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Show Notes:
Interview: Dianna
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Ian Andrew for Fiction and Ian Hooper for memoirs and Poems
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Started the Indie Author Book fair has lots of help
-
First book, a time to every purpose
-
Was lucky to have book reviewed and sold well.
-
Because of the coverage build confidence
-
Ran a training course and then then was asked to help others
-
Has helped over 120 books.
-
Trad publishes under Leschenault press
-
Didn't understand the scope of self publishing until he tried it.
-
Made all the mistakes on his ones and then knew for the others
-
Describe 5 words: Detailed, Research Driven with Comedy
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Advice: Take your time and hire professional that do the stuff you cannot
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Indie Author book fair. If one can't join them, beat them
-
Most Indies don't get invited and this is a space for Indies
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Book reality: Great Stories from Great Writers
-
Want stories that are engaging and people want to read
-
Commercial Viability is second.
-
Need to be able to take editorial advice.
Where the Excerpt Came From:
Guest Bio:
Ian Hooper grew up in the coastal town of Larne, Northern Ireland. He joined the Royal Air Force at age eighteen and worked initially as an aircraft technician before being commissioned as an Intelligence Officer. After serving for two decades, he and his Australian wife relocated to the southwest of Western Australia.
In 2014, writing under the pen name of Ian Andrew, his first novel, A Time to Every Purpose, was released to critical acclaim, and in 2018, the first of his 'Wright and Tran' crime series, Face Value, won the Publishers Weekly Booklife prize for fiction. In 2024, his poem, Just Enough won the Shore Lines writing for performance prize.
He is now the executive director of independent publisher, Leschenault Press and its imprint, The Book Reality Experience, as well as being an author, editor and ghost-writer. In addition, he is the co-founder of the international series of independent author book fairs. A fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, he holds qualifications in management, training, and learning design as well as a master's in creative writing.
Living in rural Western Australia, surrounded by a resident mob of kangaroos, he is currently working on the next novel in the Wright & Tran series of detective stories.
Booklist:
Face Value: A UK Military Detective Thriller (Wright & Tran series Book 1) Flight Path: A UK Military Detective Thriller (A Wright & Tran Novel Book 2) Fall Guys: A UK Military Detective Thriller (A Wright & Tran Novel Book 3) A Time To Every Purpose The Little Book Of Silly Rhymes & Odd Verses You'll Never Walk Alone: A Very Rough Guide to the Camino Francés Carrying the Light: A Collection of Short Stories by Graduates of the University of Hull's MA in Creative Writing Slaughtered Nursery Rhymes: For Grown-Ups
Best places to buy:
Book Reality: https://ianandrew.leschenaultpress.com/book-menu/
Amazon1: https://www.amazon.com.au/stores/Ian-Andrew/author/B00IOXOQE6
Links
Contact Ian
Website: https://bookreality.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IanAndrewAuthorWA/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ianandrewauthor/
Contact Finding Elara
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingElara
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/findingelara/
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@findingelarapodcast
Contact BCP
Discord: https://discord.gg/Ap8EWpPn
BCP Website: www.bcpcreative.com.au
BCP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bcp.creative/
BCP facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577758720164
Contact Paul
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paul.van.der.mey.2025
Forrest.chat: http://forrest.chat/episodes
Contact Chris
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chris.ilsley.5
In Collaboration with:
This Event has been sponsored by the Australian Cultural Fund
https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn00000Y6idtMAB/findingelara-livestream-from-book-fair
Book Reality: https://bookreality.com/
Look for other Fairs: https://www.indieauthorbookfair.com/
Music by: @keysofmoonmusic
Name: The epic hero
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By DL NixShow Notes:
Interview: Dianna
-
Ian Andrew for Fiction and Ian Hooper for memoirs and Poems
-
Started the Indie Author Book fair has lots of help
-
First book, a time to every purpose
-
Was lucky to have book reviewed and sold well.
-
Because of the coverage build confidence
-
Ran a training course and then then was asked to help others
-
Has helped over 120 books.
-
Trad publishes under Leschenault press
-
Didn't understand the scope of self publishing until he tried it.
-
Made all the mistakes on his ones and then knew for the others
-
Describe 5 words: Detailed, Research Driven with Comedy
-
Advice: Take your time and hire professional that do the stuff you cannot
-
Indie Author book fair. If one can't join them, beat them
-
Most Indies don't get invited and this is a space for Indies
-
Book reality: Great Stories from Great Writers
-
Want stories that are engaging and people want to read
-
Commercial Viability is second.
-
Need to be able to take editorial advice.
Where the Excerpt Came From:
Guest Bio:
Ian Hooper grew up in the coastal town of Larne, Northern Ireland. He joined the Royal Air Force at age eighteen and worked initially as an aircraft technician before being commissioned as an Intelligence Officer. After serving for two decades, he and his Australian wife relocated to the southwest of Western Australia.
In 2014, writing under the pen name of Ian Andrew, his first novel, A Time to Every Purpose, was released to critical acclaim, and in 2018, the first of his 'Wright and Tran' crime series, Face Value, won the Publishers Weekly Booklife prize for fiction. In 2024, his poem, Just Enough won the Shore Lines writing for performance prize.
He is now the executive director of independent publisher, Leschenault Press and its imprint, The Book Reality Experience, as well as being an author, editor and ghost-writer. In addition, he is the co-founder of the international series of independent author book fairs. A fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, he holds qualifications in management, training, and learning design as well as a master's in creative writing.
Living in rural Western Australia, surrounded by a resident mob of kangaroos, he is currently working on the next novel in the Wright & Tran series of detective stories.
Booklist:
Face Value: A UK Military Detective Thriller (Wright & Tran series Book 1) Flight Path: A UK Military Detective Thriller (A Wright & Tran Novel Book 2) Fall Guys: A UK Military Detective Thriller (A Wright & Tran Novel Book 3) A Time To Every Purpose The Little Book Of Silly Rhymes & Odd Verses You'll Never Walk Alone: A Very Rough Guide to the Camino Francés Carrying the Light: A Collection of Short Stories by Graduates of the University of Hull's MA in Creative Writing Slaughtered Nursery Rhymes: For Grown-Ups
Best places to buy:
Book Reality: https://ianandrew.leschenaultpress.com/book-menu/
Amazon1: https://www.amazon.com.au/stores/Ian-Andrew/author/B00IOXOQE6
Links
Contact Ian
Website: https://bookreality.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IanAndrewAuthorWA/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ianandrewauthor/
Contact Finding Elara
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingElara
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/findingelara/
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@findingelarapodcast
Contact BCP
Discord: https://discord.gg/Ap8EWpPn
BCP Website: www.bcpcreative.com.au
BCP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bcp.creative/
BCP facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577758720164
Contact Paul
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paul.van.der.mey.2025
Forrest.chat: http://forrest.chat/episodes
Contact Chris
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chris.ilsley.5
In Collaboration with:
This Event has been sponsored by the Australian Cultural Fund
https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn00000Y6idtMAB/findingelara-livestream-from-book-fair
Book Reality: https://bookreality.com/
Look for other Fairs: https://www.indieauthorbookfair.com/
Music by: @keysofmoonmusic
Name: The epic hero