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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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 Quills for over 11 years now. Also a 16-year veteran of NaNoWriMo and has run many workshops on Nano prep including the history of NaNoWrimo, tips Character Creation, Plotting and Outlining and, of course, World Building. She is published in multiple anthologies with both short stories and poetry. Her latest is a poem in Ohio Bard's Poetry Anthology 2025
Links
Contact Lorna
Instagram: @velvetdelenn
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LornaWoulfeAuthor/
Discord: Lisa 089480
Things you can enter
TREASURE CHEST GIVEAWAY
From Poppy: 1 e-copy of Woken Kingdom and d1 e-copy of How to edit your own novel.
From Elizabeth: Winners Choice of any 1 thing from her etsy store/a copy of her book.
From Lorna: A winners choice of one of her Anthologies
From BCP: 2x A copy of one of the BCP Low/Medium Content Journal range
Treasure chest Give-away 3: (open 30/07/2025 closes 8/10/2025)
https://www.bushlandcastleproductions.com/treasure-chest
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 facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577758720164
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
Contact Jules
Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=j%20a%20duxbury
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3357069671029525
Discord: jaduxburyauthor
Sponsor Info
Shadow Lair: https://ko-fi.com/findingelara
Selva’s Ality: https://www.facebook.com/awakinningality
Selina Shapland: https://empoweredwords.com.au/
Show Notes
- Creating a playground for your characters.
- Worldbuilding can be a character on its own.
- The essential worldbuilding handbook by scribe forge
- SFWA
- Sack the towel is play character
- Always need s to work on Character and plot.
- You can go as deep into the world as you want, but keep in mind what needs to be in the story.
- There is only 1 character that was like Lorna and it was cathartic.
- Has written an poem and impact statement for court and it was helpful.
- External people can sometimes be a lilfeline, sometimes the opposite.
- Was horse crazy growing up.
Fast Fire Questions
- What’s your favourite Colour? Green
- Would you rather draw a Sun or a Moon? Moon
- Would you prefer to live near the beach or a river? Beach
- Dream Holiday Destination? Italy
- Favourite Fairy Tale? Snow White
Linking to Elara
1. Steph: Regarding writing, poetry and playing the flute (presuming she writes the music), how do you know when a piece is truly finished? How do you deal with writers/creative block?
a. When there is no more writing to do. You’re happy with the story. Have others read it. Use text to voice.
2. What is a piece of advice you swear by and one you ignore/ disagree with?
a. Writing down to the bones by Natalie Goldburg talks about monkey mind.
b. Sir Terry Pratchet: Get story down.
c. Just keep writing, Find Joy in what you do. She sees Editing like a Jigsaw puzzle. Become friends with it, ignore the naysayers.
3. Selena: I would love to know more about her experience with anthologies and how they have helped her develop her writing. Also, how does Lorna use poetry to develop her creative writing craft?
a. Practice.
4. What are Lorna’s best tips for getting into the flow for poetry writing? What tips does Lorna have for creating monsters or characters from non-human backgrounds and making them intriguing to pull readers into their stories?
a. Short story, smaller space with impact.
5. Ryan: Where does she get her poetry inspiration from? What has been her favorite thing to write?
a. Nature
b. NaHiWrimo
c. A poem a day – (Guy who wrote Writer Market)
6. Garry: Dose she play D&D and if so is she a bard? What is her favourite K-Pop Demon Hunter Song? (Moot)
a. DND Adventures. Discussed different characters she has played.
7. DL: When you are writing a short story or Novella there are so many edits that you have to go through to get the story just right, do you think with Poetry the words are more considered before the even meet the page?
a. Same Same
Bibliography:
Still in print:
Cracks in the tapestry / Warps in the Tapestry. Her poem was the back cover in cracks in the tapestry.
https://www.amazon.com/Cracks-Tapestry-Arthur-David-ebook/dpB07H69PCT
https://www.amazon.com/Warps-Tapestry-Arthur-David-ebook/dp/B08YJK2NHM
The Longest Nightwatch Vol. 2.
An anthology dedicated to raising funds for Alzheimer's research. It was an honor of Sir Terry Pratchett. Her story was under L. Anne Wooley at the time.
https://www.amazon.com/Longest-Night-Watch-Alzheimers-Association/dp/1537773755
Pride Park
This one she edited partially, helped finish and get published. She also wrote the forward.
This was written in honor of the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting.
https://www.amazon.com/Pride-Park-Anthology-support-freedom-ebook/dp/B07DBH4S1L
Ohio Bard's poetry anthology 2023-2024 and 2025.
https://www.amazon.com/Ohio-Bards-Poetry-Anthology-2024/dp/B0DH2HVV35
https://www.amazon.com/Ohio-Bards-Poetry-Anthology-2025/dp/B0F63QZNZW
COLLABORATION WITH Jamie Winters
These Little Lovelies: https://www.amazon.sg/These-Little-Lovelies-Haiku-Collection/dp/B0B36DSCDT
Under L. Anne Wooley
Fandom Universe: A Galaxy Far Far Away.
“Star Wars Memories.”
Her first Anthology
Lupis Animus: https://www.amazon.com/Lupus-Animus-Anthology-Miss-Goodall/dp/1499793634
Socials:
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B01M61BBLG
Patreon: Lisa Wooley
Goodreads : https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15853795.L_Anne_Wooley