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<p>Like a lot of industries, the publishing industry&#x27;s purpose is to put more money in the pockets of those who already have to much... 😒 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@galacticwriters" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>galacticwriters</span></a></span> @writers <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@writingbooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>writingbooks</span></a></span> @keepwriting @aiop</p><p><a href="/tags/publishing/" rel="tag">#Publishing</a><br><a href="/tags/writingmemes/" rel="tag">#WritingMemes</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#Meme</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#Author</a> <a href="/tags/authors/" rel="tag">#Authors</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</a> <a href="/tags/indiebooks/" rel="tag">#IndieBooks</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> <a href="/tags/writerdons/" rel="tag">#Writerdons</a> <a href="/tags/writers/" rel="tag">#Writers</a> <a href="/tags/writer/" rel="tag">#Writer</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/writinglife/" rel="tag">#Writinglife</a> <a href="/tags/writersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#WritersOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a></p>

<p>“If sci-fi was a planet, Inkican would be its ambassador.” Fast food for thought. Middle-grade sci-fi author seeking like-minded adventurers who love unique stories and cats. Let&#x27;s read together!</p><p><a href="https://inkican.com/gsbcw" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>inkican.com/gsbcw</a></p><p><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#Introduction</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#Scifi</a> <a href="/tags/gsbcw/" rel="tag">#GSBCW</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a></p>

<p>&#x27;Times may be getting tougher, but a hell of a lot of people are committed to doing good. And the best of the good is the <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> that makes up our planet.&#x27; ▶️ <a href="https://steadyhq.com/en/naturematchcuts/posts/718b5dba-b9d3-448b-96a7-38e99d4ef017" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="steadyhq.com/en/naturematchcuts/posts/718b5dba-b9d3-448b-96a7-38e99d4ef017"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">steadyhq.com/en/naturematchcut</span><span class="invisible">s/posts/718b5dba-b9d3-448b-96a7-38e99d4ef017</span></a></p><p>My new blog post about <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> in hard times, developing a story, messy mind palace rooms, <a href="/tags/accents/" rel="tag">#accents</a>, and the sweet poison of <a href="/tags/passion/" rel="tag">#passion</a>. @writers @writing</p><p><a href="/tags/storytelling/" rel="tag">#storytelling</a> <a href="/tags/podcasting/" rel="tag">#podcasting</a> <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/naturelovers/" rel="tag">#naturelovers</a> <a href="/tags/accent/" rel="tag">#accent</a> <a href="/tags/languages/" rel="tag">#languages</a> <a href="/tags/interviews/" rel="tag">#interviews</a> <a href="/tags/morethanhuman/" rel="tag">#moreThanHuman</a> <a href="/tags/creativity/" rel="tag">#creativity</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#solarpunk</a> <a href="/tags/hopepunk/" rel="tag">#hopepunk</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a></p>

<p>Fast food for thought. New worlds, cool cats, and fresh ideas—follow Inkican for fun sci-fi stories and friendly vibes. Change the world by changing yourself- one story at a time.</p><p><a href="https://inkican.com/emergency-reality-shelter" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="inkican.com/emergency-reality-shelter"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inkican.com/emergency-reality-</span><span class="invisible">shelter</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#Introduction</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#Scifi</a> <a href="/tags/gsbcw/" rel="tag">#GSBCW</a> <a href="/tags/scificommunity/" rel="tag">#scificommunity</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a></p>

<p>Why on earth do publishers do this? It drives me nuts!</p><p>Why not just pick a book size and keep it consistent for the whole series?</p><p>*eye twitches*<br><a href="/tags/publishing/" rel="tag">#publishing</a> <a href="/tags/publishers/" rel="tag">#publishers</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/rant/" rel="tag">#rant</a></p>

<p>Introducing the Tinker WriterDeck OS!</p><p>Convert any laptop and most chromebooks into a writer deck: A device designed solely for writing.</p><p>No distractions.<br>No internet.<br>No apps. No games. No social media.</p><p>Just writing.</p><p>The Tinker WriterDeck is very light weight and specifically seeks to lower the barrier of entry to creating writer decks. It converts older, reused, refurbished, or inexpensive laptops into a dedicated writing machine.</p><p>A digital typewriter.</p><p>The Tinker WriterDeck sits on top of a &quot;headless&quot; Debian Linux image and boots directly into a console based text editor.</p><p>We&#x27;re using the Tilde Text Editor because it is a simple text editor, has an intuitive User Interface, and allows for customized color schemes for light and dark modes.</p><p>Operating System download and instructions on how to convert your laptop into a dedicated writer deck for free are found here: <a href="https://tinker.sh" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>tinker.sh</a></p><p>See below for an example of the writer deck in light mode and dark mode.</p><p>If anyone has any questions or needs any help setting your laptop up, let me know here!</p><p><a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#solarPunk</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#linux</a> <a href="/tags/writerdeck/" rel="tag">#writerDeck</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a></p>

