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Season One: Finale

Huge thanks to all of you for your support of this podcast and our endeavour to highlight and amplify indie authors. Thanks also to all the amazing authors who agreed to reviews and interviews and took a leap of faith in our new venture.  We are delighted to be able to announce your download winner in this episode. You are awesome! 
You can find our flash fiction anthology on Amazon.
Submit your book for a possible future review to barebookspod1@gmail.com
Big thanks to Sydney Strong for the musical interludes. Find them on Instagram @syd_extinction
We are in our first season, so if you’ve come this far, we thank you sincerely for your support, and if you like us, we’d be honoured if you’d subscribe or follow us, and over the moon if you’d take the time to review our podcast. 
 
 

Season Two: Trailer

Join us each week along with a new guest indie author chatting about their book.  Taking a peek behind the story lines, the characters and the inspiration. To say we enjoy these conversations is such an understatement.  We love getting the skinny from the authors themselves. Not that we’re nosy or anything, much!
You can find our flash fiction anthology on Amazon.
Submit your book for a possible future review to barebookspod1@gmail.com
Big thanks to Sydney Strong for the musical interludes. Find them on Instagram @syd_extinction

Scarred - Damien Linnane

we are interviewing and getting to know Damien Linnane. In late 2015 he spent time in prison for a crime the sentencing magistrate described as vigilante justice. Someone close to him was sexually assaulted and he firebombed her attacker's house. While he was in prison he wrote the crime thriller novel, Scarred, by hand. it does contain violence, and had he been caught writing it, it would have been considered contraband and taken off him.
Taking a peek behind the story line, the characters and the inspiration, to say we enjoy these conversations is such an understatement, we love getting the skinny from the authors themselves. Not that we’re nosy or anything, much!
You can have a nosy online too, Damiens author information can be found here: damienlinnane.com
You can find our flash fiction anthology on Amazon.
Submit your book for a possible future review to barebookspod1@gmail.com
Big thanks to Sydney Strong for the musical interludes. Find them on Instagram @syd_extinction

One Moonlit Night - Tina Marie

An interesting chat getting to know Tina Marie.
She has written a comedy romance suspense book called One Moonlit Night. Tina overcame criticism and doubt to write this book, and all credit to her for taking back her power and doing what she wanted to do.  this book is the first part of The Moonlit Trilogy, and we can't wait to see what comes next.  Taking a peek behind the story line, the characters and the inspiration, to say we enjoy these conversations is such an understatement, we love getting the skinny from the authors themselves. Not that we’re nosy or anything, much!
You can have a nosy online too, Tina's author information can be found here: authortinamarie.com
You can find our flash fiction anthology on Amazon.
Submit your book for a possible future review to barebookspod1@gmail.com
Big thanks to Sydney Strong for the musical interludes. Find them on Instagram @syd_extinction

Alfred Jones & Son, Bros - Bob Sharp

Join us as we chat to Bob Sharp this week about his book Alfred Jones & Son, Bros. Bob has a wonderful natural rhetoric reminiscent of the Irish and their gift of storytelling. Not many writers could combine 600 years of death and soul collecting with innocent naïveté in the same character and make it believable! Funny, dark, paranormal and quirky about sums this one up. An excellent read. 
Taking a peek behind the story line, the characters and the inspiration, to say we enjoy these conversations is such an understatement, we love getting the skinny from the authors themselves. Not that we’re nosy or anything, much!
You can have a nosy online too, Bobs author information can be found here: bobsharp.co.uk
You can find our flash fiction anthology on Amazon.
Submit your book for a possible future review to barebookspod1@gmail.com
Big thanks to Sydney Strong for the musical interludes. Find them on Instagram @syd_extinction

The Clockmaker - Drew Neary and Ceri Williams

Join us as we chat to Drew Neary and Ceri Williams this week about their book The Clockmaker A supernatural novel set in post-blitz Scotland. This is the first book of their up and coming series. Our first co-author interview and very happy to report that they have a natural and easy writing relationship, slowed down but not beaten by Covid 19. 
Taking a peek behind the story line, the characters and the inspiration, to say we enjoy these conversations is such an understatement, we love getting the skinny from the authors themselves. Not that we’re nosy or anything, much!
You can have a nosy online too, Ceri and Drew have an online presence right here: The Clockmaker
You can find our flash fiction anthology on Amazon.
Submit your book for a possible future review to barebookspod1@gmail.com
Big thanks to Sydney Strong for the musical interludes. Find them on Instagram @syd_extinction

