Q: How do authors keep track of manuscript submissions? A: There are some services but most authors use a spreadsheet Scoz.App: Has an easy to use tracking register to keep track of submissions and feedback, and a reminder for any future follow-ups

Q: How do authors keep track of manuscript submissions?
A: Some services but most authors use a spreadsheet

Scoz.App: Has an easy tracking register to track submissions and feedback, and a reminder for any future follow-ups #booksky #books #authorsky #5amWritersClub #SelfPublishing #IndieAuth

The Stages Involved in Publishing a Book—and the Sheer Dumb Luck Needed Planning!!!, a good book and lots of luck

The Stages Involved in Publishing a Book—and the Sheer Dumb Luck Needed. Write something worth reading, market it so people know it exists, and promote it to keep sales alive'
scoz.app

#booksky #books #authorsky #5amWritersClub #SelfPublishing #IndieAuth

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Two types of stress for authors. Good and Bad. Writing a book is stressful enough but manageable and almost enjoyable as an author (good stress or “eustress”).

Two types of stress for authors. Good and Bad. Writing a book is stressful enough but manageable and almost enjoyable as an author (good stress or “eustress”). Book admin is usually bad stress!!

#booksky #books #authorsky #5amWritersClub #SelfPublishing #IndieAuth

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I'm an author. Show me the money!!! Out of every 1,000 people who start a book, roughly 6 will walk away with a published book

I'm an author. Now show me the money!!!

6 out 1000 starters will finish a book, an elite bunch (0.6%). But the financial rewards don't stack up.
Median income just $6,080, and full-time $20,300.?
scoz.app
#booksky #books #authorsky #SelfPublishing #IndieAuth
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The authors life: Scattered notes, tasks, logins and resources. The creative process is different for everyone, but I would suspect that each one of us has a similar experience. The brain is in creative mode, thinking and multi-tasking between ideas, writing, planning, doing research, building up contacts and writing and storing this all over the show, editors, reviewers, agents, publishers etc. This information is probably on different places, notes, diary etc. Scoz.App now consolidates all of this in one easy to use and free app. Give it a try https://scoz.app

The authors life: Scattered notes, tasks, logins and resources. The creative process is different for everyone, thinking and multi-tasking between ideas, writing, planning, contacts
Scoz.App now consolidates all of this scoz.app
#booksky #books #authorsky #5amWritersClub #SelfPublishing #IndieAuth

Chaos and Gauntlets faced by Authors.
Nothing prepares you for the chaos, multiple alleyways and mazes and gauntlets you have to navigate, more so if you wish to publish your work.
The book and publishing industry is hardcore.
#booksky #books #authorsky #IndieAuth
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lcars html rendering tool

Earlier today I made a caw page that was a coloring page of a raven that you could download to share on your own website.

Building that inspired me to build something...

## IndieWeb.ink

This is a screenshoot of a test I did of `indieweb.ink`. It's a new #IndieWeb tool for creating and […]

Working through fixing bugs this morning on my own IndieAuth server implementation. I'm so excited to own this part of my IndieWeb experience!

December Adventure, 2025: Day 31 What little code I wrote today went into Skinner. I will continue to work on both Skinner and KBBL into the new year, though perhaps at a more leisurely pace. The tertiary goal of a finished project was a failure, but the secondary goal of improving my Rust and the primary goal of having fun were great successes. Some things I hope to accomplish in 2026:

Finished my December Adventure with an unfinished project, as is tradition. I'm in the process of extracting a standalone IndieAuth client atop the OAuth2 crate. Full adventure log:

https://rossabaker.com/series/december-adventure-2025/

#DecemberAdventure #IndieAuth #Rust

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I think I have all the pieces set up and Umbrella is ready to go. It is a simple 11ty starter site that has IndieAuth, Micropub, and Webmentions built in using Netlify functions.

I've been using all of these pieces on my site for a bit but I wanted to put them all together in one place just in […]

Users can't use IdPs outside of the ones enumerated by RPs · Issue #2 · w3c-fedid/idp-registration TL;DR there is a significant amount of context at the start of this issue before we get to the proposal, here is a google doc version for an alternative form. Background The origins of many federat...

On this note - someone should think about #FedCM for #ATProto.

It's been proposed for #IndieAuth, and I think it would be a good fit here, too.

Warning: enormous thread: github.com/w3c-fedid/id...

The latest developer update for "RWBY: Shadows of Remnant" TTRPG is live on Substack! Link in bio!

Please like, subscribe, and share!

#ttrpg #rgpnews #developer #gamedev #indieauth #cyphersystem #rwby

Release v2.10.0 · barryf/micropublish Added Extended endpoint discovery to allow servers to specify their IndieAuth Server Metadata endpoint as an alternative to the existing (legacy) headers/body methods. Thanks to @gRegorLove for ra...

I’ve released a new minor version of #micropublish that supports the ~~new~~ 2022 IndieAuth spec change to support Server Metadata for endpoint discovery as an alternative to the existing (legacy) headers/body methods.

The new system is good old CGI based scripts written in #Lua using a #SQLite file as source of truth. About 1169 lines for the whole CMS including my #IndieAuth #Micropub endpoint and my #MetaWeblog endpoint.

Is this a good product? No. Does it serve me well? Fuck yeah!

Indie social sign-in could go mainstream Back in June I wrote about an exciting confluence of digital auth tech: ### Social sign-in for indies The focal point of Weird Net...

Back in June I wrote about an exciting confluence of digital auth tech:

(1) The commodification of #OIDC infrastructure, (2) the emergence of #FedCM, (3) and the compatibility of both with #IndieAuth.

Bluesky could set the bar here.

blog.erlend.sh/indie-social...

#opensource #indieweb #identity

Out now*, ready to crawl under your skin!
💙📚😱
#horrorsky #indieauth #bsnm
Nothing But The Willows & Other Things That Are Not There a.co/d/iNb92ti

*Amazon had an issue with the epub that wasn’t addressed until yesterday, so, with apologies, Kindle editions appear to be available 9/12/2024

Preorder now, be happy this weekend!
#indiepub #indieauth #booksky

Re-re-posting to 👋 to the Blue Sky Night Market. I wrote each story within. I purchased art from @stinamarie333.bsky.social to create the cover. I formatted the interior and laid out the wrap. I write stories, but this book is an artistic creation from real creators, bottom to top.
#bsnm #indieauth

Currently, 3rd party authentication service providers hold control over our online identities.

Solution?
Loosely coupling #identity, #identification, #authentication, and #authorization -- via open standards.

Watch: youtu.be/kawIzW1PHj0

#IndieAuth #RelMeAuth #WebID #NetID #Privacy #LinkedData

Here's how to enable #indieauth on your own website! It's a really interesting authorization method I've never heard about before searching about the #indieweb!! https://hacdias.com/2019/12/30/using-indieauth/