@crcollins Yes, it's just the Discord. Sorry, I should have been clearer in my post (will modify). You have the Discord join link on the page, but I didn't even look at the web page after that ...

I looked into how to promote your indie novel online over the weekend. Here's what I found:

https://books.farook.org/2024/08/05/promoting-your-book/

#Books #Writing #Author #SelfPromotion #IndieAuthor

@davemark SetApp is definitely worth the price 🙂Have a bunch of apps that I used to upgrade every single time there was a new release — PathFinder, iStatMenus, BetterZip, Default Folder X, Paw, IconJar, TablePlus etc. Just those are worth the price IMO ...

@marinaepelman @marcedwards

@davemark Resonates with Terry Pratchett's "I Shall Wear Midnight" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Shall_Wear_Midnight) 🙂

PTerry usually had historical reerences to most things he wrote. So I wonder if there's a link to both somewhere even further back in history?

It's August, and that means that -- after what seems a forever of waiting, as always with book launches -- Three Men in Orbit is now LIVE.

The official launch is at the Glasgow Worldcon, from a week tomorrow (8th August): but if you won't be there to buy it from me, feel free to order yours straight away.

#writing #steampunk #BookLaunch

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D9RTQF8B

Okay, bear with me, but I just love this review.🥺 🥰

"One of the best things about this book was the way the author has weaved a multi-layered mystery within the narrative. The suspense is palpable, driving the story forward with a relentless pace that ensures there's never a dull moment. Moreover, the author's world-building is out-of-the-world"

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6706141776

#HeraldPetrel #SpaceOpera #SpaceOdyssey #ScienceFiction #SciFi #CharacterDrivenSciFi #ReadingCommunity #bookstodon

My wife interrogating me about my last novel 😅

https://www.tiktok.com/@fahimauthor/video/7398987563035364614

#Tiktok #Humour #BookPromo

@jefframes You should definitely write about the experieince 🙂

I do like reading about other people's experiences and comparing to my own, but I hardly ever reply since I feel as if I have nothing to add to it since I have never actually attempted to do any marketing for my apps except perhaps for mentioning them once on social media.

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@Mistresswitchwrites I understand your fear because I've had that fear for years and I've let that fear control whether I write or not. I wrote my first novel over 20 years ago but didn't think anybody wanted to read it and so didn't write any further novels for years.

I recently decided to just write for myself, whether anybody wants to read or not and it has made a huge difference. I have finished my second novel, have another almost done and I feel way more enthusiastic about writing 🙂

I know that knowing somebody else wants to read is a huge motivator. So, if you need readers, I'd certainly be happy to volunteer to be one.

There are some fantastically exciting opportunities for #SFF, #horror and #crime writers this month!

Here’s this month’s blog post of open submission calls, inc ancestral fears, northern crime, paranoia and harbingers.

https://timjmajor.com/2024/08/03/open-submission-calls-for-writers-august-2024/

Please share! #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

My second novel, "Sir Lanka Files" is done 🙂

Details here: https://books.farook.org/2024/08/03/sir-lanka-files-done/

The cover art is by my lovely wife who spent a lot of time getting it just right ❤️

#ScienceFiction #Humour #Author #BookPromo #Writing #Bookstodon #FediBooks
A book cover titled "Sir Lanka …

@jefframes Maybe this is what App Store success looks like? I don't know, since I've never had it but from my POV that's what it looks like, Jeff 🙂

Congratulations!! 🎉

@elysegrasso Sorry to hear about the phone line. I really hate it when they give you the runaround for ages before they tell you they can't do it. Why can't they just tell people up front and save everybody some time?

Hey folks. I'm going to be extremely candid. I'm looking for a role and I need one extremely fast. I was trying to tease this news, but we're expecting twins. If you need any kind of iOS developer work, please please please consider me. #fedihired

*Niche request, please boost:*

Looking for input and expertise in **how to legally co-own a multigenerational family home** where seven of us live.

Two married couples with kiddos, plus a mother-in-law, all on the same property, living in what is essentially a single unit.

Our goals:
* giving all parties a fair share of home equity, given that one of us paid more for down payment and the rest of us pay for mortgage;
* minimizing complication + taxes when oldest person passes away;
* not paying a ton of money to a lawyer to handle this
* still able to put some/all of our land into conservation, eventually

Ideas:
Tenants in common with a co-ownership agreement? A complex trust? A coop or LLC?

EDIT: I'm in Massachusetts, USA

#cohousing #coop #cooperative #multigenerational #coliving #intentionalcommunity

@InstantArcade @scalzi @elysegrasso Another vote for "Guards! Guards!" and The Watch sub-series in general 🙂 IMO, it has the best character arc of all of PTerry's books.

But The Witches sub-series is my favourite of them all just because of the characters — plus, I think I got hooked with "Wyrd Sisters" and it's always held a special place in my heart.

@AngelaPreston I haven't looked this up, but if memory serves, as you said, it has to do with the following part 🙂

Basically, if you are on server B and boost posts from somebody on server A, my understanding is that somebody on server C will get the post if they follow you but aren't following anybody on server A. Not only that, since the post is now on server C, I believe everybody who sees the main timeline of server C will see it (depending on the privacy setting of the original post of course). Or something like that.

Plus, anybody from another server who follows the user on server C (like server D or E or whatever) will also see the post, is how I understood it.

But I might be wrong since I didn't verify what I thought I knew when I wrote all this 😛

Beautiful hyperbolic crochet by Gabrielle Meyer

Don't want to come across as begging but I'm scared. 130+ jobs applied for, 2 interviews, 2 rejections. I know it sucks for everyone right now but I really need work.

Laid off while recovering from long COVID. Remote worker since 2015, or blue state with relocation assistance. Project 2025 is on the horizon and fucking terrified because even if Kamala wins, I don't think she's going to protect trans people in red states. At this point a month left before both health insurance & money run out.

All the usual SRE stuff plus all sorts of indepth Linux stuff, actually enjoy cursed bash and regexes. Not the World's Greatest Rockstar Dev but can get by in Python, C, and Go. Lots of monitoring, observability, and big data stuff, also done some heavy security work in the past, plus AuDHD hyperfocus on demand and willing to learn anything.

Will find and fix any problem in a company, if it's technical, political, or something else.

#GetFediHired