Guest Bio

R A Sandpiper (she/her) is a British fantasy author from the south of England. She has a law degree she's never used despite spending five years in government-adjacent roles, loves games of all kinds (the nerdier the better), and will always dance at weddings. She's passionate about creating strong and complex characters in unkind and twisting worlds, but despite what she puts them through, there will always be a heart-pounding romance. Her debut trilogy, Amefyre, commencing with A Pocket of Lies, is out now. Her next duology will launch with To Touch A Silent Fury in September 2025.

Links

Contact RA Sandpiper

Instagram: rasandpiper

Website: https://www.rasandpiperbooks.com/

Tiktok: oyster_rach

Things you can enter

TREASURE CHEST GIVEAWAY

From Poppy: 1 e-copy of Woken Kingdom and d1 e-copy of How to edit your own novel.

From Elizabeth: Winners Choice of any 1 thing from her etsy store/a copy of her book.

From Lourna: A winners choice of one of her Anthologies

From RA: The first book in her Amefyre Series

From BCP: 2x A copy of one of the BCP Low/Medium Content Journal range and 1 $25 Voucher

Treasure chest Give-away 3: (open 30/07/2025 closes 8/10/2025)

https://www.bushlandcastleproductions.com/treasure-chest

Contact the Team

Finding Elara Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingElara

Discord: https://discord.gg/Ap8EWpPn

BCP Website: www.bcpcreative.com.au

BCP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bcp.creative/

BCP facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577758720164

Contact Dianna

Website: www.dlnix.com

Facebook: (DL Nix) https://www.facebook.com/Faepatriantales

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/findingelara/

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@findingelarapodcast

Contact Jules

Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/jaduxbury1/p/the-secrets-of-crickley-hall?r=376hxo&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=j%20a%20duxbury

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3357069671029525

Discord: jaduxburyauthor

Sponsor Info

Shadow Lair: https://ko-fi.com/findingelara

Selva’s Ality: https://www.facebook.com/awakinningality

Selina Shapland: https://empoweredwords.com.au/

Show Notes

• Tiktok exposure has evolved
• First full book at 19 while studying Law
• Creativity gave her purpose + escapism
• Took writing serious at 25
• Mindfulness = being conscious of body and situation
• No mindfulness when writing.
• Mindfulness helps with stress cliffs while editing.
• Not Pronunciations police.
• Fell into the generic map when creating worls but stepped back and upgraded it.
• Does Admin in the mornings and had a writing goal for the week, not just the day.
• Can get anxious about missing deadlines but adjusts. She is kind to herself. Was inspired by an old manager.
• Main tip is just to start. Perfect is the enemy of good
• Reward system in Delusion.
• Favourite Milestone is third Draft
• Art is more relacing than writing.
• Wrote Twilight Fanfic – low pressure writing.
• Relaxes with Artsy Films
• Future plans uncertain.

Fast Fire Questions

1. Would you rather be a table or a chair? Chair
2. Are you a dog person or cat person? Cat
3. Who is your favourite superhero? Spiderman
4. If you were to have a magical power what would it be? Teleportation
5. What is the first think you would do with a huge lotto win? Buy a house

Buffy Night

DUNE

From the bene gesserit to the setting. RA was haunted by the memory of the first time she was exposed the herberts literary genius. Within her stories this is reflected in the desert setting and the religious order that has one messiah.