Indie authors Angeline Trevena, Holly Lyne and Julia Scott discuss their adventures in self publishing and writer life. Episodes every Monday, juggled... more
Hi folks. This is our last episode (for now) as we each move on to other things. We talk about... more
This week, Angeline, Holly & Julia get it all off their chests! They talk about the things in writing and... more
This week, Angeline, Holly, Julia and Shane dig deep into the hot topic of AI and how authors can use... more
This week, Angeline talks to productivity coach Lisa Zawrotny, who works with multi-passionate creatives to develop a different approach to... more
This week, Holly chats with humourous fantasy author, A.E. Kincaid. They discuss getting started in self-publishing and moving on to... more
This week, Julia interviews Sassy Writing Coach, Cassie Newell and talk about her book 'Writer Fuel' on how to stay... more
This week, Angeline, Holly & Julia discuss how to write romantic subplots, whatever your primary genre. They cover the dos... more
This week, Angeline talks to editor, librarian, and all-round literature enthusiast, Shelly Zev. They chat about how to keep your... more
This week, Julia interviews our worldbuilding warrior, Angeline Trevena about bookish maps and the release of her latest worldbuilding guide... more
This week, Holly reflects on her trip to London Book Fair. She covers: The location Her book research The pros... more
This week, Angeline and Julia take a look at a list of science-fiction subgenres. They discuss the definition of each,... more
This week, Julia chats to audiobook narrator Jillian Yetter. They cover: The importance of audiobooks Steps to take to get... more
This week, Holly chats with Angela Ackerman, author of the Emotion Thesaurus and its many sequels. They cover: The foundations... more
This week, Angeline looks at the growing popularity of the folk horror genre, and discusses all the elements required to... more
This week, Angeline & Holly celebrate 4 years of podcasting together with a special episode all about death. They discuss why... more
In this week's episode, Angeline is joined by romance author TL Clark to discuss her latest release; How to Write... more
This week, Julia chats with five indie author women friends, celebrating International Women's Day and Mother's Day (in the UK).... more
This week, Holly chats with Sacha Black about her pen name, Ruby Roe. They discuss: Reasons for launching a pen... more
This week, Angeline, Holly & Julia discuss the series of interviews on organisational tools for writers. They look back on... more
This week, Julia chats with the creator of Fictionary, Kristina Stanley. They discuss: Elevating your story structure with Fictionary's Storyteller... more
This week, Angeline chats with award-winning author Evelyn Puerto about how she keeps track of her vast world and cast... more
This week, Holly chats with Troy Lambert from Plottr. They discuss: Who would benefit from Plottr Some of the cool... more
This week, Angeline, Holly, and Julia discuss the contents of the previous three episodes speaking to debut authors and share... more
In this week's episode, Angeline chats with non-fiction author Andre Garzia about his journey towards the publication of his fiction... more
In this week's episode, Julia chats with high fantasy author Danielle Lauren about writing and publishing her debut novel 'Spiritchild'... more
In this week's episode, Holly chats with author Stephanie Shields about writing and publishing her debut novel in 2020. They... more
Happy New Year! Holly, Julia, Angeline and Shane ring in the new year with a look back at their goals for... more
This week, Holly, Julia and Shane discuss all the best and worst bits of 2022. They cover: The most important... more
This week, Holly, Julia and Shane discuss why readers love tropes and why they're important for writers to utilise. The... more
In this week's episode, Holly, Julia & Shane discuss creating wonderful winters in your writing. They cover: Genre and tone ... more
This week, Holly and Julia are joined by guest host, Shane Millar. They discuss the contents of the previous three... more
In this week's episode, Holly & Julia provide a helpful breakdown of how to publish your books on Amazon. They... more
This week, Holly chats with YA romance author Krissi Dallas about Kindle Vella. They cover: What the platform is and... more
This week, Holly talks with returning guest, Dave Chesson. Dave is the founder of Kindlepreneur, a resource for indie authors... more
In this episode, Angeline, Holly & Julia discuss the previous three guests and all the marketing advice they provided. They... more
In this week's epsiode, Angeline talks to Alex Davis, a freelance literature professional who has organised everything from online workshops... more
On this week's episode, Julia talks to Jenn Hanson-dePaula of Mixtus Media about marketing on social media. They discuss: Where... more
This week, Holly talks with bestselling author Sarah Painter about the publishing strategy known as "wide" publishing. They discuss: Making... more
In this week's episode, Angeline, Holly, and Julia give a roundup of our recent topic: plotting. We discuss what we learned... more
Angeline is joined by Shane Millar, a Fictionary Certified Story Coach, urban fantasy author, and writer of the Write Better... more
In this week's episode, Julia speaks to Dave Chesson, the owner and creator of Kindlepreneur, all about his new software,... more
In this week's episode, Holly speaks to YA fantasy author, Helen Scheuerer about her new non-fiction book, How to Write... more
Angeline, Holly & Julia are back from the summer break with a brand new episode. In this episode, they talk... more
This week, Angeline and Holly discuss the ways in which you can deepen your characterization and make more believable settings... more
Angeline is joined by children's author Matt Beighton to chat all about writing and marketing children's books. Hear about the... more
