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)

Posts

Post #3890741
I feel like a book could be written around this song, https://open.spotify.com/track/1LLa2o8wUi3bmWFOZumVKa?si=cee0f61b6cc24e52 &quot;And now the house belongs to strangers And the woods are ours no longer When we grew up, we grew cold I guess it&#39;s much easier To blend the things within our hearts It&#39;s easier to let go &#39;Cause life is cruel and complicated And even though the memory is weak Our hearts remember fondly all the things that used to matter It was reckless...
Post #3890740
Self-publishing is a doable thing. It&#39;s a thing you can do! #SelfPublishing #IndieAuthor #IndieAuthors #AmWriting
Post #3890739
Today is a good day to write! :win3_write:
Post #3890738
Wow! It&#39;s getting worse yet. Rakuten Kobo says they rejected 45 percent of submissions last year because of a massive surge in AI-generated books. 😞 https://thenextweb.com/news/kobo-rejects-45-percent-self-published-books-ai #IndieAuthor #SelfPublishing
Post #3890737
I really, really am going to start doing audiobooks and the market is only getting better! 💯 https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/audio-books/article/100588-u-s-audiobook-sales-up-9-in-2025-reaches-2-43-billion.html #Audiobook
Post #3890736
And when you think today&#39;s book reviewers / critics are tough... Jenner, Charles. Bell and CO.&#39;s Pocket Novelist, Placid Man, &amp;c. .... United Kingdom: Bell, 1770. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Placid_Man_c/ebQ8AAAAYAAJ #BookReview #Bookstodon
Post #3890735
I just wanted to take a second to say &#39;thank you&#39; to everyone that financially supports #IAS. It both helps keep the indie authors community going (on the Fediverse) and lets those of us running this instance know that #IAS is doing a good thing. 🤟 #nxm
Post #3890734
RE: https://indieauthors.social/@indieauthornews/116890099052987396 This is just S A D
Post #3890733
The Author to Her Book &quot;Thou ill-form&#39;d offspring of my feeble brain, Who after birth did&#39;st by my side remain, Till snatcht from thence by friends, less wise than true Who thee abroad, expos&#39;d to public view, Made thee in raggs, halting to th&#39; press to trudge, Where errors were not lessened (all may judge) At thy return my blushing was not small, My rambling brat (in print) should mother call, I cast thee by as one unfit for light, Thy...
Post #2858821
Just because a reader, viewer, or listener may not be able to tell that content was AI-generated. doesn&#39;t make it okay to push it upon them without a disclosing this fact. It&#39;s the same principle as disclosing certain food ingredients on packaging. Some may be fine with product and others may be physically, morally, or spiritually against the consumption of the ingredients/content or how the product was made. #Ai #noAI #creator #author #indieAuthor #indieauthors
Post #2858820
Yes! https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/04/25/opinion-a-boom-of-independent-bookstores-just-when-we-need-them-most/ #indies #indieAuthor #indieAuthors
Post #2858819
I am starting to wonder if there are AI bots flaming Fedi users for using AI based on an AI&#39;s opinion....?????
Post #2858818
@Gray2000 Hi and welcome to #IAS, Debbi! :spellbook2:
Post #1896243
I like creative creativity. Just saying... :foxjump: #creativity #creative #creativeToots #creativeWriting
Post #1414828
Authors, if you knew you were 100% publishing an audio book, would you ever consider AI-generated narration? #author #audiobook #indieAuthor #indieAuthors #selfpublishing
Post #1414826
But what does this all mean? External Funding: https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr159-sovereign-tech-agency-funds-mastodon/ and how that ties in with: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/05/evolving-the-team #fediverse #askFedi #mastodon
Post #814753
When my heart is sad, this song cuts, bringing the beautiful agony. https://link.deezer.com/s/32PuBBPSAA0ZzWFhKWzOo #music #art
Post #814543
@Aphelion@mastodon.sdf.org @artbysarahsammis@socialbc.ca Done and done--following. Thanks!
Post #775202
&quot;Pope Leo XIV tells priests not to use AI to write homilies or seek likes on TikTok&quot; Now this strikes at the heart of where the use of AI goes wrong---matters of the soul (and the intersection of Social Media). https://catholicreview.org/pope-leo-xiv-tells-priests-not-to-use-ai-to-write-homilies-or-seek-likes-on-tiktok/ #AI #NoAI #Writing #NoSoulAI
Post #775201
RE: https://mastodon.art/@aimeecozza/116205883164813460 This is great for #authors looking for human-made art for their book covers. It&#39;s a big challenge commissioning artists for book covers where (most) authors are on a tight budget. These budget constraints often lead authors to &quot;go low&quot; when contracting. A lot (but certainly not all) low-bidders are scammers using AI. I have even been presented premium-priced bids from so-called artists pushing AI-gen book covers a...
Post #775200
RE: https://mastodon.social/@seharinsights/116209634035364027 Connected! LoL! :dancefox:
Post #775197
#IndieAuthor #IndieAuthors #Selfpublishing #IndieAuthorNews
Post #772435
RE: https://mastodon.social/@gwynnion/116290279526136949 That hits hard. So true, though.
Post #584286
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
Post #584285
@alkaid is reddit better for finding good scifi than other sources you&#39;ve used?
Post #584283
RE: https://indieauthors.social/@indieauthornews/116091946688388332 1,000,000,000% RE: &quot;Why Recipes for Publishing Success Don’t Work&quot;
Post #584282
IndieAuthors.Social--why so strict? #IAS #IndieAuthor #IndieAuthors #Selfpublishing
Post #573285
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."
Post #326585
@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?
Post #282398
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."