April was an incredibly busy month. I usually don’t do wrapups but I wanted to do one for last month. #indieapril has a special place in my heart as an indie writer, supporter, and reader. I want to connect readers and authors. I feel like I succeeded with the sale, the spotlights, and the reviews. Read More
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#Indieapril Sale Wrap-Up
One of the big projects this year has ended: the big #indieapril sale. My expectations for this first sale were low. Maybe ten friends would join. But after posting it on Twitter, Many more authors showed interest. Eventually, we had 76 authors join in with 97 books spread out over the three genres. I never Read More
#indieapril Sale: Fantasy, Science-fiction, and Horror
To celebrate #indieapril, I wanted to connect authors and readers, and what is a better way than by hosting a large sale? When I started planning it early this year, I never expected there was this much interest from the indie author community. This is the first time I’m doing this so it wasn’t an Read More
#indieApril Kick-off
Just like last year, we’re celebrating indie authors in the month of April. There will be daily author spotlights and I’ve asked a few authors to a grand #indieapril sale! Celebrate the indie space The bookish indie space is ever-expanding. More authors are joining the indie author lifestyle, and whether that is going the self-published Read More
#FebruarySheWrote: What I’m Reading and Recommendations
Benjamin from the Youtube channel Literature & Lofi organized a reading event using the hashtag #FebruarySheWrote focusing on books by authors using she/her pronouns. What I’m reading this month I’ve got four books lined up for this month. Octavia Bloom and the Missing Key and Beneath Cruel Fathoms are books I have to read for Read More
#Indieaugust Author Spotlight: Robert V Aldrich
Robert V. Aldrich Robert V Aldrich was raised on cheap anime and B-rate sci-fi, and his tales reflect this. With a tilt towards action, his stories are meant to be invigorating departures from classic speculative fiction and embrace the more-kinetic influences of modern geek fare. In the pages of his novels, you’ll find traces of Read More
#indieapril Is Starting!
Last year, I first saw this hashtag popping up on Twitter: #indieapril. I think it was started to support indies during the beginning of the pandemic, but we have to keep this support going. Indies often have to compete with traditional publishers with a large marketing budget just to let readers know they have a Read More
Tales of Lunis Aquaria Free For Limited Time
It’s almost one year ago since I published my first book, Tales of Lunis Aquaria, and a lot has changed. I wanted to do something as a celebration and offering the book for free seemed like a nice thing to do given the current situation. I’ve set it for free on Kobo and Smashwords, and Read More
Support Your Favourite Writer!
Last week, I gave a shout out to artists. This week I want to highlight some authors who have new books coming out soon but had their launch-related events cancelled. This will be a weird mix of genres and authors but do consider pre-ordering or buying a book later to support them. Check your local Read More
Support Your Favourite Artist
I had a hard time coming up with a topic for this week. I spent a whole weekend at the Efteling and I’m still recovering. It got me thinking about my own health and what’s happening all across the world. My health always comes first, no doubt about that. I don’t know if I’m in Read More