Author Interview: Ellie Yarde, Romance Author

1. Please introduce yourself (who are you, what genre/s do you write in, what books do you have out)

Hello! My name is Ellie Yarde, and I am a writer/blogger. I write in a lot of genres, but I would say my main ones are romance, fantasy and young adult. I have almost endless first chapters, waiting for me to get around to write the rest of the book. I have two books out, both are romance, young adult, short stories from the same series – Escape the Choice and Embrace the Choice. They are both standalone books. The main characters are roommates at university, Ali and Lena. I am working on book 3, which is about the third roommate, Kyra.


2. What are your favourite books?

This is a difficult questions, because I find it very hard to decide which books I like over others. When I was younger, my favourite book was Black Beauty, and I actually have three different copies of that book. I was a little obsessed. Now, I am not sure. The book I have read the most (other then my own when editing!) would probably be The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. I took it on holiday once, and made the mistake of only taking that book, because I didn’t have any room in my bag to take any more, and hadn’t yet discovered the joy of e-books. I think I read it about seven times that week.

Pink Books! Indie Books to Read

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Hi everyone! Welcome to a fun series on my blog where we look at indie books by their book covers. Pick a book and happy reading!

Bright Halo Episode One: Melted Memories

Crystal has been hidden from the world her whole life, but things are about to change when her mother gives her a mysterious necklace on her 17th birthday. One tragic night, her mother is killed in a house fire and everything Crystal has known has been turned to ashes. With an unknown killer out to get her next, how will she survive? Who can Crystal trust, especially when it involves a handsome stranger and magic?

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Treasures and Trinkets: A Dragon's Brood Tale (The Dragon's Brood Cycle)

Before she was a prisoner in Marianne's crystal mines or just another face among the multitudes in the city of Seven Skies, Maddy had a different name and everything she could want—governesses, gowns, and gold to fill her pockets. And though she wasn't the son her father had wanted, it was inevitable that one day she would inherit his title.

But Maddy's predictable world is turned upside down when an extraordinary servant girl challenges everything she's ever known; there's a wider world beyond the comfortable confines of her castle, full of wonder and magic, and Maddy finds that the one thing she doesn't have is the only thing she really needs.

99p/cents, audiobook available

Author Interview: Karen Telling, author of two memoirs about living in Portugal

1. Please introduce yourself (who are you, what genre/s do you write in, what books do you have out) 

I have written two memoirs of our move to, and life in Portugal.

2. What are your favourite books? 

As a child I loved Ballet Shoes, as an adult The Book Thief, The Historian, and Labyrinth

3. When did you know you wanted to be an author? 

I have always loved books and writing stories, I didn’t think I would actually achieve publication though.

4. What is your favourite part of the writing process? 

When it flows easily and you see the word count growing. Editing and marketing

5. What is your writing routine? 

I write in short bursts, usually no more than an hour at a time. I am disabled and write flat on my back, on my phone, with two thumbs.

6. How do you balance writing (and everything else to do with it) with the rest of your life?

 I am disabled and retired so can write whenever I feel like it.

7. What inspires you? How do you beat writers block? 

So far I’ve been inspired by memories and the kindness of strangers. If I get stuck I move to another part of the story and then go back to it later.

8. How do you keep consistent/write a lot? 

I write 30-60 minutes, 2-3 times a day.

9. Does anyone read or edit your work before publication? If so, how did you find them? 

I have several beta readers, one of whom proofreads, then I employ a professional editor.

10. Can we have a sneaky look at your future plans? 

I’m considering fiction, I have several ideas vying for space, and maybe even childrens books.

11. Finally, what advice would you give to other writers (inspiring, those publishing and those published)? 

Just write, you can’t edit a blank page.

Links:

Facebook - KarenTellingWriter
Twitter - KarenTelling4
Instagram karen_j_telling

Books to Read and Learn More About Other People's Experiences

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Do you like to read about other people's experiences of things like mental health, race and chronic illness? Then check out these books!

