In this special epsiode, Holly and Angeline reflect on the big event and talk about world building, their first love, with guests Marisa Noelle and J.D. Groom. The discussion was live-streamed, and can still be watched, in the Unstoppable Authors Facebook group. Listen on your favourite platform HERE. Resources Marisa Noelle's websiteJ.D. Groom's websiteYour First [...]
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 today's episode, Holly and Angeline discuss the dos and don'ts of writing sex scenes. Hear all of their favourite romance tropes, and the ones they've had enough of. Get their top tips for focussing on the right things, avoiding cliches, and find out why sex scenes and battle scenes are oddly similar! Listen on [...]
Today, Angeline interviews fellow fantasy author, J. E. Nice. She chats about how she creates her characters, and whether they could fit into another genre. She tells us about her favourite character tropes, and about starting from scratch with a new pen name. Listen on your favourite platform HERE. J E Nice is a fantasy [...]
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 week's episode, Angeline and Holly dissect their favourite classic horror monsters and the books, films and TV shows that put a new twist on them. Get ideas for stories in all mediums to consume this spooky season and beyond in this feature length episode. Everything from vampires, to werewolves, to ghosts... there's something [...]
This is a super short episode as Holly hasn't been well this week. But we wanted to make this special announcement. We are delighted to announce that we're taking Indie Fire virtual! This means that wherever you are in the world, you can join us for all of the amazing workshops and panel discussions as [...]
This week, Angeline's talking all about the merits of writing courses and workshops. From online workshops to university degrees, she offers up advice on finding the right learning opportunities, and how to make the most of them. Listen on your favourite platform HERE. Resources Unstoppable Authors MerchandiseUnstoppable Authors Facebook GroupUnstoppable Authors on PatreonIndie Fire Writers [...]
In today's episode, Angeline and Holly talk about the best ways to ensure you're meeting readers' expectations, through the right covers, tropes and endings for your books; and your responsibilities as an author, such as completing series, using sensitivity readers and trigger warnings. Listen on your favourite platform HERE. Resources Bryan Cohen's Amazon Ads ChallengeUnstoppable [...]
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 [...]
