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Interview: Dianna

Ian Andrew for Fiction and Ian Hooper for memoirs and Poems
Started the Indie Author Book fair has lots of help
First book, a time to every purpose
Was lucky to have book reviewed and sold well.
Because of the coverage build confidence
Ran a training course and then then was asked to help others
Has helped over 120 books.
Trad publishes under Leschenault press
Didn't understand the scope of self publishing until he tried it.
Made all the mistakes on his ones and then knew for the others
Describe 5 words: Detailed, Research Driven with Comedy
Advice: Take your time and hire professional that do the stuff you cannot
Indie Author book fair. If one can't join them, beat them
Most Indies don't get invited and this is a space for Indies
Book reality: Great Stories from Great Writers
Want stories that are engaging and people want to read
Commercial Viability is second.
Need to be able to take editorial advice.

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Guest Bio:

Ian Hooper grew up in the coastal town of Larne, Northern Ireland. He joined the Royal Air Force at age eighteen and worked initially as an aircraft technician before being commissioned as an Intelligence Officer. After serving for two decades, he and his Australian wife relocated to the southwest of Western Australia.

In 2014, writing under the pen name of Ian Andrew, his first novel, A Time to Every Purpose, was released to critical acclaim, and in 2018, the first of his 'Wright and Tran' crime series, Face Value, won the Publishers Weekly Booklife prize for fiction. In 2024, his poem, Just Enough won the Shore Lines writing for performance prize.

He is now the executive director of independent publisher, Leschenault Press and its imprint, The Book Reality Experience, as well as being an author, editor and ghost-writer. In addition, he is the co-founder of the international series of independent author book fairs. A fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, he holds qualifications in management, training, and learning design as well as a master's in creative writing.

Living in rural Western Australia, surrounded by a resident mob of kangaroos, he is currently working on the next novel in the Wright & Tran series of detective stories.

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