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Insights, Updates, and Behind the Scenes
From publishing tips to author features, stay up to date with our latest news.


How do I stay working on a project?
For some people the creativity flows continuously and it is hard to capture all the drops in time before distractions steals it away. For others, there seems to be a blockage in their pipes! The blank page elicits fear and confusion. The self doubt spiral begins to spin like the water down a drain.
Dianna Evans
Feb 213 min read


What do you put in a Media Pack?
There are several reasons in the creative industries that you may require a media pack. When you are guesting on a podcast, any interview opportunities, speaking engagements, building collaborations and potentially sponsorships. These are created as your one stop information package to send out. It could be through a google link, or an email, as long as the information gets through.
Dianna Evans
Feb 193 min read


Front-Back matter expectations
The creation and development of a book is more than just the story. The front and back matter relates to all the material included inside the covers before and after the prose. This includes but is not limited to the cover pages, the copyright material, acknowledgements, thank you pages and glossaries. Depending on how you choose to publish your book your choice in what is included may vary.
Dianna Evans
Feb 181 min read


Isabelle Fleay IBF Minisode
While continuing to work in a FIFO role, Izzy started her side business of writing, prolifically. The two books pictures are the start of a 5 book series. The highly energetic writer was a blast to listen to on her interview for the Indie Author Book fair and the excerpt drew me into a world of intrigue, magic and a little sass.
Dianna Evans
Jan 231 min read


Writing Sprints
Within the buddy writing sessions and write-ins on discord, we run writing sprints. This is a way to help people get their drafts down fast without having the pressure of the perfecting their prose. Or they can be used as focussed editing time. Or in my case, blog writing, while I am in the process of building a backlog of content during the Indie Author Book Fair Minisode Series
Dianna Evans
Jan 232 min read


Mark Aeschlimann IBF Minisode
Mark started to take writing seriously in 2019 and took the time to hone his craft and build confidence before releasing his first book in 2024.
Dianna Evans
Jan 221 min read


Author Support V Author Services
At bushland Castle Productions we are dedicated to providing a sustainable Author support platform and building a community around celebrating author development and growth. We provide Creative Consultations, Accountability Meetings, Write-in Sessions, Mindset Reset meetings and editorial review meetings. All of these services are designed to support and encourage the author in their writerly journey. Although we do recommend a number of fabulous businesses that we have worke
Dianna Evans
Jan 221 min read


Claire Butler IBF Minisode
Have you ever considered writing about something that you are uncomfortable with? Something that challenges your balance and makes you rethink the world as you see it? That is something that you do in literary fiction.
Dianna Evans
Jan 221 min read


Mindfulness Meetings
The way that you approach the job on any day can impact the outcome. I am not so certain that you can have 100% control of your moods and emotional weather through out the day, but you can take stock and course correct if you veer off track.
Dianna Evans
Jan 221 min read


Robin Murarka IBF Minisode
Have you ever considered writing about something that you are uncomfortable with? Something that challenges your balance and makes you rethink the world as you see it? That is something that you do in literary fiction.
Dianna Evans
Jan 221 min read


Keeping Track with Accountability
Modern life is full of so many distractions. From screens or many sizes to, constant auditory input, the faced pace of the life that we choose to live. It is easy to see why accountability tracking is so important. Tracking progress through a reporting system I can honestly say that I have fallen into distractions on a few occasions. Okay, more than a few. I have implemented controls to encourage continuous progression on my most important projects, but it is not as easy as i
Dianna Evans
Jan 222 min read


Glimpse into the Emergence
It is the first themed series that Bushland Castle Productions chose to produce and we have been lucky to have the most understanding and encouraging group of writers to put this series together.
Dianna Evans
Jan 121 min read
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