About me
I am a marketing communications professional employed in the renewable energy space. When my kids were young I founded and ran the self-publishing business, Australian eBook Publisher, for more than ten years. I am a single mother and a pet parent.
Since I was a teenager, I have been working on creative writing projects, including the nine-book series The Psion Saga. In what little spare time I have, I can usually be found at my computer gaming or writing. I don't have a lot of time for marketing nor do I have spare dollars for advertising, so this website is my minimalistic attempt at reaching readers.
Alikai Bronach
Born: Australia
Age: In my forties (no that's not a recent photo!)
Skills: Writing, editing, graphic design
Favourite authors: John Gwynne, Alexander Kent, Ken Follett, Elizabeth Moon, Brandon Sanderson, Patrick Rothfuss, Lynne Stringer, Maggie Furey, Kristen Britain, Raymond E. Feist, Robin Hobb, George R. R. Martin + more
Favourite TV shows: Farscape, Stargate, Star Trek, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, The Expanse, Turn - Washington's Spies, Poldark, The Last Kingdom + more
My CRAFT AND HOW I CREATE FANTASY
- I would love to share how I do fantasy world-building, writing, editing and marketing, so that others can learn from my experience. Whether you're a seasoned professional or you are new to the world of writing and publishing, I hope you can glean something from my blog. My way of doing things isn't the only way, nor is it necessarily the best way, but it works for me.
- What you can find on the blog:
- How to write a 100K novel in four months
- What makes a good fantasy novel?
- My worldbuilding practices for high fantasy
- Photoshop, AI and graphic design for hybrid self-publishing
- Working with editors and self-editing
- Website design for authors
- Marketing for authors
- How being digitally organised can free more time to write
WHO AM I and WHY DO I WRITE?
REASONS TO WRITE
- For the sheer joy of wordsmithing
- As a creative outlet and for the fun of world-building
- For escapism and to support my mental health
WHAT MOTIVATES ME?
I have always used creative writing as an escape and an outlet to keep my mind occupied. Even when I'm not able to get time to write, I can plan and daydream, which gives me something to do in queues, long drives and other boring or unpleasant situations.
Although my primary motivation for writing is to create a world, characters and story that I want to read, I would love nothing more than to have more people reading my books. To that end, I made books 1 and 2 free on this website.
GET INVOLVED
- Buy my books on Amazon and leave reviews
- Review my books on Goodreads
- Listen to my audio books on Google Play Books, Audiobooks.com, Spotify or elsewhere
- Join my Facebook group
- Connect with me on X
- Read my fantasy author blog on Blogspot
- Check out my writing (and reading) playlists on Spotify
- Hire me
Let's ESCAPE TO CHRYNE together
I want to take you on a journey to another world, with characters you will love leading the way.