Where The Truth Hides - Liane Carmen

Join us as we chat to Liane Carmen this week about her book Where The Truth Hides A domestic suspense page-turner with a twist. A story in its own right and a prequel to her Investigation Duo Series, the first of which is The Dark Inheritance out later this year.
Becky Morgan has a life most women would envy until a car accident lands her in the hospital. She insists she’s fine, but it quickly becomes clear she’s changed. She’s forgetful, paranoid, short-tempered. Her husband wants to write off her change in personality to the IVF hormones she's taking in an attempt to get pregnant...
Taking a peek behind the story line, the characters and the inspiration, to say we enjoy these conversations is such an understatement, we love getting the skinny from the authors themselves. Not that we’re nosy or anything, much!
You can have a nosy online too, Liane as an online presence right here: LianeCarmen.com
You can find our flash fiction anthology on Amazon.
Submit your book for a possible future review to barebookspod1@gmail.com
Big thanks to Sydney Strong for the musical interludes. Find them on Instagram @syd_extinction

Ardens Act - Elizabeth Thomas

Join us as we chat to Elizabeth Thomas this week about her book Ardens Act.
In 1661, Arden West runs away from an abusive Puritan stepfather with the goal of becoming one of the first actresses of the London stage. One of the first people she meets is the jaded and sensual aristocrat Robert Courtenay, and sparks fly hot and fast between them. Will he help or harm her new career? Will she give up her quest for fame for him? Will he give up his arranged betrothal for her? Will her stepfather succeed in dragging her back to his peculiar brand of torment? And what of Charles II's desire to make Arden his royal mistress? Royal intrigue, assassination plots, ghosts, and kidnappings are among the obstacles standing in the way of Arden and Robert's chances for happiness.
Taking a peek behind the story line, the characters and the inspiration, to say we enjoy these conversations is such an understatement, we love getting the skinny from the authors themselves. Not that we’re nosy or anything, much!
You can have a nosy online too, Elizabeth has an online presence right here: Elizabeth Thomas Writer
You can find our flash fiction anthology on Amazon.
Submit your book for a possible future review to barebookspod1@gmail.com
Big thanks to Sydney Strong for the musical interludes. Find them on Instagram @syd_extinction

Want to be published in 2021?

Want to be published in 2021 - in the Bare Books Indie Flash Fiction Anthology?
As regular listeners will know, Bare Books Podcast introduces indie authors to their readers.  It’s all about the writing. We love that we get to amplify and highlight Indie authors and their work. We meet and talk to authors that paint their written words a very different colour through conversation. And as wonderful as all this is, and it is.. we want to do more.  So April and I got our heads together and made it so…
Starting in January, a new competition for a new year lets try and keep those writing resolutions for 2021.
Bare Books Podcast presents Indie Flash Fiction.
It’s a fortnightly flash fiction writing competition, of between 500 and 1000 words, not one word longer, based on our writing prompts
We will give out the writing prompts and their deadlines in a moment, so be ready with your pen and paper.
It’s free to enter.
The winners will have their story recorded and broadcast on the podcast in full. Either narrated by yourself if you’re brave enough, or by either April or Myself, it’s your choice. 
We will publish a link to any of your author information in the show notes.
We will also include the winners in a Bare Books Indie Flash Fiction Anthology to be published later in 2021. Really looking forward to seeing you all in print there. 
January Sales - deadline 30/12/20
Just sick of it - deadline 13/01/21
It’s complicated - deadline 27/01/21
Come on, open the door - deadline 10/02/21
Locked - deadline 24/02/21
Never thought I’d curse the day - deadline 10/03/21
Why are you blushing? - deadline 24/03/21
Don’t be embarrassed, it’s normal - deadline 07/04/21
Under the bed - deadline 21/04/21
 
 
 

Operation Amethyst - Leesa Wright

In this episode we chat to Leesa Wright about her book Operation Amethyst.
A Marine's toughest challenge is to protect a sweet and sour force of nature, whether she likes it or not. Can he protect her in a dangerous shell game until he can take her home?
Taking a peek behind the story lines, the characters and the inspiration is always a joy.
You can have a nosy online too, Leesa has an online presence right here: Writer Leesa Wright
You can find our flash fiction anthology on Amazon.
Submit your book for a possible future review to barebookspod1@gmail.com
Big thanks to Sydney Strong for the musical interludes. Find them on Instagram @syd_extinction