S02E33-071 Season Finale
Finding Elara
We will be back on the 7th of January for Season 3 Contact the Team Finding Elara Facebook Group: Discord: BCP Website: BCP Instagram: BCP facebook: Contact Dianna Website: Facebook: (DL Nix) Instagram: Tiktok: Contact Jules Substack: Facebook Author Page: Facebook Group: Discord: jaduxburyauthor Sponsor Info Shadow Lair: Selva’s Ality: Selina Shapland:
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S02E32-070 An essential component with Tony James Slater
Finding Elara
Guest Bio Tony James Slater is an unusual combination of science-fiction author and travel-memoir writer. He is a very, very strange man. He believes himself to be indestructible, despite considerable evidence to the contrary. He is often to be found making strange faces whilst pretending to be attacked by inanimate objects. But perhaps his biggest problem is this: he has a mouth so big he is at risk of swallowing his own head. It is for this reason (amongst others) that he chooses to spend his life far from mainstream civilization, tackling ridiculous challenges and subjecting...
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S02E31-069 The subject is entirely Tony James Slater
Finding Elara
Guest Bio Tony James Slater is an unusual combination of science-fiction author and travel-memoir writer. He is a very, very strange man. He believes himself to be indestructible, despite considerable evidence to the contrary. He is often to be found making strange faces whilst pretending to be attacked by inanimate objects. But perhaps his biggest problem is this: he has a mouth so big he is at risk of swallowing his own head. It is for this reason (amongst others) that he chooses to spend his life far from mainstream civilization, tackling ridiculous challenges and subjecting...
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S02E30-068 Start with the part you love most with RA Sandpiper
Finding Elara
Episode Description Guest Bio R A Sandpiper (she/her) is a British fantasy author from the south of England. She has a law degree she's never used despite spending five years in government-adjacent roles, loves games of all kinds (the nerdier the better), and will always dance at weddings. She's passionate about creating strong and complex characters in unkind and twisting worlds, but despite what she puts them through, there will always be a heart-pounding romance. Her debut trilogy, Amefyre, commencing with A Pocket of Lies, is out now. Her next duology will launch...
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S02E29-067 Not Pronunciation Police with RA Sandpiper
Finding Elara
Guest Bio R A Sandpiper (she/her) is a British fantasy author from the south of England. She has a law degree she's never used despite spending five years in government-adjacent roles, loves games of all kinds (the nerdier the better), and will always dance at weddings. She's passionate about creating strong and complex characters in unkind and twisting worlds, but despite what she puts them through, there will always be a heart-pounding romance. Her debut trilogy, Amefyre, commencing with A Pocket of Lies, is out now. Her next duology will launch with To Touch A Silent...
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S02E28-066 An entire world with Lorna Woulfe
Finding Elara
Guest Bio Lorna Woulfe was born and raised in the state of Ohio. She has lived in such exotic locales as Denver CO, Los Angeles, CA, and Nashville, TN. She is the alter ego of L. Anne Wooley who writes nonfiction under that name. Her pen name was created to honor both sides of her family; Lorna was her maternal grandmother (also a writer ). Woulfe is what Wooley descends from, Ireland is here the clan lived. She's a poet, writer, editor and flutist ; also a jewelry designer. She is a co-admin and co-host of an event called Writer's Night, held via the Facebook group Writer's Night...
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S02E27-065 When things fall into Place with Lorna Woulfe
Finding Elara
Guest Bio Lorna Woulfe was born and raised in the state of Ohio. She has lived in such exotic locales as Denver CO, Los Angeles, CA, and Nashville, TN. She is the alter ego of L. Anne Wooley who writes nonfiction under that name. Her pen name was created to honor both sides of her family; Lorna was her maternal grandmother (also a writer ). Woulfe is what Wooley descends from, Ireland is here the clan lived. She's a poet, writer, editor and flutist ; also a jewelry designer. She is a co-admin and co-host of an event called Writer's Night, held via the Facebook group Writer's Night...
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S02E26-064 White is for mourning with Elizabeth Chaffin
Finding Elara
Guest Bio Elizabeth Chaffin is the creator of Bearded Rat Mysteries, through which she has written over 14 digital-download murder mystery games that have been sold around the world. She is also the author of two novels, Dead Man's Swamp and Newfangled Madness, published under the name E. M. Chaffin. Both books feature homeschooled protagonists and explore themes of friendship, courage, and the pursuit of truth. She lives in Oklahoma, USA with her own personal creatures Paisley and Tricki Woo. She enjoys eating mashed potatoes, adventuring to beautiful places,...
