Book Shop Chats:

Step into the shadowy world of horror writing as Rami Unger takes us on his spine-chilling journey from a young Stephen King enthusiast to a master of the macabre. Discover how a fateful encounter with "It" at the age of 11 ignited his passion for horror, setting him on the path to becoming a celebrated author. With his upcoming book, "Symphony for Walpurgis," on the horizon, listen to Rami's reflections on the rewarding experience of hearing from fans who are thrilled, yet delightfully unnerved by his work.

Beyond the pages, we explore innovative strategies for marketing books in today's world, moving past the saturated sphere of social media. Join us as we uncover the power of word-of-mouth and the magic of connecting with readers through genre-specific events. From daring to engage with strangers to building a supportive network within groups like the Horror Writers Association, learn how stepping out of your comfort zone can lead to success. Whether you're an aspiring author or a fan of the horror genre, this episode promises a wealth of insights into building a thriving writing career and community.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Rami Ungar is a novelist from Columbus, OH specializing in horror and dark fantasy. He has published six books, with his most recent, "Symphony for Walpurgis: A Collection," releasing May 2025. When not writing, Rami enjoys reading, following his many interests, and giving his readers the impression he's not entirely human."

Book Blurb: What’s the difference between humans and monsters? Is there a fine line, or is it more gray and blurred? Rami Ungar, author of Rose and Hannah and Other Stories, explores this question in his latest collection, Symphony for Walpurgis. From legendary cryptids to malevolent spirits and from Ohio in the 1950s to modern-day California, readers will be treated to nine terrifying stories of the weird and macabre. So settle down and be prepared. For you have bought your ticket to Symphony for Walpurgis.

LINKS

website: https://ramiungarthewriter.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RamiUngarWriter/

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@rami_ungar_writer

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/ramiungarwriter.bsky.social

Instagram: @rami_ungar_writer

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rami_ungar_writer

About Victoria:

Hey there, I’m Victoria! As a writer and developmental editor, I specialize in helping busy writers bring their publishing dreams to life without the overwhelm. Editing doesn’t have to feel like pulling teeth—it's the magic that transforms your story from “meh” to masterpiece!

Here’s how I can help:
📖 FREE Manuscript Prep Workbook: Take the stress out of editing with simple steps to organize your revisions.
Grab it HERE

📝 Developmental Editing: Get expert feedback that elevates your manuscript, strengthens your story, and polishes your characters.
✍️ Creativity Coaching sessions: Revitalize your creativity, map out your novel, and unleash your authentic voice.

Your story deserves to shine, and I’m here to make it happen. Let’s turn your writing dreams into a reality!

📱 IG: @editsbyvictoria
🌐 LINKS: Victoria Jane Editorial

Join us as we chat with author Kelly Ohlert who shares her personal journey through both traditional and self-publishing. Discover the intricacies of these two paths and what it truly takes to maintain your connection with readers while juggling life's many responsibilities.

Kelly highlights the invaluable role of critique partners and the growth that stems from mutual support and honest feedback. For writers struggling to find the right routine, Kelly offers inventive strategies to weave writing into even the busiest schedules. 

About Kelly: Kelly Ohlert is a romance author, who grew up in the Chicago area. She now resides in Michigan with her husband, two daughters, and menagerie of pets. In her free time, Kelly is often found with a book or a karaoke microphone in hand.

BOOK BLURB : AN EX-CITING PROPOSITION

Two friends form a pact to date each other's exes in this adventurous ride for fans of Sarah Adams, brought to you by a mother daughter author duo.

Moxie moved to Colorado armed with a healthy distrust of others and seeking no-strings-attached adventure, but finds herself in a rut. Her job feels repetitive, she lacks close friends, and even one-night-stands aren’t exciting anymore. That is, until a boring night gets interrupted when one of her coworkers comes in, distraught over a breakup. Moxie reluctantly comforts Hannah, but they soon realize they break up with men for opposite reasons. Soon, a pact to date each other’s exes is born. After some waffling, Hannah convinces Moxie to go first, and try dating her ex, Wyatt.