In this special, milestone episode, Angeline, Holly & Julia reflect on 150 episodes of the podcast. Questions were submitted by... more
This week, Holly sits down with Dialogue Doctor, Jeff Elkins to discuss the ups and downs of translating real-life experiences... more
In this week's episode, Julia interviews our very own Holly Lyne to get the lowdown on these 'strengths' she keeps... more
In this week's episode, Angeline, Holly & Julia discuss how you can create multiple streams of income in your author... more
In today's episode, Angeline shares her experience of organising and hosting local events. She offers up ideas of different types... more
This week, Angeline, Holly & Julia discuss the importance of creativity and how to nurture it in children. The conversation covers: ... more
In this week's episode, Holly talks about her absolute favourite thing: making plans! The discussion covers: Figuring out your Big Why ... more
In this week's episode, Angeline, Holly & Julia discuss including the seasons and weather in your books. The discussion covers: Why... more
In todays episode, Julia talks about what added extras need to be in your book, before and after your actual... more
In this week's episode, Angeline, Julia & Holly talk about the ins and outs of creating fantasy maps. They cover: ... more
In todays episode, Angeline reflects on her trip to London Book Fair 2022. As a first time visitor, she talks... more
In this week's episode, Angeline, Holly & Julia discuss the ins and outs of creating a podcast. They cover: Why... more
This week, Julia talks about the top five formatting mistakes she most commonly sees in self published books, and how... more
This week, Angeline, Holly & Julia dig into the topic of whether or not authors need to be on social... more
In this week's episode, Holly chats with Newsletter Ninja author, Tammi Labrecque about all things newsletter and reader magnet. Tammi... more
Unstoppable Authors is supporting the Writers for Ukraine appeal. Learn about the one million word challenge and how you can... more
This week, Angeline, Holly & Julia talk about zone writing, aka binge writing. They cover the benefits and pitfalls, discuss... more
This week Angeline chats with keen gamer and debut author Seth Overton about GameLit. He discusses his surprise route into... more
In this week's episode, Angeline, Holly & Julia discuss the hows and whys of juggling more than one writing project... more
In this week's episode, Julia talks to children's author and digital marketer Andy Slinger about how to make the most... more
In this week's episode, Angeline, Holly & Julia talk about their experiences of writing short fiction and share tips and... more
In this week's episode, Holly chats with Strengths Coach Becca Syme about the wave of burnout running through the author... more
In this week's episode, Angeline, Holly & Julia discuss the dos and don'ts of choosing covers for your books. They... more
In this week's episode, Angeline tackles the scary prospect of public speaking. Drawing from her own experiences of performing, she... more
In this week's episode, Angeline, Holly & Julia discuss sci-fi and its subgenres, particularly dystopian and post-apocalyptic, as vehicles for... more
This week, Holly & Julia discuss what goals they set in 2021, what they learned about their process and what... more
This week, Angeline, Holly & Julia give a rundown of the year and discuss the best bits, the biggest challenges,... more
In this week's episode, Holly opens up about her experience of burnout in 2021. From the slide into the pit,... more
In this week's episode, Angeline, Holly & Julia discuss writing to market. They talk about what that might look like... more
In a very honest episode, Angeline chronicles her author career from its shoestring origin to earning multi-five-figures a year. She... more
In today's episode, Angeline, Holly & Julia discuss their different approaches to nurturing that initial idea and seeing it through... more
In this week's episode, Julia discusses some of the do's and don'ts of navigating social media as a writer. Are... more
In this week's episode, Holly & Angeline share tips and strategies for sticking with this writing gig for the long... more
In this week's episode, Holly got chatting with dark crime and horror author, Julie Hiner about things that go bump... more
Angeline and Holly nerd out about all things horror in this Halloween special. Books, films and tropes are discussed, with... more
In this week's episode, Angeline breaks down the mistakes she made with her last book, and looks at the lessons... more
Today, Angeline, Holly & Julia go through their top book recommendations for writers, their current reads and what's on their... more
In this week’s episode, Julia talks to Jessie Cunniffe, the brains behind Book Blurb Magic, an online course dedicated to... more
In this week's episode, Angeline, Holly & Julia discuss their experiences of working with editors, the different type of edit... more
This week, Julia gives a technical overview of the software and resources available to writers for all parts of the... more
In this week's episode, Holly and Angeline discuss how distracted they get by shiny new ideas, what to do with... more
This week, Angeline gives her top tips for creating futuristic worlds, whether near or distant future. With advice on brainstorming... more
This week Angeline, Holly & Julia are talking about accountability. They check in with the goals they set for August... more
This week, Holly interviews mystery author, Sara Rosett. They talk about: Who inspires Sara Plotting mystery books How she... more
In this week’s episode, Julia talks to young adult fantasy author Lyndsey Hall about publishing anthologies and collaborating with other... more
This week, Holly interviews mystery author, Sara Rosett. They talk about: Who inspires Sara Plotting mystery books How she came to... more