Episode 143 – Unstoppable Goals with HB Lyne
In this episode Mark interviews urban fantasy author and podcaster HB Lyne about her fiction, her forthcoming title GOAL SETTING FOR WRITERS, and more.
Prior to the interview, Mark shares comments from recent episodes, a personal update and a word from this episode’s sponsor
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In the interview Holly and Mark talk about:
When and how Holly got into writing in the first place – writing since she could hold a penMaking up stories that her young friend would illustrateWriting screenplays and theatre when when was a teenager, and going off to University with a goal to write and direct moviesWriting her first book and how she wanted to share it straight away, and didn’t want to wait and go through all the hoops, bells, and whistles of traditional publishingHolly’s first series, with four books, and why had to plan on rebranding, despite having had paid for beautiful covers for the first set, as well as brilliantly conceived titlesThe rebranding of the series name, the titles, and the covers and what Holly’s plan is (rapid release of the three books, then the new fourth book in the fall of 2020)Holly’s first non-fiction book, Goal Setting for Writers, which is coming on July 31, 2020The mind-set shift required to move from writing fiction to non-fictionHow Holly does all of her planning doing the bullet journal systemHow, when we write by hand, we retain much more than when we are typingThe challenge of imposter syndromeThe Unstoppable Authors Podcast that Holly co-hosts with Angeline TrevenaAnd more . . .
After the interview Mark shares a reflection on Holly’s rebranding as well as his own recent decision to rebrand a series in the same genre.
He also shares a chance for listeners to win a copy of Holly’s book on goal setting for writers by leaving a comment on this episode by EOD July 31, 2020.
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Patrons are also automatically entered for their own chance to win another copy of the book.
Links of Interest:
HB Lyne’s WebsiteHB Lyne InstagramHB Lyne FacebookUnstoppable Authors PodcastEpisode 142 – Strategies for Launching a Book During a Pandemic with Suzy VadoriEpisode 139 – Dreaming, Singing, and Moving People with Ashley JoanisseFindaway VoicesBlog on Mastering AudioPatreon for Stark Reflections
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H.B. Lyne lives in Yorkshire, UK, with her husband, two children and cat. When not juggling family commitments, she writes dark urban fantasy novels, purging her imagination of its demons. Inspired by the King of Horror himself, Holly aspires to be at least half as prolific and successful and promises to limit herself to only one tome of The Stand-like proportions in her career. Holly is a proud geek, podcaster and bullet journal enthusiast with a knack for organization and getting stuff done.
The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
