Linda Dunn

Hello, it's me.

How often do you send out a newsletter?

Not often means your subscribers aren't receiving the valued information they subscribed for.

Step up your game.

Podcast Potential

Podcasts are an incredible platform full of opportunity to boost you, your career, your brand, and your work.

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Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools.

By focusing on efforts to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship.

Drama

Raina Telgemeier

Why: Includes LGBT characters, was deemed sexually explicit, and was considered to have an offensive political viewpoint

Published 2012

Hello, it's me.

How often do you post on social platforms?

Not often means your followers aren't as familiar with you as they need to be.

Step up your game.

Rest well.

Next up was launching herself at a screen door.

It's been exhausting keeping her in line today. She's normally the better behaved of the 2 indoor felines. Not today.

Patch is resting after a morning of non-stop pirate shenanigans.

She licked half the butter off hubs banana bread, then sat beside him begging for more.

She scaled the piece of Metro rack one rung at a time. I have it against the window because of her.

Elevator Pitch

Your elevator pitch is a brief (20-30 seconds) and clear introduction to you, the author, and your book.

Has anyone asked you to tell them about your book and the words just didn't come out right?

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Hey, author...

How are you raising the visibility of your book?

#BookStrategy

When a man's mind rides faster than his horse can gallop they quickly both tire.

—John Webster

In our film profession you may have Gable's looks, Tracy's art, Marlene's legs or Liz's violet eyes, but they don't mean a thing without that swinging thing called courage.

—Frank Capra

Hey, Author - Are you venturing to video?

If not, why not?

Video may keep your followers' attention for an extended time.

Would you rather your followers, glance at your posted photo or stick around for video content?

As a verb, bother can mean that you take the trouble to do something. It's often presented as a negative.
-Vocabulary

Winnie the Pooh may have thought anything was a 'bother' unless it included honey.

Your email list is golden. Pooh would consider it honey-like. Build that list today.

Making Social Media Work for You

Did you know that there are over 4.9 billion users on social media? That’s a lot of potential readers and followers.

It is your responsibility to learn, engage, and self-promote.

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Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life.

—Joseph Addison

“Never underestimate the power of a good cup of coffee.” – Ursula Vernon

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou

Why: Incest, Sexual Content

Published: 1969

What is the meaning of oh, bother?
​From time to time, Winnie the Pooh and his friends share unexpected words of wisdom.
-Bookmans

While you may consider your email list a bother, I assure you it is well worth your time.

It is your direct contact with your subscribers.

@LibraryThing shares their Banned Book list.

To Kill a Mockingbird is in the number one spot.

https://www.librarything.com/list/45819/all/Our-Favorite-Banned-Books

#BannedBooks #BannedBooksWeek

Going the Distance

For the author, this means marketing your book.

#BookMarketing

Adorable

Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.

—Juvenal

It was better, he thought, to fail in attempting exquisite things than to succeed in the department of the utterly contemptible.

—Arthur Machen

Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.

—Louis Pasteur

One idea to increase your social media following is to collaborate with like-genre authors.

A collaboration will expose you to their followers and them to your followers. Figure out what you can do to make this happen. Collaboration is a worthwhile effort.

Testing, Testing: Podcasts and Connecting

One of the best and latest formats to introduce yourself to a larger audience is through podcasts.

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#AuthorStrategy #AuthorVisibility

What is the meaning of oh, bother?
​It's used to express the fact that you are annoyed about something/somebody. Oh, bother! Just the same as Pooh.
-Oxford

Your email list is golden. How can you maximize your email list to share warm and fuzzies, new releases, book promos, and more?