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Considering an indie publisher? We look at what indie publishers actually are and what they can do for you!

Here at SmashBear, one of the genres we love reading and love to publish, is paranormal romance (pnr). Now, a lot of you are probably...

Urban Fantasy: What is it? How familiar are you with the urban fantasy genre? If the answer is not very, this could be because it is a...

What is horror? When you think of horror, what comes to mind? Maybe it’s a grinning clown in a storm drain or a ghost haunting the halls...

In honour of the International Women’s Day (March 8th), I’m very excited to present to you some female debut authors whom I have been...

Agatha Christie claimed “People should be interested in books, not their authors." However, it’s difficult not to take an interest in...

SmashBear is now home to four wonderful authors: Samantha Atkins, Kelli Call, Tom Jolly and John Ortega. I sent them some questions to...

SmashBear are delighted to have Samantha Atkins as our second author. Her novel, The Wing Thief, follows the tale of a flightless fairy...

Congratulations on finishing your novel! All that time spent nit-picking, perfecting and obsessing over your story has all been worth it...

Young Adult fiction has been on the rise for the past twenty years. Since the release of books such as ‘Perks of Being a Wallflower’ and...

The 16th to the 20th of November is ‘Work in Publishing’ week. To discover more about the industry, I asked Loredana Carini how she...

John Ortega is the first author to be published by SmashBear Publishing. His novel, Storm’s Child, follows Nathan Mercer, the owner of an...

Starting NaNoWriMo or just starting your book? Sam gives some great tips on overcoming the daunting task of starting!

Confused about where to start with your characters? Continue reading for tips and tricks to creating well developed characters.