Author Steaphan Kay
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Steaphan (SHTIF-AWN)
* Founder of Indie Authors Social *
The author's journey is hard-fraught, painful, and sometimes lonely. It's also a wildfire of creative joy to share with growing authors.
My goal is to energize authors to share, teach, and collaborate, raising the indie publishing tides for all of the community. We share hope from our successes. Because a wonderful life derived from our creativity is possible.
Oh, I write Fantscimance (fantasy + science fiction + romance)
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Elizabeth Bear, Ancestral Night
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Selkie Myth, Oathbound Healer
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Author Steaphan Kay
@steaphan@indieauthors.social
Steaphan (SHTIF-AWN) * Founder of Indie Authors Social * The author's journey is hard-fraught, painful, and sometimes lonely. It's also a wildfire of creative joy to share with growing authors. My goal is to energize authors to share, teach, and collaborate, raising the indie publishing tides for all of the community. We share hope from our successes. Because a wonderful life derived from our creativity is possible. Oh, I write Fantscimance (fantasy + science fiction + romance)
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Author Steaphan Kay
@steaphan@indieauthors.social
Steaphan (SHTIF-AWN) * Founder of Indie Authors Social * The author's journey is hard-fraught, painful, and sometimes lonely. It's also a wildfire of creative joy to share with growing authors. My goal is to energize authors to share, teach, and collaborate, raising the indie publishing tides for all of the community. We share hope from our successes. Because a wonderful life derived from our creativity is possible. Oh, I write Fantscimance (fantasy + science fiction + romance)
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Mar 07, 2026
RE: https://indieauthors.social/@sophiajanehayden_author/116188838756718509
And cute it is. "Jinx pulls a movie poster for the mystery thriller “SHEAR,” starring Maryl Sheep, from his briefcase."
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I wrote a cute little story for young children with a few pictures. It's not publishing-quality, but it's cute, so I'm offering it for free to entertain the kiddies, and hopefully, adults will like it too. If you're interested, I'm emailing a pdf of the story to anyone who contacts me through my website. Just go to my website and choose Contact at the top. Then send me a note asking for the free story. It's easy, peasy. Hey, if you like free stuff, today's the day. Parents, if you want a new story for your youngsters, here it is. Enjoy! #story #storytelling #childrensbooks #children #animal #animals #mastodon #books #bookstodon #booksky #writing #writers #writersCoffeeClub #saturday #scribesAndMakers #writer #stories
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Author Steaphan Kay
@steaphan@indieauthors.social
Steaphan (SHTIF-AWN) * Founder of Indie Authors Social * The author's journey is hard-fraught, painful, and sometimes lonely. It's also a wildfire of creative joy to share with growing authors. My goal is to energize authors to share, teach, and collaborate, raising the indie publishing tides for all of the community. We share hope from our successes. Because a wonderful life derived from our creativity is possible. Oh, I write Fantscimance (fantasy + science fiction + romance)
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Author Steaphan Kay
@steaphan@indieauthors.social
Steaphan (SHTIF-AWN) * Founder of Indie Authors Social * The author's journey is hard-fraught, painful, and sometimes lonely. It's also a wildfire of creative joy to share with growing authors. My goal is to energize authors to share, teach, and collaborate, raising the indie publishing tides for all of the community. We share hope from our successes. Because a wonderful life derived from our creativity is possible. Oh, I write Fantscimance (fantasy + science fiction + romance)
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Author Steaphan Kay
@steaphan@indieauthors.social
Steaphan (SHTIF-AWN) * Founder of Indie Authors Social * The author's journey is hard-fraught, painful, and sometimes lonely. It's also a wildfire of creative joy to share with growing authors. My goal is to energize authors to share, teach, and collaborate, raising the indie publishing tides for all of the community. We share hope from our successes. Because a wonderful life derived from our creativity is possible. Oh, I write Fantscimance (fantasy + science fiction + romance)
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Author Steaphan Kay
@steaphan@indieauthors.social
Steaphan (SHTIF-AWN) * Founder of Indie Authors Social * The author's journey is hard-fraught, painful, and sometimes lonely. It's also a wildfire of creative joy to share with growing authors. My goal is to energize authors to share, teach, and collaborate, raising the indie publishing tides for all of the community. We share hope from our successes. Because a wonderful life derived from our creativity is possible. Oh, I write Fantscimance (fantasy + science fiction + romance)
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Feb 18, 2026
@kimcrawley@zeroes.ca Are you serious?!?!? AI to edit highly technical books? Is this mandated editing for grammar/punctuation/formatting or for technical content edits?
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Author Steaphan Kay
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Steaphan (SHTIF-AWN) * Founder of Indie Authors Social * The author's journey is hard-fraught, painful, and sometimes lonely. It's also a wildfire of creative joy to share with growing authors. My goal is to energize authors to share, teach, and collaborate, raising the indie publishing tides for all of the community. We share hope from our successes. Because a wonderful life derived from our creativity is possible. Oh, I write Fantscimance (fantasy + science fiction + romance)
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Author Steaphan Kay
@steaphan@indieauthors.social
Steaphan (SHTIF-AWN) * Founder of Indie Authors Social * The author's journey is hard-fraught, painful, and sometimes lonely. It's also a wildfire of creative joy to share with growing authors. My goal is to energize authors to share, teach, and collaborate, raising the indie publishing tides for all of the community. We share hope from our successes. Because a wonderful life derived from our creativity is possible. Oh, I write Fantscimance (fantasy + science fiction + romance)
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Feb 18, 2026
RE: @indieauthornews@indieauthors.social
1,000,000,000% RE: "Why Recipes for Publishing Success Don’t Work"
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Author Steaphan Kay
@steaphan@indieauthors.social
Steaphan (SHTIF-AWN) * Founder of Indie Authors Social * The author's journey is hard-fraught, painful, and sometimes lonely. It's also a wildfire of creative joy to share with growing authors. My goal is to energize authors to share, teach, and collaborate, raising the indie publishing tides for all of the community. We share hope from our successes. Because a wonderful life derived from our creativity is possible. Oh, I write Fantscimance (fantasy + science fiction + romance)
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Author Steaphan Kay
@steaphan@indieauthors.social
Steaphan (SHTIF-AWN) * Founder of Indie Authors Social * The author's journey is hard-fraught, painful, and sometimes lonely. It's also a wildfire of creative joy to share with growing authors. My goal is to energize authors to share, teach, and collaborate, raising the indie publishing tides for all of the community. We share hope from our successes. Because a wonderful life derived from our creativity is possible. Oh, I write Fantscimance (fantasy + science fiction + romance)
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Feb 17, 2026
@alkaid@social.lol is reddit better for finding good scifi than other sources you've used?
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Author Steaphan Kay
@steaphan@indieauthors.social
Steaphan (SHTIF-AWN) * Founder of Indie Authors Social * The author's journey is hard-fraught, painful, and sometimes lonely. It's also a wildfire of creative joy to share with growing authors. My goal is to energize authors to share, teach, and collaborate, raising the indie publishing tides for all of the community. We share hope from our successes. Because a wonderful life derived from our creativity is possible. Oh, I write Fantscimance (fantasy + science fiction + romance)
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Author Steaphan Kay
@steaphan@indieauthors.social
Steaphan (SHTIF-AWN) * Founder of Indie Authors Social * The author's journey is hard-fraught, painful, and sometimes lonely. It's also a wildfire of creative joy to share with growing authors. My goal is to energize authors to share, teach, and collaborate, raising the indie publishing tides for all of the community. We share hope from our successes. Because a wonderful life derived from our creativity is possible. Oh, I write Fantscimance (fantasy + science fiction + romance)
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Feb 17, 2026
I always find this interesting: how we can best reach readers looking for the next good read.
Source: Written Word Media’s “Reader Survey 2026” (published Feb 2, 2026).
Page (dataset/article): https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/reader-survey-2026/
The specific values in the chart come from the section on how readers discover books in 2026 (discovery channels), reported as percentages of survey respondents (n = 3,589).
#Reading #Books #Bookstodon #Author #IndieAuthor
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Hello, I am new here. Hopefully one day I can actually get some work published 😂 Current reads: --Through Struggle, The Stars - John Lumpkin --Annihilation - Jeff VanderMeer --Men At Arms - Terry Prat
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@steaphan@indieauthors.social
Steaphan (SHTIF-AWN) * Founder of Indie Authors Social * The author's journey is hard-fraught, painful, and sometimes lonely. It's also a wildfire of creative joy to share with growing authors. My goal is to energize authors to share, teach, and collaborate, raising the indie publishing tides for all of the community. We share hope from our successes. Because a wonderful life derived from our creativity is possible. Oh, I write Fantscimance (fantasy + science fiction + romance)
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Author Steaphan Kay
@steaphan@indieauthors.social
Steaphan (SHTIF-AWN) * Founder of Indie Authors Social * The author's journey is hard-fraught, painful, and sometimes lonely. It's also a wildfire of creative joy to share with growing authors. My goal is to energize authors to share, teach, and collaborate, raising the indie publishing tides for all of the community. We share hope from our successes. Because a wonderful life derived from our creativity is possible. Oh, I write Fantscimance (fantasy + science fiction + romance)
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@abdn512@indieauthors.social welcome to #IAS !
