Self-Help

How To Be an Authortunist

Angela Yuriko Smith

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Length4h 11m

About this audiobook

How to Be an Authortunist shares three decades of information gathered from the writing and publishing industry. From unconventional ideas, such as how to use Second Life for promoting your work, to time-tested tools, like how to write a press release. Included are templates, websites and other specifics that will help you slap down the impostor syndrome and be your best publishing self. From the publisher of Space and Time magazine (est. 1966), an two times Bram Stoker Awards® winner and the curator behind the weekly Authortunities calendar newsletter on Substack. Authortunist. / (au̯.tʰor.tjuːˈnɪst) / noun. A writer who skillfully adapts their actions, responses, and creative strategies to seize opportunities within the publishing world, adapting to trends, market shifts, and evolving circumstances in the literary landscape.

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Audiobook details

Rating★★★★ 4.0 (1)

GenreSelf-Help

Length4 hrs 11 mins

Narrated bySelect Your Own

FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateSep 7, 2025

LanguageEnglish

1Introduction

2016. Virtual Worlds, The Last Great Frontier

2A Note From the Author

2117. Your Virtual Tool Box

3I. BUILDING STORY

2218. Networking Opportunities

41. Who I Am & Why I Wrote This

2319. Beyond the Virtual Borders

52. Why Do You Write?

2420. Partner Up

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63. You Are the Secret Plot Twist

2521. Data Analyzers: Using Facts to Sell Your Fiction

74. Who Wants to Be Read Forever?

2622. Final Word on Marketing

85. The What & Who: Genre & Reader

27III. A FEW TOOLS

96. On Jacket Copy & Elevator Pitches

2823. A Recap: The Top 5 Tips for Building Story

107. Hurting Heroes, Happy Readers: None

2924. Taming Impostor Syndrome

118. Outline 101: Pantsers & Plotters

3025. Binaural Beats for Focus

129. Advanced Outlines: Layering for Depth

3126. Supernatural Productivity Without Selling Your Soul

1310. Never Shun the Shunn

3227. The Power of the Press Release

1411. Broken First Lines Make Good Hooks

3328. Be an Authortunist

1512. Stick Your Ending, Stick Your Readers

34For Authors: Authortunities

1613. After The End

35Did you enjoy this book?

17II. BUILDING SALES

36About the Author

1814. How I Got Into This

37Also by Angela Yuriko Smith

1915. Make It Your Baby

About the author

Angela Yuriko Smith

Angela Yuriko Smith, president of the HWA and publisher of Space and Time magazine, is the proud recipient of multiple awards, including two Bram Stokers. As a Publishing Coach, she helps writers search less and submit more with her weekly calendar of author opportunities at authortunities.substack.com.View all by Angela Yuriko Smith