In this week's episode, Angeline and Holly go through the pros, cons, and logistics of setting up a pen name - why you might want one, how to choose one, and how to manage that pen name. Listen on your favourite platform HERE. Resources Angeline speaking on the Magical Systems panel for QuaranCon 2021Unstoppable Authors [...]
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Episode 88: Celebrating 2 Years of Unstoppable Authors
Join Angeline and Holly today for an audience Q&A in celebration of the two year anniversary of podcasting together. Audience members submitted their questions in the Facebook group. If you'd like to join and participate in future Q&As, you can do so HERE. Listen on your favourite platform HERE. Resources Unstoppable Authors MerchandiseUnstoppable Authors Facebook GroupUnstoppable [...]
Episode 87: Freelancing and Making Extra Income from Writing
This week, Angeline explores the pros and cons of freelance writing, including insights from her own freelancing experience. She talks about the benefits of having different income sources, and looks at the various ways you can make extra money from writing. Listen on your favourite platform HERE. Resources Unstoppable Authors MerchandiseUnstoppable Authors Facebook GroupUnstoppable Authors [...]
Episode 86: Selling Books Directly to Readers
This week, Angeline and Holly are talking about direct sales - why you might want to consider them and how to go about setting it all up. They go over the systems that they use and how you can do it too. Listen on your favourite platform HERE. Resources Unstoppable Authors MerchandiseUnstoppable Authors Facebook GroupUnstoppable [...]
Episode 85: What Indie Authors Can Learn From Traditional Publishers
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 [...]
Episode 84: Foreshadowing and Laying Breadcrumbs
This week, Angeline and Holly discuss what foreshadowing is, why you need it, how to do it, how NOT to do it, and the mystical power of the MacGuffin! CAUTION: MAJOR SPOILERS FOR - Ready Player One, Aliens, The Shawshank Redemption, Signs, Sixth Sense, Avengers: Endgame, Jaws, The Chronicles of Narnia, Pirates of the Caribbean, [...]
Episode 83: Backwards Engineering Your Worldbuilding
In today's episode, Angeline is taking you backwards, upside-down, inside-out, and every which way! She discusses how to take those super cool, but unconnected ideas, and back them up with reasons and causes to make sure they really fit into your world. She gives her top tips for working backwards, and shows you how you [...]
Episode 82: Everything You Need To Know About Pre-Orders
This week, Holly & Angeline get stuck in to the meaty topic of pre-orders. They cover the pros and cons, the nitty-gritty technical details and share some resources on further information. It's a juicy episode packed with useful information, so grab a notebook and take notes! Listen on your favourite platform HERE. You can do [...]
How To Get Reviews and What To Do With Them
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 [...]
Episode 81: How To Get Reviews For Your Book
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 [...]