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Welcome to The Resilient Author! A community for writers, wherever you are in your career.
Start here for notes on where to begin, and an index of all my posts so far
May 29, 2025
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Sara Foster
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Maintaining resilience while dealing with reality - some thoughts and strategies for authors
More ways to protect and optimise our writing energy in 2026 - plus some key stats about author earnings
Jan 15
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Sara Foster
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Our time is being stolen. This year let’s Take. It. Back.
Welcome to Resilient Author 2026 – and some super simple strategies I’ve implemented to reclaim my time this year.
Jan 8
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Sara Foster
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Looking towards 2026 - and the author notes that won't wait!
Plus the last 48 hours of my paid subscriber offer
Dec 17, 2025
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Sara Foster
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Author Notes Extra (rounding up November 2025)
The craziness of cancellation culture, SJP on being a Booker judge, the publishing industry in crisis, plagiarism allegations, and how many is too many…
Dec 5, 2025
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Sara Foster
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Author Notes #25 (November 2025)
When big book deals go wrong, new AI battlegrounds, how booksellers decide which books to sell, more content but less opportunities, all the love for…
Nov 27, 2025
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Sara Foster
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[Apologies - let's try this again for everyone!] Some thoughts on publishing as we head towards 2026
On escaping the churn, and leaning in to the work still to do
Nov 24, 2025
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Sara Foster
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Some thoughts on publishing as we head towards 2026 [for paid subscribers]
On escaping the churn, and leaning in to the work still to do
Nov 23, 2025
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Sara Foster
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If our reading habits are changing, are books (and our writing efforts) doomed?!
Examining some zeitgeist concerns - with a few surprising results!
Nov 13, 2025
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Sara Foster
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Author Notes Extra (rounding up October 2025)
Does AI help writer's block, writing novels on a Notes app, safe books for tricky times, new indie publishers, and should we encourage writers to get…
Nov 4, 2025
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Sara Foster
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Author Mindset
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[Apologies - let's try this again for everyone!] Some thoughts on publishing as we head towards 2026
On escaping the churn, and leaning in to the work still to do
Nov 24, 2025
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Sara Foster
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If our reading habits are changing, are books (and our writing efforts) doomed?!
Examining some zeitgeist concerns - with a few surprising results!
Nov 13, 2025
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Sara Foster
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12
Finding the will to write in the post-literate, post-hope, post-truth era
Are you dictating your future, or is someone else doing it for you?
Oct 9, 2025
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Sara Foster
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Bonus post: bestselling Australian authors talk resilience
Takeaways from a brilliant writing retreat
Sep 16, 2025
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Sara Foster
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Efficiency and Strategy: two key concepts for every writer to think about in 2025
Because when times are a-changing we can't afford to get left behind
Aug 13, 2025
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Sara Foster
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Practical Advice, Craft Tips and Resources
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Maintaining resilience while dealing with reality - some thoughts and strategies for authors
More ways to protect and optimise our writing energy in 2026 - plus some key stats about author earnings
Jan 15
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Sara Foster
6
6
1
Our time is being stolen. This year let’s Take. It. Back.
Welcome to Resilient Author 2026 – and some super simple strategies I’ve implemented to reclaim my time this year.
Jan 8
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Sara Foster
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Inviting you behind the scenes of my rebranding and self-publishing journey
An exclusive for paid subscribers
Oct 28, 2025
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Sara Foster
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A new approach to audience questions at writing festivals
And a salient reminder about social media
Oct 22, 2025
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Sara Foster
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Answering your Ask Me Anything questions
My editing background, selecting book themes, long-term impacts of writing in Covid, homeschooling routines, and how my PhD research continues to impact…
Jul 16, 2025
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Sara Foster
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Personal Essays
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Writing Journal: On launching a book in two territories at once!
What it’s like to be a few days out from a book release
Mar 29, 2025
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Sara Foster
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We were not made to keep up with machines
Is a technological life compatible with a writing life?
Mar 5, 2025
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Sara Foster
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The unusual thirty-year-old dystopian novel that's now a TikTok sensation
A reading of surprise TikTok bestseller I Who Have Never Known Men
Feb 19, 2025
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Sara Foster
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My eyes! My eyes! The slow return to deep work and settling my mind
On dialling things down and playing the long game (Writing Journal #8)
Dec 3, 2024
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Sara Foster
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Puppies, promo creep and forward planning
Plus building new resources for paid subscribers (Writing Journal #7)
Nov 18, 2024
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Sara Foster
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My Books
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When She Was Gone
A powerful family. A cascade of dark secrets. One woman intent on the truth.
Sep 28, 2024
The Hush
Everything can change in a heartbeat …
Sep 28, 2024
You Don't Know Me
He’s guarding a dark secret, but so is she.
Sep 28, 2024
The Deceit (Novella)
Your wife is a liar. Has your wife told you the truth yet? Do you know who Claire really is?
Sep 28, 2024
The Hidden Hours
Keeping her secret may save her family. But telling it may save her life.
Sep 28, 2024
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