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Nate Hoffelder

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When I am not building and fixing author websites, I make things like badge ribbons, bookmarks, event badges, and (lately) centerpieces. https://natehoffelder.com/ formerly: https://x.com/inkbitspixels #actuallyautistic he/him

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Nate Hoffelder @natehoffelder.com · 7h

Harshini Fernando explains why authors need a website.
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Why Every Author Still Needs a Website in 2025 (And How to Make Yours a Reader Magnet) - Written Word Media Author Website Tips: Build a Site That Works for Your Writing Career

Your author website is still the cornerstone of your online presence. Learn what to include, how to grow your email list, and tips that help it work harder for you.

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Nate Hoffelder @natehoffelder.com · 7h

If you are looking for an alternative to the now-defunct NaNoWriMo, Reedsy has a few suggestions.

The 5 Best NaNoWriMo Alternatives to Draft Your Novel in 2025

What comes after the now defunct NaNoWriMo? Here are 5 alternatives to keep the challenge of writing a novel in November alive.

Nate Hoffelder @natehoffelder.com · 7h

A Texas school district has closed its middle school libraries.
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A Texas District Has Just Banned Students from Secondary School Libraries

In order to ban books from its libraries, New Braunfels Independent School District has just closed its libraries to middle and high schoolers.

Nate Hoffelder @natehoffelder.com · 7h

A new lawsuit has been filed against Salesforce over using pirated books to train its LLM.
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Nate Hoffelder @natehoffelder.com · 7h

If you are looking for an alternative to the now-defunct NaNoWriMo, Reedsy has a few suggestions.
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The 5 Best NaNoWriMo Alternatives to Draft Your Novel in 2025

What comes after the now defunct NaNoWriMo? Here are 5 alternatives to keep the challenge of writing a novel in November alive.

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Nate Hoffelder @natehoffelder.com · 7h

Penny Sansevieri has the scoop on authors being locked out of Amazon Author Central.
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BTW, does the image on that post look AI-generated to you?

The Great Author Central Lockout: Amazon's Latest Frustration

Frustrated by locked Amazon fields? Get must-know Amazon Author Central tips to regain control and optimize your author page.

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Nate Hoffelder @natehoffelder.com · 8h

Weekly News: 13th October 2025
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Weekly News: 13th October 2025 - Author Help

Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links: Book a FREE consultation to find out how we can help you publish your book.…

Nate Hoffelder @natehoffelder.com · 7d

Written Word Media has advice on how authors can use paid advertising to build momentum.
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The Momentum Method: Smart Book Marketing Strategies for Self-Published Authors - Written Word Media

Discover how to combine email promotions and digital ads to build momentum, boost book sales, and grow your readership as a self-published author.

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Nate Hoffelder @natehoffelder.com · 7d

Elizabeth Spann Craig has advice on how authors can keep from confusing their readers. *cough* fantasy *cough*
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Keeping Your Book From Confusing Readers – Elizabeth Spann Craig

Increase reader enjoyment by preventing confusion. Use clear dialogue, smooth transitions, and character clarity to help keep things straight.

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Nate Hoffelder @natehoffelder.com · 7d

The Onyx BOOX P6 Pro has a phone-shaped 6.13" color E-ink screen, and 5G connectivity, and yet it is not a phone.

Onyx BOOX P6 Pro phone-sized eReader with an E Ink color display and 5G launches Oct 9 - Liliputing

Onyx BOOX P6 Pro phone-sized eReader with an E Ink color display and 5G launches Oct 9

Nate Hoffelder @natehoffelder.com · 7d

Hellman's has created a garlic scented book.
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Hellmann’s creates garlic-scented book with author Jennifer L. Armentrout

The condiment brand worked with Edelman to craft a garlic-infused edition of 'The Primal of Blood and Bone.'

Nate Hoffelder @natehoffelder.com · 7d

Weekly News: 6th October 2025
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Weekly News: 6th October 2025 - Author Help

Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links: Book a FREE consultation to find out how we can help you publish your book.

Nate Hoffelder @natehoffelder.com · 7d

Baker & Taylor on the brink (This week in books)
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Baker & Taylor on the brink (This week in books)

This week! Books! Baker & Taylor Prepares Plan to Shut Down – Jim Milliot, Publishers Weekly | Libraries Look to Fill the Gap Left by Baker & Taylor – Jim Milliot and Nathalie op de Beeck, Publishers…

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Nate Hoffelder @natehoffelder.com · 7d

Friday’s Endnotes – 10/10/25
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Friday’s Endnotes – 10/10/25 – Copyhype

Machines ‘Copy,’ Humans ‘Learn’ — from Sandra Aistars: “I’ve noticed that AI models are bad at understanding context — and therefore in drawing the right conclusions — in both art and law. My theory…

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Nate Hoffelder @natehoffelder.com · 11d

Baker & Taylor, a giant in the library distribution industry, is done.
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Baker & Taylor Prepares Plan to Shut Down

At a town hall yesterday, B&T owner and CEO Aman Kochar announced that following the termination of the ReaderLink acquisition deal, he does not see a path to keep the library wholesaler in business.

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Nate Hoffelder @natehoffelder.com · 14d

Here are a few apps you can use to edit your next book.
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Best Book Editing Software for Authors in 2025

Discover the best book editing software for writers. Compare tools like Grammarly, ProWritingAid, Hemingway, and more to polish your manuscript.

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Nate Hoffelder @natehoffelder.com · 14d

Did you know that antique possessive pronouns like hisn and yourn are still hanging on in the backwoods?
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Hisn, Hern, Yourn, Ourn

John in Tucson, Arizona, remembers his grandfather used the possessives hisn, hern, yourn, and ourn, as in Those cattle are hisn or That house is hern. These archaic forms originated hundreds of…

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Nate Hoffelder @natehoffelder.com · 14d

There's a copyright infringement lawsuit going on right now which has nothing to do with AI, but could result in over $7 billion in damages.
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An Important Copyright Lawsuit Not About AI

Though AI has dominated the copyright news cycle, one of the most important ongoing cases involves two real estate giants and regular human-created images.

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Nate Hoffelder @natehoffelder.com · 14d

Move over, NFTs - Microsoft is building a marketplace for publishers to license content to AI companies.
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Scoop: Microsoft looks to build AI marketplace for publishers

Copilot would be the first buyer in the Publisher Content Marketplace.

Nate Hoffelder @natehoffelder.com · 14d

2025.40: The AI Slop Era Arrives
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2025.40: The AI Slop Era Arrives

The best Stratechery content from the week of October 6, 2025, including the arrival of the AI Slop Era, what “China Hawk” really means, and Steve Ballmer and the Clippers catastrophe.

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Nate Hoffelder @natehoffelder.com · 14d

Weekly News: 29th September 2025
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Weekly News: 29th September 2025 - Author Help

Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links: Book a FREE consultation to find out how we can help you publish your book.

Nate Hoffelder @natehoffelder.com · 14d

Weekly News: 29th September 2025
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Weekly News: 29th September 2025 - Author Help

Every week, we post a curated list of links that authors should find useful or interesting. Here are this week’s links: Book a FREE consultation to find out how we can help you publish your book.

Nate Hoffelder @natehoffelder.com · 14d

Anthropic settlement class now searchable (This week in books)
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Anthropic settlement class now searchable (This week in books)

This week! Books! Anthropic Copyright Settlement Website – If your book was pirated by Anthropic and you or your publisher registered your copyright within five years, you may be in the settlement…

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Nate Hoffelder @natehoffelder.com · 14d

Friday’s Endnotes – 10/03/25
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Friday’s Endnotes – 10/03/25 – Copyhype

In the fight over AI, copyright is America’s competitive weapon — “China’s leading model, DeepSeek, was reportedly trained in part on stolen intellectual property from U.S. models and creators. If…

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Nate Hoffelder @natehoffelder.com · 21d

Anne R Allen shares 12 ways not to start a novel.
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12 Ways Not to Start a Novel

How do we start a novel? So much needs to go in an opener. But some openers have been done to death. So here are 12 ways not to start a novel