S. Morgan Burbank
@anotherindiewriter.com
12-time award losing author, 1-time winner. Editor, unexpected writing mentor, and sticker maker. MS Paint marketing professional. Chronic shitposter. They/Them. Pfp by @beanieworks.bsky.social
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It's my birthday. Please preorder my novella today.
Thread celebrating friend books later today.
Itch: anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/994d56a7cb
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTWJ89VC
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
Barnes & Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/guitar-con...
Thread celebrating friend books later today.
Itch: anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/994d56a7cb
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTWJ89VC
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
Barnes & Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/guitar-con...
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It would be extremely cool if a bunch of people called payment processors over Black Friday weekend to ask why they're telling people what they can and can't buy with their own money. This holiday season, give the gift of calling payment processors over Black Friday weekend
Spoke with a source who told me the call volume is so high, a call center for both Mastercard & Visa is bringing out pizza and ice cream so agents don’t quite amid the rush. Long waits are causing dropped calls.
What you’re doing is working. Call MC & Visa.
What you’re doing is working. Call MC & Visa.
November 27, 2025 at 4:25 AM
It would be extremely cool if a bunch of people called payment processors over Black Friday weekend to ask why they're telling people what they can and can't buy with their own money. This holiday season, give the gift of calling payment processors over Black Friday weekend
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UPDATE!
16 days until Opus releases. Opus has passed Woodpusher as my 2nd most preordered book ever.
Current preorders across all platforms: 42 (15 Itch, 12 Ko-Fi, 10 Amazon, 4 Kobo, 1 IRL [really])
Goal before release on December 12: 65
anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
16 days until Opus releases. Opus has passed Woodpusher as my 2nd most preordered book ever.
Current preorders across all platforms: 42 (15 Itch, 12 Ko-Fi, 10 Amazon, 4 Kobo, 1 IRL [really])
Goal before release on December 12: 65
anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
November 26, 2025 at 9:42 PM
UPDATE!
16 days until Opus releases. Opus has passed Woodpusher as my 2nd most preordered book ever.
Current preorders across all platforms: 42 (15 Itch, 12 Ko-Fi, 10 Amazon, 4 Kobo, 1 IRL [really])
Goal before release on December 12: 65
anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
16 days until Opus releases. Opus has passed Woodpusher as my 2nd most preordered book ever.
Current preorders across all platforms: 42 (15 Itch, 12 Ko-Fi, 10 Amazon, 4 Kobo, 1 IRL [really])
Goal before release on December 12: 65
anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
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BOTH Moonshadow books are in this #IndieBooks bundle along with 72 other amazing titles! Make sure you don't miss out on this incredible deal, #BookSky
This Friday is Creator Day on Itch, so we're celebrating with this amazing bundle!!
Grab 74 titles for only $50 (that's an 82% savings!) & feel good knowing every penny goes directly toward the 45 small creators who made it happen. 💙📚
Sale starts tomorrow! Find it here: itch.io/b/3410/creat...
Grab 74 titles for only $50 (that's an 82% savings!) & feel good knowing every penny goes directly toward the 45 small creators who made it happen. 💙📚
Sale starts tomorrow! Find it here: itch.io/b/3410/creat...
November 27, 2025 at 2:32 AM
BOTH Moonshadow books are in this #IndieBooks bundle along with 72 other amazing titles! Make sure you don't miss out on this incredible deal, #BookSky
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The Backwards Knight is in here! SO MANY BOOKS FOR AN ABSOLUTE S T E A L!
This Friday is Creator Day on Itch, so we're celebrating with this amazing bundle!!
Grab 74 titles for only $50 (that's an 82% savings!) & feel good knowing every penny goes directly toward the 45 small creators who made it happen. 💙📚
Sale starts tomorrow! Find it here: itch.io/b/3410/creat...
Grab 74 titles for only $50 (that's an 82% savings!) & feel good knowing every penny goes directly toward the 45 small creators who made it happen. 💙📚
Sale starts tomorrow! Find it here: itch.io/b/3410/creat...
November 27, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The Backwards Knight is in here! SO MANY BOOKS FOR AN ABSOLUTE S T E A L!
