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#authors

Bastian Espada
15 minutes ago

“If a person looks up at the sky, and imagines a better world, a better way of being for all things, a less brutal condition of existence for all creation — is that person flipping the universe off? Or is it the other way around?”

“Well sonny, that’s kinda the problem with human imagination, ain’t it? It’s a little bit of both, it’s always a little bit of both.”

#author, #authors, #writer, #writing, #AmWriting

Rich Rubin :verified_paw:
1 day ago

I wish I could write as fast as the ideas that keep popping into my head. It might be time I start giving away my story prompts & outlines to someone to complete them. Maybe use a service like #Draft2Digital so we both get paid on each sale. #writingcommunity #authorsofmastodon #amwriting #authors #AuthorLife

Mark Cantrell
1 day ago

The latest on my newsletter: Primary school kids took to the terraces at Old Trafford, recently, for an event with author A M Dassu intended to help boost reading skills and tackle racism.

https://markcantrellauthor.substack.com/p/old-trafford-book-event-shows-racism

#books #childrensbooks #literacy #readingskills #novels #authors

Bastian Espada
2 days ago

“Why wouldn’t you assent to this? That’s just ego!”

“Damn right it’s ego. And not just any ego, but MY ego —which is superior to ALL egos.”

#author, #authors, #writer, #writing, #AmWriting

Ready to go on the first #podcast to talk about my latest book #TheCommitteeWillKillYouNow

I always get such #impostersyndrome before #author #interviews and I have to hold my book in my hand to remind myself, yes, I wrote it and yes, it’s real

#bookstodon #medmastodon #books #authors #authorsofmastodon #authorlife #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity

A selfie of me, a woman with brunette hair and red glasses, holding my book The Committee Will Kill You Now
Devon Ellington
2 days ago

I’m delighted that my weird little fantasy short story, “The Forest Library” found a home with the publication DOES IT HAVE POCKETS? Loved working with them! You can read it here https://www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/devon-ellington
#Writing #WritingCommunity #Authors #ShortStory #Fantasy #Fiction

Inkican
2 days ago

Ooh – this is a white hot winter – excited to announce my scifi short stories are FREE on Smashwords for the month of December! It’s all part of Smashwords’ Annual Summer/Winter Sale! Pick out a book and read more inside!

https://inkican.com/white-hot-scifi-winter-scifi-short-stories-free-smashwords/

#scifi #ebooks #booksforkids #FreeEbooks #authors #Fediverse #Mastodon #currentevents #books #Reading

Smashwords - Free ebook sale - logo
Ishmael A Soledad
2 days ago

Promised you a link to long-winded updates, so here is is #authors and #writingcommunity - I am #writing my #scifi #wip , putting my updates on my web page monthly.

https://ishmaeltheauthor.com/2023/11/30/progress-and-organic-writing/

Ishmael A Soledad
2 days ago

#authors and #readers , an update on my #scifi #wip - not huge progress but, regardless, words on a page are better than empty lines.

I'll send a link to my website in the next post, it's where the long-winded updates live.

Rich Rubin :verified_paw:
3 days ago

The Challenges of Being Me comes out tomorrow! This is a coming of age #novel dealing with the challenges of not knowing who you are, yet still supposed to project confidence about yourself to those around you.

I’m excited about this book coming out and would love for you to join me on this journey

Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Challenges-Being-Me-Friend-Group-ebook/dp/B0CLVTG628 @bookstodon #bookblogger #writingcommunity #authors #bookstodon #books #selfpromo #ebook #readercommunity #readers

Bastian Espada
3 days ago

"We’re sorry son, we couldn’t get you a new liver for Christmas.” The man caressed the boy’s face. “At least— at least another boy will get a new heart.”

#author, #authors, #writer, #writing, #AmWriting

Anna K Payne, Author
3 days ago

Although I had heard many of the hymn stories I really liked the personal things and the relevant scripture.

