Unstoppable Authors

Angeline chats to freelance editor Dion Winton-Polak. Dion discusses his anthology, This Twisted Earth, which he both edited and conceptualised. He talks about the process of writing in a shared world, and how to pull it all together into a cohesive book. Angeline gets Dion's top tips for finding and working with an editor, and discovers out why you should always argue with them.

This week, Holly and Angeline discuss how to get the best out of social media and how to avoid getting distracted by it.

It's one of our greatest tools for connecting with readers and fellow writers. But it can be all too easy to end up using social media as a means of procrastination.

In this episode, we're sharing our best tips for appropriate management of your social media and some of the ways we use it.

Despite Holly working frantically to meet a deadline, she has taken the time out to chat with Angeline. They discuss the horrors of meeting deadlines, and admit the times that they very nearly didn't. Plus, they fall down a rabbit-hole discussing obsolete tech which reveals their ages! They also give their top tips for dealing with the inevitable stress, including getting a haircut and having trees planted in your honour! They get overly excited about their 'cool things' and, once again, disagree on the 'would you rather' question. Also, find out about the exclusive access on offer when you join their patreon at https://www.patreon.com/unstoppableauthors

Holly chats to Amazon bestselling author and award-nominated podcaster of dark fiction, Daniel Willcocks. He discusses best practices for co-authoring with other writers, the writing community, podcasting, and knowing when to take a step back from things. Angeline and Holly also give updates on their own writing, talk about their 'cool things', and tackle a somewhat cheesy 'would you rather' question.

Angeline talks about the big publishing decisions she made in her career, and how and why she made them. The general estimate is that we each make around 35,000 decisions each day. Most of them are pretty insignificant, or unnoticeable, but some are more important. Some are monumental and life-changing. As a naturally indecisive person, Angeline discusses the decision of publishing wide versus exclusively, the decision to write full-time, and the choices that happened all by themselves. Hear about the big changes she's making this year, and the choice she still can't seem to settle on.

Angeline and Holly discuss the differences between high and low fantasy, how to delve into adding fantasy elements to a real-world setting, and why you should never put a goat on your book cover!

What is the difference between second-world fantasy and intrusion fantasy? And where does portal fantasy fit in?

Find out about the importance of beta readers in placing your book into a genre and see what we disagree on when it comes to fantastical creatures!

Find our full show notes at http://www.unstoppableauthors.com 

Today, Holly talks to indie author and business owner, Bryan Cohen about his background in improv and how to sell more books. Find out Bryan's number one tip for increasing sales. Hint: Angeline will break out in hives over it!

Today, we're looking back at the highs and lows of 2019. We're also looking forward to 2020, and discussing our goals, or lack of goals! Holly teaches Angeline how to set and measure goals, which she knows she really should do! We're also announcing the podcast's re-brand and name change.

We've got something to tell you... In today's episode, we're confessing to our crimes to literature. We're reliving painful mistakes, feeling cheated by our schooling, and revealing our deepest, darkest, most shocking secrets as authors. There are many things that authors don't admit to; embarrassing slip-ups, or breaking convention, or doing things that are generally frowned upon, and we're admitting them all! Why confess? Partly so that we can all have a good laugh! But, also, for a serious reason too. So that people can avoid our mistakes, or not feel so alone for already having made them themselves. And there are some things that need to be said. Out loud. Finally.