Wyatt co-owns an adventure tourism company with his best friend. He and Moxie hit it off, but her distrust is quickly activated when she realizes that in an attempt to multi-task, Hannah has dragged her into a scheme to end a neighborhood feud, at the center of which are Hannah and Wyatt’s parents. Wyatt must convince the new love of his life that his feelings are real, before he loses her, and the business that is everything he ever dreamed of. Moxie must open herself up to love in all its forms, before she alienates the only friends and partner she's ever had, and digs herself so deep into her rut, she'll never find her way out.

CONNECT WITH KELLY: LINKS

About Victoria:

Hey there, I’m Victoria! As a writer and developmental editor, I specialize in helping busy writers bring their publishing dreams to life without the overwhelm. Editing doesn’t have to feel like pulling teeth—it's the magic that transforms your story from “meh” to masterpiece!

Here’s how I can help:
📖 FREE Manuscript Prep Workbook: Take the stress out of editing with simple steps to organize your revisions.
Grab it HERE
📝 Developmental Editing: Get expert feedback that elevates your manuscript, strengthens your story, and polishes your characters.
✍️ Creativity Coaching sessions: Revitalize your creativity, map out your novel, and unleash your authentic voice.

Your story deserves to shine, and I’m here to make it happen. Let’s turn your writing dreams into a reality!

📱 IG: @editsbyvictoria
🌐 LINKS: Victoria Jane Editorial

Victoria chats with Adam Bassett about his latest book release, focusing on the importance of community within the indie author space and the journey from short stories to full novels. Adam shares valuable insights on marketing, creative exploration, and the unique challenges indie authors face in the publishing world.  

• Adam shares the evolution of his latest book from a short story collection  
• The significance of community and author connections  
• Creative experimentation in exploring various genres  
• Insights on effective marketing strategies for indie authors  
• Reflections on personal growth through reading and writing  
• Encouragement for new authors to grow from feedback and experience  
• Community-building as a pathway to reader engagement

AUTHOR BIO

Adam (he/him) is a UX / UI designer, illustrator and the author of Digital Extremities and Animus Paradox. Other short fiction of his has been published in Nature Erupts, Blooms of Dawn, and select issues of Worldbuilding Magazine.

More information available on my website.

BOOK BLURB

There's a thief on the loose. The Tigres excel at tipping the scales in their favor, be it through bribes, politics, or blood. They unofficially run Viterbo, Italy—and somebody stole from them.

Private investigators David and Mafalda De Campo have been hired to help find the thief. They're in it for the money, but the Tigres just want to make a statement.

Meanwhile, the Heredes have returned: ruthless idealists and revolutionaries. It’s not clear what they’re up to, but they keep getting in the way.

The De Campos will need to decide how far they're willing to go for this job and the Tigres. Viterbo may soon become a battlefield, and one wrong move could set it aflame.

More information available on Goodreads.

About Victoria:

Hey there, I’m Victoria! As a writer and developmental editor, I specialize in helping busy writers bring their publishing dreams to life without the overwhelm. Editing doesn’t have to feel like pulling teeth—it's the magic that transforms your story from “meh” to masterpiece!

Here’s how I can help:
📖 FREE Manuscript Prep Workbook: Take the stress out of editing with simple steps to organize your revisions.
Grab it HERE

📝 Developmental Editing: Get expert feedback that elevates your manuscript, strengthens your story, and polishes your characters.
✍️ Creativity Coaching sessions: Revitalize your creativity, map out your novel, and unleash your authentic voice.

Your story deserves to shine, and I’m here to make it happen. Let’s turn your writing dreams into a reality!