Look. All I'm saying is that if you plan on ordering any of my books from Itch in the near future because you haven't yet, may I suggest doing so on Friday?
anotherindiewriter.itch.io
anotherindiewriter.itch.io
🦃🎮 Creator Day returns this Friday with the start of our Black Friday 2025 Sitewide Sale. For 24 hours we'll waive our free on all transactions. Over 15,000 projects to be on sale from this Friday through December 3rd. More details here itch.io/blog/1124058/creator...
November 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Look. All I'm saying is that if you plan on ordering any of my books from Itch in the near future because you haven't yet, may I suggest doing so on Friday?
anotherindiewriter.itch.io
anotherindiewriter.itch.io
Based on people I've met at events, the most common answer is that "if you haven't read X story or seen Y movie, you can't call yourself a real sci-fi author".
What’s a misconception that people have about your genre? Horror doesn’t have to have gore or violence towards animals to be scary #writingq #WritingCommunity
November 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Based on people I've met at events, the most common answer is that "if you haven't read X story or seen Y movie, you can't call yourself a real sci-fi author".
UPDATE!
16 days until Opus releases. Opus has passed Woodpusher as my 2nd most preordered book ever.
Current preorders across all platforms: 42 (15 Itch, 12 Ko-Fi, 10 Amazon, 4 Kobo, 1 IRL [really])
Goal before release on December 12: 65
anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
16 days until Opus releases. Opus has passed Woodpusher as my 2nd most preordered book ever.
Current preorders across all platforms: 42 (15 Itch, 12 Ko-Fi, 10 Amazon, 4 Kobo, 1 IRL [really])
Goal before release on December 12: 65
anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
November 26, 2025 at 9:42 PM
UPDATE!
16 days until Opus releases. Opus has passed Woodpusher as my 2nd most preordered book ever.
Current preorders across all platforms: 42 (15 Itch, 12 Ko-Fi, 10 Amazon, 4 Kobo, 1 IRL [really])
Goal before release on December 12: 65
anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
16 days until Opus releases. Opus has passed Woodpusher as my 2nd most preordered book ever.
Current preorders across all platforms: 42 (15 Itch, 12 Ko-Fi, 10 Amazon, 4 Kobo, 1 IRL [really])
Goal before release on December 12: 65
anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
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I'll be at a maker market this weekend selling and signing books for anyone in the northern Colorado area!
November 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I'll be at a maker market this weekend selling and signing books for anyone in the northern Colorado area!
OH SHIT I'M IN THIS
(can you tell I haven't opened my email to look at the graphics yet?)
(can you tell I haven't opened my email to look at the graphics yet?)
This Friday is Creator Day on Itch, so we're celebrating with this amazing bundle!!
Grab 74 titles for only $50 (that's an 82% savings!) & feel good knowing every penny goes directly toward the 45 small creators who made it happen. 💙📚
Sale starts tomorrow! Find it here: itch.io/b/3410/creat...
Grab 74 titles for only $50 (that's an 82% savings!) & feel good knowing every penny goes directly toward the 45 small creators who made it happen. 💙📚
Sale starts tomorrow! Find it here: itch.io/b/3410/creat...
November 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
OH SHIT I'M IN THIS
(can you tell I haven't opened my email to look at the graphics yet?)
(can you tell I haven't opened my email to look at the graphics yet?)
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Was anything in my novella, its cover, its ads, or anything else created using GenAI?
No.
Go preorder Guitar Concerto in C Flat Major, Op. 12: Lucina.
Itch: anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/994d56a7cb
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTWJ89VC
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
No.
Go preorder Guitar Concerto in C Flat Major, Op. 12: Lucina.
Itch: anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/994d56a7cb
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTWJ89VC
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
November 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Was anything in my novella, its cover, its ads, or anything else created using GenAI?
No.
Go preorder Guitar Concerto in C Flat Major, Op. 12: Lucina.
Itch: anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/994d56a7cb
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTWJ89VC
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
No.
Go preorder Guitar Concerto in C Flat Major, Op. 12: Lucina.
Itch: anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/994d56a7cb
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTWJ89VC
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
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Oh, hey! Did you know @writehive.bsky.social's #WriteHive2025 is out for the public to watch?
