d'Aulnoy Editions

11/06/2025

The concept of an author platform may seem difficult to grasp. If I'm an author, do I have do professional speaking engagements? Do I have to stand on a stage?

Well, no. Check out our blog post on the basics of an author platform and what it means.

www.daulnoy.com/blog/author-platforms

Having some form of platform means being visible to your target audience. In this article, we'll explore the basics of an author platform.

11/04/2025

White Deer Publishing provides bespoke publishing services beyond the book for writers with day jobs. Our all-women team walks you through every step of the process with knowledge sharing, author platform development, and foundational support to set you, your book, and your brand up for success.

11/03/2025

D’Aulnoy Editions is part of White Deer Publishing, meaning that we have a team of driven and dedicated experts to set you, your book, and your brand up for success.

Book publishing is multi-faceted and goes far beyond writing. We offer bespoke publishing services beyond the book for writers with day jobs. Our all-women team walks you through every step of the process with knowledge sharing, author platform development, and foundational support.

11/01/2025

We aren’t often able to all work together in person. Let’s face it — we’re scattered all over the place! Our team is based in places from Atlanta to Chicago, or temporarily Argentina, and then sometimes one of our managing editors flies to see family in the UK… You’d think it might be hard to keep everyone on the same page. (Pun intended!)

The truth is that we excel at this asynchronous thing — we *have* been doing it since the pandemic — and we love the ways it allows us to explore the world, feed our lives outside work, and still show up for each other and the jobs we love.

But it is nice to be able to sit down at a table together sometimes and get down to business, fueled by coffee and pastries.

10/31/2025

D’Aulnoy published twelve books, but where other fairy tale writers like Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm became household names, d’Aulnoy seems all but forgotten in the mainstream. Today her collected works are rarely published in new English-language editions, but rather in mixed anthologies.

Read more: www.daulnoy.com/blog/founding-story

Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville – known as Madame or Countess d’Aulnoy (/dol-ˈnwɑː/) – was a 17th-century French writer, lover, and possible spy. Credited with coining the term “fairy tales,” . . .

10/28/2025

You did it! You conquered the hard part of writing a manuscript, and now you’ve snagged the attention of a publisher. But are you ready to read a book publishing contract?

Check out our blog post on common terms used in publishing contracts.

https://wdpub.co/yly

Are you ready to read a book publishing contract? Check out our glossary to review some common terms used in publishing contracts.

10/25/2025

A little louder for the people in the back:
CONTENT ORGANIZERS ARE BETTER THAN OUTLINES.

Ahem. We'll get off the soapbox.

Check out our blog post on why:
https://wdpub.co/content-organizer

Outlines can feel like a wall of text. Use a content organizer to better plan and tackle your nonfiction book.