Read the full article: Authors
https://apcreationshub.com/authors/?utm_campaign=authors&utm_medium=social_link&utm_source=missinglettr-instagram

#authors #Christian #family

Although I had heard many of the hymn stories I really liked the personal things and the relevant scripture.

Read the full article: Authors
▸ https://lttr.ai/AKvV3

#authors #Christian #family
Phoenix.Serenity
3 days ago

#Asian #publishers want to counter #WesternMedia narrative as they take part in #Global #Initiative to encourage people to read #Palestinian #authors & #history.

#ReadPalestine started on Weds & runs to Dec. 5.

Created by #PublishersForPalestine, #global #solidarity #collective of more than 350 publishers calling for end to all violence against #Palestinians & for #TelAviv & allies to be held #accountable for #WarCrimes for #Israeli onslaught on #Gaza.

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2417901

#Geopolitics

C. L. Nichols
3 days ago
Anthony Gladman
3 days ago

Working on a #fiction idea for a change and could do with help for a pregnancy timeline.

Young couple - just kids really - fool about and she gets pregnant. Let's say that's late summer, end of harvest maybe.

I need to figure out:

- How soon she realises
- How long she keeps it hidden
- How quickly the parents can arrange a wedding for these only-just-old-enough kids to preserve some social standing

For context, this is 1890s, small town in Northern England.

#Authors #AmWriting @writers

Holland House Books
3 days ago

The Island Prize, 2023-2024, open for submissions

#authors #writers of #Africa - have you a first novel that's looking for a home? Why not submit to the Island Prize competition, open now for #submissions ? It's free to enter, and you might find mentorship, an agent, a publisher ....

https://hhousebooks.com/the-island-prize-2023-2024/

#writingcommunity #africanwriters #africanauthors #africanliterature #writing #novel #writingcompetition #theislandprize

Devon Ellington
4 days ago

Episode 89: Attempted Capture
The magic killing Gaston tries to include Lianna in its deadly thrall.
https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B0BS1VGS8C
#AngelHunt #Serial #KindleVella #UrbanFantasy #Magic #Witch #NYC #Authors #WritingCommunity

Devon Ellington
4 days ago

Over on The Process Muse, we’re talking about “artistic security” and what makes you feel secure in your work. Read it and add your thoughts! https://devonellington.substack.com/p/artistic-security
#ProcessMuse #Writing #WritingCommunity #Authors #Art #Creating #Security

Paint brushes in a cup in an artists' studio with out of focus paintings in the background
Devon Ellington
4 days ago

It’s That Time of the Year Again, for Holiday Stories!
JUST JUMP IN AND FLY is a #comic #romantic #fantasy featuring Santa’s sexy nephew, talking cats, and a race to save the #holidays from a dastardly villain. A 99 cent novelette.
THE GHOST OF LOCKESLEY HALL is a more traditional holiday #romance, featuring a #ghost, a #treasure, and a handsome #stranger.
More information on both here, including buy links:
https://www.devonellingtonwork.com/2023/11/29/its-that-time-of-the-year-again/
#Writing #WritingCommunity #Authors #ShortFiction #Holidays

Ad showing cover for JUST JUMP IN AND FLY with sleigh and reindeer flying across the moon. Copy "Who's the sexy man crashlanded at the bottom of Samantha's drive with 8 not so tiny reindeer? 99 cent novelette. https://devonellington.wordpress.com/the-stories against a snowy backdrop with evergreens.
Poetry News
5 days ago

Sports Illustrated's authors were bunk
For they were not really ones, but a punk
For they used AI
To write articles and lie
But now they've erased all that junk

#si #fakenews #ai #authors #limerick #poetry

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/27/media/sports-illustrated-deletes-articles-fake-author-names-ai-profile-photos/index.html

