Dark Fantasy & Grimdark Author
★★★★ 3 & a half out of five, this was a good'un! Key Aspects... Gothic MoorsNature MagicSuspicious StrangersKidnappingOld 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 as YA is not…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
★★★★★ 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…
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…
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…
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