Authortunities
Angela Yuriko SmithA publishing ecosystem from Authortunities Press, sharing opportunities, tools, and resources for writers including early access to Space & Time magazine.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 239 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 12 days ago |
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Buried by Good Intentions
Good intentions can bury the work we meant to protect. This week, I’m looking at how one simple boundary system—the Keystone Task—helps writers choose what gets our best energy before every urgent little thing claims it first.
I use...
Space & Time 150 · May 2026
Thank you for being a Supporting Member
This copy of Space & Time 150 is included with your membership as a thank you for supporting this work. You’re an important part of the ecosystem we’re building together, and I’m so glad you’re here.
Rest as Resistance
Rest sounds simple until we ask why we resist it. This week, I used the 5 Whys on my own failed attempt to take a night off and discovered my busyness was protecting something much deeper than my to-do list.
Why does rest feel like...
The Visibility Tax
Why are writers expected to be everywhere, all the time, for free?
We are told to write the book, post the excerpt, make the reel, send the newsletter, build the audience, optimize the hook, share the process, comment for visibility, go li...
Don’t Sign Away Your Future
Why do we have starving artists, but not starving doctors, lawyers and mechanics? I understand the sacrifice of being a student. We write for free when we are learning, but once we prove ourselves, I believe we can and should transmute our...
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Two-time Bram Stoker Award winner, former HWA president, and publisher of Space & Time. I help writers build sustainable creative careers rooted in art, not arson, through Authortunities.
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