<p>The big reveal…</p><p>So I wrote up a lot of these little stories a few years ago but I’ve added some new ones, cleaned it all up and now I’m the happiest with it that I’ve ever been. You can definitely get a copy in time for Christmas, if you’re so inclined…</p><p><a href="https://amzn.eu/d/2kbNn7k" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>amzn.eu/d/2kbNn7k</a></p><p><a href="/tags/bookreveal/" rel="tag">#bookreveal</a> <a href="/tags/newreleases/" rel="tag">#newreleases</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/selfpublishing/" rel="tag">#selfpublishing</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/shortstories/" rel="tag">#shortstories</a></p>

<p>a few years ago i mentioned that i wrote a book about the exciting, awkward and embarrassing experiences of growing up with computers and video games in the 80s and 90s.</p><p>i wanted to remember what it felt like being the only dorky computer kid at school. or what it was like to hear my first modem handshake sound. or starting the first flamewar on the school&#x27;s national FirstClass BBS in the macintosh lab over the lunch-hour</p><p>it was originally something i wrote only for my family and friends who were there at the time. </p><p>and then i met all of you folks when i started my first masto instance 4 years ago. i had no idea there were so many hardcore retrocomputing and gaming nerds out there; unix and mac and ms-dos folks alike.</p><p>so i mentioned it casually. i was surprised by the interest in the book. </p><p>so i spent the better part of the past 3 years rewriting the book for *you* fellow mastodon dorkus malorkuses. the book is a celebration of all of the best (and worst) parts of a kid growing up in the digital age. </p><p>we&#x27;re all busy old tired stressed folks now. so every memory and cringetacular story is short enough to read on a 5 minute bus/metro/toilet ride. they&#x27;re weaved together into an arc that starts at my family&#x27;s first Tandy TRS-80 and ends at my school&#x27;s Mac LC II and building my first Pentium 133.</p><p>it&#x27;s finally published, and i&#x27;m super proud of what it became thanks to everyone here nerding out for years.</p><p>enjoy the book. i wrote it just for you. ❤️ </p><p>paperback edition: <a href="https://mybook.to/EDuUf" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mybook.to/EDuUf</a></p><p>DRM-free ebook (EPUB format) and chapter samples here:<br><a href="https://tomotama.itch.io/mages-modems" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>tomotama.itch.io/mages-modems</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/indiepublisher/" rel="tag">#indiePublisher</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/macintosh/" rel="tag">#macintosh</a> <a href="/tags/vintageapple/" rel="tag">#vintageApple</a> <a href="/tags/vintagecomputing/" rel="tag">#vintageComputing</a> <a href="/tags/msdos/" rel="tag">#msdos</a> <a href="/tags/dosgaming/" rel="tag">#dosGaming</a> <a href="/tags/yeg/" rel="tag">#yeg</a> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#canada</a> <a href="/tags/alberta/" rel="tag">#alberta</a> <a href="/tags/bbs/" rel="tag">#bbs</a> <a href="/tags/smolweb/" rel="tag">#smolWeb</a> <a href="/tags/indieweb/" rel="tag">#indieWeb</a></p>

<p>Hi there - I&#x27;m on a journey to become a self-sufficient author of trauma-informed STEM scifi by the end of 2026 ... by myself if I have to. I hope you can join me.</p><p>inkican.com/about/</p><p><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> <a href="/tags/explore/" rel="tag">#explore</a> <a href="/tags/myself/" rel="tag">#myself</a> <a href="/tags/intro/" rel="tag">#intro</a> <a href="/tags/thisisme/" rel="tag">#thisisme</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a></p>

<p>Oh, there&#x27;s something like <a href="/tags/portfolioday/" rel="tag">#portfolioDay</a> ! Okay, so, I&#x27;m an <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a>, <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#podcast</a> host and data privacy expert with a strong focus on <a href="/tags/itsecurity/" rel="tag">#ITsecurity</a> awareness. I write <a href="/tags/nonfiction/" rel="tag">#nonfiction</a>, crime and <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> in German and English. The last two years I mainly spent with making <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> and podcasts for others, like the lovely Eltville <a href="/tags/weinschreibereien/" rel="tag">#WeinSchreibereien</a> anthology and podcast.</p><p><a href="https://www.zotzmann-koch.com/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.zotzmann-koch.com/</a></p>

