@haiku_shack It's a good reflection time for me to listen to a podcast or audiobook and turn my brain off a little bit. I also do a lot of brainstorming while gardening. My debut short story collection was also themed around spring. #AuthorIndieSpeak

— Cay ✍️ Queer Windows out now! (@CayFletcher) July 28, 2022

RT @CayFletcher: @haiku_shack It def does. I unconsciously mimic the weather in a lot of the things I write, especially short stories. #AuthorIndieSpeak

— Cendrine Marrouat (@haiku_shack) July 28, 2022

RT @BernetaWrites: So many writers seem to use Google Docs now. I admit I was always a MS Word girl until I finally discovered Scrivener a few years ago. No looking back. But I can see the benefits of Google Docs for sure (so portable for jotting down ideas). #AuthorIndieSpeak

— Cendrine Marrouat (@haiku_shack) July 28, 2022

Although I write fantasy, sci-fi, and paranormal, I'm most influenced by African-American literary fiction of the 20th century. James Baldwin, Ann Petry, Wallace Thurman, and some of the more mainstream ones like Terry McMillan and Eric Jerome Dickey. #AuthorIndieSpeak https://t.co/XOwPlvePto

— Berneta 🏳️‍🌈 (She/Her) (@BernetaWrites) July 28, 2022

It's funny because I never used to like reading poetry, but I've fallen in love with writing and reading it now that I'm older! #AuthorIndieSpeak

— Heather Hubler (@heather_hubler) July 28, 2022

@haiku_shack Patience, and knowing that not everything you try is going to work out the first time. If you start your own seeds, not all of them germinate (sprout), the same thing can happen with various methods of marketing. You might try half a dozen (1/2) #AuthorIndieSpeak

— Cay ✍️ Queer Windows out now! (@CayFletcher) July 28, 2022

@CayFletcher things before you find a method that really works for you. But you'll eventually get there if you keep at it. (2/2) #AuthorIndieSpeak

— Cay ✍️ Queer Windows out now! (@CayFletcher) July 28, 2022

The art of crafting a good blurb that conveys what you want readers to expect…whew, it's a challenge! I hear ya. I think beta readers can actually be helpful in that respect (let them read the blurb before reading the story), but I've never tested that theory. #AuthorIndieSpeak https://t.co/jIxPmpqLvE

— Berneta 🏳️‍🌈 (She/Her) (@BernetaWrites) July 28, 2022

@haiku_shack I imagine marketing is it's own beast to manage! #AuthorIndieSpeak

— Heather Hubler (@heather_hubler) July 28, 2022

@BernetaWrites I'm still working on it, but I'm going to be more conscious of word choice for blurbs/marketing in the future. Plus researching sub-genres more carefully (those keywords are important!) to make sure my stories are finding the right audience. #AuthorIndieSpeak

— Cay ✍️ Queer Windows out now! (@CayFletcher) July 28, 2022