The Real Costs to Self-Publish a Book Guest Post on the Reading...Dreaming Blog!

Hey guys

It has been an interesting few days and my day job has really taken over all of my spare time but I am happy to announce I have done another Guest Post, which will hopefully help more of those who want to go into the self-publishing industry.

I want to thank Ruty at the Reading...Dreaming Blog for giving me the opportunity to discuss this topic and to provide my own experiences of this unique journey.

For more information on the advantages (and disadvantages) of self-publishing a book, the real costs on trying to self-publish your work and a breakdown of the profits you would get if you published on Amazon and Smashwords (eBooks only), please click on the link below.

Please Click Here to read the Guest Post on the Reading...Dreaming Blog 

I want to say another big thank you again to Ruty at the Reading...Dreaming Blog and I hope to work with her further in the future.

Happy reading everyone! ;-)

Writing vs. The Holiday Festivities Guest Post

Hey Everyone

Along with doing Author Interviews and trying to balance my day job with my writing, I completed a Guest Post at Christmas, which discussing the issues self-published authors face over the festive period.

Although it discusses the Christmas holidays, it can apply to all holidays and outlines my difficulties with trying to remain focused on writing, helpful hints and tips on trying to stay organised, getting creative and using the holidays as inspiration for your stories, plus much more!

It was very trying to ignore the egg nog, and sweet treats, when trying to write the next chapter of my latest book but it is possible (even for someone with such little willpower as myself when it comes to becoming distracted by all unhealthy delights! lol) and I have found some easy ways to do it.

Click Here to read my Guest Post on the Between the Pages Blog

I would like to thank April on the Between the Pages Blog for giving me the opportunity to discuss this topic and I hope to work with her further in the future.

Happy Reading!

Author Interview by Horror Maiden's Book Review Blog

It's the start of the weekend and I'm so happy to kick it off with this Author Interview by Angela on the Horror Maiden's Book Review Blog.

This week has been so tiring with working my full time job, trying to do some more chapters of my Teen Fiction story, 'Love Bite' and my car deciding to throw a wobbly and not start due to the cold UK weather.

So, it was so refreshing to get the link to my Author Interview to remember the fun I had answering Angela's questions.

To find out more about why I write? Where my ideas come from? Future Plans and much more, please click the link below.

Click Here to read the Author Interview on Horror Maiden's Book Review Blog

I want to give a big thank you to Angela at Horror Maiden's Book Review Blog and I hope to work with her further in the future.

Happy Reading Guys!

Author Interview by Katie's Corner Blog

Happy Monday, my Magical Friends!

I feel like I have been in a dream world for the past two weeks and have come crashing back down to earth with a big bang!

The holidays have been amazing with communicating with readers and participating in author interviews and guest posts with some amazing bloggers but now I have gone back to my day job, and have to go back to writing part time, I am a little sad. :-(

I love teaching but it has been amazing to work full time on my writing and hope I can continue to be organised with my work and communicating quickly with the readers, fans and bloggers, so I can continue this passion and reveal more about myself through the interviews and guest posts.

On that note, I am happy to announce I have had the opportunity to participate in another Author Interview on Katie's Corner blog and would like to thank Katie for the time to go through the fun questions!

Click below to find out more about the first story I ever read and the impact it had on me, the first book I wrote and what my desk currently looks like.

Click Here to read the Author Interview on Katie's Corner Blog

I would like to say a huge thank you again to Katie at Katie's Corner Blog for the opportunity and I hope to work with her further in the future.

Happy Reading!

Author Interview by A Cheeky Book Addict's Thoughts!

Hey everyone!

Well it's the first day of 2016 and I am happy to announce my first author interview of the year.

Amongst the celebrations of yesterday, I have been able to start the year as I mean to go on by focusing on my work and regularly updating my social media sites.

I am happy to say Sophie at A Cheeky Book Addict's Thoughts blog has given me the opportunity to do an author interview and I must admit it is a nice start to the year.

Click below to find out more about why I became an author, my writing style and the books I am aiming to read this year.

Click Here to read the Author Interview on the Cheeky Book Addict's Thoughts blog

I would like to say a big thank you to Sophie at A Cheeky Book Addict's Thoughts blog for the opportunity and I hope to work with her further in the future.

Happy New Year everyone!

YouTube Book Trailers

Hello my magical friends!

I have decided to start afresh with my YouTube channel and, with the new platform, I am also in the process of creating new book trailers for Split Blood: The Ancient Codex - Part One and Split Blood - Rise of the Wolf.

I will continue to produce book trailers for future books, just before I publish them on Amazon and Smashwords, and will keep you all informed of new trailers and book news on this blog.

So, please subscribe to this blog for up-to-date news on upcoming books, interviews, guest posts, tours and all information relating to my YA fantasy work.

Please click on the link below to my YouTube channel and support me by Subscribing to find out more information on my book trailers, my favourite movies and my personalised playlists (a list of songs that help me find inspiration for my scenes and characters in my stories).

Click Here and Subscribe to my YouTube Channel

Thank you for the support and have a great day / night! :-)

Author Interview by The Book Junkie Blog

Hey Magical Friends!

