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IndieAuthors.Social News<p>Sometimes I Wish I Used A Penname</p><p>Confessions and confusions of writing under your own name Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »<br><a href="https://writingcooperative.com/sometimes-i-wish-i-used-a-penname-f314187723d" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">writingcooperative.com/sometim</span><span class="invisible">es-i-wish-i-used-a-penname-f314187723d</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/writingcareer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingcareer</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/theshortofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theshortofit</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/writerspenname" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writerspenname</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/pseudonyms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pseudonyms</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>indieauthors</span></a></span></p>
ALLi Blog (unofficial)<p>How Authors Measure Success: Income, Fulfillment, and the Joy of Storytelling <a href="https://selfpublishingadvice.org/measure-success/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">selfpublishingadvice.org/measu</span><span class="invisible">re-success/</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/measuresuccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>measuresuccess</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/personalgrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>personalgrowth</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/writingcareer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingcareer</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/readerimpact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>readerimpact</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/authorgoals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authorgoals</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/booksales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>booksales</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Mindset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mindset</span></a></p>
IndieAuthors.Social News<p>Do Writers Go Through a Mid-Career Slump?</p><p>Where do we go from here? Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »<br><a href="https://writingcooperative.com/do-writers-go-through-a-mid-career-slump-df68299a402" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">writingcooperative.com/do-writ</span><span class="invisible">ers-go-through-a-mid-career-slump-df68299a402</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/changemanagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>changemanagement</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/publishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publishing</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/midcareer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>midcareer</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/writingcareer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingcareer</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/writingmotivation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingmotivation</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>indieauthors</span></a></span></p>
IndieAuthors.Social News<p>What Does It Mean When Your Friends Start Buying Your Books?</p><p>Why this seems like the ultimate of accomplishments Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »<br><a href="https://writingcooperative.com/what-does-it-mean-when-your-friends-start-buying-your-books-b1b2e33c5050?source=rss----6e9c0c9fd682---4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">writingcooperative.com/what-do</span><span class="invisible">es-it-mean-when-your-friends-start-buying-your-books-b1b2e33c5050?source=rss----6e9c0c9fd682---4</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/selfconfidence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selfconfidence</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/writingexperience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingexperience</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/writingcareer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingcareer</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/believeinyourself" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>believeinyourself</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/friendshipsandlessons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>friendshipsandlessons</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>indieauthors</span></a></span></p>
ALLi Blog (unofficial)<p>Balancing the Passion and the Business of a Writing Career: The Self-Publishing with ALLi Podcast <a href="https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-writing-career/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">selfpublishingadvice.org/podca</span><span class="invisible">st-writing-career/</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/balancingartandbusiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>balancingartandbusiness</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/overcomingperfectionism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>overcomingperfectionism</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/realisticauthorgoals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>realisticauthorgoals</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/impostersyndrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>impostersyndrome</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/self" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>self</span></a>-publishing <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/writingcareer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingcareer</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Podcast</span></a></p>
Irish Stew Podcast<p>3) What exactly is <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/TechnicalWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechnicalWriting</span></a>? </p><p>Our latest <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Podcast</span></a> guest, Marybeth Shea, has taught the subject at the University of Maryland since the 1980s</p><p>Give her a listen as she explains in more detail =&gt; <a href="https://overcast.fm/+lMhM9FKww/30:47" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">overcast.fm/+lMhM9FKww/30:47</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GlobalIrishNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalIrishNation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishPodcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishPodcast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/WritingCareer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCareer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/mastodaoine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastodaoine</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@Johnleemedia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Johnleemedia</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@mnutty" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mnutty</span></a></span> Cohosts: John Lee &amp; Martin Nutty</p>
Catherine Lundoff<p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Smallpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Smallpress</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writingcareer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingcareer</span></a> Add to that list, the amorphous quality of “hustle.” Opportunities come and go, often very quickly. They may be doors that open because of hard work you have done, those that a mentor helps you open, those that an editor or publisher either opens for you or assists with, combinations thereof. Sometimes you’re just in exactly the right spot at the right time. The savvier you are about why that door opened and what you can do to get through it, the better.</p>
Catherine Lundoff<p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/smallpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smallpress</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writingcareer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingcareer</span></a> Added to that are more nebulous things like “being good to work with.” It is a small field, at least for sfnal work, so word does get around. I used to do contract archeology on construction sites and the way you found out about new opportunities was entirely by word of mouth. Piss enough people off and people were less inclined to be helpful until you gradually got shut out of gigs.</p>
Catherine Lundoff<p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/smallpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smallpress</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writingcareer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingcareer</span></a> Can you make the jump without all of this? Possibly. But that gets into “luck” and “good fortune,” which you have little control over. Again: this is about working your way upward so all of this is about the visibility and viability of your existing and previous work. Things that look like you’re stalled, such as long periods between books, no other publications over an extended period, etc. make it that much less likely that you will be “lucky.” Just saying.</p>
