👋 The Privilege of Leaving Social Media — Being a Working Writer & Valuing Art with River Selby

“My constant longing to be without social media is actually a longing to be in deeper connection with the world.”River Selby was born in Los Angeles and grew up in the Pacific Northwest. They worked as a wildland firefighter for seven years, and their debut memoir, Hotshot: A Life of Fire, was published in 2025 by Grove Atlantic.Today, River joins me to talk about the realities of being an author from a working class, no-safety-net background — and how that has shaped their relationship to social media.Together, we explore:The gifts (and perils) of refusing to niche downHow to quit performing & projecting on social mediaWhat to do when compare & despair becomes unavoidableHow financial insecurity might impact your social media optionsWhy many authors have to hire publicists (but we couldn’t afford to)Ways social media impacts your financial well-beingWhy we have to stop commodifying books  RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community💓 Join the Clubhouse for exclusive bonus episodes + emails  COMMUNITY SPONSORS✏️ Looking for a fall planner that's about permission not perfection? Check out Nine to Kind. Get 50% off their digital planners with code OFFTHEGRID50 & 25% off analog products with code OFFTHEGRID25. Learn more & claim your discount at: https://www.ninetokind.com/pages/offthegrid