Episode Description 8

Show Notes:

Interview 1 - Paul

• First Book fair.

• Plans for the series to have 5 books

• Never read growing up until about 17

• Hobby while working FIFO

• Wrote 2 book in a year while working

• Great community in the fiction world

• Went into publishing blind had so much support from authors and family

• Used Arc Readers, friends and family before publishing.

• 5 words: Magical, Mysterious, Exciting, Adventurous and Familiar

• Likes writing on the couch with the dog

Interview 2 - Chris

• Complicated process

• Inspiration - Lives in a modern world and wanted to write about what supernatural elements don't have

• Humans are inferior in her world

• Writing process changed during the telling.

• Has plot twist in the story that has surprised readers.

Where the Excerpt Came From:

Snippet from Chapter 1 of Mystic City Souls and Spirits

Guest Bio:

Isabelle Fleay is an Australian author with a passion for all things romantasy, supernatural intrigue, and epic worldbuilding. Obsessed with weaving cinematic stories onto the page, she draws inspiration from the films and shows that spark her imagination, bringing to life tales of gods, spirits, and star-crossed fates.

Her debut series, Mystic City, is a love letter to the genres she adores—blending dark urban fantasy, murder mystery, and slow-burn romance into a world where the line between the living and the dead is razor-thin.

When she's not writing, you can find her brainstorming new stories with her partner and her dog at all hours of the day, sipping hot chocolate, travelling with friends or painting as she teaches art classes on the side!

Follow her writing journey on instragram, izzyfleaywrites and immerse yourself in the phantoms, Gods, and secrets of Mystic City.

Booklist:

Mystic City Souls and Spirits

Mystic City: Celestial Reckoning

Amazon Link:

https://www.amazon.com.au/stores/Isabelle-Fleay/author/B0DVSPPF4R?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

Links

Contact Izzy

Website: https://authorifleay.com.au/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1HFE3t3QBA/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/izzyfleaywrites?igsh=MWYxdjMxcjl1M3djbQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

Threads: https://www.threads.com/@izzyfleaywrites?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/53713536.Isabelle_Fleay

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