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Meet Julie Embleton, who became inspired after a vivid dream to write her first novel. Since then, she brings the world of Fantasy to life with powers, magic, gutsy heroes and heroines, realm-hopping and more. Listen as we talk about how her Tarot readings offer guidance in her storytelling, why she started her #selfpromoteSundays for writers. writing two different Fantasy serie, how she left traditional publishing to become an indie writer, and the moment she put on her "big girl pants" during a difficult time in her life to go from a hobbyist writer to pursuing her writing career.

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I admire authors who take the time to nurture the writing community; there's so much we struggle with as writers and having support and guidance is priceless! 

Meet Julie Embleton, who became inspired after a vivid dream to write her first novel. Since then, she brings the world of Fantasy to life with powers, magic, gutsy heroes and heroines, realm-hopping and more. Listen as we talk about how her Tarot readings offer guidance in her storytelling, why she started her #selfpromoteSundays for writers. writing two different Fantasy serie, how she left traditional publishing to become an indie writer, and the moment she put on her "big girl pants" during a difficult time in her life to go from a hobbyist writer to pursuing her writing career. 

Follow Julie and don't forget to join us for #selfpromoteSunday on Instagram @julie_embleton 

Get a copy of The Claiming, the final book of The Voyager Chronicles Prophecy Series: 

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54648461-the-claiming 

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08CSWJQMZ

www.julieembleton.com

Instagram: @julie_embleton

Audio Drama is my two loves, writing and podcasting, combined in one. Meet Chris Gregory, the creator, Producer and Sound Designer of the Alternative Stories & Fake Realities podcast. As a self-taught musician and writer, Chris used his skills for sound design and music to produce not only his writing, but stories from writers around the world. (I've even been featured too!) His show soon caught the attention of the BBC radio in less than one year.

I love his podcast for so many reasons, the storytelling and music is brilliantly crafted, he inspired me to be bold enough to create The Last Magician Series, and he is very supportive to the writing community-- he will only feature writers he believes in, regardless of fame or status, which is great for indie writers!

In this episode, we talk about adding music to stories, even our favorite song lyrics, when we should write sequels to stories (even when fans request them), writing monologues, how he was discovered by the BBC radio, why he chooses folklore stories and music in recent episodes, and staying true to your storytelling so that you're "always in it for the art."

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All hope for stability has left in 2020, so when the floor is pulled out from under us, we really don't have much to lose. We're doing stuff different this month, and you're going to see some new things, everything from different guests to more Audio Drama as we finish The Last Magician Series. If you're seeing turbulent times right now, hang in there, it won't be permanent. Let's stick together as writers to keep creating and make our writing practice the one stable thing in our lives!

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Writers, have you ever felt you writing got so dark, you should use a pen name? Or would making the pivot be too much for your readers, making you lose fans? Meet writer Jessi Elliott, whose books range from Paranormal Romance, YA/New Adult and Dark Romance. Listen as we talk about "Friends" tropes in Romance, co-writing novels with partners, and embracing the role of an "Authorpreneur" to transform writing from a hobby to a business.

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Meet Historical Romance author, AnneMarie Brear, as we enjoy some throwbacks in this episode to 1997. Imagine not having Pinterest, using a Writer's Market in the library, or dealing with the stigma of self-publishing back then! She started her author journey with a small publishing company that wanted her to write Contemporary Romance until she found her passion writing Historical Romance, particualrly in the Victorian and WWI eras.

Listen now as we talk about how to make research fun by nurturing your love of history, making strong but flawed characters, naming characters in different eras, and how to create a saga with your secondary characters' backstories. As Anne Marie says, "you owe it to your readers to do your research." And she is amazing at world building from a Historical POV (she shared so many gems with us!). Building a different world, or even escaping to one, is a good idea. Especially in 2020.

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Meet Scarlett Peckham, whose dark, Gothic Romance novels are so alluring you can't help but indulge and enjoy feeling a little wicked. In this episode, listen as Scarlett shares her branding knowledge from her days as a PR professional, why she chose self publishing over traditional publishing, getting over the fear of embarassment to take more risks with her writing, writing sex scenes that move the story forward and the importance of sexual power dynamics with characters. There are so many gems for indie Romance writers in this episode, and Scarlett will inspire you to write the unique, edgy book your readers will love.

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What happens when three friends get together to talk about writing? In this episode, have fun with us as co-host, Zvezdana Rashkovich returns with our guest, award-winning author, Leila Aboulela,

Listen as Leila shares her journey, starting with leaving Sudan for Scotland with two young children, and how she and Zvezdana revisited their childhood in Sudan. Leila also shares about having her novels critiqued in the academic field and the piracy authors face with their books.

And if you're having trouble writing, reading, or just trying to focus through the pandemic, you may be feeling 'Rona Anxiety' and thinking about priorities differently. If you're writing a novel and thinking, "should I add COVID or not?", then listen as we talk about if and why adding social distancing, masks, and other new regulations will make our writing more realistic or not. There are so many things to talk about here, and it's all FUN with Writing Friends!

Bird Summons is available now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bird-Summons-Leila-Aboulela/dp/147460093X/

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Part III of The Last Magician continues as our heroine wanders post-apocalytpic Los Angeles in search for the last source of hope-Magic--until she's met by an unexpected lone warrior on a similar quest. This episode is brought to you in a collaboration with Director Dalya Guerin, Actor Fernando Rivera, and Sound Designer Lily Rodriguez.

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Meet Sophia Apodaca of Kind Writers, who is the visionary behind an all inclusive community of writers and artists. In this episode, learn how she gathered a team who wanted to create an inclusive literary magazine, how she overcame the fear of rejection to create a much needed writing community, the story of how she won her early poetry awards, and all the work behind the scenes of publsihing and performing poetry.

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