ericlewis, I'm still writing the book, but as usual I can't resist coming up with graphics to hitch to it 😆
#writingcommunity #wip #amwriting #amwritingfantasy #grimdark #indieauthor #indieauthors #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstodon
DavidBFox, https://youtu.be/apTsFUl5a14?si=89pSrH-yfn4fccD_
Download the ebook edition of Annie Fox’s debut YA novel “The Little Things That Kill: A Teen Friendship Afterlife Apology Tour” for free through April 15th, 2024 https://amzn.to/3T1h76MThe #IndieAuthor Spring Spectacular is where over 200+ authors across multiple genres dropped their prices to free or 0.99 between April 12th-15th, 2024!
https://www.indievisibleevents.comSupport #indieauthors, add to your endless TBR
#indieauthorspringspectacular #indieevent #indiebooks
skaeth, These might be nachos...
...but these amazing indie books can BE YOURS!
Overwhelmed? Filter by genre (fantasy, sci-fi, or horror), store, price (Free to $1.99), & LGBTQ+ Representation!
@bookstodon @sffbookclub @fantasy @scifi @horrorbooks
#NarratessIndieSale #IndieApril #IndieSale #BookSale #BooksToRead #IndieBooks #IndieAuthors #Bookstodon #SelfPromo #BookToot #FantasyBooks #SFFBookClub #FreeBooks #BooksWorthReading #SFFBooks #books #EpicFantasy #DarkFantasy
LJ, Question for #IndieAuthors here:
What are some affordable audio books production options for someone who:
- Does NOT want to use AI narration
- Does not want to be locked into ACX
and- Does not have the equipment or know how to do it herself.
- Writes science fiction & fantasy novels
LJ, @AlasdairStuart @GregStolze thank you!!
AlasdairStuart, @LJ @GregStolze No problem at all! Happy to introduce you to the folks I know who are much better at this side of things than me if it'll help.
AnnaFeatherstone, The latest stats about publishing from the Alliance of Independent Authors. A summary: https://annafeatherstone.com/allis-big-indie-author-data-drop-2024/
#authors #indieauthors #publishing #author #indieauthor #publishingstats #writingcommunity #amwriting
@auslit @bookstodon
lewiscowles1986, @AnnaFeatherstone @auslit @bookstodon
at least half of the self-published material I've read was trash, and I want the traditional publishing machine to exist to filter that out for me.
krasse_eloquenz, German Liebe Selfpublishing-Bubble: Wo veröffentlicht ihr eure Bücher und warum?
Und für den Buchsatz nutzt ihr SPBuchsatz, richtig?
Ich würde gern ein Stimmungsbild haben, bevor ich mich an die Recherche mache (und endlich die beiden Bücher veröffentliche, die ich schon lange plane!).
Danke im Voraus!
#selfpublishing #selfpublisher #buchsatz #autorinnen #bucherschreiben #indieauthors
krasse_eloquenz, German @publicvoit Ja, ich habe mich bereits überzeugen lassen und werde mich wohl in SPBuchsatz einarbeiten.
publicvoit, German @krasse_eloquenz Nur noch kurze Zeit online: https://latex.tugraz.at/
Damit habe ich über hundert Menschen LaTeX beigebracht.
herhandsmyhands, @romancelandia @bookstodon #IndieAuthors
Do yourselves a good turn and make sure to follow Author Beware by @victoriastrauss
The most recent post is about #CityOwlPress, but there's wisdom that applies to all small presses:
"there is a kind of alchemical process where long-standing strains and stresses within a publisher...abruptly reach critical mass and boil to the surface in the form of a rush of complaints."https://writerbeware.blog/2024/03/08/author-complaints-at-city-owl-press/
herhandsmyhands, PSA #IndieAuthors #Scams
@romancelandia @bookstodon Via @victoriastrauss (whose blog you really should be following), another variation on scamming newbie/indie/self-publishing authors.
And remember: sharing (really good advice and scam warnings) is caring. Boost away!
https://writerbeware.blog/2024/04/05/the-scam-of-book-licensing/
herhandsmyhands, Via Writer Beware: in order to avoid scammers, you must understand how your industry actually works. This post tackles the oh, so tempting "we can help you get your book made into a movie!" scam.
https://writerbeware.blog/2024/04/12/guest-post-how-a-book-really-becomes-a-movie/
steaphan, Ya'll, PLEASE throw me a bone here and reply 🙏 . It's Steaphan here, trying to support authors-helping-authors.
