir author. Think Guy Noir - Private Eye). I have a series of 6 books published with another releasing in a few months.

My books were (recently featured during the San Francisco Film Noir Festival by independent booksellers).

Good night.

These look marvelous.

Act Now

What about book marketing for the time-challenged?

#BookMarketing

Making Connections

Are you making the most of your social media connections?

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The writing of the wise are the only riches our posterity cannot squander.

—Walter Savage Landor

Christmas can't be bought from a store. Maybe Christmas means a little bit more.

-Dr. Seuss

Perseverance is like driving a bulldozer that moves on and on, removing all obstacles on the way.

—Remez Sasson

Whether you be man or woman you will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.

—James Allen

Why bother with author branding? It is necessary to help you stand out among other like-genre authors.

—Do you want to be known as a self-help author?
—Or would you like to be recognized as a self-help author specializing in (topic) for (who) with (credentials)?

Derek shares this on book reviews:

"Bad book reviews are one of the harsh realities of being a published author today."

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The Author's Website

Do you have questions about your author website? What do you need? Can you do it yourself? (Of course!)

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Everyone talks about marketing your book, but what does that really mean?

Merriam-Webster defines marketing as
1. “the act or process of selling or purchasing in a market”
2. “the process or technique of promoting, selling, and distributing a product or service”

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What is an example of a non-fiction author elevator pitch?

I help businesses learn to (negotiate basic contracts) in my book, (Basic Business Contract Negotiations).

Not only will you (train your team to manage the basics), you'll learn to (know when to outsource to legal and why).

Easy - peasy.