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I am looking for #academia and #nonfiction #authors and #scicomm people who want to do some AMA-style events on Lemmy. The few I ran on Reddit were fun, and it makes an excellent opportunity for public outreach as people feel comfortable in an informal space, ECRs especially. These are great if you have a paper you want to rizz too. It's a good outreach thing; I always think 1:1 talking to people is the most successful and impactful. @phdstudents @academicchatter

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I’m an author and journalist especially interested in science and technology and their cultural effects. My books include Chaos, The Information, and Time Travel, as well as biographies of Richard Feynman and Isaac Newton.

I’m working on a history of the telephone.

#Introduction #authors #science #chaos #books #information #timetravel #telephone

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#authors, #writers, #writingcommunity, #gamedevs, #gamedevelopers #gamingcommunity, #artists #contentcreators! Is there anyone here who is on #substack? I'd be more than happy to #connect!
https://substack.com/@myhauger

#writing #creativewriting

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Sorry, past the time for March’s #WordWeavers questions!
Written by @AlinaLeonova & I, you’ll find the questions pinned to our profiles. All are welcome to join in.
Participate with a WIP or an already published book.
As always, play the days you want, skip the others. Please use CW as necessary. Looking forward to seeing your answers, finding great books, & meeting new friends. And a big thanks to those contributing the community questions. (below)
Here we go!
#amwriting #writing #authors

March 2025 #WordWeavers 1. Introduce your MC to your best friend. Where would you do it? Would they get along? 2. Is your MC a picky eater? What are their preferences? 3. MC POV: You get to spend a fun night out with anyone. Who do you choose and where do you go? 4. How much does money matter for your antagonist? 5. What social classes do your MC and antagonist belong to? 6. Are any of your characters trying to change the world? 7. Which one of your characters is in the safest situation? 8. Which one of your characters is in the least safe situation? 9. Could you survive a day in your MC's shoes? 10. What is the most useful skill your SC has? 11. What's your most useful skill that could help you in your story's world? j2. Does your MC love the spotlight or try to pass unnoticed? 13. If your MC was a music genre, what genre would they be? 14. Antagonist POV: Do you want to be perceived as "good?" 15. If your SC found a wallet full of money, what would they do with it? 16. If someone reads your book in the far future, are there themes or influences they'd identify as relevant to our time? 17. How organized are your characters? 18. Is there a connection between how you write (plotter vs pantser) and how your MCs deal with their goals? 19. What role does writing have in your life? Is it for fun. therapeutic, work, or something else?
Created by @ BranwenOShea@writing.exchange &@AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

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Publishing looks glossy from the outside. Inside? It’s built on unpaid labour.

My first book is out this year.
Here’s what I actually got paid, what my contract says, & why most authors can’t afford to do this twice.

https://kristie-de-garis.ghost.io/published-doesnt-mean-paid/

#Publishing #Books #Author #Writer #WriterCommunity #bookstodon #authors

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The Anime That Connects Two Of Agatha Christie's Greatest Detectives

Yes. There is an anime series starring Poirot and Marple. There is also adaptions of some other classic books too!

https://www.slashfilm.com/1803182/anime-connects-agatha-christie-greatest-detectives-poirot-and-marple/

Agatha Christie's books at PG

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Agatha+Christie&submit_search=Search

#books #mysteries #authors

Cover of the The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

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Heads up, self-pub authors here as well: Amazon is lowering the royalty rates of paperbacks and hardcovers next month. You'll also have to check your books so that the royalty doesn't drop to 0. Price hikes ahead.

The link is to a Bluesky post where the impact of the change is explained by one author.
https://bsky.app/profile/sharkiatwrites.bsky.social/post/3lp4uldp25s2h

#authors #selfpublishing

Screenshot of amazon bookshelf about changes to royalty rates.

