Sophie Melissa

The Development of Cain & Pru

Prudence, as I’m sure you know by now, is the main character of The Bloody Maiden. She is an incredibly angry, troubled, & depressed woman who is simply… sick of life. Life has not been kind to her – she had a difficult childhood & at the beginning of Maiden, is working in The Wanderer’s…

The Near Witch [book review]

3 & a half out of five, this was a good’un! Key Aspects… Well what can I say about The Near Witch? This has been my first introduction to VE Schwab… I’ve considered buying her books for a long time but prioritised others over hers as YA is not normally my preference. I knew that…

Author Interview: Kaitlin Bellamy

Tell us a little about yourself & your background I have been performing since I was three years old, and I suppose I’ve been a storyteller ever since. I grew up in North Carolina studying theatre, went to college for Musical Theatre/Shakespeare studies, and moved to Orlando, Florida in 2012! Since I got here, my…

The Importance of Platform Ratio

Welcome to the second addition of the marketing series ‘The Importance of…’ I hope you found the topic of branding interesting & the advice beneficial. This time we’re talking about ratios. ‘What ratios?’ I hear you cry – the golden ratio of social media marketing, as I like to call it. I mentioned in the…

The Importance of Branding

Things are not as clear cut as they used to be. Previously, traditional publishing meant you wrote the book, the publishers sorted cover art, editing, marketing & had the control. Self publishing meant you covered costs for everything and didn’t have the resources available to presses. Now everything is different. The publishing industry is becoming…

Commissioning Cover Art

So in case you’re not following me on social media – It’s Happy Cover Art Day to me! Woo Hoo! Today is the day that The Bloody Maiden’s cover is revealed to the world… isn’t it beautiful! I’m in the unique position of co-founding our publishing company Ink & Fable Ltd. so although I am…

Tracking Your Writing

So recently, these past few weeks, I’ve been really struggling to get any words down. Prior to this slump I was feeling super inspired & all I wanted to do was write… & then it stopped. I would try to write each day & barely manage 50 words. Some days I don’t even feel that…

Wayfinder [book review]

5 out of 5, this series never disappoints! Key Aspects… I’m sure you’ve guessed by now that I’m Kaitlin Bellamy’s biggest nerdiest fan so naturally I loved every second of the third Mapweaver novel, Wayfinder. Fox’s journey from young boy desperate to join his father on the road, to powerful young man leading teams that…

Ways To Structure A Novel

I received a text the other day from a friend, asking how you begin outlining and planning a novel. Since I’ve already begun word vomiting everything I know onto her, I thought I might as well write a blog post for all of you as well. There are a number of structures you can follow…

Author Interview: Yolandie Horak

Tell us a little about yourself & your background A wild, red-headed six-year-old girlchild belongs to me, and my husband is his royal majesty, King of the Geeks. I’m sure you’ve heard of him. 😊 I was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa, but now live in Calgary, Canada. Other than that, art is…

Author: Sophie Melissa