📱 IG: @editsbyvictoria
🌐 LINKS: Victoria Jane Editorial

Tom Tracy shares how his journey as a self-published children's book author has been driven by a desire for representation and authenticity in children's literature. He emphasizes the importance of community and emotional connectivity in storytelling, along with practical marketing strategies for independent authors.  

• Importance of representation in children's books  
• The impact of personal connection on storytelling  
• Strategies for marketing as a self-published author  
• Incorporating emotional development techniques in writing  
• The power of community in supporting indie authors

Tom was born and raised in Southern New Jersey.  Growing up in rural America, Tom has a deep sense of community - when our families, neighbors, farmers, local businesses, and organizations all work in concert to support one another, it strengthens us individually and collectively.  Tom relishes opportunities to develop meaningful relationships with his local community.  

He and his husband have been together for nearly 15 years and married for 10.  They have two young daughters who help their dads stay in touch with all things 21st century. 

As a gay dad and a father of BIPOC daughters, Tom is committed to advancing children’s stories that are inclusive of diverse families, who have been historically under-represented in children's books.  Professionally, Tom is a NJ Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has worked with at-risk youth and individuals living with mental illness for most of his career.  Through that work, he has come to appreciate the importance of sharing one's lived experience with others through story-telling.  He hopes his kids’ books help others feel more seen and valued. 

Wonderfully You: An Ode to Adoption Book Blurb:

Wonderfully You is a love note to children who've been adopted in this heartfelt story that showcases family creation through the experience of transracial adoption.  The reader is invited to experience the adoption journey through melodic rhyming narrative, which is complemented by beautiful, hand-drawn illustrations.  Personal connection to adoption isn't necessary to feel the warmth and love that is the central message of this book.  It is a perfect read along for kids, grandkids, classrooms, those touched by adoption, and individuals looking for books that portray diverse families.

Links:

Tom Tracy Books Homepage:  https://www.tomtracybooks.com

 All my social links:  https://micro.page/tomtracybooks

About Victoria:

Hey there, I’m Victoria! As a writer and developmental editor, I specialize in helping busy writers bring their publishing dreams to life without the overwhelm. Editing doesn’t have to feel like pulling teeth—it's the magic that transforms your story from “meh” to masterpiece!

Here’s how I can help:
📖 FREE Manuscript Prep Workbook: Take the stress out of editing with simple steps to organize your revisions.
Grab it HERE
📝 Developmental Editing: Get expert feedback that elevates your manuscript, strengthens your story, and polishes your characters.
✍️ Creativity Coaching sessions: Revitalize your creativity, map out your novel, and unleash your authentic voice.

Your story deserves to shine, and I’m here to make it happen. Let’s turn your writing dreams into a reality!

📱 IG: @editsbyvictoria
🌐 LINKS: Victoria Jane Editorial

Priscilla Envy transports us into her world of dark, romantic, gothic fiction, sharing her evolution from a middle school fan fiction writer to an accomplished author with her first fantasy series at 18. We traverse her creative journey, enriched by influences from fan fiction and anime, and get a sneak peek into her work-in-progress, "Project Starlight," featuring an enigmatic protagonist, Erwin. Priscilla's charming resistance to the digital age of ebooks and audiobooks adds an endearing layer to her old soul persona.

Lashun Williams, also published under Madame Prusilla Envy, is an African American fantasy author and writer of romance, dark romantasy, and gothic romance. She's the author of the "Element Princess" series under her pen name, Jenaia Williams. In 2023, Lashun also published "Sea Comedies" with DG Sentinel, with Quillkeepers Press in 2024, and published poetry with Livina Press in 2024. She’s currently working on her sea themed adult dark romantasy series, currently identified as project STARLIGHT.

Book blurb: Eirwen Warrin never thought she’d leave her quiet life in the cliffside town of Pazolli. At 26, her world is small: a paranoid mother, a devout best friend, and the distant comfort of Titanus, the God of Love and Sea. But when cursed pirates with hollow eyes and peeling skin attack her home, everything changes. The Gods are silent, Pazolli burns, and Eirwen is left at the mercy of the Black Trinity—a fleet of cursed ships spreading death in their wake.