Gerald So
5 days ago

I invite fellow Robert B. Parker fans to join the discussion in my recently-created Fans of Robert B. Parker public @matrix room: https://chatterrific.blogspot.com/2023/11/fans-of-robert-b-parker-on-matrix.html

#RobertBParker #Matrix #Spenser #JesseStone #SunnyRandall #Authors #Books #Movies #TV

Atlas Obscura
5 days ago

St. Martin's Church in Stoney Middleton, England

This 15th-century church was once described as England's ugliest.#charlottebrontë #literature #authors #war #warhistory #medieval #churches #section-Atlas
St Martin's Church

Shantell Powell
5 days ago

December 5, 2023 | 12:30 PM EST via Zoom

Attention writers! Have you finished a fantastic manuscript and are now looking to sell it? Join us for a workshop on the Art of the Pitch with Executive Editor at HarperCollins Canada, Janice Zawerbny. Come prepared to talk about your project, ask questions and have your pitch flash assessed! FREE but registration is required. https://diasporadialogues.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=39b952dc617f332c1cf6011c5&id=1656769ecb&e=e69865a15d #WritingCommunity #Pitch #Authors #Editors #Publishing

Devon Ellington
5 days ago

Episode 141: Annoying Men Getting Annoyed
Shelley doesn’t have time to soothe fragile male egos when her city’s at risk.
https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B0B6Y2XRB1
#Legerdemain #Serial #KindleVella #Fantasy #Mystery #Webserial #Authors #Magic #Misfits #Murder

Devon Ellington
6 days ago

A typical Christmas Eve? Not quite. A sexy Santa. Talking cats. A nasty villain. A perennial favorite novelette from the backlist, JUST JUMP IN AND FLY, under the Ava Dunne byline. Only 99 cents! More information here: https://www.devonellingtonwork.com/delectable-digital-delights/
UBL here: https://books2read.com/u/brqaZM
#Writing #WritingCommunity #Authors #Novelette #Short #Digital #HolidayFicton #Fantasy #RomanticElements #Comedy #Yule #ChristmasFiction

Leslie Farnsworth
6 days ago

Anyone know a place where I can find a comprehensive (or nearly so) list of independent presses?

#authors #amwriting #writingcommunity #upmarket

Branwen OShea (she/her)
1 week ago

Finished it!
A few of you thought my other cave diggers looked cute and floofy, so I wanted to show their terrifying size relative to a human. I drew the human side-eyeing me, hoping he has plot armor.😂

(Cave diggers are just one of the future ice age predators in my YA Sci-fi series. First book is The Calling.)

#FindingHumanitySeries #ocart #art #author #authors #amwriting #writing

Drawing of a future ice age predator about to attack a human. Predator is larger than a grizzly with massive claws, the shape of a wolverine/bear, and markings similar to an American Badger. The human is wearing an orange parka and has his arms up protectively. They stand on a snow field.
Fedi.Video 🎅
1 week ago

Can we give a warm welcome to Robert Kingett's PeerTube presence? He's a writer, editor and long-time Fediverse user, advocating for blind and disability rights, and the LGBTQIA+ community. You can follow at:

➡️ @weirdwriter@spectra.video

If the videos aren't noticed by your server yet, you can browse them all at:

➡️ https://spectra.video/a/weirdwriter/videos

You can also follow his Mastodon account at:

➡️ @weirdwriter@tweesecake.social

#PeerTube #Writing #Writers #Authors #Accessibility #Disability #Disabilities #LGBTQIA

Johny Nocash
1 week ago
AnnaFeatherstone
1 week ago

Latest book sales stats out of Australia thanks to Nielsen - 3 non-fiction books take out the top places in the top 10. Sales have held up reasonably well for 2023.
Some more takeaways here:

https://annafeatherstone.com/book-sales-in-australia-australian-publishing-industry-2023-statistics/

#amwriting #authors #author
#writingcommunity #amwriting #indieauthors #selfpublishing #Australia #writersaustralia

AnnaFeatherstone
2 weeks ago

On this day before Thanksgiving is celebrated in the USA, I'm #grateful for my #colleagues (aka #edibuddies) around the world, my #authors around the world, & #activists who share info, helping me people as kindly as possible. May the world be good to all of you. #Bookstodon

Óli Gneisti (English)
2 weeks ago

#GoodReads has this rather bizarre way to differentiate authors. You (Goodreads librarians) add an extra space between the first and last name of authors with the same name. If there is a third author you add a third space etc.

