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…
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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... pirate shipskick arse sirensforgotten memoriespotential romancegods & mortals working together 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…
Ways To Structure A Novel
I received a text the other day from a friend, asking how you begin outlining & 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 Interview: Tallulah Lucy
Tell us a little about yourself & your background When I was little my parents would tell me stories every night. My mom would read to me (Anne of Green Gables and Tom Sawyer were our favourites) and my dad would make up new tales. They both work in theatre, so I guess stories were…
The Basics of Blurb Writing
Something that everyone in the writing business (not necessarily trad) will have to deal with eventually... writing a blurb. I don't know about you but the thought of it fills me with fear. But it's got to be done, so I scoured the internet for tips on the basics to get myself, & you lovely…