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Author Steaphan Kay
@steaphan@indieauthors.social
Steaphan (SHTIF-AWN) * Founder of Indie Authors Social * The author's journey is hard-fraught, painful, and sometimes lonely. It's also a wildfire of creative joy to share with growing authors. My goal is to energize authors to share, teach, and collaborate, raising the indie publishing tides for all of the community. We share hope from our successes. Because a wonderful life derived from our creativity is possible. Oh, I write Fantscimance (fantasy + science fiction + romance)
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Author Steaphan Kay
@steaphan@indieauthors.social
Steaphan (SHTIF-AWN) * Founder of Indie Authors Social * The author's journey is hard-fraught, painful, and sometimes lonely. It's also a wildfire of creative joy to share with growing authors. My goal is to energize authors to share, teach, and collaborate, raising the indie publishing tides for all of the community. We share hope from our successes. Because a wonderful life derived from our creativity is possible. Oh, I write Fantscimance (fantasy + science fiction + romance)
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Feb 13, 2026
RE: https://mastodon.scot/@kristiedegaris/116062169405452742
This is outstanding, insightful, and sheds light on authorly goals (or a rethinking thereof).
Kristie says, "What is lost in the pursuit of speed is not some romantic attachment to snail’s pace work, but accuracy, meaning, connection, and ultimately craft."
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Author Steaphan Kay
@steaphan@indieauthors.social
Steaphan (SHTIF-AWN) * Founder of Indie Authors Social * The author's journey is hard-fraught, painful, and sometimes lonely. It's also a wildfire of creative joy to share with growing authors. My goal is to energize authors to share, teach, and collaborate, raising the indie publishing tides for all of the community. We share hope from our successes. Because a wonderful life derived from our creativity is possible. Oh, I write Fantscimance (fantasy + science fiction + romance)
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Author Steaphan Kay
@steaphan@indieauthors.social
Steaphan (SHTIF-AWN) * Founder of Indie Authors Social * The author's journey is hard-fraught, painful, and sometimes lonely. It's also a wildfire of creative joy to share with growing authors. My goal is to energize authors to share, teach, and collaborate, raising the indie publishing tides for all of the community. We share hope from our successes. Because a wonderful life derived from our creativity is possible. Oh, I write Fantscimance (fantasy + science fiction + romance)
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@MichaelPyrite@mastodon.social I am with you!🏃
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Author Steaphan Kay
@steaphan@indieauthors.social
Steaphan (SHTIF-AWN) * Founder of Indie Authors Social * The author's journey is hard-fraught, painful, and sometimes lonely. It's also a wildfire of creative joy to share with growing authors. My goal is to energize authors to share, teach, and collaborate, raising the indie publishing tides for all of the community. We share hope from our successes. Because a wonderful life derived from our creativity is possible. Oh, I write Fantscimance (fantasy + science fiction + romance)
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Author Steaphan Kay
@steaphan@indieauthors.social
Steaphan (SHTIF-AWN) * Founder of Indie Authors Social * The author's journey is hard-fraught, painful, and sometimes lonely. It's also a wildfire of creative joy to share with growing authors. My goal is to energize authors to share, teach, and collaborate, raising the indie publishing tides for all of the community. We share hope from our successes. Because a wonderful life derived from our creativity is possible. Oh, I write Fantscimance (fantasy + science fiction + romance)
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Jan 29, 2026
Indie Author Maturity Levels
(methods and mileage may vary)
#writing #indieAuthor #selfPublishing #amWriting
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Its a little more a week away I will be at Flirty in Kansas City February 7th come check it out if you are in the area !
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@steaphan@indieauthors.social
Steaphan (SHTIF-AWN) * Founder of Indie Authors Social * The author's journey is hard-fraught, painful, and sometimes lonely. It's also a wildfire of creative joy to share with growing authors. My goal is to energize authors to share, teach, and collaborate, raising the indie publishing tides for all of the community. We share hope from our successes. Because a wonderful life derived from our creativity is possible. Oh, I write Fantscimance (fantasy + science fiction + romance)
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Author Steaphan Kay
@steaphan@indieauthors.social
Steaphan (SHTIF-AWN) * Founder of Indie Authors Social * The author's journey is hard-fraught, painful, and sometimes lonely. It's also a wildfire of creative joy to share with growing authors. My goal is to energize authors to share, teach, and collaborate, raising the indie publishing tides for all of the community. We share hope from our successes. Because a wonderful life derived from our creativity is possible. Oh, I write Fantscimance (fantasy + science fiction + romance)
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Jan 28, 2026
@Trisha_Jones_Author@indieauthors.social You're doing the 'things'---love it!!
(indie author things)
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