Hi folks. This is our last episode (for now) as we each move on to other things. We talk about the history of the show, our highlights and struggles …
This week, Angeline, Holly & Julia get it all off their chests! They talk about the things in writing and publishing that really get under their …
This week, Angeline, Holly, Julia and Shane dig deep into the hot topic of AI and how authors can use this emerging technology effectively and …
This week, Angeline talks to productivity coach Lisa Zawrotny, who works with multi-passionate creatives to develop a different approach to …
This week, Holly chats with humourous fantasy author, A.E. Kincaid. They discuss getting started in self-publishing and moving on to sign with a …
This week, Julia interviews Sassy Writing Coach, Cassie Newell and talk about her book 'Writer Fuel' on how to stay motivated to start and finish a …
This week, Angeline, Holly & Julia discuss how to write romantic subplots, whatever your primary genre. They cover the dos and don'ts and share …
This week, Angeline talks to editor, librarian, and all-round literature enthusiast, Shelly Zev. They chat about how to keep your excitement alive when your passion becomes your business, the importance of mindset, and …
This week, Julia interviews our worldbuilding warrior, Angeline Trevena about bookish maps and the release of her latest worldbuilding guide 'How to …
This week, Holly reflects on her trip to London Book Fair. She covers:
This week, Angeline and Julia take a look at a list of science-fiction subgenres. They discuss the definition of each, and explore the tropes, …
This week, Julia chats to audiobook narrator Jillian Yetter. They cover:
This week, Holly chats with Angela Ackerman, author of the Emotion Thesaurus and its many sequels. They cover:
This week, Angeline looks at the growing popularity of the folk horror genre, and discusses all the elements required to write a great folk horror …
This week, Angeline & Holly celebrate 4 years of podcasting together with a special episode all about death.
They discuss why you might want to …
In this week's episode, Angeline is joined by romance author TL Clark to discuss her latest release; How to Write a Historical Novel and Love It. They talk about the importance of research, and how to do it without …
This week, Julia chats with five indie author women friends, celebrating International Women's Day and Mother's Day (in the UK). They discuss:
This week, Holly chats with Sacha Black about her pen name, Ruby Roe. They discuss:
This week, Angeline, Holly & Julia discuss the series of interviews on organisational tools for writers. They look back on conversations with …
This week, Julia chats with the creator of Fictionary, Kristina Stanley. They discuss:
This week, Angeline chats with award-winning author Evelyn Puerto about how she keeps track of her vast world and cast of characters for her epic fantasy Outlawed Myth series. Evelyn talks about the various ways in …
This week, Holly chats with Troy Lambert from Plottr. They discuss:
This week, Angeline, Holly, and Julia discuss the contents of the previous three episodes speaking to debut authors and share their highlights and …
In this week's episode, Angeline chats with non-fiction author Andre Garzia about his journey towards the publication of his fiction debut. They …
In this week's episode, Julia chats with high fantasy author Danielle Lauren about writing and publishing her debut novel 'Spiritchild' in 2022. They …
In this week's episode, Holly chats with author Stephanie Shields about writing and publishing her debut novel in 2020. They discuss doing historical …
Happy New Year!
Holly, Julia, Angeline and Shane ring in the new year with a look back at their goals for 2022 and then plans for 2023. The …
This week, Holly, Julia and Shane discuss all the best and worst bits of 2022. They cover:
This week, Holly, Julia and Shane discuss why readers love tropes and why they're important for writers to utilise. The discussion covers:
In this week's episode, Holly, Julia & Shane discuss creating wonderful winters in your writing. They cover:
This week, Holly and Julia are joined by guest host, Shane Millar. They discuss the contents of the previous three episodes and share their …
In this week's episode, Holly & Julia provide a helpful breakdown of how to publish your books on Amazon. They cover:
This week, Holly chats with YA romance author Krissi Dallas about Kindle Vella. They cover:
This week, Holly talks with returning guest, Dave Chesson. Dave is the founder of Kindlepreneur, a resource for indie authors to level up their …
In this episode, Angeline, Holly & Julia discuss the previous three guests and all the marketing advice they provided. They go into:
In this week's epsiode, Angeline talks to Alex Davis, a freelance literature professional who has organised everything from online workshops to large-scale literary conventions. He gives top tips for learning how events …
On this week's episode, Julia talks to Jenn Hanson-dePaula of Mixtus Media about marketing on social media. They discuss:
This week, Holly talks with bestselling author Sarah Painter about the publishing strategy known as "wide" publishing. They discuss:
In this week's episode, Angeline, Holly, and Julia give a roundup of our recent topic: plotting.