Her unlikely savior is Anthos Azerbin, captain of the infamous ship Zakona, a man with his own dark past and one driving mission: destroy the Black Trinity before they can resurrect their malevolent God. Years ago, Anthos struck a fateful deal with Eirwen’s father, promising protection in exchange for something far more precious than either could have imagined. Now, with their fates entwined, Eirwen and Anthos must navigate betrayal, forbidden magic, and their growing connection as they seek vengeance and answers.

But as the Black Trinity’s power grows, so do the dangers. Will they stop the cursed fleet, or will they lose themselves—to magic, to madness, or to the sea’s endless depths?

LINKS:

Instragram: @madamepenvy

Threads: @madamepenvy

Substack: Prusilla's House

About Victoria:

Hey there, I’m Victoria! As a writer and developmental editor, I specialize in helping busy writers bring their publishing dreams to life without the overwhelm. Editing doesn’t have to feel like pulling teeth—it's the magic that transforms your story from “meh” to masterpiece!

Here’s how I can help:
📖 FREE Manuscript Prep Workbook: Take the stress out of editing with simple steps to organize your revisions.
Grab it HERE

📝 Developmental Editing: Get expert feedback that elevates your manuscript, strengthens your story, and polishes your characters.
✍️ Creativity Coaching sessions: Revitalize your creativity, map out your novel, and unleash your authentic voice.

Your story deserves to shine, and I’m here to make it happen. Let’s turn your writing dreams into a reality!

📱 IG: @editsbyvictoria
🌐 LINKS: Victoria Jane Editorial

Nikki Auberkett joins me for an uplifting chat about the magic of storytelling and her inspiring journey in the indie publishing world. From designing her own eye-catching book covers to weaving intricate tales with elements of fantasy and sci-fi, Nikki's story is about creativity and passion. 

Author Bio: As a cultural anthropologist with a focused background in archaeology and global folklore, I weave real-world discoveries and intercultural theories into my fictional works. My current series, Song of the Sidhe, combines fantasy storytelling with "what if?" concepts, from the fae folk living in (and potentially having built) downtown Chicago to the mythological Fomorians existing within marginalized communities around the world.

Ithandryll was long-listed in the 2023 Page Turner Book Awards, received an Honorable Mention in the 2023 Readers' Favorite Book Awards, a 5-Star Review from Readers' Favorite, and a 5-Star Review from Midwest Book Review.

After living in downtown Chicago before, during, and after the pandemic, I entered my "Stars Hollow Phase" and relocated to a small village cluster in Iowa known as The Amana Colonies. I started an indie bookstore, BumbleBooks, which is currently a "pop-up situation" inside the village's new herbs & tea shop, Serenity Sage. 

Book Blurb (Ithandryll):

Moving to Chicago should have felt like a dream come true, but for Roxanna Lovegood, it’s a last-ditch effort to run away from a nightmarish past.

When mysterious creatures break into her new apartment, curiosity leads her to a puzzling artifact buried under the floorboards. It takes her from the shores of Lake Michigan to the forest of a distant realm where she’s surrounded—and threatened—by people and creatures she’s only heard of in fairytales.

Devon is a mischievous fae determined to figure out how Roxi wound up there to begin with. He’s even more determined to send her back home. There are secrets to keep and his own set of wounds unwilling to heal, and the last thing he wants or needs is this outsider questioning—and challenging—everything he thought he knew.

CONTENT WARNING: This book and the series covers topics and heavy material such as slavery, human trafficking, assault of various natures, and crude language. While violence does occur, it is not and will not be overtly graphic in nature (I do have my limits). There may be other triggers I am not aware of or instances that may become triggering not covered in this warning. 

https://a.co/d/5ROf3Eu (for the KU ebook)

https://bookshop.org/a/96501/9798988797715 (paperback—supports indie bookstores like mine!)

