In this week's episode, Holly digs into the mindset required to maintain a sense of joy and passion for writing when the business tasks threaten to overwhelm the creative side. There is a danger whenever we turn our passion into a business that there may be times when it just isn't fun any more. Lots [...]
In this episode, Holly interviews returning guest, Daniel Willcocks. In the interview, Holly and Dan talk about his journey to become an author coach, what authors can get out of personalised coaching and his new program, the 90 Day Book Camp. If you'd like to listen to his first appearance on the podcast, you can [...]
In this episode, Holly chats to best selling urban fantasy author, Steve McHugh. They covered his writing journey so far, getting picked up for a book deal with Amazon imprint, 47North, writing interconnected series, being a free agent with an eye on going indie again in future, and how the last year has impacted his [...]
In this week's episode, Holly gives a rundown of some of the things that indie authors can learn from their traditionally published counterparts. Both sides of the industry have strengths and weaknesses and have valuable practices for each other to emulate. The episode briefly covers what traditional publishing could learn from indie, and then goes [...]
It’s no secret that reviews are vital to an author’s success. They provide the much-needed social proof for readers that other people have read the book and reveal a little about what they thought of it. Consider your own buying behaviour: how likely are you to buy a book that either has no reviews on [...]
In this week's episode, Holly digs deep into the subject of book reviews: The different types of reviewWhere to find reviewersWhether to read reviews or notHow to make use of both your good and bad reviews! You can find a written version of this episode here. Listen on your favourite platform HERE. Resources Unstoppable Authors [...]
In this week's episode, Holly goes in depth on the subject of reviewing your progress in order to make better plans for the future. She talks about the Clifton Strengths test, common traits among writers, and ways to lean into your strengths to make you a more successful goal-setter. Get more help with planning 2021 [...]
In this episode, Holly interviews her NaNoWriMo writing tribe. Meet first-time novelist, Sam Frost; adult fantasy adventure author Laura Kendrick; and dark fantasy author Yanni Jade. Sam Frost, photo by Claire GroganLaura KendrickYanni Jade In this panel-style discussion, we dig into what's working during this round of NaNo, the importance of finding your tribe, our [...]
In this episode, Holly interviews gothic horror author, Becky Wright. Becky discusses her background in storytelling as a child, how she was drawn to writing ghost stories and the gothic fiction that she writes today. She talks about writing the taboo, doing historical research, blending the erotic with the period setting, and being a control [...]
In this episode, Holly interviews poet and dark fantasy author, Robert Cano. They talk about the value of learning from poetry and other mediums, writing for screen and the demands of the film and TV industries. They dig deep into how writing conventions have changed but how we can still learn from older literature. Robert [...]
