iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Liam Carnahan | Author | SEO Expert @liamcarnahan.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

I’m so proud to be featured in this issue! Thanks so much to the @pitheadchapel.bsky.social editors!

Liam Carnahan | Author | SEO Expert @liamcarnahan.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

I have been writing for a long time - I got a degree in it back in 2008! I’ve only recently reignited my creative writing though, having focused more on business writing for years and putting my dreams on hold. Hbu?

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Liam Carnahan | Author | SEO Expert @liamcarnahan.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Indeed I am! A memoir I’ve been working on since 2023.

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Liam Carnahan | Author | SEO Expert @liamcarnahan.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

I will be repeating all these actions in 2026. What else can one do to enhance their literary life? I’m always looking for ideas. 👀

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Liam Carnahan | Author | SEO Expert @liamcarnahan.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

5. Read a lot I will soon be updating my syllabus, because I read some real bangers this year, including lots of amazing essays, gripping fiction, brilliant memoirs, and empowering non-fiction. liamcarnahan.com/my-self-dire...

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My Self-Directed MFA Syllabus - Liam Carnahan

These are the craft books and memoirs I've been reading on my self-directed MFA journey. These are great reads for writers out there, at any stage.

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Liam Carnahan | Author | SEO Expert @liamcarnahan.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

4. Subscribed to the right magazines I have ongoing subscriptions to @pw.org and @writersdigest.bsky.social and @duotrope.com 👆🏻 This is the trifecta that helped me get some essays published this year.

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Liam Carnahan | Author | SEO Expert @liamcarnahan.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

4. Spent a lot of time alone and bored Nothing stirs up my creativity like boredom. I spent weeks and months of 2025 alone — I was privileged to have the opportunity to isolate myself in Costa Rica, Savannah, and Boston. The solitude and loneliness helped me make major progress on my memoir.

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Liam Carnahan | Author | SEO Expert @liamcarnahan.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

3. Created my author website I don’t like the marketing side or anything, but it’s a necessary part of the path I am, what I think of as my “literary life.” A website and active blog, with a newsletter and social media, will help me get there. LiamCarnahan.com

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Liam Carnahan | Author | SEO Expert @liamcarnahan.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

2. Designed my own writing retreat Me, five friends, a handsome and affordable Airbnb in the high desert of Taos, NM. I printed out my manuscript and brought it with me. I even made us little brochures for our retreat, called NOTCH.

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Liam Carnahan | Author | SEO Expert @liamcarnahan.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

5 things I did to improve my literary life in 2025: 1. Met with 2 critique groups once a month I met them via Grub St., and we have a grand old time (usually w/ food and drinks). We have become a close-knit group, and the feedback/accountability is vital. We even hosted a toga party together.

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Liam Carnahan | Author | SEO Expert @liamcarnahan.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

How do you keep track of your reading list? I have this unwieldy note in my phone where I jot down recommendations and lots of unread samples in my kindle, which I rarely use now (I’m back to paperbacks baby). Should I be doing this on Goodreads or an app? Also soliciting more reading recs!

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Liam Carnahan | Author | SEO Expert @liamcarnahan.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Apparently I’ve been engaging in bibliotherapy without even knowing it.

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Liam Carnahan | Author | SEO Expert @liamcarnahan.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Just over a year ago, I embarked on a self-directed MFA after reading Courtney Maum’s book, Before and After the book deal. Here’s how it started, what it is, and how it’s going: liamcarnahan.com/how-i-planne...

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