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
#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
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
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
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!
Agatha Christie's books at PG
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Agatha+Christie&submit_search=Search
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
Beyond “Dickensian”: 7 Quirky Words Created by Charles Dickens
https://wordsmarts.com/dickensian-words/
Charles Dickens at PG
#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
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.
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
#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:
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"
Ben Jonson at PG
Poem of the week: Death sets a Thing significant … by Emily Dickinson
Here Dickinson remembers friends by objects they touched.
Emily Dickinson at PG
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/
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
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
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