We discuss what we learned about plotting from the …
Angeline is joined by Shane Millar, a Fictionary Certified Story Coach, urban fantasy author, and writer of the Write Better Fiction series of writing craft books. Shane talks about what makes for a brilliant beginning …
In this week's episode, Julia speaks to Dave Chesson, the owner and creator of Kindlepreneur, all about his new software, Atticus.
"If Scrivener, …
In this week's episode, Holly speaks to YA fantasy author, Helen Scheuerer about her new non-fiction book, How to Write A Successful Series.
The …
Angeline, Holly & Julia are back from the summer break with a brand new episode. In this episode, they talk about what's coming up for the …
This week, Angeline and Holly discuss the ways in which you can deepen your characterization and make more believable settings by using the awesome …
Angeline is joined by children's author Matt Beighton to chat all about writing and marketing children's books. Hear about the unique projects Matt has launched, how he adapts his marketing for his audience, and the …
In this special, milestone episode, Angeline, Holly & Julia reflect on 150 episodes of the podcast. Questions were submitted by the show's …
This week, Holly sits down with Dialogue Doctor, Jeff Elkins to discuss the ups and downs of translating real-life experiences into a fictionalised …
In this week's episode, Julia interviews our very own Holly Lyne to get the lowdown on these 'strengths' she keeps talking about. We discuss what …
In this week's episode, Angeline, Holly & Julia discuss how you can create multiple streams of income in your author business.
We cover:
In today's episode, Angeline shares her experience of organising and hosting local events. She offers up ideas of different types of events, and various approaches you can take. She discusses promotion and how to set up …
This week, Angeline, Holly & Julia discuss the importance of creativity and how to nurture it in children.
The conversation covers:
In this week's episode, Holly talks about her absolute favourite thing: making plans!
The discussion covers:
In this week's episode, Angeline, Holly & Julia discuss including the seasons and weather in your books.
The discussion covers:
In todays episode, Julia talks about what added extras need to be in your book, before and after your actual story. She discusses how eBooks and …
In this week's episode, Angeline, Julia & Holly talk about the ins and outs of creating fantasy maps. They cover:
In todays episode, Angeline reflects on her trip to London Book Fair 2022. As a first time visitor, she talks about her first impressions, what she …
In this week's episode, Angeline, Holly & Julia discuss the ins and outs of creating a podcast. They cover:
This week, Julia talks about the top five formatting mistakes she most commonly sees in self published books, and how to avoid them to make sure you …
This week, Angeline, Holly & Julia dig into the topic of whether or not authors need to be on social media.
The conversation covers:
In this week's episode, Holly chats with Newsletter Ninja author, Tammi Labrecque about all things newsletter and reader magnet. Tammi shares tips …
Unstoppable Authors is supporting the Writers for Ukraine appeal. Learn about the one million word challenge and how you can get involved in this …
This week, Angeline, Holly & Julia talk about zone writing, aka binge writing. They cover the benefits and pitfalls, discuss who would be suited …
This week Angeline chats with keen gamer and debut author Seth Overton about GameLit. He discusses his surprise route into publishing and how skills …
In this week's episode, Angeline, Holly & Julia discuss the hows and whys of juggling more than one writing project at once. They cover the …
In this week's episode, Julia talks to children's author and digital marketer Andy Slinger about how to make the most of social media to market your …
In this week's episode, Angeline, Holly & Julia talk about their experiences of writing short fiction and share tips and tricks for doing it well.
