Really all universal booklink platforms are a pain in the ass. Either they cost a shitton of money, do only support a specific subset of online stores, are totally US centric or build links to stores in an old URL scheme the store does not support any more. *sigh*
I know how this should be to be a good store in just do not have time or skills to do it *sigh*

Fellow #authors, which UBL platform do you use?

Well this is disturbing. Nine of my books are included in this list. FU Meta.
Check to see if yours were used - www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/03/search-libgen-data-set/682094/
#books #ai #artificialintelligence #writingcommunity #authorlife #writinglife #theft #intellectualproperty

Good morning!

I've hit publish for AWII on D2D, Kobo, Campfire, and itchio.

Now to figure out how to get my books to sell on platforms other than the 'zon.

Stay hydrated, folks. Avoid the news if you're feeling stressed. Take a breather & take care of yourself!
#AuthorLife #Writer

When I started, self-publishing was still finding its footing. No KDP, no print-on-demand, no social media algorithms. Just authors, stories, and readers.
Now? The game has changed. Some doors opened, others closed. But indie publishing is still about freedom—even if it's harder to hold onto.
What's changed most for you?
https://mountainthermit.blogspot.com/2025/03/two-decades-of-self-publishing-how-my.html
#IndiePublishing #WritingCommunity #AuthorLife"

After contemplating for a while I decided to join @liminalfiction as an author.

What won me over is that a couple of authors I know from the #WritingCommunity here like @crcollins and @youseeatortoise are there as well. Also, which place doesn't get immediately better when @clacksee is around?

And they have a really cool search option where you can search by tags, something I really miss in online bookstores.

Took me a while to tag #HeraldPetrel and now I have so many ideas... So far I haven't found a way to include a ferocious poodle in one of my stories but that might be a new challenge...

https://www.limfic.com/book/herald-petrel/

I don't know who needs to hear this today, but I published my first book at 56. Now I have a complete series. Never give up on your dreams!

Today's adventure: upgrading my author site from Next.js 14 -> 15.

Let the games begin.

Every day, I pull 3 cards from the Soul Call card deck. It’s a journaling & meditative exercise I use to check in w myself. This is what this morning’s cards had to say:

https://www.instagram.com/channel/AbZwIK8KKl5B8xT7/?igsh=MTgweGczcjcxeDJ1aw==

Well, that was an age ago. Funny, by the time I received this, I was already teaching scrum courses and coaching the entire organization.

If I had to point to one experience that had the biggest impact on my life, it was learning and teaching #scrum . Those philosophies transformed how I approach almost every aspect of life and enabled me to be the kind of leader I wanted to be.

Bought my first ever lawnmower yesterday.

Brings me back to childhood on the farm, where my dad let my brother and me drive the riding lawnmower. It had a top speed of maybe 3 MPH, but it felt like a race car.

Sadly, I won't be riding this one unless my wife is willing to push.

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It's a lousy screengrab, but my girl is before the public. Flicka's LOVERS went up for pre-sale on Amazon for Valentine's Day. Flicka and I have come a long way together. I love all of my characters in this novel! Funny! In the last book I wrote, I loathed some of my characters. #Bookstodon #Books #Bookstagram #book #Romance #erotic #love #WritersOfMastodon #Writers #writer #writing #WritingCommunity #Words #word #ampublishing #AmWriting #fiction #author #AuthorLife #pennedpossibilities #

Me: I went to the kitchen then forgot why I was there, Rog.
Rog: how you survived this long is a miracle.

Me: are you ignoring me?
Rog: did someone speak?
Me:

I learned that the collective noun for marmots is a madness and I can neither use it for my writing nor forget it, so I am sharing it here with the #WritingCommunity
Yes, I am writing #SciFi not fantasy, why do you ask?
#AuthorLife

The offspring got to meet a baby daschund and I am soooo jealous! Look at that little face! #puppy #daschund #puppiesofmastodon #authorlife #dogs

Me: heavy night, Rog?
Rog: why are you making so much noise?
Me:
#cat #catsofmastodon #catstodon #tabbycat #authorscat #authorlife

Some people come by list-making more naturally than others, but tonight I’d like to share with you the power of keeping an Eternal To Do list. Rather than being an overwhelming Sisyphean mountain you’ll never climb (and designed to break your will) the Eternal To Do List is an invaluable tool for tackling your goals one crossed-off item at a time.

https://mollycantrellkraig.co/the-beauty-of-the-eternal-to-do-list/

Me: I went to the kitchen for something but forgot what it was, Rog.
Rog: