Today we’d like to introduce you to Allison Ivy.
Hi Allison, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
I grew up knowing I wanted to be a published author one day, and my journey really started after college. I joined a writing group, and they helped me polish my first book – The Dragon and the Double-Edged Sword. After that, I went into retail and customer service jobs just to pay the bills, but they didn’t feed my creative soul. I switched gears to working from home, which required a lot of multitasking. I had to edit, ghostwrite, produce podcasts, write grants, and learn many other skills on the fly, I soon found myself writing and publishing my second book – Inked in Blood and Memory. The audiobook will be out in March.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
Definitely not a smooth road. Many struggles for me in terms of writing. I am not great at writing pages and pages a day, and I never have been. My books have to ruminate in my skull a bit before I can spill them onto a page or screen.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
My day job is multi-faceted:
ghostwriting
editing
producing podcasts
grant writing
even writing the occasional sports article
I’m proud of how flexible I can be and how many tasks I can switch between on any given day.
Can you talk to us about how you think about risk?
Being a creative requires a bit of risk in my opinion, especially as a self-published author. Publishing a book involves a lot of upfront costs – paying editors and audiobook narrators, paying cover artists, buying ISBNS, etc. – but it’s worth it in the long run.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://allisonivybooks.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsallisonivy/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MsAllisonIvy
- Twitter: https://x.com/msallisonivy
- Other: https://linktr.ee/allison_ivy
Image Credits
Inked Cover:
Triff/Shutterstock.com
Liu zishan/Shutterstock.com
Einheit00/Deviantart.com
Black-B-o-x/Deviantart.com
Requiem Font by Chris Hansen/Livin Hell, 2004.
TDATDES Cover:
Sean and Ashlie Gillis Nelson at AshenSorrow Designs
Elevit-Stock (deviantart.com/elevit-stock and deviantart.com/elevit-stock/art/E-S-Epic-Dragon-II-325786885)
BlackChancery font by Earl Allen and Doug Miles