Thirteen Words volume 1

From funny and uplifting to reflective and sometimes downright depressing this poetic and colorful picture book offers quick glimpses into the author's life and mind. While not always a pretty sight, each illustrated 13-word poem is highly relatable and thought-provoking.

Not taking himself too seriously, in the first of 72 fully illustrated poems the author promises:
"If your looking for meaning behind these words, you'll find a blank page."

Personal and revealing, in one poem the author explains that:
"Secrecy is too tiring so I tell everyone everything; especially the most embarrassing."

A couple pages later he confesses:
"Twisted and tortured in mind, body, and soul, I heroically begin another day."

An adult poetry and picture book.

Free on Kindle Unlimited

Volumes 2 and 3:

   

Books to Scare You

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Do you like reading scary books? Well here are a bunch of horror, thriller and suspense books that you might want to read.

Beth Mac: Part One (GRIM Book 1)

Whether it's the battlefield or the football field, Beth Mac is relentless.

Adored as much as she's feared, Corporal Elizabeth Mackenzie is nothing short of a full-blown enigma. Once awarded the Medal of Honour for her bold and arguably reckless efforts as a soldier, she eventually finds herself inching toward a different type of pedestal — one at Saint Judah's College.

With her eyes on the prize, she's on a mission to take the captaincy, whatever the cost. And one by one her competition violently fall.

Luckily, for Beth Mac, a doting boyfriend and a band of followers are far too easily manipulated for her to have to get her hands dirty. The school has its bets on the Grim Reaper being responsible. After all, that's who carried out the murderous rampage at the school just the year before.

Full of all your classic sorority debauchery, Part One will take you on a journey of mysterious happenings with a down-under twist and a whole lot of slaughter. Bloody, witty and outrageously mad, it's Macbeth like you've never seen it before.

Who knew football could be this deadly?

Free on Kindle Unlimited

Beth Mac: Part Two (GRIM Book 2)

As the newly crowned captain of the college football team, Elizabeth Mackenzie is hell-bent on holding power no matter who or what stands in her way. The biggest challenge of all is keeping her cards close to her chest as suspicions arise around her role in the carnage.

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Shadowmarch

150 micro-tales of a young man who cannot speak, and his day to day interactions with the Supernatural.

Featuring monsters, creatures, and cryptids, from global mythology, a nameless, mystery man lives a life frequently interrupted by the Supernatural.
On dates, at work, at home, on vacation, even while gathering groceries or just using the bathroom.
He navigates the world on the precipice between the mundane and beyond, sometimes aided and sometimes not. However, beneath it all lies questions.
What is real and what is not? What is dangerous and what is misunderstood? Who stalks him through the veils of reality and wishes to remove him from existence?
And how can he protect himself when it all seems to loop back on him and the ones he loves?

Free on Kindle Unlimited

Rightly Wrong or Wrongly Right

Adara doesn't like parties, but as the daughter of the city's local newspaper and new station manager, Dania, she is expected to make social appearances. Her only friend is the family chauffeur and butler, Marshall. Dania shelters Adara and controls every aspect of her life. One day Adara travels to her cousin's house for a celebration. She follows her regular behavior pattern and isolates herself in a corner, talking to no one.

She is interrupted by Dean. She likes the man and agrees to leave the party with him to get fast food. Adara receives a blow to her head from armed robbers and realizes she doesn't want to go home. She spends the night with Dean and returns home the following day to her mother's mansion only to find she can't remember a thing from the night before. Her family thinks Dean assaulted her, but she Slowly remembers differently.

The next day Marshall tells her a story about her birth mother that changes everything. Determined to return to Dean, Adara runs away from her family. Dean realizes a plot within the family to frame him for Adara's amnesia. Adara later recollects the last time she saw her father, and now she wonders what happened to her father that night years before?

Science Fiction Books to Check Out!

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Do you like reading science fiction books? Well here are a bunch of sci-fi books written by indie authors that you need to check out!

