A heartwarming chat with multi-award winning, bestselling Canadian author Alexis Marie Chute. Alexis will be launching book one – Above the Star – in her new fantasy trilogy series. She’s having a fabulous book launch party tomorrow, Saturday August 18 at Mosaic Books from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Make sure you head on downtown to Mosaic Books on Bernard tomorrow and say hello to Alexis.
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SHOW NOTES
- Alexis does not live in Kelowna but comes here often to write, dream, enjoy our amazing outdoors and spend time with her family.
- Alexis’ first book Expecting Sunshine is a personal story about tragedy, unimaginable pain from personal loss, and eventual recovery.
- Love of independent bookstores and why she chose Mosaic Books for her launch.
- Self Publishing vs. Traditional vs. Hybrid.
- The magic art of book promotion: word of mouth, public readings including at schools, striking up conversations with people wherever you find them.
- All about the writing process: Scheduling, goal setting. Dealing with procrastination and writer’s block.
- YouTube Series: 80 Days of Writing
- Write or Die app: A procrastination slayer!
- The intricate process of writing a trilogy is exponentially more complex than writing a single tome.
- A great book for creative artists of all kinds: The War of Art
COMMERCIAL BREAK
- Coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder and less than optimal conditions for creative work.
- All about character development
- Do not backspace yourself!
- Writing on Both Sides of The Brain by Henriette Klauser
- National Novel Writing Month (NanoWrimo)
- Writing for a personality type and not an age group
- Alexis gives an overview and even performs a beautiful reading from Above The Star
Alexis nominates Sabrina Fedorak to come on the I Love Kelowna Podcast.
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