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#authors

Sophie
6 hours ago

Spending all my money on new #books even when I already have books waiting to be read?

I prefer to think of it as supporting local #bookstores and #queer #authors, thank you very much

@bookstodon #bookstodon

Cover of “Jay’s Gay Agenda” by Jason June
Cover of Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
Dee Toher
18 hours ago

A call out to #MastoDaoine - any #recommendations on good #books or #authors suitable as a gift for a 4 year old?

Preferably Irish - or at least something that isn't easy to pick up in the US.

Sean Bala
1 day ago

I came across a post about "Aestus" (Book 1) by S.Z. Atwell (@szattwellauthor) during Independent Author Month in April. It seemed to tick a lot of boxes for me: #Solarpunk -adjacent, #ClimateFiction, #SciFi, etc.... So, I gave it a go! I finally finished the novel about week ago and I have been thinking about it since. I cannot recommend it highly enough. Well-written, engaging, thought-provoking, with excellent characters. 1/4

#bookstodon #sff #clifi #authors #selfpublishing

Celticlady
1 day ago

#Authors: Xpresso Tours has openings for blitzes and NetGalley starting in 2 weeks! Take advantage of the discounted NG add-on! Details here: http://xpressobooktours.com/services/ #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

Even when they became discontented, as they sometimes did, their discontent led nowhere, because being without general ideas, they could only focus it on petty specific grievances. The larger evils invariably escaped their notice.
#GeorgeOrwell
Nineteen Eighty-Four
8 Jun 1949
#literature #authors #dystopia
https://youtu.be/vhXfln33DVA

Jane Rosenberg LaForge
2 days ago

When #writers #authors Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne took a trip to Hawaii as the 1960’s “snapped,” with premonitions of the “fake news” future we’re now all living in. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/opinion/joan-didion-mystery-rfk.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

C. L. Nichols
2 days ago

https://clnichols.substack.com/p/write-your-book

"Write Your Book!"
on C. L. Nichols, SpecFic Author

A Comprehensive Guide to everything that you must consider when deciding how to approach writing a book, actually writing it, then what is necessary after the book is complete.

#writingcommunity #readingcommunity #indieauthors #goodreads #bookboost #bookstagram #readersofinstagram #readers #booktok #fictionreaders #reader #worldbuilding #plot #story #writers #writing #storyideas #writeabook #author #authors

A.L. Blacklyn
2 days ago

I believe more #authors, teachers, parents, civil rights advocates, and regular library patrons could use the linked document.

🔽 Sample Letter by Lambda Literary against LGBTQI+ #censorship in schools and libraries 🔽

https://lambdaliterary.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Book-Banning_-Sample-Letter-Against-Censorship-in-Schools-and-Libraries.pdf (pdf)

ℹ️ Additional reference: "Letter from 1,300 Children’s and YA Authors on Book Banning" (2022)

https://diversebooks.org/letter-from-1300-childrens-and-ya-authors-on-book-banning/

#BookBanning #WeNeedDiverseBooks

poconnor
2 days ago

Which is your favourite?

I found the photo shoot from the release of my first book.

#LivingWithMildBrainInjury #authors #AuthorCommunity

Kevin RR :verified:
3 days ago

✍🏼 Are you as curious as I am about how many #writers and #authors use ChatGPT #regenerative #AI in their workflow?

Add your response and #boost #repost for most participants in this #poll and follow #ClinicalNovellas for more #polls , stories, and #writing tips.

#writingcommunity #writingwonders #BooksofMastodon #readers

Jane Turner - SFFH editor
3 days ago

Let's do an intro!

Hello to all #SFFWriters!

I'm Jane and I'm an #editor and #sff fan who loves helping #authors and #writers. I'm always after a new favourite story!

I can help with #Copyediting #developmental #editing, #BetaReading or #Critiques. I also offer #HybridEdits - a mix of developmental and gentle copyediting.