Dust & Lightning

In the near future, humans have gone beyond simple space travel. By the year 4054, multiple solar systems are inhabited, and taking a spaceship is as commonplace as taking an aeroplane.

Unfortunately, not everything about the future is so advanced. The central planets, led by Earth, have risen high at the expense of cheap labour on distant worlds. Dissent is widespread and arrests are common. Sometimes prisoners are released; sometimes they disappear without a trace, sent to labour camps in other solar systems.

When Ames Emerys receives a letter telling him that his brother Callum has died en route to the remote planet of Kilnin, he takes the first ship he can off Earth, desperate for answers. But the secrets Ames uncovers prove far more dangerous than he could have imagined.

And trouble isn’t far behind.

Free on Kindle Unlimited

These Violent Nights

Once upon a time, inhabitants of another world tore a hole through the universe and came to Earth. They called themselves Suriias, and rivalled humans in knowledge and skill with one great exception: they had magic.

War followed. Humanity lost. And three hundred years later, humans are on the brink of extinction.

Orphans Thorn and Thistle live in hiding. They are the last of their families, the last of their friends. They scrape by, stealing to survive and living on the streets or hiding in sheds. But even under the brutal regime of the Suriias, there are places where humans can mingle in secret with magical sympathisers, and one night Thistle gets an unexpected offer of marriage from a Suriia with high standing and friends in all the right places. For Thistle, it’s a chance at safety and comfort; for Thorn, it’s a chance to find the ones who killed her parents.

And so the pair move into the capital city of Courtenz. An urban monstrosity of magic and might, false friends and flying cars, drones and death tolls, the new city promises a fresh start – and new love – for both.

But if there’s one thing Thorn knows for certain, it’s that dreams can swiftly turn into nightmares.

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Ground Zero

The world is under invasion from the skycendelvins. The interdimensional beings are building gates, assimilating individuals, and preparing for a takeover. No one realizes this except specific individuals in the government.

The agency hasn't informed Ana of the planned invasion. She is a homeland security agent sent to Mr. And Mrs. Leonard Turner's house to investigate Mrs. Turner. Julianne Turner is a national security threat. Leo falls in love with Ana. His wife hasn't allowed him to touch her for two years and indecently visits other individuals. Leo Turner initiates a divorce and tells Ana he wants to be friends and eventually marry her.

Ana has a dream and later sees a vision of San Francisco exploding. She tells Leo she is an agent sent to watch Mrs turner. The next day they explore Mrs. Turner's quarters only to discover many strange objects and several dates marked in a calendar for September 20th "financial breakdown" and 28th "skyfel."

Two weeks later, Ana and Leo go to Williams to purchase Ana's childhood home. They come home to the letter stating Mrs. Turner is not human. It advises her to disengage immediately. Leo and Ana leave.

They visit the field office the next day, and Mr. Abbott discloses information about the skycendelvins and the plan to destroy the gates to save humanity from the takeover. The self-destruct mechanism is more potent than any bomb humanity has developed. Soon Leo and Ana are in a race against time to escape ground zero before the bomb flattens the San Francisco Bay Area.

Monthly Supporters Showcase #3

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Hi everyone and welcome to another monthly supporters showcase! This is where I share the books and blogs of my Ko-Fi members. Please check out their amazing work!

Rebecca Crunden

Rebecca Crunden is an indie author of fantasy and science fiction who lives in Cork, Ireland.

These Violent Nights

Once upon a time, inhabitants of another world tore a hole through the universe and came to Earth. They called themselves Suriias, and rivalled humans in knowledge and skill with one great exception: they had magic.

War followed. Humanity lost. And three hundred years later, humans are on the brink of extinction.

Orphans Thorn and Thistle live in hiding. They are the last of their families, the last of their friends. They scrape by, stealing to survive and living on the streets or hiding in sheds. But even under the brutal regime of the Suriias, there are places where humans can mingle in secret with magical sympathisers, and one night Thistle gets an unexpected offer of marriage from a Suriia with high standing and friends in all the right places. For Thistle, it’s a chance at safety and comfort; for Thorn, it’s a chance to find the ones who killed her parents.

