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Interview with Helen Fray
Tell me about your books
The Transcendent Series is about a girl (woman really, she’s 18/19 in the first book) who randomly, and rather inconveniently, body jumps into her past lives.
The first book in the series, Transcendent, came out July 1st this year! It contains a passionately fated but “doomed” love story, secret societies, real friendships, university settings, intrigue and ...
Jul 1


Indie Book Recs - with June guests.
For this month’s list I had help from a number of humans.
My thanks to Heather Lynn, Alexandra Peel, Cheryl Burman, Fi Phillips, and Ann Littler
In each case the person making the recommendation is named in brackets after the title.
Jun 19


Interview with Carolyn Ruffles
When I last interviewed you in 2023 you had published three books, now it’s six. Can you update me on your books?
Since 2023, I’ve written my Lightbody Mystery duology, telling the story of the fictional Martha Lightbody, a woman subjected to ‘trial by drowning’ in 1645. Before being thrown in the lake, Martha curses the men responsible. Her body is never found.
May 22


Rainbow's Book of Prompts is live!
FINALLY Rainbow’s Book of Prompts is out in the world yay!
May 19


Eleven books. Four genres. More to come.
Back in 2024 I wrote three posts about my little writing journey and then disappeared for a bit. I did come back but I never finished the story, well as much as that’s possible, more of a bring you up to date thing really.
As it’s been two years (rather than the week I said it would be) I will link the previous parts of the story at the bottom of the post.
May 15


May the (writing) prompts be with you
Place a character at a crossroads and make the case for each choice. They can decide which way to go or you can leave it open.
May 8


Interview with Melanie Reynard
Tell me about your books.
Following the Future World Prize shortlisting, I was contracted to write for the popular children’s series The Magical Unicorn Society and wrote eight short stories for their 5th book, The Dark Heart Unicorns edition in 2024. The book is filled with beautiful illustrations, fact pages and a quiz for readers aged 8 upwards.
Apr 24


Love, Andy
This is everyone’s favourite story from Sandcastles … Love, Andy which was originally written for an online magazine.
Apr 17


Interview with Jessica Ungeheuer
Tell me about your book(s)
I currently have one novel published and working on three more right now because I can’t stop my brain from coming up with things. My debut is a horroromance urban fantasy, Z.E.R.O: Zombie Elimination and Rescue Operatives, set in an alternative Tampa Florida where monsters are real and there is a secret group of monster hunters that keep them at bay so that the greater population can live their lives carefree of knowing monsters exist. I’m working
Mar 27


Red Ribbon -The Wishing Shelf Book Awards
Yesterday I found out Sandcastles, my short story collection, had been awarded a red ribbon being one point shy of being a finalist.
Mar 20
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