fantasy Archives

Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Roxanne Bland. Mixed-Genre Author Defies Tropes in Far-Out Stories About Real-World Issues

My ALLi author guest this episode is Roxanne Bland, a mixed-genre author who admits that her books are not for everyone. But if you're interested in stories that throw away all the old tropes and surprise you with elements of fantasy, science fiction, and romance, then you might want to check out her work. Not only that, but Roxanne writes with one eye on real-world problems such as bigotry.

Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Russell Nohelty. Fantasy Author Shows How Crowdfunding and Substack Are Done

My guest this episode is Russell Nohelty, a bestselling fantasy author and ALLi's crowdfunding adviser. He has helped authors raise over $1.5 million through crowdfunding, and nearly $500,000 for his own publishing projects. And, lately, he's a big advocate of the Substack platform for indie authors.

Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Michael Webb. Fantasy Author Shows How to Launch and Market a Debut Novel

My ALLi author guest this episode is Michael Webb, who writes YA Fantasy books, but attracts readers of all ages. Michael has a great deal of advice for other authors on how to successfully write, launch, and market a debut novel and keep the momentum going for subsequent books.

Interview With Lindsay Mayer: Middle-Grade Author Explores Dark Side of Imagination—Inspirational Indie Authors Podcast

My guest this week is Lindsay Mayer, an author of middle-grade fiction who is defying the standard tropes to create unique characters that explore the dark side of imagination. Lindsay was born in the United States but lives in Paris, where she is an IT worker by day and lets her imagination loose as an author by night.

Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Roxanne Bland. Mixed-Genre Author Defies Tropes in Far-Out Stories About Real-World Issues

Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Russell Nohelty. Fantasy Author Shows How Crowdfunding and Substack Are Done

Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Michael Webb. Fantasy Author Shows How to Launch and Market a Debut Novel

Interview With Lindsay Mayer: Middle-Grade Author Explores Dark Side of Imagination—Inspirational Indie Authors Podcast

Inspirational Indie Authors: Rohan Quine’s Sci-Fi Transcends Genre With Gender Fluid Characters

Self-publishing Success Story: Connie Suttle, Fantasy Writer

Writing: The Thrill of Belonging to the SFWA

Writing Magical Realism

Writing: Why Now’s A Good Time to Self-Publish Serial Fiction

Publishing: How To Find & Work Successfully With A Cover Illustrator

Writing: How To Use the Snowflake Technique to Write A Novel

My First Year In Self-Publishing (8,000 Sales On)