In this week's episode, Holly chats with Strengths Coach Becca Syme about the wave of burnout running through the author community, how we can …
In this week's episode, Angeline, Holly & Julia discuss the dos and don'ts of choosing covers for your books. They talk about how to find a cover …
In this week's episode, Angeline tackles the scary prospect of public speaking. Drawing from her own experiences of performing, she covers tips and tricks to overcome your anxiety and speak with clarity and confidence. …
In this week's episode, Angeline, Holly & Julia discuss sci-fi and its subgenres, particularly dystopian and post-apocalyptic, as vehicles for …
This week, Holly & Julia discuss what goals they set in 2021, what they learned about their process and what they'll be doing differently in …
This week, Angeline, Holly & Julia give a rundown of the year and discuss the best bits, the biggest challenges, lessons learned and dish out …
In this week's episode, Holly opens up about her experience of burnout in 2021. From the slide into the pit, to the slow climb out of it, Holly …
In this week's episode, Angeline, Holly & Julia discuss writing to market. They talk about what that might look like in practice, the value of …
In a very honest episode, Angeline chronicles her author career from its shoestring origin to earning multi-five-figures a year. She talks openly …
In today's episode, Angeline, Holly & Julia discuss their different approaches to nurturing that initial idea and seeing it through to final …
In this week's episode, Julia discusses some of the do's and don'ts of navigating social media as a writer. Are you making the most of social media …
In this week's episode, Holly & Angeline share tips and strategies for sticking with this writing gig for the long term. They cover ways to stay …
In this week's episode, Holly got chatting with dark crime and horror author, Julie Hiner about things that go bump in the night.
They talked about …
Angeline and Holly nerd out about all things horror in this Halloween special. Books, films and tropes are discussed, with homage paid to the things …
In this week's episode, Angeline breaks down the mistakes she made with her last book, and looks at the lessons she's hopefully learnt from the …
Today, Angeline, Holly & Julia go through their top book recommendations for writers, their current reads and what's on their TBR piles.
Check …
In this week’s episode, Julia talks to Jessie Cunniffe, the brains behind Book Blurb Magic, an online course dedicated to taking the pain out of …
In this week's episode, Angeline, Holly & Julia discuss their experiences of working with editors, the different type of edit you might want to …
This week, Julia gives a technical overview of the software and resources available to writers for all parts of the self publishing process. From …
In this week's episode, Holly and Angeline discuss how distracted they get by shiny new ideas, what to do with those ideas until you're ready to work …
This week, Angeline gives her top tips for creating futuristic worlds, whether near or distant future. With advice on brainstorming timelines, designing future tech, and tying the world to the characters and story, this …
This week Angeline, Holly & Julia are talking about accountability. They check in with the goals they set for August and find out how they all …
This week, Holly interviews mystery author, Sara Rosett. They talk about:
In this week’s episode, Julia talks to young adult fantasy author Lyndsey Hall about publishing anthologies and collaborating with other authors. …
In this week’s episode, Julia talks about imposter syndrome, what it is and how to overcome it. Get tips on what to do when your inner critic …
In this week's episode, Angeline, Holly & Julia run through the must-dos of self-care for writers, particularly in summer. They cover physical, …
In this week’s episode, Angeline talks to children’s author Dan Metcalf about his switch from traditional to self publishing. With invaluable insights from the traditional publishing route, Dan talks about what lessons …
In this week's episode, Holly and Angeline have a very special announcement and are joined by Julia Scott to review 2021 so far. The trio reflects on …
In this week's episode, Holly and Angeline discuss the coming changes in the publishing industry with the arrival of Kindle Vella and Apple's changes …
In this week's episode, Holly digs into the mindset required to maintain a sense of joy and passion for writing when the business tasks threaten to …
Welcome to this special landmark episode of Unstoppable Authors!
Holly & Angeline are joined by a whole host of guests to dissect what it takes …
Today Holly & Angeline are talking about what to share in your newsletter and on social media besides "Buy my book!"
It can sometimes be tricky …
In this episode, Angeline talks about how to find story ideas from your world map. She discusses why you might want to use your map as inspiration, and then looks at all the different places stories might be hiding. …
In this episode, Angeline & Holly talk about avoiding burnout, keeping an eye on changes in the industry, viewing your books as lifelong assets …
In this episode, Holly interviews returning guest, Daniel Willcocks.
