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Helen Garraway

Helen Garraway
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BIOGRAPHY

Helen Garraway is the USA Today Bestselling author of the award winning epic fantasy Sentinal series and the first book of the fantasy romance SoulMist series, SoulBreather, first released as part of the Realm of Darkness fantasy anthology.

An avid reader of many different fiction genres, a love she inherited from her mother, Helen writes fantasy novels and also enjoys paper crafting and scrapbooking as an escape from the pressure of the day job.

Having graduated from the University of Southampton with a Degree in Politics and International Relations, she remains an active member of their alumni.

As a three thousand-year-old threat reemerges, only one man has the power to awaken the world’s greatest protectors and restore order to the realm. He just doesn’t know it yet.

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Helen Garraway's Books

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Harmony: A Dystopian Science Fantasy
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Harmony: A Dystopian Science Fantasyby Helen GarrawayPublish: Apr 01, 2024Science Fiction Fantasy
OblivionGate: Book Three of the SoulMist series
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OblivionGate: Book Three of the SoulMist seriesby Helen GarrawayPublish: Jul 01, 2024Series: SoulMist SeriesParanormal Romance
Sentinals Across Time: Book Four of the Epic Fantasy Sentinal Series
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Sentinals Across Time: Book Four of the Epic Fantasy Sentinal Seriesby Helen GarrawayPublish: Mar 22, 2022Series: Sentinal SeriesFantasy
Sentinals Awaken: Book One of the Sentinals Series
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Sentinals Awaken: Book One of the Sentinals Seriesby Helen GarrawayPublish: Oct 11, 2020Series: Sentinal SeriesFantasy
Sentinals Banished
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Sentinals Banishedby Helen GarrawayPublish: Feb 23, 2023Series: Sentinal SeriesFantasy
DragonBound
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DragonBoundby Helen GarrawayPublish: Jun 15, 2023Series: SoulMist SeriesParanormal Romance Fantasy
Sentinals Destiny
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Sentinals Destinyby Helen GarrawayPublish: Oct 11, 2023Series: Sentinal SeriesFantasy
SoulBreather: Book One of the Paranormal Fantasy SoulMist Series
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SoulBreather: Book One of the Paranormal Fantasy SoulMist Seriesby Helen GarrawayPublish: Jan 23, 2023Series: SoulMist SeriesParanormal Romance Fantasy
Creatures of Magic and Myth: A limited edition fantasy boxset
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Creatures of Magic and Myth: A limited edition fantasy boxsetby J.A. CulicanPublish: Jun 27, 2022Paranormal Romance Fantasy
Realm of Darkness: A Limited Edition Fantasy and Paranormal Collection
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Realm of Darkness: A Limited Edition Fantasy and Paranormal Collectionby J.A. CulicanPublish: Oct 04, 2022Paranormal Romance Fantasy
Sentinals Recovery: Book 3.5 of the Epic Fantasy Sentinal Series
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Sentinals Recovery: Book 3.5 of the Epic Fantasy Sentinal Seriesby Helen GarrawayPublish: Dec 02, 2021Series: Sentinal SeriesFantasy
Sentinals Justice: Book Three of the Sentinal Series
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Sentinals Justice: Book Three of the Sentinal Seriesby Helen GarrawayPublish: Sep 07, 2021Series: Sentinal SeriesFantasy
Sentinals Rising: Book Two of the Sentinal series
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Sentinals Rising: Book Two of the Sentinal seriesby Helen GarrawayPublish: Mar 17, 2021Series: Sentinal SeriesFantasy

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Helen Garraway's Awards and Achievements

    Helen Garraway has earned excellence awards over time. Here is the glimpse of the accolades clinched by the author.