The @indiebot was made to provide useful information services to #IndieAuthors and #Readers4IndieAuthors through public or direct toots.
What types of services would be helpful on here for the #SelfPublishing #Author ?
Today, it posts indie author titles and allows people add theirs and query for titles.
Let me know.
steaphan, (1 of 2)
Hey #Readers and #IndieAuthors @indiebot is online now! The two things it does now:
1--You can send @indiebot a private direct message like this:@indiebot
#GetIndieAuthorTitle
genre: scifiand you'll get 3 indie titles
or
@indiebot
#GetIndieAuthorTitle
genre: romance
genre2: fantasyand you'll get 3 romance/fantasies
or
@indiebot
#GetIndieAuthorTitle
auth name: steaphan kayand get three books from...me...
skaeth, Hey bookish folks, I'd love your help! How do you find new-to-you books to read?
I'm trying to figure out where to advertise my books now that I have a fourth book out ( https://buy.bookfunnel.com/vxvlyi6b0v ). I'm rather unknown so can't spend big $$ but it's hard to know where is best to find readers. And yet, it's hard to have a budget without readers, too!
@bookstodon @sffbookclub @fantasy
#IndieAuthors #Bookstodon #BookToot #FantasyBooks #SFFBookClub #SFFBooks #books #ReadingCommunity #AmReading
skaeth, @bloodravenlib @bookstodon @sffbookclub @fantasy
Oh absolutely. And that's fair-- there's only so much space, after all. Most of the libraries that I've seen have my books in their catalogue only have the digital version, which makes total sense.
Thank you for all your help!
bloodravenlib, @skaeth @bookstodon @sffbookclub @fantasy
You're welcome. Any other questions, feel free to reach out. If I do not know, I will find who does. Paz y amor.
skaeth, #IndieInkAwards news!
We've moved to the reading phase early! The judges were chomping at the bit and rattling the bars eager to get to the books, so we let them in a little early and they're already busy at their reading and sharing their excitement.
Congratulations to all 99 finalists! Check them all out at https://indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-awards-2023#BooksToRead #IndieBooks #IndieAuthors #Bookstodon
#SFFBooks #Horror #ContemporaryFiction #CrimeFiction #HistoricalFiction #MysteryBooks #romancelandia #ChickLit
herhandsmyhands, PSA to #IndieAuthors
Do not do these things. Do not be the asshole.
First we have the creeper blasting an email soliciting "spicy" videos from minors on so-called BookTok (then blaming "the PR firm" that he owns, without revealing he owns it).
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/94199-author-j-d-barker-dropped-by-agent-after-creepy-booktok-request.htmlThen we have this white woman (has now deleted all her videos) who demands minimum three stars for effort from book reviewers "even if you hated it".
dafuk.
herhandsmyhands, PSA: another AI scam detected; if you have your books on amazon, act sooner rather than later.
krakencollectivebooks, Exciting news from the Kraken Collective today!
We have gathered 31 incredible indie authors with queer SFF books into a single sale. From January 17 to January 22, all of their books will be on sale at 99¢, but that’s not the best part.
We’ve put together a fun Buzzfeed-style personality quiz to help you find out which of these books’ queer characters you are!
(1/2)
#queerbooks #queerfantasy #queersff #indiebooks #indieauthors
krakencollectivebooks, It has always been our hope to not only support each other as indie authors, but extend that to the wider indie queer SFF community, and we’re thrilled to have put together this event!
So keep your eyes peeled on this space and #KrakenFriends , because this promises to be a fun time filled with good queer books.
#queerbooks #queerfantasy #queersff #indiebooks #indieauthors
herhandsmyhands, #IndieAuthors @romancelandia
PSA: pirating site giving away indie and self published books and asking for "donations". They even have a "mission" statement twisting Gaiman's position against DRM to justify pirating thousands of bookssite address (minus spaces)
ocean of pdf.comIf your books are on kindle unlimited, amazon can ding YOU if anyone finds them elsewhere, including pirating sites.
Report the #Pirates to their hosting service here:
https://abuse.cloudflare.com/dmca
Please share and boost!
herhandsmyhands, @romancelandia ICYMI:
PSA: pirating site giving away indie and self published books and asking for "donations". They even have a "mission" statement twisting Gaiman's position against DRM to justify pirating thousands of books
site address (minus spaces)
ocean of pdf.comIf your books are on kindle unlimited, amazon can ding YOU if anyone finds them elsewhere, including pirating sites.
