Why, you may ask, do we call ourselves The DateKeepers? ​Are we really, secretly...a dating site? 

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Not at all. It seems you’ve fallen victim to a homonym—an all-too-common mishap in the world of writing and editing, especially when multiple languages are involved.

 

Never fear. Clarifying such miscommunications is our expertise. 

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In Tamazight, Itto’s mother tongue, “tini” means “dates” (as in the fruit that grows on the date palm tree) and “ou” means “owner” or “keeper.” Hence, the Outinis are “the keepers of the dates,” or “the date keepers.” 

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Like the superfoods for which we’re named, we offer all the goods you need to energize your literary practice, build resilience, and thrive, all in one tiny but powerful package. 

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As practicing writers ourselves, we appreciate how much energy and strength of will it takes to simply write a book, much less usher it to publication. We don’t want you, our fellow authors, to have to go on bouncing from one provider to another, hiring an editor here, a book coach there, a publicist from all the way down there, and a marketing strategist from way over yonder, when you could find everything you need in one place. 

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Of course, like you, we were not born with all the expertise we needed to successfully navigate the publishing industry. Nor (unfortunately) did we acquire it from the institutions where we studied. We had to assemble that knowledge ourselves, patiently, painstakingly, as a matter of professional survival. 

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For the sake of our art, we’ve learned how to think like agents, editors, publicists, publishers, marketers, and (of course) readers, all without sacrificing our literary integrity. We will teach you those skills, too, and spare you the trouble of dealing with dozens of additional people along the way. 

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We are The DateKeepers. Work with us, and you’ll become the well-read and respected author you were meant to be.