In the interview, Holly and Dan talk about his journey to become an author …
In this week's episode, Holly & Angeline bust some common myths about discovery writing, discuss the pros and cons of this approach, and share …
In this week's episode, Angeline talks all about how to get the most out of opportunities that come your way. She looks at the benefits of both in-person and online events, giving top tips for networking with other …
In this week's episode, Holly & Angeline get stuck into what comp titles are, how you find them and what to do with them once you know them.
If …
In this episode, Holly chats to best selling urban fantasy author, Steve McHugh.
They covered his writing journey so far, getting picked up for a …
This week, Angeline and Holly explore the ins and outs of writing middle grade, young adult and new adult fiction. They cover the difference between …
Angeline chats to YA fantasy author, Nathan Scammell, about the fictional worlds that fuelled his love of fantasy, and his proudest worldbuilding moments. They talk about how he tackles worldbuilding in his first draft, …
In this week's episode, Angeline and Holly go through the pros, cons, and logistics of setting up a pen name - why you might want one, how to choose …
Join Angeline and Holly today for an audience Q&A in celebration of the two year anniversary of podcasting together.
Audience members submitted …
This week, Angeline explores the pros and cons of freelance writing, including insights from her own freelancing experience. She talks about the benefits of having different income sources, and looks at the various ways …
This week, Angeline and Holly are talking about direct sales - why you might want to consider them and how to go about setting it all up. They go …
In this week's episode, Holly gives a rundown of some of the things that indie authors can learn from their traditionally published counterparts. …
This week, Angeline and Holly discuss what foreshadowing is, why you need it, how to do it, how NOT to do it, and the mystical power of the MacGuffin!
In today's episode, Angeline is taking you backwards, upside-down, inside-out, and every which way! She discusses how to take those super cool, but …
This week, Holly & Angeline get stuck in to the meaty topic of pre-orders. They cover the pros and cons, the nitty-gritty technical details and …
In this week's episode, Holly digs deep into the subject of book reviews. She walks you through the different types of review, where to find …
In this episode, Angeline and Holly dig into the nitty-gritty of outsourcing tasks in your author business. They talk about what you might want to …
In this week's episode, Angeline and Holly discuss ways to help make your book launch a success. They talk through setting up pre-orders, utilising …
Off the back of her New Year's Day traditions, Angeline talks about creating festivals and celebrations for your books. She talks about how festivals can be used to reveal character, create conflict, and reflect the …
In this week's episode, Holly goes in depth on the subject of reviewing your progress in order to make better plans for the future. She talks about …
In this episode, Angeline and Holly go over what their plans were this year, celebrate the successes and reflect on the plans that changed and goals …
Welcome to our 75th episode of Unstoppable Authors! What a landmark episode.
This week we are delighted to be bringing you some 101 publishing tips in our Back to Basics episode. We're talking about the fundamentals, …
This week, Angeline chats with Anita Davies of Freedom From Tedium, talking all about how to get yourself organised and manage your time well. Anita discusses the benefits of time blocking and the Pomodoro method, as …
In this special epsiode, Holly and Angeline reflect on the big event and talk about world building, their first love, with guests Marisa Noelle and …
In this episode, Holly interviews her NaNoWriMo writing tribe. Meet first-time novelist, Sam Frost; adult fantasy adventure author Laura Kendrick; …
In today's episode, Holly and Angeline discuss the dos and don'ts of writing sex scenes.
They cover:
Today, Angeline interviews fellow fantasy author, J E Nice. She chats about how she creates her characters, and whether they could fit into another …
Today, Holly interviews gothic horror writer, Becky Wright.
They discuss Becky's background in storytelling as a child, how she was drawn to writing …
In this week's episode, Angeline and Holly dissect their favourite classic horror monsters and the books, films and TV shows that put a new twist on …
This is a super short episode as Holly hasn't been well this week. But we wanted to make this special announcement.
We are delighted to announce that …
This week, Angeline's talking all about the merits of writing courses and workshops. From online workshops to university degrees, she offers up advice on finding the right learning opportunities, and how to make the …
In today's episode, Angeline and Holly talk about the best ways to ensure you're meeting readers' expectations, through the right covers, tropes and …
In this episode, Holly is chatting with poet and dark fantasy author, Robert Cano.
