Thank you to everyone who participated in #indieapril! It’s been amazing. We’ve put thirty amazing authors in the spotlight, and we’re going to do it again in August. I think it’s a nice selection of both fantasy and science fiction authors (although a little light on the science fiction side), in both young adult and Read More
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#Indieapril Author Spotlight: Anthea Sharp
Anthea Sharp Growing up on fairy tales and computer games, Anthea Sharp has melded the two in her award-winning, bestselling Feyland series, which has sold over 150k copies worldwide. In addition to the fae fantasy/cyberpunk mashup of Feyland, she also writes Victorian Spacepunk, and fantasy romance. Her books have won awards and topped bestseller lists, Read More
#Indieapril Author Spotlight: Jesse Nolan Bailey
Jesse Nolan Bailey I’ve always wanted to be an author. Growing up, I spent much of my free time devouring fantasy and sci-fi stories, and dreamed of one day joining my favorite authors up on the bookshelves. In 2020, that dream became a reality. I published my debut novel, The Jealousy of Jalice, the first Read More
#Indieapril Author Spotlight: GM White
GM White G.M. White has always been an avid reader, a love of the written word instilled in him by his parents at an early age. This may or may not have something to do with the fact that he was a very talkative child and the only time he was quiet was when he Read More
#Indieapril Author Spotlight: Marina Ermakova
Marina Ermakova I’m the author of the urban fantasy/post-apocalyptic novel Terrestrial Magic and the YA epic fantasy novel Chains Carried on Wings. Aside from being a huge fantasy geek and a writer, I have a PhD in genetics, as well as bachelors degrees in molecular biology and history–yeah, I know, they go together so well. Read More
#Indieapril Author Spotlight: Olga Gibbs
Olga Gibbs Olga Gibbs is a British novelist, a mental health expert who has experience of working with disturbance in adolescents and young people. Using her Masters in Creative Writing, she explores taboo topics such as borderline personality and social effective disorder, effects of abuse and insecure attachment in young people and the inner world Read More
#Indieapril Author Spotlight: Joyce Chng
I’m always looking for more awesome Asian authors, so I was glad when Joyce Chng reached out to me. She has written a ton of fantasy stories, some with dragons, some without. But I’m sure all of them are great. With so many different series and subgenres within fantasy, she’s sure to have at least Read More
#Indieapril Author Spotlight: KM Jackways
K. M. Jackways Kim was born in New Zealand and travelled to far-off places, mostly in her mind. After a massive earthquake, she and her family spent a year speaking French (badly) and exploring the South of France. The cobbled streets and vivid history spurred her to start writing. Her fiction has been published in Read More
#Indieapril Author Spotlight: Patrick Samphire
I first read a story (A Spy In The Deep) by Patrick Samphire in The Underwater Ballroom Society and became an instant fan of his work. I followed my reading with The Dinosaur Hunters, and when I heard he was working on an epic fantasy novel, I was so excited. Shadow Of A Dead God Read More
#Indieapril Author Spotlight: Rachel Emma Shaw
Have you ever lost a memory? Are you sure it wasn’t stolen? What would you if could steal someone else’s memories? Rachel Emma Shaw uses this interesting premise for her fantasy thriller duology, Memoria, beginning with Last Memoria. Rachel Emma Shaw and her book Last Memoria are SPFBO (Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off) finalists! The second book Read More
