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Kip Manley<p>"Plenty" continues, with a sword fight, and a survey—</p><p><a href="https://thecityofroses.com/story/PlentyActI" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thecityofroses.com/story/Plent</span><span class="invisible">yActI</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/FantasyLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FantasyLit</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/IndieAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieAuthors</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/SelfPublished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfPublished</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/North" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>North</span></a></p>
T.M. Baumgartner<p>Question for authors with critique groups:</p><p>How are you handling things like Google Docs &amp; MS Word 360 (presumably) using your manuscript to train AI?</p><p>I write using programs that keep my words local (AFAIK), but then I send the document to my critique group members, some of whom use Google Docs and MS Word 360 with AI features. </p><p>Anyone else have guidelines or is it just impossible and I should give up?</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/IndieAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieAuthors</span></a></p>
BenjaminGorman<p>A storm mage prince who is the sole heir to his throne.<br>A warrior princess who prioritizes duty over her heart.<br>An arranged marriage to secure a war alliance.<br>What happens when he refuses to consummate?<br>The Golden Wolf and the Stormwielder by Tabitha Strickland <br><a href="https://linktr.ee/thetabs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">linktr.ee/thetabs</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/indieauthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indieauthors</span></a></p>
Kip Manley<p>The 16th novelette, "Plenty," kicks off today:</p><p><a href="https://thecityofroses.com/story/PlentyOpening" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thecityofroses.com/story/Plent</span><span class="invisible">yOpening</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/FantasyLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FantasyLit</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/IndieAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieAuthors</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Zines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zines</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Donuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Donuts</span></a></p>
Venessa G<p>I'm accepting a few new <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freelance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freelance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editing</span></a> 📝 clients in the coming months. If you're interested, let me know ASAP. Spots are limited :) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amediting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amwriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indiepub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indiepub</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indieauthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indieauthors</span></a> <a href="http://www.venessagiunta.com/editing-services/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">venessagiunta.com/editing-serv</span><span class="invisible">ices/</span></a></p>
Kip Manley<p>"Our reviewers loved the world-building and well-drawn characters."</p><p>"Long, complex with a lyrical rhythm to it that's intoxicating." </p><p>"…like Little, Big crossed with Revolutionary Girl Utena."</p><p>"It's serial fiction done right."</p><p><a href="https://thecityofroses.com/books" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">thecityofroses.com/books</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/FantasyLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FantasyLit</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/IndieAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieAuthors</span></a></p>
Elise (they/ them)🇦🇺🏳️‍🌈<p>I&#39;d be interested to see how many <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/IndieAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IndieAuthors</span></a> sell books direct here. If you&#39;ve got your own store (via Payhip, Kofi, any sales page you create and control), where you get the better cut and are less vulnerable to censorship, link it here to we can find it!</p><p>(To start <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/indieAugust" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>indieAugust</span></a> and fill the interim before conjured.ink &#39;s catalogue is ready 😉).</p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/indie" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>indie</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a></p>
Kip Manley<p>"Frail" is done, so: starting next week, the 16th novelette: "Plenty." Thanksgiving in August!</p><p><a href="https://thecityofroses.com/chapbooks/no-16" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thecityofroses.com/chapbooks/n</span><span class="invisible">o-16</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/FantasyLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FantasyLit</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Zines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zines</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/IndieAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieAuthors</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/WeAreGolden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeAreGolden</span></a></p>
Ian Scraper (DE / EN)<p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordWeavers</span></a> 2 August 2025. SC POV: If you could master one skill you don't have, what would it be?</p><p>Antagonist in Everlasting Roaring Thunder, book 2 (WIP): 'It would be great if I could manipulate other people's thoughts.'</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/EverlastingRoaringThunder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EverlastingRoaringThunder</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/IndieAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieAuthors</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritersOfMastodon</span></a></p>
Kip Manley<p>"Frail," the 15th novelette, closes with a bang of a whimper:</p><p><a href="https://thecityofroses.com/story/FrailClosing" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thecityofroses.com/story/Frail</span><span class="invisible">Closing</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/FantasyLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FantasyLit</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/IndieAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieAuthors</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/WebSerials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebSerials</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/TheeCoat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheeCoat</span></a></p>
Dylan Madeley<p>Want a quick hard-hitting 138 pages to breeze through?</p><p>"Their Village, Their Fortress"</p><p>A standalone novella about community resistance and hope against imperial aggression.</p><p>When the Defender of the Land can't live up to his title, the people must roll up their sleeves and look out for each other.</p><p><a href="https://books2read.com/their-village-their-fortress/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books2read.com/their-village-t</span><span class="invisible">heir-fortress/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://dylanmadeley.itch.io/their-village-their-fortress" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dylanmadeley.itch.io/their-vil</span><span class="invisible">lage-their-fortress</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/fantasybooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fantasybooks</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/IndieAuthor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieAuthor</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/IndieAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieAuthors</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/IndieBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieBooks</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