About Victoria:

Hey there, I’m Victoria! As a writer and developmental editor, I specialize in helping busy writers bring their publishing dreams to life without the overwhelm. Editing doesn’t have to feel like pulling teeth—it's the magic that transforms your story from “meh” to masterpiece!

Here’s how I can help:
📖 FREE Manuscript Prep Workbook: Take the stress out of editing with simple steps to organize your revisions. Grab it HERE

📝 Developmental Editing: Get expert feedback that elevates your manuscript, strengthens your story, and polishes your characters.
✍️ 1:1 monthly support Writer's Haven: Revitalize your creativity, map out your novel, and unleash your authentic voice.

Your story deserves to shine, and I’m here to make it happen. Let’s turn your writing dreams into a reality!

📱 IG: @editsbyvictoria
🌐 Website: https://victoriajaneeditorial.myflodesk.com/links

In this episode, Kristina W Kelly discusses her journey as a writer and the unique inspirations behind her poetry and novels, blending her love for fantasy and sci-fi with personal experiences. She shares valuable insights into creativity, collaboration, and balancing life as a busy parent while pursuing writing.

• Exploring the concept behind Kristina's poetry collection, "Imaginary" 
• Discussion on merging creative mediums like poetry and photography 
• Insights into the upcoming novel, "Tavern Tale," influenced by role-playing games 
• The importance of writing collaboration and confidence building 
• Strategies for balancing writing with family life dynamics 
• Encouragement for new writers to embrace their unique paths and creativity

About the author:

Kristina W Kelly writes fantasy, sci-fi, and poetry and loves being a geek. Her coauthored novel, Trials of the Innermost, is book one in the epic science fantasy series The Etherea Cycle. Her debut sapphic fantasy romance adventure, Tavern Tale, releases January 7, 2025. She is the author of Imaginari, a sci-fi and fantasy poetry collection paired with her photography. Kristina is a trumpet player but dabbles in other instruments, plays video games, and tends to her flower garden and two children in Indiana. Several of her short stories have received honourable mention, silver honourable mention, and semi-finalist from Writers of the Future. She is amazed by nature and enjoys painting vivid scenes for her readers. She loves going on new adventures in the great wide somewhere (sometimes just by picking up a new book).

Website: www.kristinaseyes.com

Socials: kristinawkelly on most
https://linktr.ee/KristinaKelly

About Victoria:

Hey there, I’m Victoria! As a writer and developmental editor, I specialize in helping busy writers bring their publishing dreams to life without the overwhelm. Editing doesn’t have to feel like pulling teeth—it's the magic that transforms your story from “meh” to masterpiece!

Here’s how I can help:
📖 FREE Manuscript Prep Workbook: Take the stress out of editing with simple steps to organize your revisions.
Grab it HERE
📝 Developmental Editing: Get expert feedback that elevates your manuscript, strengthens your story, and polishes your characters.
✍️ Creativity Coaching sessions: Revitalize your creativity, map out your novel, and unleash your authentic voice.

Your story deserves to shine, and I’m here to make it happen. Let’s turn your writing dreams into a reality!

📱 IG: @editsbyvictoria
🌐 LINKS: Victoria Jane Editorial

Today's episode vividly explores the poignant journey of self-discovery and love as we discuss Rachel Corsini's debut novel, "Sushi and Sea Lions." Through the lens of Daniela's chaotic yet relatable experiences, we delve into the complexities of adulthood, relationships, and the importance of embracing life's messiness.
 