Give me a ping to get a #freesample and find out exactly how I could help you.

www.33southtextworks.com

Branwen OShea (she/her)
3 days ago

Come out and say hi! I’ll be at this venue on Sunday only, and would love to see you all there.😊
#books #author #authors #booksigning #events

BOOKS & BREWS II SATURDAY, JUNE 10 & SUNDAY, JUNE 11 1 PM - 4 PM 40 AUTHORS AND LOCALLY BREWED CRAFT BEERS ALL UNDER ONE ROOF! RULE OF 33 BREWING Stop by and find a new book (author signed) and a great new beer 201 West High St. (Rt.66) + East Hampton, CT
Richard Littler
3 days ago

Authors: This is what will happen in the future to the books you so meticulously crafted...
Real people did this.
Imagine what AI publishers will do.
#books #authors #publishing

A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift.
Cover: A man proposes to a woman
A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift.
Cover: A man kneels before a dancing showgirl/dancer. A cartoon version of a scene from Singin in the Rain?
Blazing Minds ✅
3 days ago

Blazing Minds Exclusive: Chrissie Wood Interview with Samantha Lee Howe http://dlvr.it/SqHgYM

#BlazingMinds #Authors #Interviews #SamanthaLeeHowe #TheStrangerInOurBed @samanthaleehowe

Author Steaphan Kay :verfox:
3 days ago

"Whenever they tell me children want this sort of book and children need this sort of writing, I am going to smile politely and shut my earlids. I am a writer, not a caterer. There are plenty of caterers. But what children most want and need is what we and they don't know they want and don't think they need, and only writers can offer it to them."--Ursula K. Le Guin

#Authors #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #AmWritingSciFi #AmWritingFantasy #Writing #Quotes

Christoffer S.
4 days ago

Cant help but think that reading books is like having a superpower. By reading you effectively tap into the brains of all these very talented, intelligent, knowledgable and experienced awesome people who decided to share what they have learned.

I almost feel as if I am cheating when I read a new book, almost like some sort of analogue matrix... Arguably somewhat slower, error prone and unreliable yet... Cheating.

To all these hard working authors, writers and knowledge workers who enable me to cheat in life.

#Books #Learning #Curiousity #Authors #Writers

John Mulhall
5 days ago

Proof reviewed the 7th x4 chapter block of my novel #soldersee. I am 2/3rd of the way through my #novels 1st draft at 56,200 words with more to follow! Stay tuned for developments. #writers #writingcommunity #writing #authors #author

Image of chapter 28, Round Three. It is the 1st draft of the novel Soldersee, by John Mulhall.
Nick East (Indie Writer)
5 days ago

Back then I had no idea what I wanted to be, but I have always strived to be isolated and weird. That's the dream😂

@writers @writingcommunity @bookstodon @bookstadon

#Writing #Writer
#Isolated #Weird #IHaveADream
#Author #Authors #IndieAuthor
#Writinglife #WritingWonders #WritersOfMastodon

Etaski
5 days ago

🧙‍♂️ Fantasy & Sci-fi lovers, meet #BookBub! 😎

A trim network of #Books, #Recs, and #Authors without the #Goodreads bloat!

Enter to win a $300 Amazon gift card just for following amazing authors! 🚀
Enter here ➡️ https://bit.ly/springbb23

#Giveaway #SFF #IndieAuthor #SFFBookClub @sffbipoc #bookstodon #BookToot #Bookstadon @scifi @sffbookclub

A dark, ethereal warrior stands in an action post with a long spear and shield, a blue star glowing from brow, spear, and shield with a temple in the background. C.L. Cannon's Fantasy & Sci-Fi BookBub Giveaway! Discover new authors + Enter to win a $300 Amazon gift card!
alice2
5 days ago

After one/two days of productive #writing I always stall.

Question to fellow #authors :
Does this also happen to you?

Robert Dale Parker
6 days ago
J.K. Ullrich
6 days ago

I'm excited to announce that my short story "The Protean Shore" appears in the Jarnal, the literary journal of Mason Jar Press!

When #ClimateChange exposes new regions of the Arctic seabed, human pilots explore them in experimental vessels: #whales. This #SciFi vignette probes the blurry boundaries humans draw between themselves and #nature.

