HC chats with Nebula Award-winning author Vanessa Ricci-Thode about the business side of Self-Publishing.
You can (and should) learn more about Vanessa and her books at:
Website
Bluesky
Instagram
Also, be sure to see her contribution to Spreading the Self-Pub Love in 2025!
I had so much fun with this last year (and grew my TBR–plus a few others’), that I’m bringing it back. In the spirit of “a rising tide lifts all boats,” for Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week I wanted to give some Self-Published authors a chance to spread some love.
(They also get to do a bit of self-promotion, I mean, c’mon, it’s hard out here…)
An Elevator Pitch for Something You Love
A Coup of Tea by Casey Blair
A princess abandons her life of privilege and flees to a life of service in a tea shop on the edge of a magical catastrophe, where she has the chance to make a real difference. As long as her old life doesn’t catch up with her.
My Elevator Pitch by Vanessa Ricci-Thode
Tollar is a hero for hire who just wants to return a stolen dragon egg & continue her adventures. When the dragon hatches & imprints on her, she’s stuck relying on her anxious neighbour. But as threats loom, it will take cooperation & some impressive magic to keep the dragon (and each other) safe.
also for my book that just won the Nebula, The Young Necromancer’s Guide to Ghosts: Lusi can see ghosts. And that’s only the beginning of her problems. On the run with her older sister, Lusi must put her trust in powerful strangers and learn the truth about her unusual talents to keep her family safe.
About this Author
Vanessa is a Nebula Award-winning Halloween enthusiast and a bookish geek who loves dragons, astronomy, and travel. If she’s not hibernating, she can be found in her butterfly garden, achieving her final form as a garden witch. She lives in Waterloo (no, the other one) with her spouse, daughter and very good dogs. To learn more, visit her website thodestool.ca or follow her on social media @VRicciThode.
Be sure to check out A Coup of Tea, The Dragon Next Door, and The Young Necromancer’s Guide to Ghosts, let’s show them both some love!
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