Here's a panel I was on with @valerievaldes.bsky.social, @matthewphillion.bsky.social, and @caitgauthor.bsky.social, moderated by @anotherindiewriter.com, about #Hopepunk.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlAh...
Here's a panel I was on with @valerievaldes.bsky.social, @matthewphillion.bsky.social, and @caitgauthor.bsky.social, moderated by @anotherindiewriter.com, about #Hopepunk.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlAh...
Hopepunk: Writing with Empathy in Dark Times | WriteHive 2025 Conference
YouTube video by WriteHive
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Oh, hey! Did you know @writehive.bsky.social's #WriteHive2025 is out for the public to watch?
Here's a panel I was on with @valerievaldes.bsky.social, @matthewphillion.bsky.social, and @caitgauthor.bsky.social, moderated by @anotherindiewriter.com, about #Hopepunk.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlAh...
Here's a panel I was on with @valerievaldes.bsky.social, @matthewphillion.bsky.social, and @caitgauthor.bsky.social, moderated by @anotherindiewriter.com, about #Hopepunk.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlAh...
Oh hey. If you're preordering the signed copy Opus on Ko-fi, I'm going to be shipping out a bunch of orders on Monday. Maybe considering getting your orders in? If you're in the US, you might even get it early.
ko-fi.com/s/994d56a7cb
ko-fi.com/s/994d56a7cb
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Oh hey. If you're preordering the signed copy Opus on Ko-fi, I'm going to be shipping out a bunch of orders on Monday. Maybe considering getting your orders in? If you're in the US, you might even get it early.
ko-fi.com/s/994d56a7cb
ko-fi.com/s/994d56a7cb
Was anything in my novella, its cover, its ads, or anything else created using GenAI?
No.
Go preorder Guitar Concerto in C Flat Major, Op. 12: Lucina.
Itch: anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/994d56a7cb
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTWJ89VC
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
No.
Go preorder Guitar Concerto in C Flat Major, Op. 12: Lucina.
Itch: anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/994d56a7cb
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTWJ89VC
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
November 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Was anything in my novella, its cover, its ads, or anything else created using GenAI?
No.
Go preorder Guitar Concerto in C Flat Major, Op. 12: Lucina.
Itch: anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/994d56a7cb
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTWJ89VC
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
No.
Go preorder Guitar Concerto in C Flat Major, Op. 12: Lucina.
Itch: anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/994d56a7cb
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTWJ89VC
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
Oh no my current editing project made me cry and question my own life
November 26, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Oh no my current editing project made me cry and question my own life
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perhaps it’s naive of me to hope that the Magica Riot books can break into the more anime-only magical girl fandom circles and give folks something fun and emotional to read even if they aren’t big readers, but that’s something I will keep pushing for
November 26, 2025 at 4:47 AM
perhaps it’s naive of me to hope that the Magica Riot books can break into the more anime-only magical girl fandom circles and give folks something fun and emotional to read even if they aren’t big readers, but that’s something I will keep pushing for
Stuff like this is why I do my birthday HEY LOOK AT ALL MY FRIENDS STUFF thread every year. And try to talk about their work as much as I can. I've never had an audience before here. So many people I know deserve success so much more than me. I want them to have it.
bsky.app/profile/anot...
bsky.app/profile/anot...
FWIW: Mention books you like or you think others might like. You never know what'll happen:
I saw The Sad Bastard Cookbook here so I mentioned it on Masto (in a "in case you need this" sense). It kinda went viral (1K shares). It jumped to a high ranking on Amazon and then they got media attention.
I saw The Sad Bastard Cookbook here so I mentioned it on Masto (in a "in case you need this" sense). It kinda went viral (1K shares). It jumped to a high ranking on Amazon and then they got media attention.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Stuff like this is why I do my birthday HEY LOOK AT ALL MY FRIENDS STUFF thread every year. And try to talk about their work as much as I can. I've never had an audience before here. So many people I know deserve success so much more than me. I want them to have it.
bsky.app/profile/anot...
bsky.app/profile/anot...
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and to be clear, it wasn't remotely viral. But a lot of indies work on very small scale, and sudden access to a whole new big pool of potential readers can make a lot of difference
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM
and to be clear, it wasn't remotely viral. But a lot of indies work on very small scale, and sudden access to a whole new big pool of potential readers can make a lot of difference
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Women want one thing*, and it's disgusting.
