I still consider myself a baby author, someone who still has to learn a lot. As part of my studies to learn the craft, I try to follow as many courses and workshops to strengthen my weaknesses. One of them is the opening of my stories. Last year, I had the opportunity to follow Day Read More
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Book Tour: The Knave of Secrets by Alex Livingston
Thank you to The Write Reads and the publisher Rebellion for a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. There were two things that interested me in this book: cons and magic. I like heist movies and want to read more books with heists, especially fantasy books. So I knew immediately Read More
Full #indieapril Wrap-Up
April was an incredibly busy month. I usually don’t do wrapups but I wanted to do one for last month. #indieapril has a special place in my heart as an indie writer, supporter, and reader. I want to connect readers and authors. I feel like I succeeded with the sale, the spotlights, and the reviews. Read More
Book Tour: The Carnival of Ash by Tom Beckerlegge
Thank you to The Write Reads and the publisher for giving me a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. The first thing I heard about The Carnival of Ash was ‘a city about poets and librarians’. I loved it and saw great potential. Sadly, it didn’t feel like a lyrical Read More
#Indieapril Author Spotlight: Joanna Maciejewska
Joanna Maciejewska Joanna might be a bit too cautious to do anything even remotely daring or dangerous herself, so she writes about daring adventures and dangerous magic instead. Yet, she found enough courage to abandon her life in Poland and move to Ireland, and then some years later, she abandoned her life in Ireland to Read More
#Indieapril Sale Wrap-Up
One of the big projects this year has ended: the big #indieapril sale. My expectations for this first sale were low. Maybe ten friends would join. But after posting it on Twitter, Many more authors showed interest. Eventually, we had 76 authors join in with 97 books spread out over the three genres. I never Read More
#Indieapril Author Spotlight: Suzanne Rogerson
Suzanne Rogerson Suzanne lives in Middlesex, England with her husband, two children and a crazy cocker spaniel. Her writing journey began at the age of twelve when she completed her first novel. She discovered the fantasy genre in her late teens and has never looked back. Giving up work to raise a family gave Suzanne Read More
#Indieapril Author Spotlight: Kate Stevens
Kate Stevens Kate Stevens is a writing pair who love sci-fi and fantasy romance with strong, quirky heroines and hot, alpha males. They’ve been devouring romance novels and soaking up every detail since they were far too young to be reading them. When not writing, you can find them comparing their favorite love interests, baking Read More
#Indieapril Author Spotlight: Dylan King
Dylan King Dylan King is an epic fantasy author currently writing from a cave in the mountains of Scotland. Kept company by his brilliant fiancé and a far too energetic dog, he spends his time sending finished manuscripts to editors by raven and drinking copious amounts of Dr Pepper delivered to him on the backs Read More
Book Tour: The World Breaker Parable by Luke Tarzian
Thanks to The Write Reads and the author for providing me with free copies in exchange for honest reviews as part of the tour! It’s been a long time since I read Vultures and remember little of it. But that’s no problem since The World Breaker Parable is set before Vultures. Still, I recognised Varesh Read More