The #blog post linked below shares the #writing process, along with links to the publication and free #audio fiction from the contributing #authors. Please share with anyone you think may enjoy the stories. Happy #reading!

https://wildtype.ink/2023/06/04/journey-to-the-protean-shore/

Kathy Karch
6 days ago

I've volunteered to help with the set-up process for this year's ReaderCon (happening July 13--16 at the Quincy Marriott). Specifically, I'll be helping set stuff up on Thursday & staying at the hotel so I can be there as late as they need me. Then, starting Friday, my plan is to enjoy the awesomeness. I'm so glad the Con is back and in-person.

Anyone else going this year?

#ReaderCon #ReaderCon32 #Volunteer #SFF #WritingCommunity #Writers #Readers #Authors

LordWoolamaloo
1 week ago

Enjoying Day 2 of @cymerafestival , catching talks by likes of City Doctorow, Neil Williamson , Doug Johnstone, Ian MacDonald & more.

#books #livres #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #Cymera23 #CoryDoctorow #IanMacDonald #ScienceFiction #bookstodon #writers #authors

Branwen OShea (she/her)
1 week ago

I just sold a signed book by carrying a few in my car. 😊
#author #authors #amwriting

Kim Possible
1 week ago

@bookstodon Which books have you really enjoyed, that have inexplicably low ratings on Goodreads?

Some of my faves with criminally underappreciated ratings:

American Delirium, Betina González
Zed, Joanna Kavenna
The Blizzard Party, Jack Livings
Eruption, Harry Turtledove
Harrow, Joy Williams
American Mermaid, Julia Langbein

#books #reading #IAmReading #Authors #Goodreads

Nick East (Indie Writer)
1 week ago
N S Ford
1 week ago

Celebrating 6 months of The Indie Books & Authors Newsletter with an indie books series special!

https://indiebooks.substack.com/p/the-indie-books-and-authors-newsletter-5a1

A friendly, free Newsletter for #indieauthors #writingcommunity and supporters of #indiebooks - nearly at 100 subscribers!

#books #bookstodon #bookrecommendations #writers #authors #selfpublishing

Nick East (Indie Writer)
2 weeks ago

In the great show don't tell debate, I prefer my things too horrifying to be shown 😂

@horrorbooks @bookstodon @bookstadon @books

#Writing #Horror
#Writer #Writers #Author #Authors #IndieAuthor
#Writinglife #WritingWonders #WritersOfMastodon

Randy Resnick
2 weeks ago

If you're as crazy as this old man, read "Jitterbug Perfume" by Tom Robbins (1984). I've read it at least three times and maybe will again soon.
#authors #books

Book cover of Jitterbug Perfule
Dani Danis
2 weeks ago
DID YOU KNOW?
* Authors are not rich. In fact, most make less than $10, 000 a year. Being an author is a SMALL BUSINESS
* If there are 50 reviews, Amazon lists a book in its newsletters and other promotions (Also Boughts)
* REVIEWS are the easiest way to say THANK YOU to an author and tell their publisher to produce more books.
* Reviews can be short: "I LIKED IT". It's the number of reviews that matters the most.

SUPPORT AUTHORS
SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS
Kevin RR :verified:
2 weeks ago

📕 As #writers and #authors how do you come up with character names for stories?

Please #boost for most participants in this #poll and follow #ClinicalNovellas for more #polls , stories, and #writing tips.

https://clinicalposters.com/blogs/insights/name-that-story-character

#writingcommunity #writingwonders #BooksofMastodon

I am proud to announce that we have been chosen to participate in @medium's Boot Program! This allows us to generate views for writers so that their work is shown to more people on Medium.

