This time on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick: A conversation with the award-nominated, prolific Canadian urban and epic fantasy author Krista Walsh (also find her on Amazon, Facebook, and Instagram. We cover process, fiction as self-analysis, time management and productivity, writing software, community and team building, mental health and, as usual, so much more.

It’s a conversation full of laughter and, most importantly, lots of value for you, dear listener.

Like many authors, Krista has been writing since she was old enough to hold a pen. At eight years old, she wrote three one-page ghost stories that she still feels are her best work.

From plays and short stories through to fanfiction and novels, tales and adventures have always buzzed around in her head. After her first publication in April 2012, a short story in a dark fantasy anthology, Krista made her way through various collaborations and anthologies until she founded the self-publishing brand of Raven’s Quill Press.

On her blog, she hosted the Greylands serial, a project with five other authors that she proceeded to produce as her publishing debut in November 2013. Since then, she has released numerous epic and urban fantasy titles, with many more on the way.

In 2019 Krista was nominated for the Faces magazine best author award.

In her down time, she can be found wandering Ottawa, Ontario looking for inspiration, buried in a book, wrangling her toddler and keeping up with her Australian cattle dog.

This episode was recorded on May 30th, 2023. The conversation with Krista Walsh was recorded on January 27th, 2023.

Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode

• My day job? I’m a creative services provider helping authors, podcasters and other creators. How can I help you?
• I mention my novelette “The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay,” which instigated some emotional work I was only half-expecting. It’s the follow up to my novel Light of the Outsider.
• Krista mentions the writing software applications Plottr, Scrivener, and Scapple, as well as the project management tool Hive.
• Both Krista and I bring up Atticus, which shows potential, but isn’t quite ready for prime-time.
• I mention Dynalist, which, at the time of our conversation, I was using extensively. I’ve since moved to Obsidian, which is more flexible but also has a sharper learning curve. Try ’em both!
• Mindomo, a mind-mapping application.
• What is Bullet Journaling?
• Bookbub is a book discovery service and marketing tool helping authors reach new readers.
• Ereader News Today is another newsletter service Krista has found useful to market her works.
• My non-fiction book for independent authors, Indie Author Marketing Infrastructure.
• The newsletter swap marketing service Book Funnel is yet another way indie authors can share resources and reach readers.
• Krista mentions Newsletter Ninja, a resource on e-mail marketing.
• My mailing list service provider is ConvertKit.
• Mike Watt is the hardest working man in punk rock, and a national treasure.
• Krista credits the last episode of Parks and Recreation for her “bumper sticker” creed.
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