Your Paper Quest

01/07/2025

We wanted to kick the New Year off with a little introduction!
I’m Ryan, the founder of Your Paper Quest 🌟 I realized I’ve never properly introduced myself, so here’s a little about me and why I started YPQ!
I’ve always loved getting lost in a good book, and although finding the right story almost always came easy to me, they never were the mainstream stories you see at most bookstores. I was always gripped by the raw, heartfelt, and genuineness of a story. The more I read and interacted with the authors of my soon to be favorite stories, the more my eyes were opened to the world of indie and self-publishing. That’s why I created Your Paper Quest – to give these incredible voices a platform and to share their amazing stories with readers like you.
When you support YPQ, you’re not just helping us keep this dream alive – you’re helping amplify the voices of these incredible storytellers. And that means everything. 💛
Thanks for being here, for believing in the magic of indie authors, and for being part of this little bookish revolution with us. We couldn’t do it without you.

01/03/2025

Our first book club meeting of the New Year is tomorrow at 12pm PST!
See you there! 📖📖

12/31/2024

Be sure to check out Kritz' unboxing of our latest box! Always love to see the insight that goes into these!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDHFU9LR9oQ

~Open me!~Lets open up my book mail together! Creepy clubhouse, Your paper quest, Aardvark book box, and a few books from Barnes & Noble #...

12/28/2024

What better way to kick off the New Year than by joining us for our book club meeting on January 4th at 12pm PST to talk about our featured December stories! We hope to see you there!

12/20/2024

Hey guys, check out Ven's recent post where he discusses his current favorite author, Rex Burke. Rex Burke's novel 'Orphan Planet' was featured in our April 2023 Box!
Ven, we are so happy to hear that your YPQ subscription enticed you to read more of Rex Burke's novels, this is exactly why we champion indie authors at YPQ, we want our subscribers to read all of our authors novels, not just the ones we feature.

Thank you again Ven for your continued support of YPQ!
https://youtu.be/-gRDnpycPwg?si=4WaLII_r-47PSUOC

Hi, I'm Ven and welcome to my book corner where we talk all things books. Thank you so much for joining me for today's video and I hope you enjoy.Today I wan...

12/20/2024

🎄 GIVEAWAY GIVEAWAY 🎁

It’s the holiday season and we couldn’t be more excited for our latest giveaway!

This time around we’ll be giving away FIVE mystery boxes from the past, delivered right to your door, full of bookish goodies, including:

💫 Two self-published novels.
💫 Interviews with the authors.
💫 Extra bookish bits, such as bookmarks and personalized notes from the authors themselves!
💫An invitation to join our virtual book club where you can meet other subscribers and ask questions for the authors!

To enter:

•⁠ ⁠Follow us .
•⁠ ⁠Like this post.
•⁠ ⁠⁠Tag two friends in the comments, each comment (with two tags) is another entry!
•⁠ ⁠For an extra entry, share to your story.

The boring but important bits:

•⁠ ⁠The giveaway closes the morning of New Years Day and the winners will be contacted shortly thereafter.
•⁠ ⁠The boxes will be sent out on Friday, January 3rd.
•⁠ ⁠The winners must be willing to share their name, email and address with us, .
•⁠ ⁠Unfortunately this giveaway is US only.
•⁠ ⁠⁠The box featured in this post was our latest, the giveaway winners will receive a surprise box from the past!

12/18/2024

Hey guys, be sure to check out Ven's latest unboxing video, of our December subscription box. You guys are truly what makes YPQ all worth it, and we really really appreciate the support! Thanks so much Ven and happy reading!

https://youtu.be/Sdxzc3qINnc?si=VXcBVgmXAc6TB4K_

Hi, I'm Ven and welcome to my book corner where we talk all things books. Thank you so much for joining me for today's video and I hope you enjoy.This is my ...

12/18/2024

Looking for holiday gifts? What better way to kick off the New Year than with the gift of discovering new authors?

We work hard to curate only the best self and indie published stories and deliver them straight to your door! 🎁🎄

12/14/2024

Hey guys, we had such an insightful panel on writing Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Horror from three of our featured YPQ authors! Come check out the video and hear from Rex Burke, Jennings Zabrinsky and Steve Russell as they dive into their writing process and what stands out to them!

We learned so much about their inspirations, styles, world-building and more! We were even treated to each of them reading an excerpt from one of their stories.

Support indie authors and find new favourites! Subscribe to to become a part of a growing community that prides itself on reading outside the box.

https://youtu.be/bMMP7PPWAJs?si=2ahpEc9sM0P0f1AG

We had such an insightful panel on writing Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Horror from three of our featured YPQ authors! Come hear from Rex Burke, Jennings Zabrinsky an...

12/05/2024

Hey guys, welcome to the second of our November interviews! We were fortunate enough to get to chat with Amelia Vergara, author of the fast-paced historical fiction novel, La Belle Famille.

We got to deep dive into Amelia's research process, inspirations, and so much more!

"Historical fiction at its finest. We find ourselves in the year 1759 in the Great Lakes. The French are at war with the British and young Adam finds himself an unwilling participant to it all. He, Lidia, and Sophie, must move quickly to share a secret message with the soldiers at Fort Niagara, as any delays will end in certain death."

If you have any thoughts or questions for us, please don't hesitate to post them in the comments.

Also, to answer the final question at the end! Amelia let us know that her favorite boat-themed stories are 'Treasure Island' and 'True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle'.

https://youtu.be/xpmbea_pkDw?si=0Z6DQmtW6rtaadna

Welcome to the second of our November interviews! We were fortunate enough to get to chat with Amelia Vergara, author of the fast-paced historical fiction no...

12/04/2024

Hey guys, welcome to the first of our November interviews! We are so grateful to get to chat with Phil Williams, author of the post-apocalyptic and eye-opening novel, Wixon's Day.

We dove deep into Phil's mindset when writing Wixon's Day, and how his writing has evolved over time!

"A boatman who finds himself drifting through a dreary and post-apocalyptic world. Secrets slowly start to unravel as he tries to bring Red back to her parents. A slow burn with an oftentimes raw and philosophical take on what it means to live."

If you have any thoughts or questions for us, please don't hesitate to post them in the comments.
https://youtu.be/qTQm2QRmJXQ?si=s6oF9isDSR2xITlP

Welcome to the first of our November interviews! We are so grateful to get to chat with Phil Williams, author of the post-apocalyptic and eye-opening novel, ...

12/01/2024

And that’s a wrap! A huge thank you to everyone who brought the Medway River Lit Festival to life!
A special shoutout to the amazing YPQ team and the incredible authors that we’ve had the honor of featuring. None of this would be possible without you!

11/26/2024

Action shot! Charlie, Maria and Neil reading excerpts from their stories and sharing insight on how to write short stories!
Be sure to check out the full video on our YouTube channel!

11/25/2024

Want to know what it takes to write a short story? Come learn from the experts themselves! This is from one of our talks at the Medway River Literary Festival with one of our featured authors Charlie Fish! We were also joined by short story authors Maria C McCarthy and Neil M Thorne!

We got to learn about their inspiration, plotting, process and so much more! We were even treated to each of them reading an excerpt from their collections.

https://youtu.be/nnbwChMPu2U?si=jyPAJpOuhzuAQx0f

Want to know what it takes to write a short story? Come learn from the experts themselves! This is from one of our talks at the Medway River Literary Festiva...