  • The BookFest Book Award Gold Medal
    2024

    SoulBreather: Book One of the Paranormal Fantasy SoulMist Series

    award
  • The BookFest Book Award Gold Medal
    2024

    Sentinals Justice: Book Three of the Sentinal Series

    award
  • Readers' Favorite Gold Medal
    2024

    Sentinals Across Time: Book Four of the Epic Fantasy Sentinal Series

    award
  • Global Book Awards Gold Medal
    2024

    Sentinals Across Time: Book Four of the Epic Fantasy Sentinal Series

    award
  • Global Book Awards Silver Medal
    2024

    Harmony: A Dystopian Science Fantasy

    award
  • Readers' Favorite Five Star Review
    2024

    Sentinals Across Time: Book Four of the Epic Fantasy Sentinal Series

    achievement
  • Global Book Awards Gold Medal
    2023

    Sentinals Justice: Book Three of the Sentinal Series

    award
  • Readers' Favorite Gold Medal
    2023

    Sentinals Justice: Book Three of the Sentinal Series

    award
  • Readers' Favorite Five Star Review
    2023

    Sentinals Justice: Book Three of the Sentinal Series

    achievement
  • Readers' Favorite Book Awards Finalist Medal
    2023

    SoulBreather: Book One of the Paranormal Fantasy SoulMist Series

    award
  • Readers' Favorite Five Star Review
    2023

    SoulBreather: Book One of the Paranormal Fantasy SoulMist Series

    achievement
  • Global Book Awards Silver Medal
    2023

    SoulBreather: Book One of the Paranormal Fantasy SoulMist Series

    award
  • Chanticleer International Book Award Finalist - Ozma Fantasy Fiction
    2022

    Sentinals Across Time: Book Four of the Epic Fantasy Sentinal Series

    award
  • Readers' Favorite Five Star Review
    2022

    Sentinals Rising: Book Two of the Sentinal series

    award
  • USA Today Bestselling Author
    2022

    Realm of Darkness: A Limited Edition Fantasy and Paranormal Collection

    achievement
  • Global Book Award-Silver -Sword and Sorcery
    2022

    Sentinals Rising: Book Two of the Sentinal series

    award
  • Global Book Award-Silver -Epic Fantasy
    2022

    Sentinals Awaken: Book One of the Sentinals Series

    award
  • Readers' Favorite Honorable Mention
    2022

    Sentinals Rising: Book Two of the Sentinal series

    award
  • The Wishing Shelf Book Award-Bronze-Fantasy
    2021

    Sentinals Awaken: Book One of the Sentinals Series

    award
  • AllAuthor July 2021 Cover of the Month
    2021

    Sentinals Rising: Book Two of the Sentinal series

    award
  • Readers' Favorite Book Award Finalist
    2021

    Sentinals Awaken: Book One of the Sentinals Series

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  • Wishing Shelf Book Award Finalist-Fantasy cover
    2021

    Sentinals Awaken: Book One of the Sentinals Series

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Helen Garraway Interview On 15, Mar 2021

"Helen Garraway was born in Berkshire and has lived in the royal county all her life. "Sentinals Awaken" is an amazing first book by Helen. Her characters are three-dimensional, descriptions well crafted and the fantasy world fully developed. She is an avid reader, especially of fantasy and some sci-fi."
Where were you born? Since how long have you been living in Berkshire in the UK?

I was born in Berkshire and have lived in the royal county all my life, a stone’s throw from Windsor Castle. I debate about moving, but I just haven’t found anywhere I would prefer to live yet.

Which of your childhood dreams was the first to die?

When I was a child, I wanted to learn how to ride a horse. I was mad about horses, but we just couldn’t afford it, so the next best thing was books about horses. I am glad to say that a few years ago, I did get the chance to go to Vienna, in Austria, and visit the Spanish Riding School and saw their famous Lipizzaners dance. It was amazing and I recommend you go if you ever have the chance.

What are your experiences as a self-published author?

The whole self-publishing experience has been one steep learning curve. Although there is a ton of information out there, it is parsing it down to what is relevant and helpful to you. I think my key learning is:

1. Invest in a good editor,

2. Invest in a good cover and

3. Give yourself time. Everything takes longer than you think it will.

How did you get the idea of creating the world of Remargaren?

I’m not sure. I’d had ideas bubbling for a while before I first started writing. I was capturing ideas in a notebook, and I was very taken with the idea of ancient forests and enchanted trees and that became the kingdom of Vespiri, and my world grew as I considered how the terrain and the climate would change as you travelled north or south. I used Pinterest to create mood boards of associated images that helped develop the world. As ideas for the other countries grew, the story grew with them.

How did you begin writing your first fantasy novel Sentinals Awaken?

It was a combination of events, the ideas crystallising, my mother unfortunately passing away, and then my daughter leaving home for university. Suddenly I had the time, and there were no excuses not to sit down and start writing. So, I did. And two years later I had the drafts of six books written. Now I am editing them into shape and the second book Sentinals Rising will release on March 17th. On to the next one.

In what ways do you think graduating with a Degree in Politics and International Relations has helped you in your career?