<p>I guess I&#x27;m going to have to get myself some pyjamas, prefferably purple 😂 </p><p>@writers @writingcommunity @writing @humour @indieauthors @authorindiespeak </p><p><a href="/tags/writingmemes/" rel="tag">#WritingMemes</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#Author</a> <a href="/tags/authors/" rel="tag">#Authors</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</a> <a href="/tags/indiebooks/" rel="tag">#IndieBooks</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> <a href="/tags/writerdons/" rel="tag">#Writerdons</a> <a href="/tags/writers/" rel="tag">#Writers</a> <a href="/tags/writer/" rel="tag">#Writer</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/writinglife/" rel="tag">#Writinglife</a> <a href="/tags/writersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#WritersOfMastodon</a><br><a href="/tags/boostingissharing/" rel="tag">#BoostingIsSharing</a> <br><a href="/tags/repost/" rel="tag">#Repost</a> <a href="/tags/from/" rel="tag">#From</a> <a href="/tags/old/" rel="tag">#Old</a> <a href="/tags/account/" rel="tag">#Account</a></p>

<p>Chapter 18 of Princess of Kurg is available to read on <a href="/tags/royalroad/" rel="tag">#RoyalRoad</a>: <a href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.royalroad.com/fiction/1082</span><span class="invisible">34/jigsaw-city</span></a></p><p>Nicole attends a city council meeting and eventually tells a little lie about why she&#x27;s not sleeping very well. Irkith reacts badly to that, ordering her to tell the truth.</p><p>The piece of Kurg lodged in her mind tries to take over and Kazic levels a blaster on the Ulkun King...</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/fairies/" rel="tag">#fairies</a> <a href="/tags/webseries/" rel="tag">#webseries</a></p>

<p>Ebook: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheMostPowerfulWords" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="books2read.com/TheMostPowerfulWords"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books2read.com/TheMostPowerful</span><span class="invisible">Words</span></a><br>Audiobook: <a href="https://owentyme.bandcamp.com/album/short-of-tyme-the-most-powerful-words" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="owentyme.bandcamp.com/album/short-of-tyme-the-most-powerful-words"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">owentyme.bandcamp.com/album/sh</span><span class="invisible">ort-of-tyme-the-most-powerful-words</span></a></p><p>Hungry and hunting alone, a goblin boy meets a bouncing, blue slime and assumes it will be dinner. Naturally, the slime has other ideas, and the boy gets his hind-end handed to him by what’s supposed to be one of the weakest monsters of the forest.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/goblin/" rel="tag">#goblin</a> <a href="/tags/shortstory/" rel="tag">#shortstory</a> <a href="/tags/audiobook/" rel="tag">#audiobook</a> <a href="/tags/prejudice/" rel="tag">#prejudice</a></p>

<p>What I really don&#x27;t like is that it often feels that way even when it&#x27;s not 😂 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@galacticwriters" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>galacticwriters</span></a></span> @writers @books @fantasy <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@joinin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>joinin</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@writingbooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>writingbooks</span></a></span> @keepwriting </p><p><a href="/tags/writingmemes/" rel="tag">#WritingMemes</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#Meme</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#Author</a> <a href="/tags/authors/" rel="tag">#Authors</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#IndieAuthor</a> <a href="/tags/indiebooks/" rel="tag">#IndieBooks</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> <a href="/tags/writerdons/" rel="tag">#Writerdons</a> <a href="/tags/writers/" rel="tag">#Writers</a> <a href="/tags/writer/" rel="tag">#Writer</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/writinglife/" rel="tag">#Writinglife</a> <a href="/tags/writersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#WritersOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a></p>

<p>My job as a writer is to talk about the stuff my readers don’t talk about. I’m Jackson Allen – I’m on a journey to become successfully-sufficient author of sci-fi by the end of 2026 … I hope you can join me.</p><p><a href="https://www.inkican.com" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.inkican.com</a></p><p><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> <a href="/tags/explore/" rel="tag">#explore</a> <a href="/tags/myself/" rel="tag">#myself</a> <a href="/tags/intro/" rel="tag">#intro</a> <a href="/tags/thisisme/" rel="tag">#thisisme</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a></p>