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**[AUTHOR NAME]**
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*Complete Author Bio & Media Kit*
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**Book:** *[BOOK TITLE]*
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## SHORT BIO (50 words)
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**[Author Name]** writes [genre] that [distinctive angle—e.g., "exposes the machinery of Midwestern politeness to reveal the violence underneath"]. *[BOOK TITLE]* is [concrete detail about content—e.g., "a novel told through the receipts and recipes left behind after a family's grocery empire collapses"]. She is currently [current project detail].
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## MEDIUM BIO (150 words)
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**[Author Name]** is the author of *[BOOK TITLE]*, a [genre] [concrete detail about content—e.g., "exploring how three generations of women inherit both trauma and a tomato canning factory"].
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A [relevant background credential—e.g., "former bankruptcy lawyer" or "residency fellow at Yaddo"], she began writing after [specific origin moment—e.g., "cataloguing her grandmother's unsent letters"]. Her work has appeared in [Publication A] and [Publication B], and she has [specific teaching/speaking credential—e.g., "led workshops in county jails across Ohio"].
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*[BOOK TITLE]* [significance statement—e.g., "examines the mathematics of forgiveness through the language of agricultural supply chains"]. When not writing, she [humanizing detail—e.g., "restores vintage mixers" or "runs ultramarathons in states she's never visited"].
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She lives in [City, State] with [specific domestic detail—e.g., "two ungrateful chickens and a patient spouse"]. She is currently [current project—e.g., "researching a novel about the last lighthouse keeper of Lake Michigan"].
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## LONG BIO (300 words)
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**[Author Name]** did not intend to write about [book subject—e.g., "the dairy industry"], but after [specific origin story—e.g., "inheriting 300 hours of her grandfather's oral histories recorded in the cab of a milk truck"], she found herself obsessed with [thematic obsession—e.g., "the stories we tell to make exploitation taste like heritage"].
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Born in [Location], she spent [formative years detail] before [pivot moment—e.g., "abandoning her MFA to work in a salmon cannery"]. Those years surface in *[BOOK TITLE]*, which [concrete content detail—e.g., "traces a single salmon from the Pacific to a平原的家庭餐桌, documenting every hand that touched it along the way"]. The book [significance/impact statement—e.g., "asks whether consumption can ever be ethical when survival requires destruction"].
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Her influences include [Specific Writer] and [Unexpected Non-Literary Influence—e.g., "the USDA grading manuals of the 1950s"], though she cites [personal mentor/detail] as her most significant teacher. She has received [specific accolade, no "award-winning"—e.g., "a grant from the Michigan Arts Council to study invasive species"] and has [specific publication/residency/teaching credit].
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*[BOOK TITLE]* represents the first installment of [larger project if applicable]. She is currently [future direction—e.g., "interviewing morticians for her second book, a study of funeral home architecture and queer history in the Rust Belt"].
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She lives in [City], where she [specific daily practice—e.g., "keeps bees on her fire escape and refuses to own a car"].
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## FIRST-PERSON "ABOUT ME" (100 words)
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I write because [specific motivation—e.g., "someone has to document what the ductwork remembers"].
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My book, *[BOOK TITLE]*, started when [origin story in personal voice—e.g., "I found a list of grievances written on the back of a feed receipt in my great-uncle's handwriting"]. It's about [concrete content detail], but really it's about [thematic truth—e.g., "how we love things that damage us"].
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I don't believe in [writing advice trope you reject], but I do believe in [specific writing ritual—e.g., "writing before dawn while the coffee is still too hot to drink"].
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Currently: [what you're actually doing—e.g., "learning to weld and trying to convince my tomatoes to ripen before frost"].
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Say hello at [email] or [social handle].
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## SOCIAL HANDLE BIOS
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**Twitter/X** (160 chars)
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*[Author Name]* writes [genre] about [specific thing]. *[BOOK TITLE]* is out now. [Location] / [Personal detail—e.g., "Beekeeper. Skeptic."] [Link]
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**Instagram** (150 chars)
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*[Author Name]*
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writes [genre]
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*[BOOK TITLE]*
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[Brief personal detail]
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[Link in bio]
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**LinkedIn** (220 chars)
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**Author | [Genre] Writer**
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Author of *[BOOK TITLE]* ([Publisher], [Year]), a [description]. Former [credibility marker]. Writing about [topic]. Speaking inquiries: [email].
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## AUTHOR PHOTO CAPTION
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**[Author Name]** is a [genre] writer based in [City] and the author of *[BOOK TITLE]* ([Publisher]).
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## MEDIA CONTACT BLOCK
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**FOR REVIEW COPIES, INTERVIEWS & APPEARANCES:**
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**[Publicist Name/Author Name if self-repped]**
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Crimson Leaf Marketing (on behalf of [Author Name])
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Email: [media@crimsonleaf.com]
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Phone: [555-0123]
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Website: [www.authorwebsite.com]
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**Social Handles:**
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Twitter/X: @[handle]
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Instagram: @[handle]
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LinkedIn: [LinkedIn URL]
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TikTok/BlueSky/etc.: @[handle]
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**Availability:** [Season/Year availability for interviews, e.g., "Available for virtual events through December 2024; in-person February 2025"]
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**Please provide the following to complete this kit:**
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- Author name & pronouns
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- Book title, publisher, and pub date
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- One concrete detail about the book's content/subject
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- Author's current location
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- 2-3 specific credentials or background details
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- Current project/status
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- Preferred contact information
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- Social media handles
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*Once you provide these details, I will customize each section with specific, warm, and distinctive language that avoids cliché while maintaining the structure above.*
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