Something we'll be hearing more and more I think

It's Friday morning and libro.fm has some fantastic audiobooks on sale! All these are affiliate links, which means I get a small cut of the retailers profits! Click as you like!

I'm having so much fun doing revisions rn. I hope I can keep up the momentum 🙏 #writesky

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So, uh, that’s a gross ass thing for Hachette to do. Two things can absolutely be true at once and it’s this - any use of AI in books should not be accepted. Not from authors. Not from publishing houses.

Trad publishers: we produces better written books than indie. Also Trad publishers.

beautiful women in my notifications saying ⚠︎ Forbidden

we know

Piece of Lungidus and Loyenie for @kiraofthewind.com !! Always wonderful to work with you Kira 🫜🫜💜

Well my revisions have been going smoothly so far! I've been busy and can't do a ton but it's something

Sharing this again! If I get enough folks I might do these monthly! #booksky #writesky

Fantasy & SciFi Authors Selling Direct, It seems we need direct sales visibility, so I'm setting up a blog (inclu. small press) to share our stores! See the screenshot for eligibility. Q's welcome! If you're not on my Author Discord, I'm happy to DM you the sign up form. It'll be open 3+ months.

This thread answers so many questions for Draft2Digital but unfortunately points out a dozen more very valid questions. I especially want to know why they couldn't make tax verification the hard line.

OK #indieauthors, new intel on @draft2digital.bsky.social's changes just dropped thanks to @kevinmc.bsky.social who posted his notes from a private Zoom call with the D2D CEO in the 20booksto50k FB group ~4 hours ago. Kevin's post: www.facebook.com/groups/20Boo... 👇 short version + my take 🧵1/?

The truth was that her father had brought up the subject of marriage a few times, but it never progressed far beyond that. #wipsnips (topic, subject... close enough)

If you're seeing a lot of angst from indie authors on your timeline, it's because we seem to be getting hit from all sides and a whole lot of us are either barely breaking even or losing money publishing our stuff to begin with so it wears you down. Sending 💜 to my fellow indies today and every day!

Apropos of absolutely nothing, we'd like to remind everyone that Kobo distributes to libraries via OverDrive, and it costs nothing to publish on Kobo. Come join us! #indieauthors #publishing

Updating for Authors; Free StreetLib plan is ebook only & excludes most US retailers 🤪 staging-web.streetlib.com/pricing Kobo Direct includes Overdrive/ libraries Bookvault distribute paperbacks in US, UK & EU. Pod-only CAN & AU. To avoid D2D's fee, you have to delete account, by contacting them

Talk about the stuff you create. Promote your stuff. Repost your stuff. Catapult your stuff into people's faces. Drop your stuff from a helicopter and shout about it through a megaphone to everyone. Never feel bad about sharing your stuff. You're doing it. You created it. That's no small thing dude

With Draft2Digital speedrunning enshittification, consider buying my novella (and other works) on Itch, instead! Itch takes a cut of about 10% before tax; D2D takes about 40%. I have not yet decided whether I'm ditching D2D going forward, but either way, this is beyond infuriating. barrows.itch.io

My short story LAST VEGAS is included in this short story bundle! Give some love to short fiction for 20$! itch.io/b/3623/the-a...

D2D probably just set my writing carreer back to the beginning, so if you want to support me, thems the links

So... Any good alternatives to D2D? 😅 I've heard of Lulu but idk much about it. And I know Ingram isn't great for ebook distribution.

FML I think last yr I made like 50$ lol

Into the busiest two weeks of my year most likely but I started working on a prologue to start off the revisions of my novella Raziel's Jewel.

Welp, might as well put this here again... books2read.com/rplay books2read.com/squest

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The Narratess #IndieApril sale is over BUT Woman of Sorrow and Blood is still just $1.99! The price goes back up - all the way to $7.99 - tomorrow, so grab it while the grabbing is good! On Itch: diannagunn.itch.io/wosab And elsewhere: books2read.com/u/m0p0kW #BookSky #IndieBooks

“Let me help you into your travel clothes,” she said. “I picked lighter fabrics, so the heat won’t bother you, I hope.” #wipsnips

Into the busiest two weeks of my year most likely but I started working on a prologue to start off the revisions of my novella Raziel's Jewel.

A sketch. ✨ #lightensnared

But what if I don't wanna >:[ #comic #cats

be careful of predatory contracts! (you can look up what happened with dreamspinner and darklit as examples). not all are blatantly evil, some of them are well-meaning but bite off more than they can chew, but it can still be harmful to you. can look at writer beware & also do research b4 signing!

In Raziel's Jewel the MC is called Théa. Shes an oc from when I was 13 and she was originally an elf. So i guess 13yo me thought that sounded elf-like? Now she's just a human living in fantasy southern France lol #writesky

Try not to obsess too much over numbers. It's easy to burn out if you're always checking your sales and likes on your promo posts. This is a marathon, not a race, and if you get discouraged at the start, it's hard to keep going.

Really make sure that you believe in the work yourself, especially in the context, of once it's out, it's out opinions will no longer be your own, and while it's really easy to say, "fuck readers who are not your target audience," it's harder to implement ego death is essential

Have you ever wanted to die... In fiction? Well now you can - just hire me to write a custom death scene! OR you can buy one as a gift for the goth (or other death-obsessed nerd) in your life! Folks have bought murders for parents, partners, friends, and all kinds of family!

This bundle is still running!

#WeeknightWriters I'll be sharing this bundle until April 14th. Support indie autistic authors. Get over 30 ebooks for just $30.

I'd like to get back on the hashtag games next month. I needed to focus on finishing my fic, so I cut down on socmed. So now for the rest of the month, I'll see how far I can get into revisions of my novella Raziel's Jewel 😈

Not me getting ANOTHER WIP idea. *Adds to list*

A bit late to it but this week I'd like to get back to my WIP Raziel's Jewel and start revisions 💪 #queerwriters

“I know it was not your choice,” she added. “We all know that. No need to condemn the daughter for her father’s actions.” #wipsnips

I've FINISHED my last fanfic (minus some editing)!! Feels surreal lol. Fic was a big part of my life for more than 5 years, but I have other priorities now. I'm looking forward to more or less closing the chapter and focusing on what I'm passionate about now.

Almost missed my own book anniversary. Thank goodness my publisher posted about it! 🥰💕✊🏾 Poetry is my first love, my first everything! #Poetry #LangstonHughesTaughtMe #NikkiGiovanniTaughtMe #AudreLordeTaughtMe #CounteeCullenTaughtMe

People need to remember, too, that these are the *successful* authors. The ones who are traditionally published trade authors. Those trying to break in, those published once and then couldn't get another contract, self-published authors and so on are not included. This is the top 1% of authors.

Erm, they're called palaeontologists, actually.

moo 🎨 @nushdeco.bsky.social