Our next live writing sprint session is taking place on Sunday 9th August - come along and join us live on the YouTube channel for a relaxed, no pressure writing session. Work on your projects, join the chat and help us troubleshoot any writerly problems that pop up. See you there!

It's Sunday which means a new video! This week, as part of Holly's goal of finishing Vanguard Book 3 by the end of August, we gathered some of our indie friends to share thoughts, advice and techniques relating to writing slumps and how to manage them. youtu.be/kOMlVgsaHBQ

This week on the Spotlight Short Story Library, the fantastic J.E. Hannaford gives us some insights into her short story, New Hope, a prequel to the Aulirean Gates trilogy - watch now to hear all about it and a reading! youtu.be/L26Wa41Ek-A?...

Spotlight Library: 'New Hope' by J.E. Hannaford, a prequel story

This time on Spotlight Library we get a reading of a prequel story to J.E. Hannaford's Aulirean Gates trilogy, 'New Hope'! Before we get to the reading, we have a quick chat about J.E. Hannaford's…

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Want to know more about the sort of thing you can expect to see on our Patreon? Here's a sneak peek of our most recent workshop, hosted by LL MacRae! More details in the video description youtu.be/o6v4lq2x0BY?...

How To Trade at Live Events, A Workshop with L.L. MacRae (Patreon Preview)

Here's a preview of our live Patreon workshop all about how to sell your books at live events! If you want to watch the full workshop, and take part in any future workshops then you can sign up to…

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Our last Big Indie Weekend was amazing - 3 days of awesome authors, chats and panels. This September we're doing it all again! If you'd like to get involved, let us know! You can fill in the form here to register interest: forms.gle/KfwxkzJsH2qm... #writingcommunity #indieauthors

A long time ago...in a galaxy far far away...DB Rook started an obsession that would last a lifetime. In this week's guest post, he talks about his love for all things Star Wars. This is the blog you're looking for...https://spotlightindie.co.uk/?p=3598 @dbrook.bsky.social

It's a great day for writing - an even better one for writing with friends! Come join our live sprint at 2pm BST today! www.youtube.com/live/ImjYccq...

Live Write-A-Long! with H L Tinsley, Frank Dorrian, and H L Tinsley

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This week, we're thinking about world-building and how significant cultural events impact the personality of a place. Is your setting a country reeling from war? A city where a scientific breakthrough was made? Or the sleepy village that won flowerbed of the year five years in a row?

We've got another live write-a-long session this Sunday. Come join us from 2pm as we chat, work on our writing projects and troubleshoot in a chilled out, no pressure environment. See you there! #writingcommunity #writerslife #indieauthors #writingcraft

Our next Big Indie Weekend takes place 25th to 27th September! 15+ live panels, RPGs and Author Introductions over 3 days. Want to be involved? Register interest here; buff.ly/JXerJYj

If you haven't checked out our author interviews, they're a great way to find out a bit more about your favourite indie authors, their processes, works and most importantly of all...how many pets they have and what sort. This week, G.J. Terral @gjterralwrites.bsky.social

Ready for a short story? This week, we're taking another dive into the Spotlight short story library with a reading of Ana by Liam Hogan. You can watch and listen here! youtu.be/JUpnG83xLlk

We're diving once more into the Spotlight Library this week, as Liam Hogan shares his award-winning short story 'Ana'. Our short story collection features works narrated by the authors themselves. Ana will be available on our YouTube channel from 7pm tomorrow night!

If you’re in the UK and love all thing #SFF i heartily recommend joining the British Science Fiction Association and the British Fantasy Society. Both organisations are inclusive, provide a bunch of support for writers and readers and run great events.

Our good friend and wise sage @philspeculates.bsky.social continues his excellent writing advice series, check it out now!

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Hello #writers and the whole happy bunch in the #writingcommunity. Over on @spotlightindie.bsky.social I've written an article about communicating characters to your readers. Based on my experiences as an actor/Drama teacher. "Show, don't tell" remember! spotlightindie.co.uk/2026/06/29/c...