Are you into spirituality, philosophy, religion, or a similar topic? Write for us! Find out more below:

The Taoist Online Joins Medium’s Boosting Program:
Medium’s Philosophical Eye Has Opened

https://thetaoist.online/the-taoist-online-joins-mediums-boosting-program-db61761541bb

#medium #philosophy @writingcommunity @writing @philosophy #writers #authors #boost #beta

Kim Possible
3 weeks ago

Notable new U.S. book releases for May 23, 2023:

Sing Her Down, Ivy Pachoda ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Late Americans, Brandon Taylor
The Will of The Many, James Islington
The Adult, Bronwyn Fischer
Halcyon, Elliot Ackerman
Ever Since, Alena Bruzas
Perilous Times, Thomas D. Lee
Why Fathers Cry at Night: A Memoir, Kwame Alexander
Someone Else's Bucket List, Amy T. Matthews
The Language of Love and Loss, Bart Yates
On Fire Island, Jane L. Rosen
Closer by Sea, Perry Chafe
Second Shot, Cindy Dees

@bookstodon #books #IAmReading #Authors #NewReleases

ErosBlog Bacchus
3 weeks ago

Most of the problems with large language models would sharply recede if the owners were required to pay authors twenty five cents a word for every text ingested into the training database.

#AI #LLM #ChatGPT #Authors #Writers

KDSmith_Writer
3 weeks ago

I suspect that the number one phrase said at writing conferences is, "...unless you're Stephen King."

#writing #writers #WritingCommunity #authors #author #bookstodon #writingconference #ReadingCommunity #stephenking #writersofmastodon #authorsofmastodon

Kim Possible
3 weeks ago

Here's a book cover collage of my favorite reads of May so far, and I would love to see yours!
@bookstodon #books #BookCovers #IAmReading #Authors

Trillium, Jeff Lemire 
Twice Cursed, Neil Gaiman, Joe Hill, et al.
Sing Her Down, Ivy Pachoda 
The Treees Grew Because I Bled There, Eruc LaRocca
Paper Names, Susie Luo
Sisters of the Lost Nation, Nick Medina
The Last Animal, Ramona Ausbel
Blue Skies, T.C. Boyle 
South of Heaven, Erin Louis (Hellbound Books)
Flamer, Mike Curato
Good Talk, Mira Jacob
Once Upon a Tome, Oliver Darkshire 
Going Zero, Anthony McCarten 
The Bodyguard Unit, Clément Xavier 
Butter, Gayl Jones
Kim Possible
3 weeks ago

Here's a book cover collage of my favorite reads of May so far, and I would love to see yours!
@bookstodon #books #BookCovers #IAmReading #Authors

Trillium, 1-8, Jeff Lemire
Twice Cursed, anthology with Neil Gaimam, Joe Hill, et al.
Sing Her Down, Ivy Pachoda 
The Trees Grew Because I Bled There, Eric LaRocca
Paper Names, Susie Luo 
Sisters of the Lost Nation, Nick Medina 
Last Animal, Ramona Ausbel
Blue Skies, T.C. Boyle
South of Heaven, Erin Louis (Hellbound Books)
Flamer, Mike Curato
Good Talk, Mira Jacob
Once Upon a Tome, Oliver Darkshire
Going Zero, Anthony McCarten 
The Bodyguard Unit, Clément Xavier 
Butter, Gayl Jones
Queer Lit Cats
3 weeks ago
Greg Leunig
3 weeks ago

As always, if you find you are enjoying any of my work, please take a moment to leave a review on Goodreads or Amazon or, really, wherever. #smallpress #authors live and die on your reviews!

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62291795

Jane Rosenberg LaForge
3 weeks ago

Inside the lawsuit by parents, #authors, PEN America and #publisher Penguin Random House against Escambia County, Florida schools over #book #banning #censorship. There’s a lot to see. #FirstAmendment #FreedomToRead https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/19/opinion/book-ban-escambia-florida-lawsuit.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Authors when a reader messages us that our book kept them up late reading

#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #books #bookstodon #authors

A gif of Maleficent (played by Angelina Jolie) with caption “Sorry. I’m not sorry”
Jane Rosenberg LaForge
3 weeks ago

PEN America, five #authors and #publisher Penguin Random House sue Escambia County School District in Florida over #book #bans #censorship, saying putting books w/LGBTQIA content or books about racism in a “restricted” area as school boards decide their fate is a violation of the #FirstAmendment. #FreedomToRead #FreeSpeech #FreePress

https://pen.org/pen-america-v-escambia-county/

bookwolf
1 month ago
bookwolf
1 month ago

I have another piece of #ShortFiction for #authors and #readers of #bookstodon
🖋
This one is much darker than the last.
#amreading #amwriting @bookstodon
https://tiny.write.as/bookwolf/the-house-of-dreams

A.L. Blacklyn
1 month ago

Dear #authors and #writers,

Because my budget is only enough for a domain renewal, I'm looking for free multipage website hosting options.