They talk about the value of learning from poetry and other …
In this week's episode, Holly and Angeline discuss ways to increase efficiency in your author business, identifying burnout, and ways to take care of …
In a time when many writers have experienced a shift in their creativity and productivity, whether for the worse, or for the better, Angeline looks at the ways in which we can recharge our creativity levels.
She talks …
In this week's new episode, Holly & Angeline discuss what it takes to create a cohesive and memorable author brand for your business. They talk …
In this episode, Holly interviews "the Kobo guy", Mark Leslie Lefebvre.
Mark talks about his author journey, his background working for Kobo and …
Today, Angeline interviews Holly about her new book, Goal Setting for Writers.
They talk about Holly's history with planning and organisation; how …
Any writing career is full of ups and downs, and today, Angeline's tackling the inevitable down moments with her top tips for coping with bad reviews …
In this episode, Holly interviews Angeline about her new non-fiction book, From Sanctity to Sorcery: An Author's guide to building belief structures …
Today, Holly talks with mystery author, Samantha Goodwin. They discuss what it takes to write a compelling crime story, the importance of networking, …
In this week's episode, Holly and Angeline are talking book releases, offering up their top tips, and admitting their biggest mistakes.
With advice …
This week, Angeline runs through the main options for publishing, looking at the differences between traditional publishing, small and independent presses, and self publishing. She discusses the benefits of choosing …
In this episode, Angeline and Holly discuss why you shouldn't compare your path to anyone else's. Talking about how to sift through all the advice, …
Today, Holly talks to sci-fi and fantasy author Julia Scott about her writing process and the importance of good formatting. They get into ideas …
In this week's episode, Angeline and Holly are talking about author platforms, and the importance of owning as much as you can.
They define what an …
In this week's episode, we're attempting to survive the apocalypse. Along with guest co-host, Twitch streamer Paul, Angeline explores the …
We've all heard the old adage 'write what you know', but what does that really mean? It certainly doesn't stop you from writing about dragons, or …
Holly discusses the hows and whys of doing a relaunch. Your back list consists of vital assets that you can leverage to gain long term income. But if …
This week, we discuss what it's really like to get started as an author when you're a full time parent. We realise that not all writers are working …
In today’s episode, Angeline chats to cross-genre romance author, TL Clark. TL Clark has penned romance stories in several sub-genres, from regency romance to contemporary paranormal romance. She's a sucker for a love …
Angeline and Holly get perosnal this week and talk about their experiences of writing through this bizarre time. Get tips and motivation as well as …
Today, Holly talks to epic fantasy author Meg Cowley about creating rich fantasy worlds, readers block, cultivating strong relationships with readers …
In this episode, we discuss all things tropes: our favourites and our pet peeves. We clarify the difference between a trope and cliche and talk about …
Today, Holly talks to illustrator and online content creator, Cindy Guentert-Baldo about her amusing floral illustrations, being approached by a …
In this episode, Angeline & Holly discuss what "author voice" means, where it comes from, what influences it, and how we all already have one, …
Having just finished a successful crowdfunding campaign for his upcoming collection of essays, 'My Life in Horror', author Kit Power discusses how he …
In this episode, Angeline and Holly discuss the characters we all secretly wish we could behave like - antiheroes!
There are a lot of things to …
In this episode, Holly talks about how to overcome the struggle to get back into writing mode after a break. Life can get in the way of writing and …
In this episode, Angeline and Holly talk about what success means to them in this author business and how important it is to make your own definition …
Angeline chats to freelance editor Dion Winton-Polak. Dion discusses his anthology, This Twisted Earth, which he both edited and conceptualised. He …
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 …
Despite Holly working frantically to meet a deadline, she has taken the time out to chat with Angeline. They discuss the horrors of meeting …
Holly chats to Amazon bestselling author and award-nominated podcaster of dark fiction, Daniel Willcocks. He discusses best practices for …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
People and animals aside, what would you save from a fire? While one man's trash is another man's gold, we all have things that are precious to us. …
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 …
Holly talks candidly about her health situation, forgiveness, “losing” NaNoWriMo and much more.