A author I met at #IcelandNoir didn't have a unique name so I added a space. When the change had gone through (which takes a bit of time) I discovered there was already a double space author with that name so I am now waiting if three spaces are enough.

#authors #books

I just received an acceptance for a story I've been submitting since April 2022 👀

Don't give up! 💪🏻

#writer #writers #author #authors #writerslife

Panda Bear :veripawed2:
2 weeks ago

I'm almost done and I'm going to be so lost afterward. I never want this book to end. 😭

#books #authors #audible #nowreading #nowlistening #ghosts #paranormal #horrorfiction #horror #romance

This is a screenshot showing the novel: A Haunting by L.I. Albemont
Rich Rubin :verified_paw:
2 weeks ago

The Challenges of Being Me is a contemporary young adult #novel coming out on December 1st. This is a coming of age story dealing with the challenges of not knowing who you are, yet still supposed to project confidence about yourself to those around you.

I’m excited about this book coming out and would love for you to join me on this journey

Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Challenges-Being-Me-Friend-Group-ebook/dp/B0CLVTG628 @bookstodon #bookblogger #writingcommunity #authors #bookstodon #books #selfpromo #ebook #readercommunity #readers

alice2
2 weeks ago

"An author is a fool who, not content with having bored those who have lived with him, insists on boring future generations."

--Charles de Montesquieu

#quote #montesquieu #authors

Victoria Strauss
2 weeks ago

The Authors Guild breaks down the key aspects affecting authors of Pres. Biden's recent Executive Order addressing #ArtificialIntelligence, including #copyright #WritingCommunity
#Authors https://authorsguild.org/news/what-authors-should-know-about-president-bidens-executive-order-on-ai-use/

Branwen OShea (she/her)
2 weeks ago

For your amusement. Yesterday’s sketch was of an enraged cave digger and a human side-eyeing the artist and hoping they have plot armor 😂

(Cave diggers are the new predator in my future ice age book series)

#FindingHumanitySeries #sketch #worldbuilding #amwriting #writing #author
#authors #art

Giant wolverine/bear-like creature with American badger markings raising a long-clawed paw and snarling at a person, who’s much smaller than them, in a coat and is raising their hands in defense while side-eyeing the viewer.
David Farnell
2 weeks ago

#Tolkien on why they didn't just ride the eagles into #Mordor. (short video, amusing) And yeah, I think people keep thinking they're the first to ask why, and apparently he got asked it all the time when he was alive.
#books #bookstodon #LordOfTheRings #authors
https://youtu.be/1-Uz0LMbWpI?si=RsQsFTGf42RR4BtR

Unbelievable #author moment this week. When both my books were in the top 20 in Amazon Medical Thrillers 😮🤯🙏❤️
#books #bookstodon #authors #thrillers #MedMastodon

Screenshot of the top medical thriller books on Amazon. #12 is The Algorithm Will See You Now. #13 is The Committee Will Kill You Now. Both by JL Lycette
William C. Tracy
2 weeks ago

Support your favorite #indie #authors! Check out the #paperback and #hardback #books here, sold DIRECT from the authors! No #amazon middleman, so you're funding the author directly by buying. Check out #scifi, #fantasy, #urbanfantasy, #spceopera, #dystopian, #romance, and more!
https://books.bookfunnel.com/paperbackpushers-nov/mvaqcrips6