And so the pair move into the capital city of Courtenz. An urban monstrosity of magic and might, false friends and flying cars, drones and death tolls, the new city promises a fresh start – and new love – for both.

But if there’s one thing Thorn knows for certain, it’s that dreams can swiftly turn into nightmares.

The Man and the Crow

Some witches curse, others are cursed. And sometimes, the cursed want revenge.

Paranormal Romance Books!

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Hi everyone! In this post we will be looking at books that contains paranormal elements and romance! Have you read any of these books?

Haze

When Eliza Owens gets a phone call in the middle of the night from a girl she’s never met, she doesn’t know what to think. The girl introduces herself as Paige, and says she used to date Erik Stern, Eliza’s fiancé. What’s more, she has something important to discuss.

The only problem? Paige has been dead for years.

Believing it to be a sick prank, Eliza tries to force it from her mind until Sam, Eliza’s older sister, tells her she met Paige only a few weeks before. And, according to Sam, Paige has nothing nice to say about Erik.

The fight which follows shatters the lives of everyone involved, and Erik disappears without a trace.

Five years later, Erik returns to town after his father’s death. Old wounds quickly resurface, and with them several burning questions. None the least of which is: Who spoke to Eliza and Sam if it wasn’t Paige? And why?

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A SLICE of Truth

Run, hide, and don't let them get you. Once SLICE gets their hands on you, there is no coming back. They take your family; they kill your friends— all in the name of some twisted scientific authority.

Jax and Jericho Masterson saw firsthand what SLICE could do when they came for their parents. Now on the run, the two are struggling to live in a world neither of them has ever experienced. Being raised off the grid in the woods of the Smokey Mountains has left them without the skills needed to deal with human society, but they will learn... the hard way.

Marris Stratford only wanted to be the best big brother any little girl could ask for. He never did anything to call attention to himself, and always tried to do the right thing. Never would he have thought to be the target of a government agency no one had ever even heard of. With a dead heart, he will save his kind, even if it kills him.

SLICE- Supernatural Laboratories for the Investigation of Chaotic Entities

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Author Interview: Richard Holeman, Horror Author

1. Please introduce yourself (who are you, what genre/s do you write in, what books do you have out)

I write across multiple genres - my earlier books are memoirs, but my fiction leans toward horror, fantasy and whatever genre presents me with an interesting story.

Author Interview: Nooria Tokhi, Author of Romance Novel, Unconditional Love

1. Please introduce yourself (who are you, what genre/s do you write in, what books do you have out)

I am a self-published fiction writer. My romance novel, Unconditional Love is my first release.

2. What are your favourite books?

I have many favourite books that I have read in English, Swedish and Danish.

3. When did you know you wanted to be an author?

I started writing fiction at primary school.

4. What is your favourite part of the writing process? What is your least favourite and how do you get through it?

Revision is my first favourite and editing is my second favourite part of the writing process.

5. What is your writing routine?

I write in my spare time.

6. How do you balance writing (and everything else to do with it) with the rest of your life?

I work full time, (Oral Care), and I am also very busy with my family life, but I spend time writing before bedtime.

7. What inspires you? How do you beat writers block?

I am inspired by the challenges in my life.

Writers block: When I have a block sometimes, I read some of my old stuff, and usually, the biggest thing is to actually sit down and start doing something.

8. How do you keep consistent/write a lot?

I allow myself to be free of expectations and acknowledge that I will let strangers see my beliefs and skills.

9. Does anyone read or edit your work before publication? If so, how did you find them?

With the help of a professional proofreader, edits are my own.

10. Can we have a sneaky look at your future plans?

Book number one is now published and I am working on my second novel.

11. Finally, what advice would you give to other writers (inspiring, those publishing and those published)?

· Write what you want to read

· Always get feedback

· Use strong language

· Write to connect

Links:

· https://www.amazon.com/author/nooria

· https://nooriatokhi.com

· https://twitter.com/NooriaTokhi