Workshop Leaders and SPA enthusiasts
The SPA Girls (SPA = Self Publishing Authors) are Cheryl Phipps, Wendy Vella, Trudi Jaye and Shar Barratt. Together, they host one of the most popular self-publishing podcasts worldwide, The SPA Girls Podcast, that features an honest, raw and often hilarious take on their own self-publishing adventures. Their mission is to deliver advice, resources, interviews and self-publishing best practices to help fellow authors succeed in this exciting new world and along with their podcast, they LOVE giving workshops to share their knowledge with writers.
Wendy Vella has sold more than a million books over the course of her five-and-a-half year author career. She writes historical and contemporary romances and has published more than thirty books both traditionally and self-published. Her witty, sexy stories have been Amazon best-sellers many times and her series include The Langley Sisters, Regency Rakes, Lake Howling, The Lords Of Night Street, Sinclair & Raven and Ryker Falls.
www.wendyvella.com
www.wendyvella.com
Cheryl Phipps is a USA Today and Amazon bestselling author of contemporary romance and women's fiction, and writing as CA Phipps, she has recently launched a cozy-mystery series. Her books are set in exotic locations filled with suave heroes and feisty heroines, and wonderful small towns with heart-warming tales of strong family ties and affirming true love. Find Cheryl at: www.cherylphipps.com and www.caphipps.com
After spending many years as a writer and then editor on various national and in-house magazines, Trudi Jaye decided to take the leap into being a full-time author three years ago. She’s never looked back, and now has ten published books to her name across three series.
She loves writing stories in strange new settings filled with unique magic, heart-stopping adventure, and a healthy smattering of romance. Trudi is also about to launch a collaboration with fellow Kiwi author Tania Hutley, set in a new supernatural world filled
with witches, demons and ancient spells. Find Trudi at www.trudijayewrites.com
She loves writing stories in strange new settings filled with unique magic, heart-stopping adventure, and a healthy smattering of romance. Trudi is also about to launch a collaboration with fellow Kiwi author Tania Hutley, set in a new supernatural world filled
with witches, demons and ancient spells. Find Trudi at www.trudijayewrites.com
Shar Barratt is a marketing specialist by day, and writer by night. Her clients include talented authors both traditionally published NYT bestsellers, and self-published superstars, all of whom inspire her. She has worked in marketing for over two decades, and her co-owned marketing services company has worked with 8 of the Top 10 retail chains in the USA, as well as leading entertainment and FMCG brands. Shar is currently closed to new clients, however she shares her marketing knowledge weekly on the Spa Girls Podcast.
"The SPA girls are my go-to ladies when it comes to all things self/indie publishing. Their podcast is hilarious and chock-full of informative advice, interesting guests and lots of laughter. Fair to say they have a great outlook on life. When I heard they were bringing a book out I just had to get it. As a newbie to the indie world of publishing there is a lot to learn; sometimes it feels too hard and I want to rock in a dark corner. But by using examples from their own experiences they have shown me real steps to conquer the overwhelm and help me stay sane. "
