London Writers' Salon

#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

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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.

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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 

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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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