This server is dedicated to self-published, indie authors who want to help, encourage, and socialize with other indies. It's also for all the fans that love and support indie authors.

Welcome to Indie Authors Social (IAS)

Where Authors Help Authors (AHA!)

Escape the publishing madness and find your creative haven here.

Indie Authors Social is a dedicated Mastodon instance for self-published indie authors and their fans. Join a thriving community where you can:

• Discuss great books
• Enhance your writing craft
• Navigate the self-publishing landscape
• Share and learn from the indie author's journey

Your journey is our journey. Let's write it together.

Support Our Community

Our community thrives on the passion for storytelling and the spirit of Authors Helping Authors. But we can't do it alone. If you find value in IAS, please consider supporting us. Your contribution keeps our servers running and our community growing.

Why Join Indie Authors Social?

• Our Core Principle: Authors Helping Authors
• Founded by Members of the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi)
• Focused Exclusively on Author-Related Hashtags, Posts, and News
• Access Real-Time Indie Author News and Curated Blog Posts via @indieauthornews@indieauthors.social BOT
• A Dedicated Space for Books, Authors, Self-Publishing, and Readers

Get Started Today!

If you're new to Mastodon, check out this Getting Started Guide.

Join us and be part of a community that celebrates your voice and your stories.

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IndieAuthors.social is operated in the USA by Uncanny Publishing, LLC

1. Be nice.
2. Be fair.
3. Be restrained with opinions not related to indie publishing, indie authors, and indie books. Posts, debates, or opinions making judgments on people's lifestyles, beliefs, personal identification, political affiliation, etc. are subject to moderation.
4. Be tolerant. This server will not condone, support, or allow intolerant or hateful communications of any kind.
5. Don't post copyrighted material unless you are the copyright holder or it falls under Fair Use w/attribution.
6. Be reasonably active (post). Indie Authors Social is an active and passionate community of Authors-Helping-Authors. Accounts will be suspended from this instance for prolonged periods of inactivity and: no profiles, no links, no posts., no follows.
7. Abide by US law for content posted or attached to messages.
8. Don't spam your books.

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2. aethy.com: sospesa (motivo: Widely blocked for abusive content)
3. animes*****.****unity: sospesa (motivo: Widely blocked for abusive content)
4. baraag.net: sospesa (motivo: Widely blocked for abusive content)
5. blorbo.social: sospesa (motivo: Widely blocked for abusive content)
6. booby*****.**cial: sospesa (motivo: Widely blocked for abusive content)
7. brighteon.social: sospesa (motivo: Creating thousands of BOTs)
8. detro**********.com: sospesa (motivo: Numerous violations of server policies.)
9. dtp-mstdn.jp: sospesa (motivo: Widely blocked for abusive content)
10. feral.cafe: sospesa (motivo: Widely blocked for abusive content)
11. freak.university: sospesa (motivo: Widely blocked for abusive content)
12. gameliberty.club: sospesa (motivo: Widely blocked for abusive content)
13. heislandmine.work: sospesa (motivo: Widely blocked for abusive content)
14. homoo.social: sospesa (motivo: Widely blocked for abusive content)
15. https:www.threads.net: sospesa (motivo: Signatory of the Fedi.Pact)
16. loli.best: sospesa (motivo: Widely blocked for abusive content)
17. mastinator.com: sospesa (motivo: BOT instance/service that makes private posts of those followed public)
18. mastodon.cloud: sospesa (motivo: Widely blocked for abusive content)
19. mastodong.lol: sospesa (motivo: Widely blocked for abusive content)
20. misskey-forkbomb.cf: sospesa
21. moa.st: sospesa (motivo: Widely blocked for abusive content)
22. mstdn.jp: sospesa (motivo: Widely blocked for abusive content)
23. mstdn.maud.io: sospesa (motivo: Widely blocked for abusive content)
24. nnia.space: sospesa (motivo: Widely blocked for abusive content)
25. noagendasocial.com: sospesa (motivo: Widely blocked for abusive content)
26. obo.sh: sospesa (motivo: Widely blocked for abusive content)
27. pawoo.net: sospesa (motivo: Widely blocked for abusive content)
28. ped*.****ol: sospesa (motivo: Widely blocked for abusive content)
29. poa.st: sospesa (motivo: Abusive content)
30. repl.co: sospesa
31. shota.social: sospesa (motivo: Widely blocked for abusive content)
32. taullo.social: sospesa (motivo: Widely blocked for abusive content)
33. threads.instagram.com: sospesa (motivo: Signatory Member of the Fedi.Pact)
34. threads.net: sospesa (motivo: Signatory of the Fedi.Pact)
35. ura-mstdn.com: sospesa (motivo: Widely blocked for abusive content)

1. social.jcs-net.de: sospensione