The winners have been drawn! Congratulations to RikkesReadingNook, Daniel Coolbaugh, Chantelle Fourie and @authoriseult.bsky.social!

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We're celebrating at Spotlight Indie HQ tonight with the news our very own HL Tinsley is now a 2-time SPFBO Finalist! The Hallows is The Fantasy Hive finalist for SPFBO11. And to celebrate, we're having a Hallows giveaway! Winners will be drawn on Sunday night!

Congratulations to one of our favourite beardy friends @DavidTList as Violence and Vigilance becomes an SPFBO11 finalist! 🤘🎉

It's a double video day tomorrow! Don't forget we have our monthly workshop for Patreon members, hosted by LL MacRae at 4pm! Then ICYMI live on the Beardsmen channel we have a Beardy takeover catch up!

We're celebrating at Spotlight Indie HQ tonight with the news our very own HL Tinsley is now a 2-time SPFBO Finalist! The Hallows is The Fantasy Hive finalist for SPFBO11. And to celebrate, we're having a Hallows giveaway! Winners will be drawn on Sunday night!

Did you know we run monthly workshops on our Patreon? This month, @llmacrae.bsky.social leads our workshop on trading at author events and in person. To be part of our live online workshops, come join our Patreon community! www.patreon.com/cw/Spotlight...

COMING UP THIS WEEK ON PATREON: We'll be joined by @alethearlyons.bsky.social and @nicksnapeauthor.bsky.social for a live discussion on author collaboration, co-writing and group projects. To join the chat, check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/cw/Spotlight...

The apocalypse is nigh! In case you missed it live on our Patreon channel, you can watch @frasierarmitage.bsky.social, @tdevens.bsky.social and Spencer and Gabe from Fantasy Files in our racing RPG right now. Who will speed to victory and who will be left in the dust? youtu.be/2W2yRh5t8NY

Road trip! Frasier and I have been out and about visiting Stagedoor Studios, catching up with the team and making plans for our 2027 events. Want to know more about us; www.spotlightindie.co.uk

It's a busy month for our Patreon! We have our workshop hosted by LL MacRae on 28th June, plus a live indie author chat with Nick Snape and Alethea Lyons on 26th June. www.spotlightindie.co.uk for details on how to join our Patreon community and get involved

I review A Black Dragon on Red by @plstuart-author.bsky.social for @spotlightindie.bsky.social. The sixth book in the Drowned Kingdom Saga takes the story in an unexpected direction! spotlightindie.co.uk/2026/06/16/a...

A Black Dragon on Red by PL Stuart

“…the most renowned sigil in all Eltnia … was my banner. The banner of the black dragon on red. And the dragon was going to war, one last time.”

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🍣 LAUNCH DAY 🍄 My standalone Fungalverse novel A MURDER MOST FUNGAL is now available wherever fine books are sold!!! Go get a copy in paperback, hardcover or eBook, and immerse yourself in this fungal chef crime thriller that blends The Bear and Jiro Dreams of Sushi with Hong Kong action movies 🔪

If you're in the Midlands and near Coventry on 26-27 June, drop into the Coventry Literary Festival. Author talks, books and bookish stuff for sale, workshops... I'll be there at 10.30am on the Saturday running my collaborative Build A World workshop. Would love to see you there.

CovLitFest 2026 | Literary Festival in Coventry

CovLitFest is a free community literary festival bringing two days of book-related talks, workshops, readings, and children's activities to venues across Coventry city centre. Find all the info on Cov...

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Don't forget our live write-a-long session with Alex starts at 2pm BST. Come join us over on YouTube later to work on your project and get involved in the chat! www.youtube.com/live/Ye6cR5j...

LIVE Write-Along with Spotlight Indie

Join Spotlight Indie's very own Alex S. Bradshaw for a write-along session LIVE! We'll be hosting writing sprints, chatting, and generally having a lovely ch...

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In case you missed it earlier, Alex will be hosting a live write-a-long session tomorrow over on our YouTube channel. Join us from 2pm BST, link to follow tomorrow morning. See you there!