• Daniela's journey of personal and romantic rediscovery 
• New York City as a character in the narrative 
• The intertwining themes of heartbreak and healing 
• The balance of character development and relatability 
• The humorous portrayal of millennial dating dilemmas 

Author Bio: After declaring herself a pretty pink princess during her first ballet class, Rachel dreamt of sugarplums and began pirouetting her way through life. While studying to become a ballerina, she compulsively read books under her covers by flashlight and scribbled in spiral-bound notebooks. The urge to tell stories culminated in her graduation from Columbia College Chicago with a B.F.A. in fiction writing.Never one to keep her feet on the ground, she traveled the world from Prague to Cape Town. Once settled back in Queens, she dabbled in journalism before working as an Editorial Assistant for a medical publisher. Seeking a more fulfilling career, she earned her MAT from Queens College and currently works as an English teacher in an alternative program in NYC. Rachel spends her time sipping coffee, trying to cook, and practicing her pirouettes. She currently resides in Freeport, Long Island.

Book Blurb: When a career-ending injury and a messy breakup send prima ballerina Daniela Verdi back to Queens, New York, she fills her days with countless distractions: meaningless sex, pinot grigio, and video games.

It takes a chance meeting with her brother's best friend, Vincent LaBate, for her to remember who she was before the stage lights and distractions of the Upper West Side. She's convinced that Vincent could never love a girl like her: broken, insecure, and stumbling her way through life. What Daniela didn’t count on is that Vincent is as scarred as she is after divorcing his cheating wife and going through an equally messy child custody fight. Soon enough, old vulnerabilities rear their ugly heads, opening a crack in Daniela’s perfectly imperfect romance.

Socials: @MadameRaeRae on Tiktok/Instagram/X/BlueSky/Threads

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About Victoria:

Hey there, I’m Victoria! As a writer and developmental editor, I specialize in helping busy writers bring their publishing dreams to life without the overwhelm. Editing doesn’t have to feel like pulling teeth—it's the magic that transforms your story from “meh” to masterpiece!

Here’s how I can help:
📖 FREE Manuscript Prep Workbook: Take the stress out of editing with simple steps to organize your revisions.
Grab it HERE
📝 Developmental Editing: Get expert feedback that elevates your manuscript, strengthens your story, and polishes your characters.
✍️ Creativity Coaching sessions: Revitalize your creativity, map out your novel, and unleash your authentic voice.

Your story deserves to shine, and I’m here to make it happen. Let’s turn your writing dreams into a reality!

📱 IG: @editsbyvictoria
🌐 LINKS: Victoria Jane Editorial

**Note the my audio is a bit off but the episode is still fantastic*

This episode features Megan Mary, author of "Witches of Maple Hollow," who shares her journey of transforming dreams into captivating stories. We discuss the creative process, overcoming self-doubt, and the significance of drawing inspiration from our unique experiences. 

• Insight into the Witches of Maple Hollow series and its themes 
• Exploration of the inspiration behind "The Dream Haunters" 
• Importance of dreams in creative writing 
• The writing process and overcoming self-doubt 
• Advice for aspiring authors on creativity and consistency 

About the author: Megan Mary is an award-winning metaphysical author and dreamworker that specializes in the analysis of women's dreams to promote transformative personal growth and enlightenment. Founder of Inner Realms Publishing, Women's Dream Analysis and the Women's Dream Enlightenment podcast, she is an intuitive, introvert and mystic. After being diagnosed with three chronic illnesses, she experienced a spiritual awakening. She now works with women all over the world offering dream interpretation, transformative journeys and enlightened guidance. She holds a BA and an MA in English Literature, certification in British Studies, is pursuing her PhD in Metaphysical Sciences and is a member of the International Association for the Study of Dreams. She lives in Idaho with her husband and two cats.

Book Blurb: Hannah Skye, a young woman in search of meaning, receives a cryptic letter from her missing and eccentric Aunt Jewelia. Her experience of a recurring powerful pumpkin patch dream unfolds into a spiritual journey to a mysterious island of eternal autumn, Maple Hollow, where she discovers the mystical Skye Manor and her magickal family legacy.
Haunted by shapeshifters bent on trapping people in their nightmares, Hannah, with the help of wise villagers and feline companions (including a talking cat dream guide), must solve the riddle, unlock her powers, and dive into the dream dimension to save her aunt by Halloween night, when the veil between the worlds is thinnest.

