Fluff & Poops

April is World Autism Awareness Month, and in a world that still struggles with inclusion, acceptance, and understanding, it seems more important that ever to talk about autism awareness. Ultimately, autism awareness takes a variety of forms, so when it comes to being authors who have both feet firmly in the world of autism, it’s impossible not to talk about it. Admittedly, talking about it in a…

Here’s a question you rarely ask yourself when reading a book: I wonder if there is a fantasy horoscope for that and what my sign would be. Understandably, this may not be the first idea that comes to your mind. But, when you think about it, in everyday life, we all know someone who has built their entire understanding of life based on horoscope signs. Maybe you are that person. I can safely…

We’ve met with Jodie from the Motivated Savages Indie Bookstore and we’ve got news! When it comes to indie books, it’s hard to get a visible spot in a bookstore. In fact, there are so many books being published every year that it sometimes feels like an impossible challenge as an independent author.  Ultimately, there are approximately between 2.2 and 4 million new book titles being published…

I support indie authors, but my physical TBR list is too long! I support indie authors, but I’m on a book ban.  I support indie authors, but I can’t buy too many books.We know. And, as much as indie authors want to become a bestseller overnight, we also appreciate that with thousands of books to choose from, even the most enthusiastic readers will need to be selective. Besides, reading books…

When you read books in their original language, you don’t always think about the process of book translation. As it happens, my family and most of the friends I made before living in the UK do not speak English proficiently.  Sure, they have a sufficient grasp of the language for basic interactions with Paul. One of my aunts knows precisely one English word, grapefruit, and she will have an…

One of our readers from Denmark did a master’s degree in translation. She is passionate about the meaning of words and how they can be woven together to create a specific atmosphere. She’s also an enthusiastic reader with a solid literary background.  So when she reached out and we started talking, the conversation naturally evolved towards other books, and that’s when she mentioned books that…

If you are a writer, chances are you’ve been trying to get on the good side of BookTok users. BookTokkers are influential profiles on TikTok who produce focused content on books. Sounds like a good idea on paper — assuming it is still relevant to talk about paper in a world that is growing more and more digital. Sounds like a good idea in pixels may be a fairer description.  Truly, it should…

A lot of fantasy books have a thing about characters’ names. They are often the most obscure thing you could find, featuring random combinations of letters that would score high at a Scrabble game but that seem impossible to pronounce or remember.  Unfortunately, this is often the curse of the fantasy world. Erase the rules, and writers go wild. Naturally, these weird characters’ names come with…

What are friends to writers? When we were still in the writing process, we thought producing a story we could be happy with was the hardest part.  Then we moved on to the querying trenches, and we decided that this was a lot more difficult than just writing a story.   Finally, we got to publish the book, and then we assumed everything was over.  In reality, this was only the beginning.…

Early October, we attended our very first book fair as published authors. Needless to say (but I’m still going to say it nonetheless), it was an exciting and equally stressful experience.  Exciting because for the first time, we’d be sitting next to other authors in the middle of an event dedicated only to writers and their books. It feels almost illegal to be here, among people vastly more…

One of the best parts of writing a book is getting to talk about it with readers who are just as excited about stories as we are. Recently, we had the chance to do exactly that on the brilliant Teen Girl Talk podcast. This has been the first time we got to talk about The Dead Shadow with real readers. Mind you, this wasn’t the first interview we’ve had. But it had been the first interview run by…

We keep spreading the word and telling everyone about The Dead Shadow. As indie authors, it feels awkward to constantly be thinking about self-promotion, even though, unfortunately, there is no other alternative at the moment! There are a lot of places where UK readers could get their hands on The Dead Shadow. But if you want to make the purchase really special, we’d like to recommend buying from…

As we’re reaching out to readers beyond the United Kingdom, we’re really excited to see how far the story of our magical Shadow can travel. Today, where US readers can buy The Dead Shadow.  We were really excited to discover that our book has been crossing the ocean and finding readers in the United States. So, if you follow us on social, you are probably wondering if you can buy The Dead Shadow…

The Dead Shadow has been out for barely a week and the first book reviews are in. Did we read them? Yes.   Do we wish we hadn’t? No. But we think we should now stop focusing on book reviews. It is a weird feeling to put your story out there and have complete strangers read it and then post their opinions online. It does feel a little alien when you think about it. As a writer, you spend a lot…