#authors
“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.”
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
Early holiday pints with #celebrityauthorbear @teddytedaloo
#craftbeer #authors #authorsofmastodon #writers #stuffies #plushies #teddybearauthors #teddybears
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
“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.”
My #Favorite #Books by #Black #Authors for 2023.
A #rock #legend's #memoir, a beautiful #book of #poems about #fatherhood and a #history#book that's #RealAF were some of my favorite books by #Black #authors this year.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #Literature #Books #Reading #Representation #Culture #BlackMastodon
https://www.theroot.com/my-favorite-books-by-black-authors-for-2023-1851062602
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
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
#PenguinRandomHouse, alongside the #IowaStateEducationAssociation (#ISEA), four #bestselling #authors, and five #plaintiffs from #Iowa, have joined #LambdaLegal and the #ACLUofIowa in challenging Iowa's controversial #SF496.
Their #federal #lawsuit that seeks to overturn the #bookban #provisions of the #AntiLGBTQ law which is accused of #silencing #LGBTQ+ #students by #banning #books containing #sexual or #LGBTQ+ #content.
Largest #US #publisher, #bestselling #authors #sue over #Fascist #bookban in #Iowa
The #Iowa State #EducationAssociation, #PenguinRandomHouse and four #authors — #LaurieHalseAnderson; #JohnGreen; #MalindaLo; and #JodiPicoult — filed the #federal #lawsuit Thursday.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Iowa #Education #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
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
New Short Story Published, and Other Writing Going On: https://devonellington.wordpress.com/2023/12/01/fri-dec-1-2023-new-short-story-published/
#Writing #WritngCommunity #Authors #ShortStory #Fantasy #Fiction #Screenplay
Vered Neta, author of Things We Do for Love #fiction #authors
http://wakingwriter.com/2023/12/01/vered-neta-author-of-things-we-do-for-love/
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/
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
"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.”
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
#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.
Episode 142: Tina’s Real Identity
Tina fills in some missing pieces.
https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B0B6Y2XRB1
#Legerdemain #Serial #KindleVella #Fantasy #Mystery #Magic #Misfits #Murder #Authors #WritingCommunity
Read the S. E. Journal
https://specstories.substack.com/s/journal
an ad-free space dedicated to exploring and sharing the diverse & vivid realms of #creative #fiction for #authors.
100s of Posts & #Articles - More added every week!
#Genres #Literary #Themes #SpeculativeFiction #Meditation #Writers #Storytelling #substack #journalcommunity #notebook #journal #journaling #imagination #writingcommunity #reader #writing #blog
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.
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
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
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
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
Looking for #paperback #books, direct from the #indie #authors? Try out #romance, #contemporary, #scifi, #fantasy, and more!
https://books.bookfunnel.com/paperbackpushers-nov/bqkno321en
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
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
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
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
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
Anyone know a place where I can find a comprehensive (or nearly so) list of independent presses?
Not writing is my favourite kind of writing 😂
@writers @writingcommunity @writing @humour
#AmWriting #Author #Authors
#Not #Writing #Is #Writing
#WritingWonders #WordWeavers #Writinglife #WritersOfMastodon
#BoostingIsSharing
New Yorker: Teju Cole Reads “Incoming” https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-writers-voice/teju-cole-reads-incoming #NewYorker #Podcast/TheWriter’sVoice #ShortStories #Readings #Authors #Fiction
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
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:
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
Ebook now at a reduced price until Dec 31st!
Edidiong Andrew, author of Unmasked Mission #fiction #authors
http://wakingwriter.com/2023/11/24/edidiong-andrew-author-of-unmasked-mission/
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
Finally...a bestseller list for self-published books thanks to Jane Friedman . The Hotshot and Bookstat!
https://hotsheetpub.com/2023/11/october-2023-bestseller-lists/
#writingcommunity #authors #author
#indieauthors #indieauthor #selfpublished #selfpublishing #janefriedman #books #publishing
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
#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.
So, does that mean that until you open the book it is in fact both read and unread? 🤔😜
@writers @writingcommunity @writing @humour
#AmWriting #Author #Authors
#Schrodingers #Reader
#WritingWonders #WordWeavers #Writinglife #WritersOfMastodon
#BoostingIsSharing
10 Best #SciFi #TV #Shows Based on #Books, #Ranked
These sci-fi TV shows bring the #imaginative #worlds #created by #authors to a #larger #audience.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #TV #Books #Reading #Representation #Culture
https://movieweb.com/sci-fi-tv-shows-based-on-books/#the-man-in-the-high-castle-2015-2019
I just received an acceptance for a story I've been submitting since April 2022 👀
Don't give up! 💪🏻
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
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
"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
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/
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
#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
Free Author Promo Opportunity at Long and Short Reviews: https://lydiaschoch.com/free-author-promo-opportunity-at-long-and-short-reviews/
#Promo #WritersOfMastodon #WritingCommunity #GuestPost #Blogging #WinterBlogfest #WritingLife #LongAndShortReviews #Marketing #WinterVibes #Holidays #Authors
Unbelievable #author moment this week. When both my books were in the top 20 in Amazon Medical Thrillers 😮🤯🙏❤️
#books #bookstodon #authors #thrillers #MedMastodon
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
This book is so good. 👌🏻
#books #authors #audible #nowreading #nowlistening #ghosts #paranormal #horrorfiction #horror #romance
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").
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
Writing is just like a regular job except you can do it in your PJs 😂
@writers @writingcommunity @writing @humour
#AmWriting #Author #Authors
#Crying #And #Pyjamas
#WritingWonders #WordWeavers #Writinglife #WritersOfMastodon
#BoostingIsSharing
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
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
#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
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
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.
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
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
🚨 #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/
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Article on #SpokenWeb - the project I am a #ResearchAssistant for- has a good overview of how vast this partnership is, and its scope and stakes.
I think it's pretty neat.
#DH #DigitalHumanities #literature #LiteraryAudio #recordings #authors #RightsManagement @academicchatter #OralHistory #poetry #readings #storytelling #academia #scholarship #UniversityOfAlberta
NaNoWriMo: Top Tips for Smashing Out 50K https://writershelpingwriters.net/2023/10/nanowrimo-top-tips-for-smashing-out-50k/ 📚 #NaNoWriMo #NaNoWriMo2023 #NaNoWriMo23 #WritingCommunity #Writing #Authors #AuthorsOfMastodon
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
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
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.
Story structure isn't as much fun when it's makes it obvious what will happen... 😂
@writers @writingcommunity @writing @humour
#AmWriting #Author #Authors #Writers #Writer
#StoryStructure #StoryTelling #TomGauld
#WritingWonders #WordWeavers #Writinglife #WritersOfMastodon
#BoostingIsSharing
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.
Writing would be so easy if all we had to do was write 😂
@writers @writingcommunity @writing @humour
#AmWriting #Author #Authors #Writers #Writer
#SoMuch #Crying
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#BoostingIsSharing
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
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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...
Had a great time bookselling at the Renaissance Fair today!
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?
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