Author Archives: Ileandra Young

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About Ileandra Young

I'm a thirty-*mumbles* year old (purple loving, cheese worshipping) author of fantasy, juggling a pair of beautiful twin boys with my burning desire to make up stories and write them all down. When I get the chance, I play games, listen to music, and in days long past I even ran a radio show. Though I occasionally write non-fiction, my heart lives in fantasy and my debut novel, Silk Over Razor Blades is now available through Amazon along with part two of the trilogy, Walking The Razor's Edge.

IY: The Ideas Bin ^_^

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Ileandra Young

Ages ago I talked about where my ideas come from. Then, during the #writingchat twitter event (which runs every Wednesday, 8pm – 9pm GMT, joins us!) we all talked about the same. And what we do with our ideas. What … Continue reading →

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Independent Publishing and DMCA Abuse, or “How a Scammer Got My Book Blocked with Very Little Effort”

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Ileandra Young

Originally posted on The Active Voice:
Okay, I’ve got a story. It’s a sort of scary one. I think independent/self-publishing authors need to know about it, and telling it carefully and correctly is also important for my own situation, so…

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IY: Mah Plans 02/03 & February 2015 Round Up

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Ileandra Young

Soooooo… March. I’d be more pleased about it but I currently can’t swallow and my head feels the size of a basketball. Hmpth! One day *wags finger* one day I will write one of these posts without mentioning how sick … Continue reading →

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IY: Reading Reviews

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Ileandra Young

So… given that ‘Silk Over Razor Blades’ will be out very soon I did a very stupid thing. Veeery stupid. 😦 I went onto Amazon and started reading the reviews of other books I’ve read recently. Books that I thought … Continue reading →

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IY: Mah Plans 23/02

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Ileandra Young

You know how a slinky bends and twists and looks awesome (including that walk down the stairs thing they do)? You can get them in lots of different colours and sizes, though the huge, palm sized ones are my favourites. … Continue reading →

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