Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Michelle Winkler. Dark Fantasy Author Overcame ADHD and Helps Other Indie Writers Succeed

September 29, 2024

My ALLi author guest this episode is Michelle Winkler, who writes dark urban fantasy. Michelle struggles with ADHD, which makes it challenging to focus on long-term goals, but she overcame it after completing NaNoWriMo, the National Novel Writing Month challenge. Now, she’s passionate about using her experiences to help other indie authors.

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Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Michelle Winkler. About the Author

Michelle Winkler is a late-blooming, neurodivergent, indie author in training. She writes adult magical fantasy with just a touch of sci-fi. Her debut novel, Dust on the Altar, was a semi-finalist in the Book Blogger’s Novel of the Year Award and shortlisted in the Page Turner Awards in 2021. While she loves gardening and kayaking, she will absolutely run screaming from the room at the first sight of a bug, because bugs are evil. Sign up for her monthly newsletter at mwinklerbooks.com for updates on her self-publishing journey. You can also find Michelle on YouTube, Instagram, X, and Facebook.

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Howard Lovy has been a journalist for more than 35 years, and now amplifies the voices of independent author-publishers and works with authors as a developmental editor. Find Howard at howardlovy.com, LinkedIn and X.

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Author: Howard Lovy

Howard Lovy is an author, book editor, and journalist. He is also the Content and Communications Manager for the Alliance of Independent Authors, where he hosts and produces podcasts and keeps the blog updated. You can find more of his work at https://howardlovy.com/

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