Research trips, book covers and inspirational objects with historical fiction author Melissa Addey

Host DJ Bowman-Smith (www.djbwmansmith.com) talks about her writing week and her trip to London to attend the second Self-Publishing Show Live event at the South Bank Centre. 750 writers attended this inspirational and informative event. Find Mark Dawson and so much more www.selfpublishingformula.com

This week's guest is historical fiction writer Melissa Addey. Find Melissa, her books, book trailers and research videos here www.melissaaddey.com

Melissa has a fun horror story about book covers that is enough to make any author shudder, and she explains her writing and research process. She tells us about her upcoming books which focus on the Coliseum in Rome and the new illustrated book covers that are on her Forbidden City series and the Moroccan Empire series. Find Jessica, her designer, here:

www.jessicabelldesign.com

Melissa also shares some of her thoughts on the need for all creatives to be entrepreneurs.