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…
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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 & has since developed into a lifelong passion that involves bingeing Black Sails every chance I get, singing sea…
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…
Lyres, Legends & Lullabies [book review]
★★★★★ 4 & a half out of 5, this was marvellous! Key Aspects... Wondrous Music Fantasy Haunting Imagery Dragons Kick-ass Characters [Disclaimer: I received an ARC copy of LLL] Lyres, Legends & Lullabies is a one-of-a-kind collection of 30 score compositions combined with extracts of fiction. But what to say about R. L. Davennor's debut…
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…
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... Gothic Moors Nature Magic Suspicious Strangers Kidnapping Old Legends 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…
A Celebration Giveaway!
A slightly different post this time... we've hit 250 likes on the Facebook Page! As a thank you for all of your continued support I'm hosting a giveaway! I cannot thank you all enough, I formed this website & the social media accounts a year ago last week & it's been fantastic! The Bloody Maiden…
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…