We answer some questions that we see being asked a lot online and give constructive advice for writers navigating any of these burning topics, from …
In today's episode, Angeline is joined by Emma Kalson, owner of independent British press, Escaped Ink. We chat about our joint love of short …
On today's episode, we talk all things weather and climate, indulging the ultimate British stereotype! Find out how we use the weather in our own …
In a break from our usual format, we're bringing you something totally different. Listen to Angeline performing her gothic horror poem, The Black Rope. A Halloween treat!
On the final approach to NaNoWriMo, we chat about the projects we'll be working on through November. We talk plotting, discovery writing, and everything in between. We break down our own writing processes, talk drafts, …
Angeline explains how to get your dialogue working hard for you and your story. She shares her top tips for writing believable and useful dialogue. …
In honour of Mental Health Month and World Mental Health Day, we open up about our own mental health struggles, and how writing has helped us. We also discuss writing characters with mental health issues, as well as …
In today's episode, Holly talks about the creation of her writing sandbox; creating the history, mythology and cultures of her dark, urban fantasy …
Happy International Podcast Day! We’re celebrating with an episode about all the great things we’ve learnt, and a tribute to all the great podcasts we listen to. Hear about how the lessons we’ve learnt via podcasts, …
Today it's time for Angeline's first solo episode, and I'm talking about building your author platform. It's not just a simple case of getting …
In today's episode, we're going back to school, and talking about building education and learning into your world. We discuss the different things …
This episode is the first with our new format. From now on, we'll be publishing new episodes every week. Today, Holly is flying solo and interviewing …
This episode marks the beginning of our second season, and we have some big changes and big news for you. We look back over the year so far; discussing the podcast and our own writing. We look at the goals we achieved, …
On request, we're revisiting the subject of food in your fictional world. And we love to talk about food! In this episode, you'll hear about our own fantasy food creations, from the mathematics of a vampire's diet to …
It’s a classic expectation: a beautiful map in the front of a fantasy book. But, whether you're an expert cartographer, or your drawing skills are …
On the morning after attending Edge-Lit writing convention, while still suffering from post-con exhaustion, we gathered our thoughts about the event. Discussing workshops and panels, networking, and the need to clone …
Today, we’re breaking away from the stereotype of the solitary author hunched over the manuscript, and we’re getting out in the real world. Yes; it …
This week, we're going back to basics, and talking about all the essential things you need both before, and just as you start, worldbuilding. We chat about the things we can't live without while worldbuilding, and all …
In celebration of Indie Author Week UK, we're talking all things indie.
We chat about our lives as indies, the highs and lows, and offer our top tips for anyone considering the indie author route.
Today we're talking about creating religions, belief structures, rituals, and legends. We discuss the urban legends from our childhoods, and those we might still believe!
Bringing you a special episode with an invitation to join us for #WorldbuildingQuest this June.
Join us as we discuss our love of horror, share our tips for scaring your readers, and, most likely, scare ourselves a little bit too!
Could this be the truth about how Angeline and Holly got their superpowers? Do they have superpowers? Time to find out...
We may both like our creature comforts, but we do love Camp NaNoWriMo. Listen to our reasons why, and our top survival tips.
Join us for our relaunch party: meet the co-hosts, and find out just how nerdy things are going to get.
Oh, I do love to be beside the seaside... Where do your characters go on holiday, and what do the locals really think of them?
One of my favourite subjects, and the thing that kicked off my worldbuilding obsession.
Animals have important roles to play in the lives of humans. Here's some different things to consider when adding them into your world.
A starting point to thinking about the physical environment of your world, and how it affects everything else.
How does the society and culture of your world impact on families and mothers living in it? And is there a perfect solution for working mothers?
Issues surrounding health and wellness in your world reach much further than just a visit to the doctor.
Let's zoom in and look at the layout of your towns and cities, and the design of your houses.
Different ways to approach worldbuilding, how to layout your map, and what effects the layout.
An introduction to me, Angeline Trevena, and The Great Western Woods podcast.
Why book series work well, how to approach writing one, and the number one thing you need to make it a success.
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