Branwen OShea (she/her)
2 weeks ago

Got a concussion. I’m ok, but not supposed to be using screens. So, my interaction here will be less for a while. My teens are helping me post, so you may see some slightly different posts, lol. Also, had a 3 day book sale planned for 0.99, starting today, so maybe buy my book?😂
Link below.
#WordWeavers #Books #scifi #amwriting #writing #authors

5/5
There IS something such as what the textbook says, but I'm not sure if it has a name (it's definitely not Terms). There is an inseparable unit when it comes to binary operators, since they are associated with TWO Terms - each one on either side - does anyone in #Mathematics #Math #Maths #Teachers #Education #Textbook #Authors know of a collective noun that we use for this group of operator/operand(s)? I'm not sure I've ever seen one for it (other than the demonstrably wrong "Terms").

📚 TheCozy.Cat
3 weeks ago

Finally created a webring for all the #bookstodon, #booktok, #bookstagram peeps on the Small Web ♥ It's a webring and directory so we can all find each other. 🥰 Now accepting members! 📚 https://thebookring.neocities.org/

@bookstodon
#IndieWeb #WebRevival #books #webring #SmallWeb #OldWeb #bookish #bookblogger #bookblog #bibliophile #writer #writers #author #authors #readers

UK young peoples’ fiction writer Robin Stevens has been diagnosed as autistic in adulthood, and is currently undergoing assessment for ADHD — coming by the realisation after neurodivergent fans got in touch to ask about their favourite characters.

In today's Irish Examiner, we chat about assessment, diagnosis, and connections to her work.

#fiction #writer #writing #author #authors #autismacceptance #actuallyautistic #culture #arts #media

https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41266495.html

Rich Rubin :verified_paw:
3 weeks ago

Hello everyone, I hope you’re all having a wonderful day. My book The Challenges of Being Me launches on December 1st. This is a contemporary young adult coming of age story dealing with the challenges of not knowing who you are, yet still supposed to project confidence about yourself to those around you.

I’m excited about this book coming out and would love for you to join me on this journey

https://www.amazon.com/Challenges-Being-Me-Friend-Group-ebook/dp/B0CLVTG628 @bookstodon #bookblogger #writingcommunity #authors #bookstodon #books

Branwen OShea (she/her)
4 weeks ago

I made a mood board for my future ice age WIP, The Ruined. It’s not creepy enough, but it’s from the viewpoint of the Ruined themselves, and they don’t find themselves creepy.🤣
What do you think?
#FindingHumanitySeries #amwriting #writing #authors #scifi

A photo collage of eight photos:
1)A silhouette of a humanoid with wings and feathers,2) A leopard in darkness looking up toward a light, 3)A pile of human skulls, 4)A snarling wolf mouth, 5) A polar bear looking up at the Aurora Borealis, 6)A creepy figure lurking in dark woods, 7)A camouflaged hooded figure aiming a bow, 8) An ice cave

#SelfPromo #Authors #AmWriting #AmRevising #writing

I put together a FREE pdf version of my novel revision journal/planner/templates for tracking plot, character arcs, pacing, and keeping myself on schedule and focused when going through edits (especially post- #NaNoWriMo edits!)

It's over 60 pages of printable templates that you are free to pick and choose from! Most templates have my version but also a blank version, so you can add what you want!

This is on 8.5" x 11" or Letter sized paper. I can't guarantee it will look nice or work on other sizes.

It's available for FREE to download, but I will not say no to a donation if you feel like it is worth it. Hope this helps come December 1. <3

https://store.daxmurray.com/l/revision-journal-pdf

A collage of screenshots from a revision planner.

