Any Pascual | indie author & poet

Controversial question: what’s your personal stance on DMs here? There is something I will want to message you about next month, and I really need to know your DM preference. Should I skip you? Do you read your DMs?

Tell me in the comments!

P.S. it has a lot to do with this…

#indieverseawards

I’ll go live next Wednesday on Instagram! Drop your questions in the comments, repost, and share tagging us, please! It’s a shared live with Helen, a fantasy retelling author, and Hunter, a queer romance author, so we will have fun covering a various topics 💖

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Hi! It’s really nice to meet you. What made you follow me? I’m curious about what we have in common!

Thank you! You replied to my pinned post, actually! Networking is indeed important, thanks for reminding me 🤗

My friend @msjenniferdrewett.bsky.social is nominated too, in the romance section!
Other nominees I support are @davemusson.bsky.social @ryanjhamshaw.bsky.social and more!
If you’re nominated too, please reach out and I’ll make sure to include you.

#bookstagramawards #indieauthors #anypascual #📚

Bookstagram Awards Finalists 🩷 Drop down lists - vote for your favourites 🧡 Voting closes Tuesday 23rd September 2025 🩷 Live Final on Instagram Friday 26th September 2025 at 7pm GMT

I’m a finalist in the Bookstagram Awards!
My poetry book Caves and forests is a finalist for Poetry Collection of the Year. You can vote through this Google form, make sure to submit it so it counts: rb.gy/lomau4

Voting closes September 23rd, so please go support your favorite indie authors ASAP!

I know! I could never forget you, M! You’re super friendly and fun and I enjoy spending time with you. I was just saying thank you, I wasn’t expecting the shoutout. See you in 45 minutes for the workshop! Hugs 🤗

Thank you so much! I appreciate it

To wrap up, I’d like to #lifttothesky @author19.bsky.social , @astrea1965.bsky.social and @fafo-poets-society.bsky.social for adding me to their starter packs, and @gideonmarcus.bsky.social for being my first OG BlueSky friend and reader. I’m forever grateful for you.
You all are the best! Hugs 🫂🤗

I’ll be honest and share numbers.
Only 5% of my followers ever buy one of my books.
You won’t succeed the first day.
But multiply that by my 6k instagram friends after three years, and you’ll see how the ball starts rolling.

My posts hadn’t gone viral. Ever. It’s all due to the friends I make.

Many people won’t reciprocate the support, most won’t reply to your message, but those who do are a treasure.
Be mindful (and even though this is also controversial): The secret to success is consistency and friendliness.

I can’t say this enough: People support their friends. True friends matter.

And finally, once you follow people (starter packs are great for this, but be mindful of who you follow) and they follow back, talk to them privately, introduce yourself and be friendly! Tell them about your books, but don’t be a walking ad, be enthusiastic and explain what you love about your art

Then, reach out to people you vibe with in your niche and book genre (readers, writers). Befriend them, support them, encourage them. Don’t wait for people to find you, find them first.

If you come across a nice person with great content, spend time with them.
Green flag: + follows than followers.

My three step system to find readers and friends alike on socials:

First, know your worth and what you bring to the table, and craft an introduction that conveys that with your vibe, explaining who you are and why you. Mine’s sweet and cozy.

And here things get controversial…

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I’m a niche writer (not everyone enjoys poetry) so here’s my greatest takeaway from all my years on social media:
People don’t buy a stranger’s book. You have to mean something to them, to matter so you’re someone they want to see succeed.

Great content is nice, but what really works is
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Controversial topic:
Social media growth for indie authors.

Remember this:
✨ FRIENDSHIP IS (SALES) MAGIC ✨
Personal connections are how you can find your audience.

We all know follow trains do more harm than good for most, so here’s what actually works for me:
Befriending readers.

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Okay, confession time. I might’ve gone a little too far with the joining starter packs recently, and I don’t know half the people in here.

Please, if you see this and we haven’t talked before, tell me a little about yourself and what we have in common.
Hugs 🤗🤗

I love making my friends cry of happiness, so feel free to! You’re an integral part of the @fafo-poets-society.bsky.social , and we all really appreciate you a lot.
You’re just the right kind of fun chaos 😉

I fully agree, Dave is awesome.
We cherish you, @daveashleypoet.bsky.social

What social media do you use, besides this? I’d love to support you, I’m a cozy indie author and poet who enjoys making friends.

Also, who else should I support here? Thanks for the recommendations!

Here’s my Linktree if you want to check out what I do!

linktr.ee/AnyPascual

I’m sorry for not being here much
but I don’t have many spoons
for another social media.
I hope you understand
and stick around for the quiet
but valuable moments ahead.
Thanks for your support,
new friends.
I hope to meet more of you
along the way.
This is the apology poem
by a #neurodivergentpoet

Today is my debut book's third birthday! Three years since I published Sensibilidad, my Spanish poetry collection for highly sensitive people.
Fairies, found family, and lots of feels.
I explain it all in my new instagram reel. Support me there too if you can! www.instagram.com/reel/DM0UGo4...
#poet

6k followers celebration IG story! Interact on it if you want to support me and learn more 😍

It took me a year to get the last 1000 friends, here’s to hoping next year is even better! 🧃

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#authormilestone #InstagramGrowth #6000followers #thankfulauthor #authorgram

IIRC, you’re the one who won the Nebula, right? Should be easier for you than for the rest of us, because you already have credibility!
I’m a local author so I partnered with a bookstore selling there, but I’ll ask my indie fantasy friend who had a panel about her book.
I’ll keep you updated! Hugs 🤗

In case you were wondering, here’s my instagram link!

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Thank you so much for your support!

(Yes I use lots of exclamation marks. I’m excited!)

I wonder. What do you all post on here, fellow indie authors? Give me some advice, please!

Also, last week I signed at and attended Europe’s biggest sci-Fi & fantasy book fair, the #celsius232 –I’ll be sharing some photos here soon, but it’s better if you follow me on IG! I’m @any_espiritual there.

“Ballena” 😉

See you here! Can’t wait to talk about our books 💞

Here’s an Instagram live I did at the beginning of my book signing today –it was awesome and people were so nice! Share it around please 💞

#booksigning #celsius232 #bookfair #indieauthor #instagramreel #anypascual #anyespiritual #cavesandforests #libreriacervantes

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It’s perfect for readers who wish to walk through a fae forest, seeking answers in trees, solace in solitude, and strength in their own voice.

What do you all think?