I have had the opportunity to do a Christmas Themed Author Interview on The Book Junkie blog and it was great to get into the Christmas spirit as well as reveal more about myself and my work.

Click Here to read the Author Interview on The Book Junkie Blog

Click here to find out more about my books, what I was like in high school, my upcoming book and what the main character for the upcoming book would like as an ideal Christmas present.

A big thank you to Laura at The Book Junkie blog for the opportunity and I hope to work with her further in the future.

Hope you enjoy it!

Happy Holidays!

Author Interview by The Ultimate Fan Blog

Happy Holidays my Magical friends!

I hope you are enjoying the pre festive cheer (if you celebrate Christmas) and if you do not celebrate it, I hope you are having a fun time with your nearest and dearest!

I will be posting more tomorrow, however I would just like to give a big thank you to Lisa at The Ultimate Fan Blog for hosting an interview and I look forward to working with her further in the future.

Click Here to Read my Author Interview on The Ultimate Fan Blog

Even though I have participated in a few interviews in the past, it is still quite nerve-racking to answer the questions to make sure I sound sane and am not trying to shove promotional links down the readers throat!

So far, all the interviewers have been amazing giving me direction and great questions to work with so I feel comfortable revealing more about myself and interests, instead of it fully being focused on my books.

I like to show the person behind the writing, so the readers can see where my influences and inspirations come from and I hope I get that across in these interviews.

I also love to speak with fans, new and current readers and bloggers to answer any of their questions and to speak about other interests (e.g. on my previous interview, a reader commented on his mutual interest in Anime and it was great to connect with him about my favourite Anime films and recommend some that he may enjoy).

So, that is all for tonight and I will be back tomorrow.

Stay Magical, Blessed and Happy! :-)

Read a Sample of Chapter One for all Published Books

Hi guys,

Sorry I haven't posted for a while, however I have been concentrating on writing, finding some type of funding to help with self publishing the other books in the Split Blood series and also maintaining my daily life.

I have also updated this blog and changed the website to make it easier to navigate through and find information on each book.


I have also posted samples of chapter one for each book on the website and will do this with future works.


Please click on the links below for samples of Chapter One for each book:

The Orcus Games: Blood Moon 

(Book 1 in The Orcus Games Trilogy)

The Orcus Games: Mistress V 

(Book 2 in The Orcus Games Trilogy)

The Orcus Games: New Awakening 

(Book 3 in The Orcus Games Trilogy)

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Split Blood: The Ancient Codex - Part One

(Book 1 in the Split Blood series)

Split Blood: Rise of the Wolf

(Book 2 in the Split Blood series)

Wattpad Stories

Hey Everyone,

Wattpad is a fantastic way to share and find new stories in a number of genres and I absolutely love speaking to fellow authors on there as not only can you find amazing discussions to get involved in but you can also find lots of inspiration and help with all topics related to writing.

My username on Wattpad is FantasyFairy and I will be giving my followers a sample of some of the books published, however I will also be writing books solely for Wattpad.

I will be posting the links of all my Wattpad Stories on this page, so if you need to know if I have posted a new story or updated a story which is already on there (or if you just wanted to say 'HI') - this is the place to visit!

So if you are a Wattpad Member, then why not:

• Click on the links below, 
• Have a read of my stories on Wattpad, 
• Share your thoughts and opinions by making a Comment, 
• If you like it don't forget to Vote and; 
• If you really like my work then why not Follow Me (I always try to follow back!)

My Wattpad Stories (So Far...)

• Love Bite (Love Bite Series #1)

• The Orcus Games: Blood Moon (#1) - COMPLETED

• The Orcus Games: Mistress V (#2)

• The Orcus Games: New Awakening (#3)

• Split Blood: The Ancient Codex - Part One (#1) - COMPLETED

• Split Blood: Rise of the Wolf (#2)

Jump on the broomstick and Join the Split Blood magical journey from the beginning...

Self published authors get a rough deal, don’t they?

If it is not complaint’s in negative reviews about weak storylines, no character development, spelling mistakes, grammar and punctuation problems, etc; it is bloggers, newspapers or radio, who will not touch a self published author because it is inconceivable that there could be a diamond in the rough just waiting to shine!

However, so far, the reviews I have received for my recently published stories (Split Blood: The Ancient Codex - Part One and The Orcus Games trilogy) have been fantastically positive and my readers have so far enjoyed these unique YA Fantasy storylines.

It is because of this positive feedback that I ask for your support in helping me complete the ‘Split Blood’ series with the same high quality and distinctive storylines by donating only $1 (to help reach the $5,000 goal) on either RocketHub, Indiegogo or Kickstarter.

Split Blood on RocketHub

Split Blood on Indiegogo

Split Blood on Kickstarter

I would really like to complete this series as it would show that not all self published authors produce below average books and that we do not need to suffer the pain of constant rejection from the traditional literary agencies to show we can produce an amazing YA Fantasy book series by going off the traditional route!

I have attempted to create a promotional video to show the current constraints of my budget, however, with your help this magical experience could be so much more!