Report the #Pirates to their hosting service here:
https://abuse.cloudflare.com/dmca
Please share and boost!
herhandsmyhands, @ClintonAnderson Stealing from people who need the income to pay their own bills--the authors--is never a "best" anything.
leperez1, Yay! I just made my annual #GoodReads reading goal! I cut it kind of close this year. I'm looking forward to another year of reading in 2024. I'm so grateful to all of my favorite #authors for creating so many fabulous books for me to read. Many are #indieauthors #indieauthor #mmromance @mmromance
markmcelroy, #IndieAuthors - Something I have experienced, but haven't seen broadly spoken about online regarding #Facebook advertising: one you place an ad, you're going to get spam messages made to appear like messages from Facebook Ad Services warning you the ad violates Facebook's terms and will be taken down unless you click a provided link. The link goes to a legit-looking scammy page for collecting usernames and passwords.
Don't fall for it.
NickEast, So, if I occasionally feel like I know what I'm doing. Does that mean I don't get compensation? 😜 😂
@writers @writingcommunity @writing
#Author #Authors #IndieAuthors #IndieBooks #AmWriting #Writerdons #AuthorCommunity #WritersCommunity #Writers #Writer #Writing #WritingCommunity #Writinglife #WritersOfMastodon
#BoostingIsSharing
skaeth, Last call for nominations! The nomination window for the #IndieInkAwards at https://indiestorygeek.com ENDS in just a couple hours!
Got a favorite #IndieAuthor or book, especially from marginalized communities or with great tropes? Nominate your favorite #IndieBooks from all genres for the awards that make the most sense for it. Is your favorite book not listed? It's easy to add it!
#ReadingCommunity #ReadersOfMastodon #Bookstodon @bookstodon #IndieAuthors #IndieBooks #Mastobooks
AnnaFeatherstone, 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
AuthorHelp, 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
MonadicBlurbs, 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
paulinaashland, @MonadicBlurbs @bookstodon I’m reading Homicide and Halo-Halo, a light murder mystery with a Filipino-American protagonist.
AnnaFeatherstone, Indie authors - if you're denied entry to literary competitions and writing awards, grants and other opportunities, get in touch with the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) who is campaigning around the world for more fairness for independent and hybrid authors.
#indieauthor #indieauthors #authors #ALLi #writingcommunity #Bookish #HybridAuthors #AllianceofIndependentAuthors
wendypalmer, It’s #FreebieThe13th, with thanks to @VampiresAndRobots for organising.
I’m giving away a standalone fantasy/alt-history m/m romance, The Uses of Illicit Art. Artisans have narrow magical powers in this pseudo-Victorian world, and Kit’s underwhelming Art is unlocking any door. Criminal gangs find it useful, though, so he’s hiding out to avoid them. Then bounty hunter Alexander Locke comes for him.
Don’t worry. Kit’s very good at locks 😉
Available at Smashwords free just for today (otherwise via #KoboPlus and #Scribd as well as at the usual retailers) — download it DRM-free and sideload it to any reader.
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1143146
And remember to follow the hashtag for free books by indie authors all day.
#FreeBooks #IndieAuthors #GayRomance #MMRomance #HistoricalFantasy #bookstodon
@bookstodon
VampiresAndRobots, @wendypalmer @bookstodon grabbed it! I'm planning to pick up a Boox ereader soon and I'll be moving away from Amazon, so I'm starting a nice little Smashwords library.
VampiresAndRobots, Hey #IndieAuthors I know this is last minute, but I just realized this Friday is Friday the 13th, aka one of my favorite days to run freebies. Since I don't have time to really do much, how about a hashtag sale? The way it works is if you have a #FreeBook, post with the agreed upon tag, and boost others using the same tag.
I'm thinking #FreebieThe13th catchy, eh?
Who's in? If we get at least 13 authors I'll make a cute graphic.
#bookstodon
Firlefanz, I have plenty of free books. Totally happy to join.
I'd love to offer up this one:
https://books2read.com/SouthWindsofDestiny
VampiresAndRobots, Okay, I've only got 3 confirmed authors besides me, but I went ahead and made a cute graphic anyway. What do we think?