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Beyond “Dickensian”: 7 Quirky Words Created by Charles Dickens

https://wordsmarts.com/dickensian-words/

Charles Dickens at PG

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/37

#books #authors #literature

Cover of The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens

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#OTD American author Washington Irving was born in 1783. He is best known for "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Irving

Washington Irving's books at PG

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/34

#books #literature #authors

Illustration of the forest folk from the book, Rip Van Winkle, available at Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60976) . Caption says: "They maintained the gravest faces."

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IndieAuthors.social is a Mastodon server for independent self-published authors to discuss writing and support each other. Fans of their work are also welcome.

https://indieauthors.social

You can find out more at https://indieauthors.social/about or contact the admin accounts @admin & @steaphan

#FeaturedServer #Authors #IndieAuthors #IndieBooks #SelfPublishing #Books #Writing #Novels #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

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#OTD in 1856, Booker T. Washington, the African-American educator, author, and orator was born.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booker_T._Washington

His books at PG:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/880

#books #africanamerican #authors

Photograph of Booker T. Washington with his signature. From the book "The Future of the American Negro" (published 1900).

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Poem of the week: A Sonnet to the Noble Lady, the Lady Mary Wroth by Ben Jonson

"A strategically flattering tribute to a pioneering female writer is lifted by authentic warmth and admiration"

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/07/poem-of-the-week-a-sonnet-to-the-noble-lady-the-lady-mary-wroth-by-ben-jonson

Ben Jonson at PG

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1269

#poetry #authors #books #literature

Erato, Muse of Lyrical Poetry by Charles Meynier (French, 1768–1832). "Erato is the muse of lyric poetry in Greek mythology. She is often depicted holding a small kithara or lyre, a stringed musical instrument, here seen resting against a tree in the lower left. She is writing with an arrow given to her by a winged Eros or Cupid, the god of love. This painting belongs to a cycle of five works commissioned by businessman François Boyer-Fonfréde for his home in Toulouse."

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Poem of the week: Death sets a Thing significant … by Emily Dickinson

Here Dickinson remembers friends by objects they touched.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/14/poem-of-the-week-death-sets-a-thing-significant-by-emily-dickinson

Emily Dickinson at PG

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/996

#poetry #authors #literature

Terpsichore Lyran (Muse of Lyric Poetry), 1816. Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757–1822). Marble; overall: 177.5 x 78.1 x 61 cm (69 7/8 x 30 3/4 x 24 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 1968.212

In Greek mythology, Terpsichore was one of the nine Muses, or goddesses of creative inspiration. The lyre, the Greek inscription on the short column, and the caduceus (entwined snakes) on the side identify the figure as Terpsichore Lyran, muse of lyric poetry. This sculpture began with a commission from Napoleon's brother, Lucien, for an idealized portrait of his wife, Alexandrine. Antonio Canova made this version for a British aristocrat and exhibited it in 1817 at the Royal Academy in London to great acclaim.

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Which famous authors might go to space? (A chart.)

And which ones would write an interesting account of their trip?

By James Folta

https://lithub.com/which-famous-authors-might-go-to-space-a-chart/

#authors #astronomy

"Comparative Magnitudes of the Planets. Drawn and engraved by John Emslie. London. Published by James Reynolds 174 Strand. (insets) Phases of Saturn. (with) Phases of Venus. (with) Relative distances of the planets from the sun. (to accompany) Astronomical diagrams.

Hand colored engraved transparent diagram. Shows comparative sizes of the planets, including Neptune, depicting Saturn with its rings and the known satellites."

from the Internet Archive

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It’s past time for May’s #WordWeavers questions! Better late than never?😂
Written by @AlinaLeonova & I, you’ll find the questions pinned to our profiles. All are welcome to join in.
Participate with a WIP or an already published book.
As always, play the days you want, skip the others. Please use CW as necessary. Looking forward to seeing your answers & meeting new friends. And a big thanks to those contributing the community questions. (below)
#amwriting #writing #authors

