Fellowship of the Indie Author

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🇨🇦 Jean Paetkau 📕 @snufflewort · Feb 7
Due to fatigue & migraines from cancer immunotherapy treatment, I’m struggling to write. But this morning I got down a few lines of good. It felt like home. ✍️
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Author Benjamin Ryan @brclothwrites · Feb 3
I haven’t written or read for months. I’ve been so busy and tired. Life is overwhelming.

How do I get started again?
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K.W. Bussard @KWBussard_ · Feb 2
UPDATE: After a thorough investigation, I have found what I believe are the ties to all of this. Without corresponding IP address matches from the Goodreads servers, I cannot make a definite conclusion. I can say that the individual (or group) are not members of FOTIA. One
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K.W. Bussard @KWBussard_ · Feb 2
From the FOTIA mod team:
Review bombing is NOT OK, nor is it professional. We get that some people get upset at others for the ratings or reviews they receive from an honest reading, but that's no reason to go create a fake account to rating/review bomb who you perceive as your
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Tyler Kirk @TAR_Kirk · Feb 2
As a writer, do you use your real name and photo on social media? If not, what influences your decision to keep them private?
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Tim McKay @timmckay52 · Feb 2
Do you enjoy your own writing?

You’d think the answer obvious (I hope).

But try posting here that you just wrote a banger chapter that you’re really satisfied with, and some contrarian will inevitably shoot you down:

“Real writers are never satisfied. There’s always room to
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Author Benjamin Ryan @brclothwrites · Jan 31
After being rejected over 100 times, I retire a manuscript.

So many good stories never to see the light of day.
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Author Benjamin Ryan @brclothwrites · Jan 30
Chapter titles or only numbers?

There is only one correct answer in my opinion 😂👀.

#AmWriting
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Tyler Kirk @TAR_Kirk · Jan 29
So, you write books with no purpose other than to entertain.

Is reading the same for you? In a world full of distractions and endless entertainment options right at your fingertips, do you read purely for entertainment, or are you seeking something more?
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Tyler Kirk @TAR_Kirk · Jan 21
What kills your creativity?
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Author Benjamin Ryan @brclothwrites · Jan 20
Does anyone else feel like the writing community has been falling apart?

I miss the old days.

Where are all my writers?
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Tyler Kirk @TAR_Kirk · Jan 18
I’m at Barnes & Noble right now and it made me curious if any of my fellow authors have books in physical Barnes & Noble locations. Let me know if yours is.
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Tyler Kirk @TAR_Kirk · Jan 17
If you died unexpectedly, would you want someone to carry on your work? Finish the unfinished books, continue the series, expand your world?
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Author Benjamin Ryan @brclothwrites · Jan 16
I ordered my own books. They arrived at my door.

They were stollen (along with other neighbor’s packages).

This morning I find a crumbled torn box with my books thrown in the corner of the lobby.

The thieves didn’t want my book.
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Tyler Kirk @TAR_Kirk · Jan 15
I strongly recommend avoiding contact with the following four accounts here: https://t.co/GFGdvfDQNi
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Tyler Kirk @TAR_Kirk · Jan 15
Publicly attacking another author rarely helps anyone grow and often reflects poorly on all of us. Constructive feedback is valuable, but it’s far more effective when offered respectfully and, when possible, privately.
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Tim McKay @timmckay52 · Jan 15
Is the drama over yet? 😅 https://t.co/KUdh9exmP1
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Noah Ray @NoahRayWrites · Jan 14
Have you thanked your editor lately? https://t.co/iEMx5bYEUp
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Author Benjamin Ryan @brclothwrites · Jan 10
How old were you when you knew you wanted to be an author?

Seeing my book in other’s libraries is a childhood dream come true.
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Tyler Kirk @TAR_Kirk · Jan 9
"Show, don't tell" is useful, but it's massively overrated as some unbreakable commandment.

Sometimes telling is the sharper, faster, more powerful move. It's perfect for dropping key info, nailing tone, or delivering deep insight without grinding the pace to a halt.

The
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Tyler Kirk

@TAR_Kirk

Author | Writer https://t.co/PQdyLGzM1S

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Author Benjamin Ryan

@brclothwrites

🚕 NEW YORK CITY 🏳️‍🌈 Just being me. 📚 Multi-award-winning author of BBNYA / NYC Big Book Award / Bookfest / Amazon ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #IndieAuthor #WritingCommunity

52.1K Followers
6 Contributions

K.W. Bussard

@KWBussard_

Dark Fantasy Author | Retired Soldier | Father/Husband | Fantasy & Sci-Fi Fan | Book Links at https://t.co/kCpQOjv3DW Did someone say coffee?

2.3K Followers
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Tim McKay

@timmckay52

Fantasy Author | Editor 🏴 An ex-pastor, here to find purpose in play. ⛈️ Skyfold 🗡️ TFoSaD 🔥 The Fall of Selvandrea 🕯️ The Light of Mezzara (WIP)

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🇨🇦 Jean Paetkau 📕

@snufflewort

Author of two Canadian Breakwater Mysteries, The Sinking of Souls & Blood on the Breakwater. Available on Amazon. Ovarian cancer warrior #fuckcancer

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Noah Ray

@NoahRayWrites

No King But Christ. A+ effort B+ results. Memes are my own. Wannabe Storymaker, Wannabe artist. Illiterate. Here is my website where I publish my stories:

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