*A dystopia where the love of your life comes back but actually she's a robot and the world is going to shit and over the course of the series you have to save it and oh yeah the mental illness is overbearing.
books2read.com/kotovsyndrome
*A dystopia where the love of your life comes back but actually she's a robot and the world is going to shit and over the course of the series you have to save it and oh yeah the mental illness is overbearing.
books2read.com/kotovsyndrome
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Women want one thing*, and it's disgusting.
*A dystopia where the love of your life comes back but actually she's a robot and the world is going to shit and over the course of the series you have to save it and oh yeah the mental illness is overbearing.
books2read.com/kotovsyndrome
*A dystopia where the love of your life comes back but actually she's a robot and the world is going to shit and over the course of the series you have to save it and oh yeah the mental illness is overbearing.
books2read.com/kotovsyndrome
Pik-ahn
Y'all say puh-KAHN or PEE-can?
November 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Pik-ahn
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three people buying a book we didn't really have on our radar at my old bookstore was instant "order more, face it out, somebody on staff read it and write a talker for it" territory
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
three people buying a book we didn't really have on our radar at my old bookstore was instant "order more, face it out, somebody on staff read it and write a talker for it" territory
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Well, I guess it started during my first year of the second grade, when I was eating lunch and caught my reflection in a spoon, and I thought to myself, 'Hey, Derek, you're ridiculously good looking! And I thought maybe I could do that.
Quote unrelated to my book.
anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
Quote unrelated to my book.
anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
November 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Well, I guess it started during my first year of the second grade, when I was eating lunch and caught my reflection in a spoon, and I thought to myself, 'Hey, Derek, you're ridiculously good looking! And I thought maybe I could do that.
Quote unrelated to my book.
anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
Quote unrelated to my book.
anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
I seriously considered giving up writing multiple times 2017-2019. If it wasn’t for the love that writing Project Tasman as a CYOA thread story got, Kotov Syndrome likely would have never been finished. Nor Opus. Nor Woodpusher.
Borrowing this idea to illustrate my own timeline since 2016. This is raw sales. Does not include expenses, returns, name change stuff. Opus totals for this year are presuming all preorders end up sticking. Totals in USD
I don't think I can express strongly enough how little I made some years.
I don't think I can express strongly enough how little I made some years.
November 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I seriously considered giving up writing multiple times 2017-2019. If it wasn’t for the love that writing Project Tasman as a CYOA thread story got, Kotov Syndrome likely would have never been finished. Nor Opus. Nor Woodpusher.
Reposted by S. Morgan Burbank
So my pie take is there are no bad pies, but some pies have to be eaten a certain way:
1. Pecan: Always good
2. Fruit: Must be homemade. Otherwise bad.
3. Pumpkin: Best eaten cold at 7 am standing over a sink before everyone wakes up
1. Pecan: Always good
2. Fruit: Must be homemade. Otherwise bad.
3. Pumpkin: Best eaten cold at 7 am standing over a sink before everyone wakes up
Apple pie is bad. This is not really debatable. So is key lime pie, while we’re on the topic. Pecan pie is the 🐐 tho.
November 25, 2025 at 10:48 PM
So my pie take is there are no bad pies, but some pies have to be eaten a certain way:
1. Pecan: Always good
2. Fruit: Must be homemade. Otherwise bad.
3. Pumpkin: Best eaten cold at 7 am standing over a sink before everyone wakes up
1. Pecan: Always good
2. Fruit: Must be homemade. Otherwise bad.
3. Pumpkin: Best eaten cold at 7 am standing over a sink before everyone wakes up
Borrowing this idea to illustrate my own timeline since 2016. This is raw sales. Does not include expenses, returns, name change stuff. Opus totals for this year are presuming all preorders end up sticking. Totals in USD
I don't think I can express strongly enough how little I made some years.
I don't think I can express strongly enough how little I made some years.
November 25, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Borrowing this idea to illustrate my own timeline since 2016. This is raw sales. Does not include expenses, returns, name change stuff. Opus totals for this year are presuming all preorders end up sticking. Totals in USD
I don't think I can express strongly enough how little I made some years.
I don't think I can express strongly enough how little I made some years.