Top: Character Arc
Pinch Point 1
Chapter:
Changes in:
List with checkboxes:
External Goals
Internal Goal
Motivations
Wants
Needs
Beliefs

Middle Screenshot
Feedback Progress
A chart 
Column 1: Reader/Editor
Column 2: Sent
Column 3: Received Back
Column 4: Reviewed
Column 5: Implmented

Bottom Screenshot
"Chapter and Scene"
Divider Line
Checkboxes in a row:
Inciting Incident, Plot Point 1, Mid Point, Plot Point 2, Climax

Check boxes in a row:
Main Plot, Subplot, Action, Sequel

A series of boxes with "Point of View Charaacter", "POV Goal", "Date", "Location", "Characters Present", "Scene Purpose," "Tension or Conflict:" all with spaces to fill in.
SuzyShearer
4 weeks ago

Book 5 of The Silk Rope Masters is slowly coming together. I had hoped it would have been completed by now but Cancer stuffed up my prgress.
I'm hoping to have it finished by early in the new year and ready to submit.
I really love working in Scrivener!

#read #readromance #romance #romanceauthor #bookstadon #authors #authorsofMastodon #author #writer #amWriting @bookstodon #writingCommunity #WritersCoffeeClub #wordweaver #creativity

An electronic corkboard (part of Scrivener program) showing chapters, summaries, progress levels. List of characters on left side.
Ellen's Very Southern Voice
1 month ago

When reading books to my grandchildren, I always start by reading the name of the author ("the one who wrote the story") and the illustrator ("the one who drew the pictures").

Never too young to set it right.

#WritingCommunity #Books #Authors #Illustrators

Author Help
1 month ago

We moved to Mastodon late last year, and quickly became big fans. This is one of the reasons we set up #FediBookFair, to help #authors and #publishers to market their books.

We've also set up a Mastodon server for #IndieAuthors. If you know an author that would like to be here but thinks it's too complex, give them our details. We'll help them get set up - for free.

Invite link for our server: https://social.authorhelp.uk/invite/7zPWqSuc

Inkican
1 month ago

Happy to announce another new scifi audiobook – The Battle of Victoria Crater Part II is online and ready to listen to. https://youtu.be/Zi4uWoCugPk

Would you like to know how to make an audiobook of your own?

Here's a step-by-step process with pictures to help you get started: https://imgur.com/gallery/RN1uUSc

#authortools #authors #booklover #bookfair #writingtips #writingtool #scifi #audiobooks #booksforkids #childrensbooks #kidsbooks #books #bookstodon

Cover of 'The Battle of Victoria Crater' - Astronauts on the desert plain of Mars
Her_Doing
1 month ago

🚨 #FediBookFair PSA 📚

Reminder the first #FediBookFair is happening RIGHT NOW & going all weekend!

Today & tomorrow, #authors & #publishers are invited to post about their #books, research, etc, using the #⁠FediBookFair hashtag.

All #genres, all kinds (#print, #graphic novels, #Ebooks, etc.) welcome!

#Readers, watch / follow the hashtag to find books to buy, & interesting authors to follow!

Details: https://authorhelp.uk/fedibookfair/

FAQ: https://authorhelp.uk/fedibookfair-faq/

#WritingCommunity #Bookstodon

Author Help
1 month ago

We've created several free tools that are useful for #authors. Currently, we have four of them, but we will be adding more as time goes on.
https://authorhelp.uk/tools/

#FediBookFair #WritersOfMastodon #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor
@authorindiespeak @writingcommunity

Author Help
1 month ago

Welcome to the inaugural #FediBookFair. #authors and #publishers are invited to post about their #books, offer signed copies, etc, using the #⁠FediBookFair hashtag.

#Readers can watch or follow the hashtag to find books to buy, and interesting authors to follow.

Details: https://authorhelp.uk/fedibookfair/

FAQ: https://authorhelp.uk/fedibookfair-faq/

#author #WritersOfMastodon #writing #WritingCommunity #bookstodon #IndieAuthor
@authorindiespeak @writingcommunity

CKMo
1 month ago

Here's what I'm reading right now in between doing review swaps with other #indieauthors!

What are y'all reading right now? Drop them in the comments!