How the Contributions will be used?

1) Editing and proofreading the other 5 books in the series so I can publish them quicker

2) Book trailer for the 1st and 2nd book in the 'Split Blood' series (pre production, hiring equipment to film the trailer, post production)

3) Marketing (book covers for the 5 books in the series, promotional work, etc)

In order to make these dreams into a reality, I ask for support with funding these projects from you!

Whether it be $1 or $500, every penny will help!

To donate funds to these projects, please press the PayPal button to the right hand side of the page and be a part of this unique YA Fantasy revolution from the beginning.

Thank you so much for your support, be one of the 1st to join the ‘Split Blood’ revolution and do not forget to get your perks for contributing to this amazing YA Urban Fantasy Romance journey!

ALSO DON’T FORGET TO SPREAD THE WORD WITH FRIENDS AND FELLOW YA URBAN FANTASY BOOK LOVERS (AND THE LINKS) WHO WANT TO SEE THIS UNIQUE SEXY SERIES PROGRESS FURTHER

FREE YA READ & REVIEW OFFER

Hello everyone,

I recently celebrated my birthday and I started to feel generous! lol

I am offering 5 lucky YA fans the opportunity to win a free ebook copy of, "Split Blood: The Ancient Codex - Part One"

Support this YA author and taste the magical romance in this fresh, sexy, alluring tale of forbidden love!

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SPLIT BLOOD: THE ANCIENT CODEX - PART ONE by Louise Herman

Genre: YA Urban Fantasy Romance

Split Blood: The Ancient Codex - Part One

Book Description

When Faith’s mother starts organising the second stage of her arranged marriage to wizard, Damien, Faith knew she needed to escape, so she used her school as a place to retreat.

Throughout her after school duties, she meets the intense, alluring Rohan, who changes her life forever.

With his ice cold skin, transfixing eyes and enchanting voice, Rohan took hold of Faith’s heart and soul as soon as they looked at each other.

She knew it was wrong.

They were from two different circles and if the Elder’s found out, the consequences would be catastrophic for all involved, but the more time they spent together, the stronger they’re love grew, until one day someone sees them...

Will their love be strong enough to combat their conflicting mythical needs? And what will they do when Faith is dealt a life threatening blow that forces her to make a heartbreaking decision?

INTENSELY PASSIONATE WITH EXTRAORDINARY TWISTS AND TURNS, SPLIT BLOOD IS A LOVE STORY WITH A DARK MYTHICAL DIFFERENCE

Be one of the first 5 people to win a free copy of this ebook to Read and Review! 

It would be appreciated if all reviews could be posted on Goodreads, Smashwords and Amazon. 

Formats available: PDF, mobi, ePub

All reviews should be completed and posted within 4 weeks after you receive your copy of the ebook.

Email us your Name, email address and format required to: The Split Blood email Address

I would love to build up a team of reviewers for each book in this series and should this offer be successful, I will do the same offer for each book in the Split Blood Series to show my appreciation!


Thank you my Magical Friends!

NOTE: Subscribe to the Split Blood Blog to keep up to date with new books, news and giveaways from Louise Herman!

Split Blood: The Ancient Codex - Part One is now on Smashwords!

Split Blood: The Ancient Codex - Part One has now been published on Smashwords and you can read Chapter One for FREE on Wattpad.

The Description

When Faith’s mother starts organising the second stage of her arranged marriage to wizard, Damien, Faith knew she needed to escape, so she used her school as a place to retreat.

Throughout her after school duties, she meets the intense, alluring Rohan, who changes her life forever.

With his ice cold skin, transfixing eyes and enchanting voice, Rohan took hold of Faith’s heart and soul as soon as they looked at each other.

She knew it was wrong.

They were from two different circles and if the Elder’s found out, the consequences would be catastrophic for all involved, but the more time they spent together, the stronger they’re love grew, until one day someone sees them...

Will their love be strong enough to combat their conflicting mythical needs? And what will they do when Faith is dealt a life threatening blow that forces her to make a heartbreaking decision?

INTENSELY PASSIONATE WITH EXTRAORDINARY TWISTS AND TURNS, SPLIT BLOOD IS A LOVE STORY WITH A DARK MYTHICAL DIFFERENCE

Happy Reading :)

Split Blood: The Ancient Codex - Part One on Smashwords

Split Blood: The Ancient Codex - Part One Chapter One on Wattpad

Welcome to The Split Blood World!!!

Hi everyone and thank you for taking the time to read my blog!

Well after months of working into the early hours of the morning and using hot chocolate and cookies as my 'staying awake' kick and proud to announce I have finally published the first novel in a six part YA Urban Fantasy Romance series called, 'Split Blood: The Ancient Codex - Part One' and I hope you all enjoy it.

If you like reading fantasy novels which take you on a magical journey of suspense, action, romance and illusion...then this is the novel for you.

With witchcraft, vampires, werewolves and an intriguing fairy (or two), this novel should make you feel like you are joining Faith and Rohan on their quest to have a 'happily ever after'.

Hope you enjoy my Mythical Friends!