Author: Sophie Melissa

  • The Importance of Email Lists

    The Importance of Email Lists

    One very important aspect of marketing for writers is creating an email list. A mailing list is an ongoing collection of audience member email addresses that you can market to via emails or ‘newsletters’. This is usually done through a third party webmail software such as Mailchimp, Mailerlite or Zoho Campaigns. As a social media…

  • Author Interview: J. R. Rainville

    Author Interview: J. R. Rainville

    Tell us a little about yourself & your background… I’ve always loved books and stories, from the time I was very young. When I was in grade school, we would have the “Young Author” unit, where we’d learn about writing a story, doing the artwork, and then binding it and displaying it for Young Authors’…

  • So… you want to write a book

    So… you want to write a book

    You’ve been thinking about it on and off for a long time. A few times you’ve found a friend or family member say ‘you should write a book!’ and you’ve liked the idea, but never acted on it. You’ve occasionally thought about what you might say, or even what to call it. You like the…

  • Self Inserts: Writing with Trauma

    Self Inserts: Writing with Trauma

    There has been some discussion in one of my writing groups about self inserts in fiction and whether they are ok. Now if you’re unsure about what a ‘self insert’ is, a self insert is inserting themselves into the narrative. This can be in the form of some experiences a character has or even a…

  • The Deal with Developmental Edits

    The Deal with Developmental Edits

    There are a number of different types of editing that a novel has to go through like line edits, copy edits, proofreads. A developmental edit is the first step to a professional edit [you should most definitely self edit your novel prior to giving it to a professional]. Now if you are planning on going…

  • Meet the Main Characters of THE BLOODY MAIDEN

    Meet the Main Characters of THE BLOODY MAIDEN

    Well it’s official! As The Bloody Maiden is out on pre-order & will be coming to you all on 15th January in Hardback & eBook with the paperback coming next month I thought it was time to introduce you to the three most important characters! TBM is a very character focused story & although there’s…

  • The Bloody Maiden Street Team!

    The Bloody Maiden Street Team!

    CALL FOR STREET TEAM MEMBERS! Afternoon wonderful readers! It’s been a while but I’ve been deep in the editing trench getting The Bloody Maiden finished for you lovely lot, & we’re almost there! Now it’s gotten to the point where I’m looking for ARC readers to assist in my street team to spread the word…

  • Let’s Talk Pirates…

    Let’s Talk Pirates…

    Ahoy me hearties, it’s #talklikeapirateday! If you follow me on any social media then you won’t be surprised when I say I’m a little obsessed with pirates. It started with Captain Jack Sparrow at age 6 and has since developed into a lifelong passion that involves bingeing Black Sails every chance I get, singing sea…

  • Keeping A Writer’s Notebook

    Keeping A Writer’s Notebook

    A writer’s notebook is a super helpful tool for any writer, whether they write YA, lit fic, fantasy, romance – whatever. By ‘writer’s notebook’, I don’t technically mean a notebook for writing in. You can obviously write in your notebook but I use a writer’s notebook for storing information, inspiration, scraps of notes etc. A…

  • The Importance of Scheduling

    The Importance of Scheduling

    Welcome back to another post in the marketing for authors series. Marketing is, as we’ve mentioned before, such a huge aspect of the business. In order to generate sales of your fantastic novels, marketing is imperative. It doesn’t matter if your novel is the next F Scott Fitzgerald… if you’re not marketing, no one’s going…