Are you tired of your brilliant book gathering digital dust? Host Lana McAra opens this episode with a hard truth: if your readers can't find you, you can't help them. Before diving into the interview, Lana invites listeners to the "Visibility Experiment," a tactical training designed to move your work off the Amazon shelf and into the hands of those who need it.

In today's episode, Lana is delighted to welcome author Vickey Wollan to the podcast. Vickey brings her energy, curiosity, and love for the outdoors into her sweet adventure romance and Christmas-themed writing. Together, they discuss the writing craft, travel inspirations, and the realities of the modern writing life.

What You'll Hear in This Episode:

• The Power of Tropes: Vickey explains how she strategically uses tropes—like forbidden love, sweet love triangles, and second-chance romance for mature characters—to set reader expectations.
• World-Building & Inspiration: Discover how Vickey's travels to America's national parks fuel her imagination and help her craft both real and fictional settings.
• Writing to Market vs. Passion Projects: Vickey shares her current crossroads of deciding whether to cross over her highly marketable Christmas series with her passion project, the Laney Shay adventure romance series.
• Redefining "Writer's Block": Learn why Vickey doesn't believe in writer's block and how she pushes through plot tweaks until a story finally settles into place.
• The 50/50 Rule: A candid discussion on the reality of being a published author, where half of your time goes to marketing and the other half to writing.

Featured Books by Vickey Wollan:

• A Snowflake Christmas Series (featuring The Nutcracker and The Elf).
• A Cheery Christmas (A seven-story collection spanning contemporary, young adult, and paranormal genres).
• Her Mentor's Revenge (The first book in the Laney Shay's Treasure Quest series, featuring a female archaeologist heroine akin to a female Indiana Jones).

Special Listener Giveaway!

Vickey is graciously offering a free e-book box set of the entire Snowflake series! To become eligible, simply comment on Vickey's social media posts promoting this podcast episode.

Connect with Vickey Wollan:

• Website: vickiewollandauthor.com
• Find her books on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited.

This episode is brought to you by Vendela Publishing, a traditional publisher where authors keep 100% of their royalties and rights, offering dedicated support for publicity and booking live speaking events.