S. Kaeth<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p>Cat reviews Upscaled by Joseph John Lee, saying it "brings in a lot of humour, there are some moments I found myself laughing out loud at the silliness of it all and the tale builds up to a brilliant ending" &amp; it's "a ya, but it feels like it would suit middle grade readers too seeing as Ailis is that age group and the adventure is very much a middle grade one."</p><p>Check it out: <a href="https://thestrawberrypost.wordpress.com/2025/07/22/book-review-upscaled-by-joseph-john-lee-indieinkawards/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thestrawberrypost.wordpress.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2025/07/22/book-review-upscaled-by-joseph-john-lee-indieinkawards/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/IndieInkAwards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieInkAwards</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookReview</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/IndieStoryGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieStoryGeek</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Dragons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dragons</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/IndieAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieAuthors</span></a></p>
KR Holton<p>Enrollment is open for Sarra Cannon's Publish and Thrive course! I took this<br>course early this year and it's been critical for me turning my nebulous<br>ambitions into concrete steps towards publishing my book. If you're interested,<br>check it out through my affiliate link below. Enrollment closes Aug 2nd!</p><p><a href="https://heartbreathings.teachable.com/p/publish-and-thrive/?affcode=145068_woxqx7sd" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heartbreathings.teachable.com/</span><span class="invisible">p/publish-and-thrive/?affcode=145068_woxqx7sd</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieAuthors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AuthorLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SelfPublishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfPublishing</span></a></p>
Darwin<p>New Story! Midnight Rider!<br>A new supernatural/paranormal story in the vein of Ghost Rider!&nbsp; Check it out <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/indieauthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indieauthors</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amwriting</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/novels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>novels</span></a>&nbsp; Fictionpress <a href="https://www.fictionpress.com/s/3377475/1/Midnight-Rider" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fictionpress.com/s/3377475/1/M</span><span class="invisible">idnight-Rider</span></a> or Wattpad <a href="https://www.wattpad.com/story/398964202-midnight-rider" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wattpad.com/story/398964202-mi</span><span class="invisible">dnight-rider</span></a></p>
KR Holton<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieAuthors</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Indie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indie</span></a> curious, if you're interested in a comprehensive <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SelfPublishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfPublishing</span></a> course, check out Sarra Cannon's Publish &amp; Thrive! Sarra is a great teacher and the course comes with a supportive community as a bonus! </p><p>Enrollment is open until Aug 2. Check it out here! <br><a href="https://heartbreathings.teachable.com/p/publish-and-thrive/?affcode=145068_woxqx7sd" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heartbreathings.teachable.com/</span><span class="invisible">p/publish-and-thrive/?affcode=145068_woxqx7sd</span></a></p>
Kip Manley<p>"Frail" continues, with a catalog of knights, and a terribly awkward soup course:</p><p><a href="https://thecityofroses.com/story/FrailActIII" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thecityofroses.com/story/Frail</span><span class="invisible">ActIII</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/IZM2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IZM2025</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/FantasyLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FantasyLit</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/IndieAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieAuthors</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Intent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Intent</span></a></p>
IndieAuthors.Social News<p>Advice Podcast: How Indie Authors Can Approach Poetry and Short Fiction with Purpose and Freedom</p><p>On the Self-Publishing with ALLi Podcast, Orna Ross and Joanna Penn talk about the creative process behind poetry and short fiction. They reflect on how they decide what form a piece should take, how emotion and memory shape their work,…<br><a href="https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-poetry-and-short-fiction/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">selfpublishingadvice.org/podca</span><span class="invisible">st-poetry-and-short-fiction/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Podcast</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/indieauthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indieauthors</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/JoannaPenn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoannaPenn</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/OrnaRoss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OrnaRoss</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/poetryandshortfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetryandshortfiction</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>Advice Podcast: How Indie Authors Can Approach Poetry and Short Fiction with Purpose and Freedom <a href="https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-poetry-and-short-fiction/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">selfpublishingadvice.org/podca</span><span class="invisible">st-poetry-and-short-fiction/</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/poetryandshortfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetryandshortfiction</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/writingprocess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingprocess</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/indieauthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indieauthors</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/JoannaPenn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoannaPenn</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/OrnaRoss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OrnaRoss</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Podcast</span></a></p>
KR Holton<p>Publish &amp; Thrive <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/course" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>course</span></a> is open for enrollment until Aug 2nd. This is a deep dive for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieAuthors</span></a> of all levels, but particularly if you're just getting started or wondering if this is even something you want to get into. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SelfPublish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfPublish</span></a><br><a href="https://heartbreathings.teachable.com/p/publish-and-thrive/?affcode=145068_woxqx7sd" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heartbreathings.teachable.com/</span><span class="invisible">p/publish-and-thrive/?affcode=145068_woxqx7sd</span></a></p>
Dylan Madeley<p>A collective statement from myself and the other authors in my latest bundle: </p><p>We're disabled and queer. 🌈 We sell our writing to eat.</p><p>We launched two book sales — each has 20 books for $30. Itch bowed to conservative pressure, and hid them without warning.</p><p>Do you agree this is bullshit? Then help us make them pay.</p><p><a href="https://disabilitypac.carrd.co/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">disabilitypac.carrd.co/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/MakeCensorshipCost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MakeCensorshipCost</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/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/IndieAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieAuthors</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/DisabilityPride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DisabilityPride</span></a></p>
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