How To Be an Authortunist

By 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.

Audiobook details

Rating★★★★ 4.5 (17)
Includes Goodreads
GenreSelf-Help
Length4 hrs 11 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 7, 2025
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Introduction
2A Note From the Author
3I. BUILDING STORY
41. Who I Am & Why I Wrote This
52. Why Do You Write?
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63. You Are the Secret Plot Twist
74. Who Wants to Be Read Forever?
85. The What & Who: Genre & Reader
96. On Jacket Copy & Elevator Pitches
107. Hurting Heroes, Happy Readers: None
118. Outline 101: Pantsers & Plotters
129. Advanced Outlines: Layering for Depth
1310. Never Shun the Shunn
1411. Broken First Lines Make Good Hooks
1512. Stick Your Ending, Stick Your Readers
1613. After The End
17II. BUILDING SALES
1814. How I Got Into This
1915. Make It Your Baby
2016. Virtual Worlds, The Last Great Frontier
2117. Your Virtual Tool Box
2218. Networking Opportunities
2319. Beyond the Virtual Borders
2420. Partner Up
2521. Data Analyzers: Using Facts to Sell Your Fiction
2622. Final Word on Marketing
27III. A FEW TOOLS
2823. A Recap: The Top 5 Tips for Building Story
2924. Taming Impostor Syndrome
3025. Binaural Beats for Focus
3126. Supernatural Productivity Without Selling Your Soul
3227. The Power of the Press Release
3328. Be an Authortunist
34For Authors: Authortunities
35Did you enjoy this book?
36About the Author
37Also by Angela Yuriko Smith

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