#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
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 being old can be the most invigorating phase of life—full of rebellion, reinvention, connection, and creativity.
London Writers' Salon · Lyn Slater, Parul Bavishi, Matthew Trinetti
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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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