Angeline talks about the big publishing decisions she made in her career, and how and why she made them. The general estimate is that we each make around 35,000 decisions each day. Most of them are pretty insignificant, or unnoticeable, but some are more important. Some are monumental and life-changing. As a naturally indecisive person, [...]
Angeline and Holly discuss the differences between high and low fantasy, how to delve into adding fantasy elements to a real-world setting, and why you should never put a goat on your book cover! What is the difference between second-world fantasy and intrusion fantasy? And where does portal fantasy fit in? Find out about the [...]
Today, we're looking back at the highs and lows of 2019. We're also looking forward to 2020, and discussing our goals, or lack of goals! Holly teaches Angeline how to set and measure goals, which she knows she really should do! We're also announcing the podcast's re-brand and name change. Listen on your favourite platform [...]
People and animals aside, what would you save from a fire? While one man's trash is another man's gold, we all have things that are precious to us. In this podcast, Angeline explores the idea of value; sentimental, monetary, historical, religious. Whether rare, vital for survival, or a clever bit of marketing, let's discover what [...]
We've got something to tell you... In today's episode, we're confessing to our crimes to literature. We're reliving painful mistakes, feeling cheated by our schooling, and revealing our deepest, darkest, most shocking secrets as authors. There are many things that authors don't admit to; embarrassing slip-ups, or breaking convention, or doing things that are generally [...]
November is over, and a large portion of the writing world is breathing a huge, and well-earned, sigh of relief. National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is over, and life can return to normal. Some of us may be the proud owners of a NaNoWriMo winner's badge for our social media profiles. Some of us (like [...]
In recognition of Black Friday and Cyber Monday (in for a penny, in for a pound, eh?), we are running a fantastic deal on tickets to Indie Fire Writers Conference 2020. Indie Fire is a brand new indie author and indie publishing event that we are hosting in May 2020, here in the UK. The day will be [...]
In a somewhat epic episode, we tackle some of the frequently asked questions about writing and publishing; from language and grammar to marketing and universal links. We discuss the decisions that authors need to make, and chat about how we tackle the stylistic choices. Sometimes we agree, and sometimes we don't! We talk about our [...]
In today's episode, Angeline is joined by Emma Kalson, owner of independent British press, Escaped Ink. We chat about our joint love of short fiction, the useful lessons that writers can learn from it, and the ways that it is becoming more relevant in today's world. Emma chats about her health, her passion for giving [...]
My writing career didn't begin in indie publishing. I started out with horror short stories, published in anthologies put together by small presses. Self-publishing was still in its infancy at the time. In fact, when I pitched the idea of it to my then writing group, they all laughed at me. It was still synonymous [...]
