It's the 5th anniversary of finishing the first draft of my fantasy novelette, "The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay," follow-up to my novel "Light of the Outsider." I planned on 6 weeks; it proved more painful and challenging to write and took 5 months. Time well spent. Get it directly from me (preferred) in e-book, audiobook, or handmade, limited edition chapbook editions, or anywhere you buy ebooks and audiobooks online.
https://www.mattselznick.com/item/tpaakb/
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My latest video for new or soon-to-be authors debuting later in life covers one of the fundamentals of indie author marketing: the 3 things (working together) you should have in place at least 6 months before your first book comes out. I hope it's useful!
https://youtu.be/TXbAcZsdYlQ
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Ever feel like your writing, or especially promoting your writing, is unimportant when there's so much injustice and suffering in the world? My latest video spells out exactly why nothing could be further from the truth. Watch it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrADIzh2HC0
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Proof of life (been a while since I've done one of these!) Don't fret, I'm not nearly as grim as I appear.

This episode was recorded on my mother's 90th birthday and inspired me to think about how to make sure we each build our creative legacy. The most important strategy is in the title! Anywhere you get your podcasts, including YouTube, or at the link. https://www.mattselznick.com/mwsc-009-324/

Over the course of the last 15 years or so, in a variety of ways, I've helped bring 50+ books into the world, from author clients all over the world. I'm grateful to them all. See a carousel of covers at https://mattselznick.com/services. Are you next? #IndieAuthors

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Just a few hours left to get 20% off anything (books, novels, non-fiction, different genres, in e-book, audiobook, and even limited-edition chapbook editions!) from my shop. Use the code mwsnewshopsocial1125 -- https://mattselznick.com/shop Ends when November ends!

Help me celebrate the relaunch of my online store with 20% off e-books, audiobooks, chapbooks, and software for a limited time! The code is on the links page on my profile. Fantasy, science fiction, literary, plus hand-made, limited-edition chapbooks, nonfiction on writing related topics, and more... probably something there you'll dig! #readers