#writing #writer #writers #writingcommunity #author #authors #book #books #bookstodon #bookstadon #novel #novels #reading #photography #coffee #espresso #houseplants #pothos #scifi #sciencefiction @bookstodon

A picture of a medium-brown wooden kitchen table with a paperback book on it. The book is "the long way to a small angry planet" by Becky Chambers. The cover is a picture of space, blue and yellow and purple, with the light composed in a way to bring attention to the small shadow person at the bottom, standing on a nondescript shadow landscape. It is positioned in the lower left corner, and above it to the right is a Christmas themed mug with foamy coffee in it. The mug is red on the bottom and white on top, with raised red and green Holly detailing around the top on the white part. On the top left is a sprawling, green, Pothos house plant adorning the center of the table. The plant pot is resting on a golden tray atop an autumn colored place mat.

My second book comes out one week from today and I’m going through the #impostersyndrome and all the fear over whether anyone will like it and then I saw this advance review on bookbub
🙏🥹❤️
Thank you to #readers who take the time to leave reviews. It means so much!
#authors #indieauthor #ReadingCommunity
#WritingCommunity #books #bookstodon #MedMastodon

• bookbub.com Recommended and rated this book The Committee Will Kil. JL Lycette

Book Details This book hit a nerve with me on several levels. I've had lots of experience with interns and residents, as I'm an RN, and my son is an MD, and there are several other medical people in the family. I kept remembering a snippet of a note that my son wrote when he was doing his internship about how exhausted he was. But about the book--Noah is a family practice intern, and he's just trying to make it through his intern year.
@ bookbub.com But about the book--Noah is a family practice intern, and he's just trying to make it through his intern year. Therapy book dealt with many themes -/the way doctors are trained, the way medicine covers up errors, the birth of dialysis, and others. I was very taken with both the book and the author's work, and I highly recommend it. I received an ARC through BookSirens. My review is given voluntarily.
AnnaFeatherstone
1 month ago

With the news that Amazon/Audible is now offering an ai narrator conversion beta for books in KDP Select...but that the resulting audiobooks will be offered in an all-you-can-eat Audible Plus subscription model, means that author royalties will likely take another dive (just like musicians have experienced with streaming on Spotify). That's not even taking into account the effect on narrators. More in my blog.

https://annafeatherstone.com/author-earnings-the-publishing-industry-and-chokepoint-capitalism/

#chokepointcapitalism #corydoctorow #audiobooknarrators #audiobook #publishing #amwriting #writingcommunity #publishingindustry #Amazon #Audible #copyright #author #authorearnings #creatives #authors #publishers #literaryagents

John Howes
1 month ago

It's that time again. Time for the #WritersCoffeeClub prompts for November.

Quite a lot of prompts from the community this month. I hope you'll spot yours, and thanks to all the contributors.

You can find a text list of prompts on my blog here:
https://johnahowes.blogspot.com/p/writers-coffee-club-november-2023.html

Have fun and remember to include the hashtag. 🙂

#Writers #authors #AmWriting #selfpublishing
#WritingCommunity

Writers' coffee club November prompts
Author Help
1 month ago

The first #FediBookFair is set for this coming weekend, 4th/5th November 2023.

Over those two days, #authors and #publishers are invited to post about their #books, research, etc, using the #⁠FediBookFair hashtag.

#Readers can watch or follow the hashtag to find books to buy, and interesting authors to follow.

Details: https://authorhelp.uk/fedibookfair/

FAQ: https://authorhelp.uk/fedibookfair-faq/

#author #WritersOfMastodon #writing #WritingCommunity #bookstodon
@authorindiespeak @writingcommunity

FediBookFair banner. Background has a book shelf full of books. #FediBookFair on an orange banner. Underneath, it says "4th/5th November 2023. More information: AuthorHelp.uk/FediBookFair"
Branwen OShea (she/her)
1 month ago

Doing my own photoshoot today. What do you think?😊

The humans and star beings thought the biggest problem they faced was each other. They thought wrong.