May 2025 #WordWeavers 1. If your cast of characters were a music band, who would play which instrument? Introduce them as they come on stage! 2. Tell us something you like about a recent passage you’ve written. 3. If your MC was approached by a street interviewer, how would they react? 4. Describe something unusual/interesting about one of your characters’ looks or styles. 5. Describe the way your antagonist speaks. 6. Describe the way your MC walks. 7. Let your SC describe your MC. 8. Would your MC agree with the SC's description of 9. What was the last book you’ve read? Was there anything there you wanted to apply to your writing? 10. Who is your most unpredictable character? 11. Share an inspiration for one of your settings. 12. Share an inspiration for one of your characters. 13. What was the worst mistake in a final manuscript that you only realized after the book was published? 14. If your MC resolved their biggest challenge, what issue would they tackle next? 15. MC POV: What's your biggest flaw? 16. Antagonist POV: What do you like the most about yourself? 17. If your MC could decide how the last scene you wrote would end, how would it differ from your version?
Created by @BranwenOShea@writing.exchange &@AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

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I’ve got June’s #WordWeavers questions for you!
Written by @AlinaLeonova & I, you’ll find the month’s questions pinned to our profiles on the 1st. All are welcome to join in.
Participate with a WIP or an already published book.
As always, play the days you want, skip the others. Please use CW as necessary. Looking forward to seeing your answers & meeting new friends. And a big thanks to those contributing the community questions. (below)
#amwriting #writing #authors

June 2025 #WordWeavers 1. Share your favorite fact about your story. 2. What's the biggest challenge you're facing with your current project? 3. Is your MC a good cook? Any special dishes? 4. Describe the mood of the opening paragraph of your story using 3 adjectives. 5. What would your first chapter smell like? 6. What object would you use to represent the sensory feel of your story? 7. Antagonist POV: If you were an animal, which one? 8. If you have more than one story, what's your best one & why? If only one, what's the best part? 9. MC POV: Whose advice do you value the most? 10. How many POV characters does your story have? Is that your preferred approach in general? 11. What color do you associate with your current story? 12. How much do you interact with libraries for research, reading, writing groups, etc? 13. If your MC magically became a dog, what breed would fit them best? 14. What real song would be your antagonist's favorite? 15. If your MC found a clean, sealed, unlabelled box, would they open it? Why or why not? 16. Has your physical health ever affected your ability to write or the topics you write about? 17. Are there any midsummer traditions in your world? 18. If you could have written any other author's book, what would it be? 19. If you could choose another (living) author to remix your work, who would it be and why?
Created by @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop &@BranwenOShea@writing.exchange

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Check out July’s #WordWeavers questions!
Written by @AlinaLeonova & I, you’ll find the month’s questions pinned to our profiles on the 1st. All are welcome to join in.
Participate with a WIP or an already published book.
As always, play the days you want, skip the others. Please use CW as necessary. Looking forward to seeing your answers & meeting new friends. And a big thanks to those contributing the community questions. (below)
#amwriting #writing #authors

July 2025 #WordWeavers

1. Which other medium besides writing (film, song, game, etc.), would work best for your story and why?
2. Who would you want to co-create the version of your work from question #1?
3. If your story were food, what kind?
4. Given access to your wardrobe, what would your MC choose to wear?
5. What kind of perfume/scent would work for your antagonist?
6. MC POV: You get an hour to do absolutely anything (within the possibilities of your world), no restrictions. What do you choose?
7. If you could live the life of one of your characters, which one?
8. Antagonist POV: You can eliminate any obstacle except people; no killing. What do you choose?
9. Who is your most powerful character? In what way?
10. You have to leave Earth, and you can only immigrate to one of the settings you’ve written. Where do you go?
11. How is your current WIP going? Anything you'd like to share about it?
12. Are you comfortable promoting your own work?
13. Do you regularly write reviews of others' work or promote them?
14. What’s your favorite format to release your work (ebook, paperback, audiobook, etc.)? Why?
15. How emotionally intelligent is your MC?
16. SC POV: What do you do to calm down when you’re angry?
17. Your MC's boss has done a job performance appraisal, share a few details.
18. The home of your MC is on fire. They can retrieve one item. What is it and why?

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