• Wordpress.com
• Weebly
• Neocities
• and...?

The options have shrunk over the past several years. However, I like to believe there are more than these.

What am I missing?

I (Editor) love quoting #GKChesterton. He was a great #journalist whose #essay(s) are still loved today. Advocated #Distributism #Economics. What he noticed about #Millionaires 100 years ago still apply to #Billionaires today.

#HistoryRepeats. #Chesterton was a huge influence on #Fantasy #Literature today, inspiring such #Authors as #Tolkien, #Pratchett, #CSLewis, and #Gaiman, with his thoughts on #Myth, #Story, #Art, and #Narrative.

Kida
1 month ago

Calling all #authors and #writers of Mastodon: Does anyone use a writable e-ink tablet, such as reMarkable or Kindle Scribe, for editing and revisions? If so, can you share your experiences? Would appreciate boosts to help with reach. #Writing #AmWriting

bookwolf
1 month ago

Good morning @bookstodon and #authors of #bookstodon. if you write #fantasy, #romance, or both, I would love to read your #books. I have reviewed many books in the past, and love to read, of course. my specialities are all things dark and steamy, #ReverseHarem and #WhyChoose, #shifters and #magic. Though of course I will read just about anything. #amreading #amwriting

Odin Halvorson
1 month ago

The same week that Nora Roberts made a donation to EveryLibrary Institute, her books were banned in schools in Florida!

Now she's challenging you to join her by participating in the #NoraRobertsChallenge by making a tax-deductible donation to fight against book bans and challenging your friends to do the same.

"I have always believed that libraries are essential to our society and the preservation of our democracy. They provide access to knowledge and ideas that are critical for personal and intellectual growth." -Nora Roberts

https://www.everylibraryinstitute.org/norarobertschallenge

#Books #book #BookBans #BookBanning #Libraries #Authors #Writers #WritingCommunity #EveryLibrary #Library #Librarians #Information #News #InformationProfessionals

"I have always believed that libraries are essential to our society and the preservation of our democracy. They provide access to knowledge and ideas that are critical for personal and intellectual growth." -Nora Roberts

Did you know that purchasing books by #Indie #authors from independent bookstores can help support those stores to carry the author's book?

This #IndependentBookstoreDay, please consider ordering a copy of #TheAlgorithmWillSeeYouNow from Powell's books

https://www.powells.com/book/the-algorithm-will-see-you-now-9781685131494

@tomgauld@birdsite.frog.fashioffers a time-travellers' guide to why #authors might be well-advised not to think about the future reception of the book they're writing....

[any similarity to The Terminator is I'm sure incidental]

@bookstodon
#writers

Cartoon: writer at desk with laptop... joined by a time traveller who says:
'I'm your future self. I've come back to warn you that the book you're writing will be a failure';
who is then joined by a second time-traveller who says: 'Wait! I'm from the far future. The book was rediscovered & is now revered as a classic';
whis is then joined by another: 'I'm from further into the future. The book is now considered so offensive that I've been sent back to stop you writing it';
and finally another 'I'm from unimaginably far into the future & we don't allow censorship. Now everyone go home & leave this man to finish writing his awful book'!
Last panel: author now not sure whether to proceed

An Easter message for all despairing #authors who live in doubt that anyone reads their work... and for academic authors who wonder whether #citations indicate readers engaging with a book's argument, or are they just including it to offer 'evidence' of 'research'.... courtesy of @tomgauld

@bookstodon

Cartoon: The 'Positive Thinking for Authors' Seminar.

powerpoint slide of the famous duck/rabbit gestalt test... next to open book;
speaker at podium: 'We must all learn to see the joyful duck who is loving every page of our novel, rather than the cynical rabbit who gave up and took a nap'.
Lockdownyourlife
2 months ago

Does anyone I know use Ghost self-hosted or on their platform?

#ghost #blogging #InfoSec #tech #writers #authors