Unstoppable Authors

In this episode, Angeline and Holly go over what their plans were this year, celebrate the successes and reflect on the plans that changed and goals that were left behind.

Check out Holly's Plan With Me 2020 video here: https://youtu.be/YoymUHryaGs

Get the full show notes at www.unstoppableauthors.com

Welcome to our 75th episode of Unstoppable Authors! What a landmark episode.

This week we are delighted to be bringing you some 101 publishing tips in our Back to Basics episode. We're talking about the fundamentals, such as "what is KDP?" and "what files do I need to publish a book?"

If you're near the start of this author journey we hope we answer all of the questions you're desperate to ask. If you know a few things already, we welcome you to add your experiences to the discussion in the comments on our social media posts for the benefit of others.

One of the things we talk about is publishing through Ingram Spark and the handy hint that you can get the setup fee for your book waived if you are a member of the Alliance of Independent Authors.

We highly recommend joining ALLi for all of the benefits of membership and we have a handy referral link right here with your name on it: https://allianceindependentauthors.org/?affid=7749 If you join using this link, Holly will make a small commission.

We hope you enjoy this episode and find it helpful and informative. If you have anything to add, please do leave us a comment on social media.

This week, Angeline chats with Anita Davies of Freedom From Tedium, talking all about how to get yourself organised and manage your time well. Anita discusses the benefits of time blocking and the Pomodoro method, as well as giving her top tips for dealing with schedule disruptions, and holding yourself to account to hit self-imposed deadlines. With fantastic information, and really helpful time management advice, this is an essential episode for anyone wanting to better organise their time to improve productivity and reduce the risk of burnout. Find out more about Anita at https://freedomfromtedium.co.uk. Read the show notes at http://unstoppableauthors.com.

In this special epsiode, Holly and Angeline reflect on the big event and talk about world building, their first love, with guests Marisa Noelle and J.D. Groom.

The discussion was live-streamed on Facebook in the Unstoppable Authors group, which you can find at www.facebook.com/groups/weareunstoppableauthors

Get the full show notes at www.unstoppableauthors.com

In this episode, Holly interviews her NaNoWriMo writing tribe. Meet first-time novelist, Sam Frost; adult fantasy adventure author Laura Kendrick; and dark fantasy author Yanni Jade.

In this panel-style discussion, we dig into what's working during this round of NaNo, the importance of finding your tribe, our plans for the future, and what challenges we each face to get the words in.

Get all the links and show notes at https://unstoppableauthors.wordpress.com/2020/11/23/episode-72-nanowrimo-from-the-trenches-the-value-of-your-tribe/

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In today's episode, Holly and Angeline discuss the dos and don'ts of writing sex scenes.

They cover:

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Today, Angeline interviews fellow fantasy author, J E Nice. She chats about how she creates her characters, and whether they could fit into another genre. She tells us about her favourite character tropes, and about starting from scratch with a new pen name. Find out more at https://jenice.co.uk Read the show notes at http://unstoppableauthors.com

Today, Holly interviews gothic horror writer, Becky Wright. 

They discuss Becky's background in storytelling as a child, how she was drawn to writing ghost stories and the gothic fiction that she writes today.

She talks about writing the taboo, doing historical research, blending the erotic with the period setting, and being a control freak!

Becky describes her decision to publish independently and the services that she offers other writers.

In this week's episode, Angeline and Holly dissect their favourite classic horror monsters and the books, films and TV shows that put a new twist on them.

Get ideas for stories in all mediums to consume this spooky season and beyond in this feature length episode. Everything from vampires, to werewolves, to ghosts... there's something to scare everyone.

This is a super short episode as Holly hasn't been well this week. But we wanted to make this special announcement.

We are delighted to announce that we're taking Indie Fire virtual! This means that wherever you are in the world, you can join us for all of the amazing workshops and panel discussions as well as the live recording of the podcast!

We hope you'll grab a ticket and share with your author friends.

Tickets are on sale now at http://indiefire.uk