Catherine Lundoff<p>Couple of quick thoughts on building your <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writingcareer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingcareer</span></a> via the <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/smallpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smallpress</span></a>, assuming the goal is to use that as a stepping stone to the medium-sized/Big 4.5 presses - do you have the following: a consistent publication record that shows that you are leveling up? Award track record (this does have to be bigger and better known awards, alas)? Frequency of reviews/fannish attention that suggests a growing fan base? Reach (growing network and visibility)? At least one completed novel?</p>
WritingExcuses (unofficial)<p>18.06: An Interview With Howard Tayler <a href="https://writingexcuses.com/2023/02/05/18-06-an-interview-with-howard-tayler/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">writingexcuses.com/2023/02/05/</span><span class="invisible">18-06-an-interview-with-howard-tayler/</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/CareerandLifestyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CareerandLifestyle</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/TheoryandTechnique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheoryandTechnique</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/WritingCareer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCareer</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/SocialSatire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSatire</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Interviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Interviews</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Season18" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Season18</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Serials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Serials</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Series" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Series</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Humor</span></a></p>
WritingExcuses (unofficial)<p>18.05: An Interview with Mary Robinette Kowal <a href="https://writingexcuses.com/2023/01/29/18-05-an-interview-with-mary-robinette-kowal/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">writingexcuses.com/2023/01/29/</span><span class="invisible">18-05-an-interview-with-mary-robinette-kowal/</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/SuperheroOriginStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SuperheroOriginStory</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/CareerandLifestyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CareerandLifestyle</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/TheoryandTechnique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheoryandTechnique</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/WritingCareer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCareer</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/WritingTools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTools</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/AuthorVoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorVoice</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Season18" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Season18</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Puppetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Puppetry</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/YesBut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YesBut</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/NoAnd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoAnd</span></a></p>
Kobo Writing Life (unofficial)<p>Take these steps to become an “auto-buy” author <a href="https://kobowritinglife.com/2023/01/27/becoming-an-auto-buy-author/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kobowritinglife.com/2023/01/27</span><span class="invisible">/becoming-an-auto-buy-author/</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/attractingreaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>attractingreaders</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Self" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Self</span></a>-Publishing <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/auto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auto</span></a>-buyauthors <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/KoboWritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KoboWritingLife</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/self" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>self</span></a>-publishing <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/MyWritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MyWritingLife</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/writingcareer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingcareer</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/KWLCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KWLCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/authortips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authortips</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/readership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>readership</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blog</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Kobo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kobo</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/tips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tips</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/KWL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KWL</span></a></p>
WritingExcuses (unofficial)<p>18.02: An Interview with DongWon Song <a href="https://writingexcuses.com/2023/01/08/18-02-an-interview-with-dongwon-song/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">writingexcuses.com/2023/01/08/</span><span class="invisible">18-02-an-interview-with-dongwon-song/</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/CareerandLifestyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CareerandLifestyle</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/TheoryandTechnique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheoryandTechnique</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/WritingCareer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCareer</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Interviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Interviews</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Season17" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Season17</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Season18" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Season18</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Pitching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pitching</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Editors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Editors</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Agents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Agents</span></a></p>
DeborahJRoss<p>Just when I thought I'd hit the end of my NY trad pub career, I hear from my editor that she's going to consider the proposal I sent her in December. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingcareer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingcareer</span></a></p>
WritingExcuses (unofficial)<p>18.01: Twenty Twenty-Three, By Way of Introduction <a href="https://writingexcuses.com/2023/01/01/18-01-twenty-twenty-three-by-way-of-introduction/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">writingexcuses.com/2023/01/01/</span><span class="invisible">18-01-twenty-twenty-three-by-way-of-introduction/</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Announcements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Announcements</span></a>&amp;News <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/WritingCareer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCareer</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/OwnVoices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OwnVoices</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Season18" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Season18</span></a></p>
WritingExcuses (unofficial)<p>17.44: Bodies, Why? (Part II: Working Through Disability) <a href="https://writingexcuses.com/2022/10/30/17-44-bodies-why-part-ii-working-through-disability/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">writingexcuses.com/2022/10/30/</span><span class="invisible">17-44-bodies-why-part-ii-working-through-disability/</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/CareerandLifestyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CareerandLifestyle</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/creativeprocess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>creativeprocess</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/WritingCareer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCareer</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/PhysicalPain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhysicalPain</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Season17" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Season17</span></a></p>