S02E23-061 Table, Cat and Scarlet Witch with Poppy Solomon

Guest Bio

Poppy Rose Solomon's novels are inspired by both her coastal childhood in Queensland and her love of escaping into magical worlds. Her debut series is four-book YA fantasy saga Woken Kingdom. She's also a professional editor and loves to help other authors cultivate their voice and tell their story. You'll often find her posting rosy-filtered pictures or yapping about publishing on social media. Find her at Poppy's Pages Editing .com or @PoppysVintageBooks. 

Links

Contact Poppy

Website: http://www.poppyspagesediting.com  

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

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

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.

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

Sponsor Info

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

Show Notes

• ADHD and Perfectionist – found out through coping strategies
• Sees things from a different perspective.
• Part of who she is as a creative.
• Not good with Bosses – Great in charge.
• Mixed background NZ, AU, UK.
• English countryside provided a rich foundation for worldbuilding.
• Mindfulness: Grounding in your body.
• Japan Trip – Temples unreal.
• Zen = garden or beach.
• Self pubbed and also queried.
• Different series had different expectations.
• As authors you have to start on the next one.
• Tip: Need willingness to accept feedback.
• Motivation is hard: be kind to yourself.
• Don’t force motivation.
• Big plans for the future.

Quotes By Poppy

Mindfulness: Aiming for a sense of peace amongst the Chaos.

Put your ego aside and make sure you’re in a space where you can grow

You think there are a 100 things to do and there are 1000

Fast Fire Questions

1. Would you rather be a table or a chair? Table
2. Are you a Dog or Cat person? Cat
3. Who is your favourite Superhero? Scarlet Witch
4. If you were to have a magical Power what would it be? Super Speed
5. The first thing you would do with a huge lotto win? Really big house overlooking the ocean

Buffy Night

Sleeping Beauty Ballet

Started with the love of Classic Barbie movies that came out in the 2000’s Love the ballet and sleeping beauty inspired her woken kingdom series. Loves the dance and the aesthetics. The romance and magic blew her mind!