#113: Lyn Slater — How to Reinvent Yourself At All Ages, Becoming An Accidental Icon, The Reality of Going Viral, Blogging for Pleasure, Writing Memoir & Moving Beyond Fame

17.8.2024

London Writers' Salon

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Lyn Slater on going viral with her blog, Accidental Icon in her 60s, writing memoir How to Be Old and starting a Substack in her 70s and why getting older can be the most invigorating phase of life—full of rebellion, reinvention, connection, and creativity.

ABOUT LYN SLATER

Lyn Slater is a cultural influencer, model, writer, content creator and former professor. She started Accidental Icon in September of 2014 and has since garnered a loyal fan base of almost a million followers across platforms. Her memoir is How to Be Old: Lessons in Living Boldly from the Accidental Icon

RESOURCES & LINKS

📄 Interview Transcript (unedited)
Accidental Icon
How To Be Old
Lyn’s Substack
Lyn’s Instagram
“Three Iconic Girls”
Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino
How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell
“How Millenials Became the Burnout Generation” by Anne Helen Peterson
Cassidy Sachs, Lyn’s editor

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