• Where to review Fractured Pieces?

    As an indie author, reviews are the best form of marketing that I could ask for. I would be thrilled if you could take the time to have a look at the sites below and leave a review. You would be helping me with getting my urban fantasy novel pushed out into more readers. I don’t really mind if you want to just leave stars or if you want to leave a great review (or even if you feel like you didn’t like – you’re allowed to say that too). I would love to be able to have 50 reviews on Goodreads and 20 on Storygraph and not to mention…

  • Fractured Pieces Book Tour

    We’re here!! Finally. The Fractured Pieces book tour is right around the corner. Here is a list of all of the places I’ll be. Tickets are free unless stated otherwise. This will be updated as more are added to the list. Melbourne: Lulu’s Social Bar in Ascot Vale – July 19th from 5:30. Nestled mid-way down the street Lulu’s social bar is quaint – with a great bar setting, which makes this location the perfect place for the book launch. There will be cocktail style food and a bar. Doors open at 5:30pm and there will be a Q&A section, a live reading and a signing. I can’t wait to…

  • ARC Readers and Street Team Sign ups

    I’ve finished the draft of Fractured Pieces and while it’s with my editor, I’m looking for ARC Readers and Street Team members. Not sure what they are? well here’s your chance to find out what the difference is. ARC Readers ARC Readers stands for: Advanced Reading Copy – it’s an uncorrected proof that is provided for reviews and generally expected to provide said reviews the week leading up to the release or on release day to help get the book in front of more people and ranking well on release day. The uncorrected proof is not to be distributed or shared with anyone else. Authors are trusting readers with the…

  • Sarah L Richhelm’s Writing Process

    Welcome back to another Writing Process episode and a return guest! Today’s chat is with a return guest, Sarah L Richhelm, who appeared on our Plot interview. It was great to have her back and chat about her process and how she liked editing… Official Bio:Sarah is a serial cookie-in-tea dunker and Spotify playlist curator and adores writing slow-burn, high-stakes fantasy romance you can giggle kick over. She graduated from the University of Queensland with a degree in Communications and—when she’s not travelling—resides in Brisbane, Australia with her partner, a stack of TBR books she promises she’ll read someday, and a growing array of indoor house plants. They’re still alive.…

  • Monique Kostalec’s Writing Process

    Back with episode 2 of The Writing Apothecary Podcast and to a new guest – Monique Kostalec – an entrepreneur and creative who is hilarious and so knowledgeable. We chat about her process and how she loves almost every part of the process. Official Bio:At 18, Monique was adamant that she would be the next Amal Clooney. As it turned out, she was more suited for the path of George. Monique is a writer, screenwriter, actress & creative entrepreneur who runs The Novel Writing Project – a writing business created to help writers have the audacity to believe in their writing dreams, write their novels, and actually enjoy the journey…

  • Welcome to Writing Process Podcasts

    For as long as I could remember, all I wanted to do is chat about the writing processes of all of my author friends and at first it was small, and now that I have published my book and met new and wonderful people along the way that list has grown and so many of my amazing author friends have come to the table. I wanted to make this a regular podcast but my mental health and life hasn’t let me so I’m even posting these a little late, but first off we’re going to break down my own writing process and it’s been so interesting to watch how it…

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    Fight Scenes: Interview with Fantasy Author Caroline Logan

    Welcome back to The Writing Apothecary and to our interview for the topic. Caroline and I dive deep into the all things fight scenes and how to better your writing of them.   In today’s chat here are some of the things we covered: About Caroline:Caroline Logan is a writer of Young Adult Fantasy. She is currently working on her Scottish fantasy series: The Four Treasures. The Stone of Destiny, The Cauldron of Life and The Sword of Light are out now, with the final book – The Spear of Life out now. Caroline is a high school biology teacher who lives in the Cairngorms National Park in Scotland, with…

  • Destressing The Creative

    I’m probably renowned by a lot of friends for being a bit of a stress head and someone who overthinks a lot, which is not untrue, but there are two words I actually hate hearing: Don’t Stress, because no matter how many times I hear these words, it never actually helps. In fact, if you have known me for longer than six months, you’ll know that those very two words will make me hang up on you, slam a door in your face and not talk to you until you understand that stressing is a part of my process. I will bitch and moan about how stressed I am and…

  • Faded Fragments: A Nexus Series Novel

    Faded Fragments. Two words that came to me after I decided to change the original name of my novel (fyi it was first dubbed Kiss of The Dead and I used the font Papyrus to write it.) I was 14 when the story first came to mind. It started with a scene and to be honest it started as a result of finally seeing The Mummy and falling more in love with Ancient Egyptian mythology (and a young Brendan Fraser…let’s be real, Rick was and still is the dreamiest man ever). The first draft of FF was messy, it was incomplete and was just a scene with minimal action and…