IBF25 096 - Vanessa Joyce Minisode - (Finding Elara) Podcast Details

Description

Show Notes:

Interview: Dianna

Been writing since 16 - thriller and romance
Sitting with Son Cayden who has kids books
Describe: Outside box, big on merch, like big events, explore different genres
Writes what she wants to read
Plenty of books planned for both in the future
Self pub: was more effort than she thought.
Advice: Easy to get overwhelmed but take time and research.
EDIT EDIT EDIT
When you are happy with your story, be happy with your story.
Merch: Book marks. Bags. Hats Pillows.

Interview: Chris

Blood of the Titan is more of a journey.
Has war based theme but still has the tropes people expect
Read books are for escape.
Choosing what to write: what we want to read.
Only writes things that she likes.
Dark fantasy is escapism
Discovery writer

Where the Excerpt Came From:

Home of the Harpies

Guest Bio:

Vanessa Joyce is an Australian author based in Western Australia, where she lives with her fiancé and their two children. After writing for 20 years, storytelling has been a lifeline. Her writing spans multiple series across fantasy, dystopian, contemporary, and dark fiction, including Titan Realms. Her epic fantasy world of Titans, dragons, harpies, and woven realms. Titan Realms was a six-year labor of love, something she built layer by layer through grief, resilience, rage, and hope. It continues to grow with each book and is the heart of her work and the world he will return to again and again.

She began publishing her debut novel in her mid-twenties, starting with a dystopian werewolf short-story series Hunter's Moon, Which has ranked as an Amazon Best Seller multiple times and is known for its raw realism, emotional intensity, and unflinching approach to survival and humanity.

Collaborating with J.R. Prosser on the novelette A Killer Ride, allowed her to lean into darker themes in a world of murder and a lot of chaos.

While writing Home of the Harpies, it became clear to her early on that her fantasy worlds demanded a visual structure. That need gave rise to my work as a fantasy map illustrator, and I've since created maps for a wide range of authors. What began as a practical tool became another storytelling language that connected her across the world with other authors. A tool that now allows readers to see a world before they ever step into it.

Writing, however, remains her first love. She stays deeply involved in the global writing community, collaborating with readers, writers, and artists to create immersive experiences through books, illustrated maps, art illustrations and collector-focused merchandise tied to her series.

Her roots are in horror, tension, and emotional stakes, but refuses to be boxed in. You'll find fantasy, romance, brutality, tenderness, and the occasional indulgence in smut woven through her work. She believes stories should make you feel something, even if it's uncomfortable. She writes boldly, honestly, and without apology, because the worlds she built demand it.

Booklist:

Hunter's Moon series (V.J. Garland)

Hunters Moon
Jax's Retribution
The Precinct
Caged
Omnibus Editions (Vanessa Joyce)

Blood of the Titan Duology (Vanessa Joyce)

Blood of the Titan
Home of the Harpies

Music Magic and Courage (Kaedyn Christian)

Amazon Link:

V. J. Garland

https://www.amazon.com.au/stores/Vanessa-J-Garland/author/B0B5P9Z38Q?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

Vaness Joyce https://www.amazon.com.au/stores/author/B0F1N13FDR/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=97f07a94-8e39-4c08-ba6f-325fec3a0528&ref_=aufs_ap_ahdr_dsk_aa

Kaedyn Christian

https://www.amazon.com.au/Music-Magic-Courage-Kaedyn-Christian/dp/B0F1YCB14H/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.mTB1sDtPS2jcejhMFQvdgdRYgtd02gF4FoOyPvWntKE.t5cREmLyrJZ7FQ1lAfrdW9c6mWQQakFimfjvsSndFfA&dib_tag=se&qid=1770019139&refinements=p_27%3AKaedyn+Christian&s=books&sr=1-1&text=Kaedyn+Christian

Links

Contact

Website: https://www.vjgarland.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vanessa_joyce_author/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vanessa.carino.5

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vanessajoyce89

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