💫Enemies forced to cooperate
💫A young leader set up for failure
💫Morally grey villain
💫A cute cave digger pup
💫Future ice age shifters

#FindingHumanitySeries #author #authors #writing #reading

https://books2read.com/FindingHumanityBook2

Paperback of The Chasm on a rock near a yellow and red bush the perfectly matches the arctic sunset on the cover of the book.
Made in DNA
1 month ago

#authors #writers, how many stories do you have written just waiting for publication? Do you hold off, looking for homes for your work? Or do you write for specific publications with deadlines?

Kit Muse
1 month ago

I've almost got my #NaNoWriMo spots filled for #WriteTalkWednesday but would love to keep filling the interview spaces. If you want to be on a zoom livestream talking about your books, your writing process, worldbuilding, anything writing and publishing related, let me know!

Can reply here or through https://eponaauthorsolutions.com/contact

ESPECIALLY interested in hearing from & boosting marginalized (LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, disabled, etc.) voices!

#Authors #AuthorsofMastodon #writingcommunity #writing @bookstodon

The Last Psion | Alex
1 month ago

There is one #Psion project I still want to look at, related to the original reason for starting working on these amazing machines.

I wanted some proper writing tools. Software that #authors could use to write books, blogs, or anything else.

A new word processor designed for writing, that uses modern file formats, and takes full advantage of the device.

I feel like I should finish my other (arguably more useful) projects first. But I definitely want to tackle it one day.

#amwriting

A Psion Series 3mx PDA.
Branwen OShea (she/her)
2 months ago

Never thought I’d need to say this, but:
When designing book covers, be aware that a lot of teens and young adults can no longer read cursive. It’s no longer taught in a lot of US schools. I just showed a cool cover to some college students and was shocked that they couldn’t read the title.

#amwriting #writing #artists #coverartwork #author #authors

Helen Czerski
2 months ago

Before you get too enthusiastic about audiobooks on Spotify, bear in mind that it's not clear authors will get any benefit from their work being there (therefore they probably won't) and that this lack of transparency appears to be a feature, not a bug:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/oct/11/spotify-audiobook-streaming-devastating-effect-authors

#books #spotify #Authors #audiobooks

The University of Chicago Press #book coming out that sounds helpful: The #Design of Books: An Explainer for #Authors, #Editors, #Agents, and Other Curious #Readers. It’ll publish in March 2024 but can be preordered now: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/D/bo213648394.html .

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I'm essentially at the end of my #MathsMonday series on #Mathematics order of operations (might tidy up some loose ends next week, maybe do a summary), but what I wanted to do this week was address some #Maths #textbook #authors and #Math #Teachers as I have seen issues with #Education also. i.e. as much as many people have misremembered what they were taught, I've seen cases of incorrect things being taught to begin with also...

Problem?
1969 parents to son (teacher stern): Explain these bad grades?
Today parents to teacher (son grinning): Explain these bad grades?
Branwen OShea (she/her)
2 months ago

Had a great time bookselling at the Renaissance Fair today!

#amwriting #writing #author #authors
#FindingHumanitySeries

The authors wearing a black Renaissance blouse, an evergreen-and blueberry head garland, and elf ears at a table with her books.
Author wearing same outfit at the same table but looking to the side so her elf ears show.
Another picture of her elf ears, lol, just showing dark blond curly hair and elf ears.
Kit Muse
2 months ago

Fun question - if you were to go to a writing retreat out in the middle of nowhere (but pretty good views if I say so myself) would you be okay with a building where the sleeping/common rooms are in one building, but the bathroom/shower is right next door in another building with good walkways and lighting between?

There'd be wifi, electricity, and the bathroom would be modern. So not quite glamping?

#bookstodon @bookstodon #Writers #WritersofMastodon #Authors #AuthorsofMastodon