d'Aulnoy Editions

08/11/2026

Outlines can feel like a wall of text, and they limit the information you can include in the planning stage of your manuscript. Use a content organizer to better tackle your book.

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.

08/10/2026

This "vivid and heartfelt look" into the life and work of Kent Gutzmer follows the lesser-known yet iconic folk artist from his first carving in 1984, buried in a six-foot snow drift.

Get your copy of his memoir: h2c.ai/gutz

08/08/2026

On a frigid winter day in South Dakota in 1984, buried in a six-foot-high snow drift, Kent Gutzmer first picked up an old carpet knife and started to carve a rocking horse. Since then, this lesser known yet iconic artist’s timeless, polychrome folk-art sculptures can be found throughout the United States and beyond.

Get your copy of his memoir: h2c.ai/gutz

08/07/2026

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.

08/06/2026

Q: What's the most important lesson you've learned recently?

08/01/2026

Sit down and start writing. Do it now. Do it every morning while you sip your coffee. Make a date with your laptop or preferred writing instrument and protect that writing time. Just do it.

www.daulnoy.com/blog/putting-words-on-the-page

Drivel is better than the blank page. Adjust your thinking and get back to work.

07/31/2026

This "vivid and heartfelt look" into the life and work of Kent Gutzmer follows the lesser-known yet iconic folk artist from his first carving in 1984, buried in a six-foot snow drift.

Get your copy of his memoir: h2c.ai/gutz

07/28/2026

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/contract-glossary