Links:
Website https://www.meganmary.com/
Social media

About Victoria:

Hey there, I’m Victoria! As a writer and developmental editor, I specialize in helping busy writers bring their publishing dreams to life without the overwhelm. Editing doesn’t have to feel like pulling teeth—it's the magic that transforms your story from “meh” to masterpiece!

Here’s how I can help:
📖 FREE Manuscript Prep Workbook: Take the stress out of editing with simple steps to organize your revisions.
Grab it HERE
📝 Developmental Editing: Get expert feedback that elevates your manuscript, strengthens your story, and polishes your characters.
✍️ Creativity Coaching sessions: Revitalize your creativity, map out your novel, and unleash your authentic voice.

Your story deserves to shine, and I’m here to make it happen. Let’s turn your writing dreams into a reality!

📱 IG: @editsbyvictoria
🌐 LINKS: Victoria Jane Editorial

Vicki Ann Bush shares insights into her writing journey and the re-release of her Alex McKenna series, exploring themes of identity and creativity. We discuss her writing process, screenwriting experiences, and offer advice for aspiring writers, emphasizing the importance of finding one's unique voice.

• Discussion on the Alex McKenna series and its themes
• Experiences navigating the continuity of characters in a series
• Importance of structure and time management for busy writers
• Transition to screenwriting and its impact on novel writing
• Advice for aspiring authors to explore their inspirations
• Community engagement and resurgence of interest in reading

About the author:
Originally from New York, Vicki-Ann currently resides in the Pacific Northwest. Writing Young Adult paranormal, she finds inspiration from events that have been in her life for as long as she can remember. Inheriting the sensitivity to the supernatural from her family, they continue to be an endless source of vision.

Released in September 2023 by Creative James Media, the second edition of Alex McKenna & The Geranium Deaths. The first book in the YA, Paranormal, LGBTQ series, that features a seventeen- year-old, transgender boy with paranormal abilities.

Alex McKenna & The Academy of Souls, October 2024.

Alex McKenna & A Winter’s Night, coming February 2025.

Alex McKenna & Death Is Not The Beginning, coming October2025.

In 2020 the first edition of Alex McKenna & The Geranium Deaths, received the Gold Medal in the Readers Favorite Book Awards for Young Adult, Paranormal.

In addition, Vicki-Ann is honored to have recently won Best American Short Script with the IMDB Qualifying Festival, 8 & HalFilm Awards, and Special Jury Award for Short Film from the Los Angeles Film Awards for her short screenplay, Alex & Margaret’s Beginning, inspired by her Alex McKenna Series. 

In 2022 Vicki-Ann signed a six book publishing deal with CJM Publishing, which includes the YA Paranormal Romance, The Darkest Light, and the Sci-Fi, Liminal Space. Both available @Amazon and other online shops.

Author Website http://www.vickiannbush.com

Social Media: https://vickiannbush.carrd.co/

About Victoria:

Hey there, I’m Victoria! As a writer and developmental editor, I specialize in helping busy writers bring their publishing dreams to life without the overwhelm. Editing doesn’t have to feel like pulling teeth—it's the magic that transforms your story from “meh” to masterpiece!

Here’s how I can help:
📖 FREE Manuscript Prep Workbook: Take the stress out of editing with simple steps to organize your revisions.
Grab it HERE
📝 Developmental Editing: Get expert feedback that elevates your manuscript, strengthens your story, and polishes your characters.
✍️ Creativity Coaching sessions: Revitalize your creativity, map out your novel, and unleash your authentic voice.

Your story deserves to shine, and I’m here to make it happen. Let’s turn your writing dreams into a reality!

📱 IG: @editsbyvictoria
🌐 LINKS: Victoria Jane Editorial