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S02E25-063 The way to it is through it with Elizabeth Chaffin
Finding Elara
Guest Bio Elizabeth Chaffin is the creator of Bearded Rat Mysteries, through which she has written over 14 digital-download murder mystery games that have been sold around the world. She is also the author of two novels, Dead Man's Swamp and Newfangled Madness, published under the name E. M. Chaffin. Both books feature homeschooled protagonists and explore themes of friendship, courage, and the pursuit of truth. She lives in Oklahoma, USA with her own personal creatures Paisley and Tricki Woo. She enjoys eating mashed potatoes, adventuring to beautiful places,...
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S02E24-062 Pink, Sun and Sleeping Beauty with Poppy Solomon
Finding Elara
Guest Bio Poppy Rose Solomon's novels are inspired by both her coastal childhood in Queensland and her love of escaping into magical worlds. Her debut series is four-book YA fantasy saga Woken Kingdom. She's also a professional editor and loves to help other authors cultivate their voice and tell their story. You'll often find her posting rosy-filtered pictures or yapping about publishing on social media. Find her at Poppy's Pages Editing .com or @PoppysVintageBooks. Links Contact Poppy Website: Instagram: Tiktok: Things you can enter TREASURE...
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Selina Shapland is a certified fiction book coach who uses her developmental editing knowledge and skills to guide aspiring authors through the shadows of storytelling. She has studied fiction since 2008, and she writes paranormal mysteries, romance and horror too.
Angels, demons, ghosts, psychics, spirits, vampires, witches, werewolves and monsters populate her stories. Gods and Goddesses grace her fiction pages and she loves sprinkling magic throughout her fictional worlds.
The worlds Selina creates often intersect with our world, but there's always something lurking on the other side of the veil to be discovered by her lead characters.
In Selina’s writing world, the paranormal is normal, mysteries plague her latest work in progress, and sweet to medium heat romance connects enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, and old crushes with new levels of love with a dash of spice.
She lives in Holbrook NSW with her leading man. She’s a poodle mumma, a cat servant and an art dabbler.
Links
Contact Selina
Website: https://empoweredwords.com.au
Email: selina@empoweredwords.com.au
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/selinashapland_dev_editor
Substack: https://empoweredwordsfictioncoach.substack.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/selina.shapland.empowered.words
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WHATS IN THE CHEST
From Selina: Tarot reading for character development on zoom.
From Angela: 2x Ebooks for 2 winners (both books each)
Elanor and the Song of the Bard and The golden dragon awakens.
From Jessie: Access to her Book Blurb Magic Course.
From BCP:2 x $25 Voucher
Treasure chest Give-away 2: (open 17/06/2025 closes 19/07/2025)
https://www.bushlandcastleproductions.com/treasure-chest
Otherworldly emergence Novella: (Open 05/07/2025 Closes 27/07/2025) https://www.bushlandcastleproductions.com/emergence
Contact the Team
Finding Elara Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingElara
Discord : https://discord.gg/Ap8EWpPn
BCP Website: www.bcpcreative.com.au
BCP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bcp.creative/
BCP Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bcpcreative
Contact Dianna
Website: www.dlnix.com
Facebook: (DL Nix) https://www.facebook.com/Faepatriantales
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/findingelara/
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@findingelarapodcast
Sponsor Info
Book Reality https://bookreality.com/
Shadow Lair: https://ko-fi.com/findingelara
Show Notes
- World Building: What is the universe the character is in.
- Starts with the character first and their history.
- Writing contemporary – still need to worldbuild.
- Worldbuilding is layered
- Play: Sookie entering her office
- Talked about the trauma you need to give your characters.
- Has a soft spot for parallel world stories.
- Pre-Plots her stories
- Explores different genres depending on her mood.
- Likes to have pictures of settings for inspiration.
Quotes By Selina
Every Character I write starts out with a little bit of me
The world needs to serve the story
Fast Fire Questions
- What is your favourite Colour? Red
- What is your favourite thing to draw Sun or Moon? Moon
- Would you prefer to live near a Beach or River? Beach
- What is your dream Holiday destination? Scotland
- What is your favourite Fairytale? The ugly Duckling
Linking to Elara
Garry: Can a zombie and a ghost come from the same person? Yes, she thinks they could. Because if the person at the time of passing the soul separated from their physical form, so you would be able to have the ghost and then body is reanimated then it could definitely be a zombie.
Ari : What’s you’re go to advice when people are stuck in the shadows? Depends on the scenario. Recommends reaching out to a coach and having that conversation. Check you haven’t written yourself into a corner by writing a tangent. Tangents are often where you end up in the shadows.
Ari: What’s your favourite monster and Why? Vampires. Because they are romantic and dangerous. Complex characters.
Joel: How much of your storyline is dictated by the lore of the creatures? Depends on the character position in the story. If it is a main character it is super important.
DL: What is your favourite otherworldly emergence storyline? Fan of Harry Potter. Loving the Dark Gothic at the moment, but enjoys a mix of different Genres.