Description

Episode Description 8

Show Notes:

Interview 1 - Paul

First Book fair.
Plans for the series to have 5 books
Never read growing up until about 17
Hobby while working FIFO
Wrote 2 book in a year while working
Great community in the fiction world
Went into publishing blind had so much support from authors and family
Used Arc Readers, friends and family before publishing.
5 words: Magical, Mysterious, Exciting, Adventurous and Familiar
Likes writing on the couch with the dog

Interview 2 - Chris

Complicated process
Inspiration - Lives in a modern world and wanted to write about what supernatural elements don't have
Humans are inferior in her world
Writing process changed during the telling.
Has plot twist in the story that has surprised readers.

Where the Excerpt Came From:

Snippet from Chapter 1 of Mystic City Souls and Spirits

Guest Bio:

Isabelle Fleay is an Australian author with a passion for all things romantasy, supernatural intrigue, and epic worldbuilding. Obsessed with weaving cinematic stories onto the page, she draws inspiration from the films and shows that spark her imagination, bringing to life tales of gods, spirits, and star-crossed fates.

Her debut series, Mystic City, is a love letter to the genres she adores—blending dark urban fantasy, murder mystery, and slow-burn romance into a world where the line between the living and the dead is razor-thin.

When she's not writing, you can find her brainstorming new stories with her partner and her dog at all hours of the day, sipping hot chocolate, travelling with friends or painting as she teaches art classes on the side!

Follow her writing journey on instragram, izzyfleaywrites and immerse yourself in the phantoms, Gods, and secrets of Mystic City.

Booklist:

Mystic City Souls and Spirits