I always think achieving a degree is all about the skills you learn instead of the actual subject. Especially for vocational degrees. Hard work, perseverance, organisation, and the ability to write a 10,000 word dissertation to a deadline. All good preparation for writing a novel!

What, to you, is an ideal setting or environment for a good writing session?

An ideal setting is music playing in the background, currently I am enjoying listening to Sia. My cat curled up on the sofa asleep, so he is not climbing all over me or my keyboard and time to escape into my world.

What is the best piece of advice you have received related to writing?

Learn your craft. Take the time to learn grammar and punctuation. Understand the structure of a sentence and a book. But most of all write. Write freely, and worry about editing later.

You can always polish it up afterwards, but if you don’t write to begin with then you’ll have nothing to polish. Invest in a good editor and a book cover designer. The rest you can figure out yourself.

Which option do you prefer, reading some books or watching movies adapted from them?

I enjoy both, but if I know the movie is based on a book, I prefer to read the book first, so I know what it is supposed to be about, as movies can be creative and stray from the plot or even the authors intentions. Many times though, you don’t realise there is a book until after you watched the movie!

Do you think someone could be a writer if they don’t feel emotions strongly?

It definitely helps to be able to put yourself in your characters position and imagine how they would feel. I often put myself in their heads and go thought the action to see how I react. But you will never have experienced every emotion or situation (At least I hope you haven’t had the misfortune to do so,) so I use the The Emotional Wound Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi to identify and focus on a physical/emotional response and expand on it. There are many tools available to writers to research how you emotionally or physically react to a situation dependent on your experience or skills. Everyone reacts differently, it is fun discovering how your character would behave.

What are the best ways to market self-published books?

I haven’t figured that out yet! It is one of the most difficult parts of writing a book, especially for Indie Authors who don’t have a publishing house marketing department behind them. Though even with traditionally published authors, nowadays I believe they have to do much of their own marketing. It is more the publisher’s contacts, or their ability to get a book in shops or distributed. It is the distribution strategy that is key.

From a marketing perspective I try to be active on social media platforms, to engage with other readers and authors. The writing community is very supportive, and I have ‘virtually’ met many wonderful people. You can find me on:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/helengarrawayauthor

Twitter: helengarraway.

Variety of platforms: https://linktr.ee/HelenGarraway

I have my own website: www.helengarraway.com, and a monthly newsletter where you can sign up for a free download, a novella set in the world of Remargaren (link on my website homepage).

Do you ever leave book reviews on other author's books? What do reviews mean to you?

Yes, all the time. I am an avid reader, especially of Fantasy and some Sci Fi. I post book reviews and Author Interviews to my website, and I always post them to Amazon/Goodreads as well. Reviews are vitally important for all authors, to drive visibility and to engage the algorithms on Amazon and other sites to help promote your book for you. A review doesn’t have to be an essay, just a couple of sentences saying why you liked/disliked it. Reviews help guide other readers to choose books they will enjoy. Think of it as matchmaking, matching the right books to the right readers. Reviews give readers an insight to the type of book it is, so not only are you helping the author, you are also helping other readers.

Are you working on a new book? Is it going to be a series or a standalone?

I am currently completing the final proofs of my second novel Sentinals Rising, the second action packed book in my epic fantasy Sentinal series which is currently available on pre-order and launches March 17th 2021. Sentinals Rising continues the adventure with the Ascendant threat escalating to other territories. Can the newly awoken Sentinals be trusted to help defeat them? You’ll have to read it to find out! The adventure starts with Sentinals Awaken, book one of the series. I am also editing my third novel in the series, Sentinals Justice, which will release in Autumn 2021.

Lastly, what are your thoughts and opinions on AllAuthor and its services?

I love seeing the promotional images and tweets that AllAuthor create. It’s nice to see my book being featured. The range of services from gif creators to book promotion and contests are all extremely valuable to self-published authors.

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      • A good cover and title is what catches your readers attention. It is what draws you to the book in the first place, and then hopefully the cover copy cinches it. I love my cover which was designed by Jeff Brown of Jeff Brown graphics. I think his design is beautiful, and I hope you do too.
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      • Actually publishing my book! I originally wrote the type of story I like to read. As my story became a novel and then a trilogy and then series, I thought it was time to share it with others. I am beyond happy to be able to hold my book in my hands. I love the world I created and the characters who live in it. Come and join me in the world of Remargaren.
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