Swimming in the Black by Mackenzie Leanne

It may have been best to try to form that audience before publishing, but I was impatience and excited. Sharing my work is something very new to me, so finding that audience has still been an endeavor. Word of mouth is the most important way to get your work noticed, but as an independent author this can be difficult without an established following. How have you found indie publishing so far? I chatted to Mackenzie Leanne about her experience of publishing independently! The collection might not resonate with everyone, as is the way of all poetry, but for anyone who has experienced heartbreak or a relationship that drains your soul- especially if you’ve later found love or fulfilment- there’s likely something that will strike a chord. I never really consider the ways in which layout makes an impact until I see it done well! There’s great use of page layout in the book- poems aren’t all situated on the same place on the page, which drew me to certain poems throughout. Mackenzie’s poems are often short and punchy, and the natural order they’re written in feels less curated than other collections, which I ended up really liking! Swimming in the Black is a collection split in to five parts, chronicling the different emotions in love and heartbreak. Swimming in the Black is a collection of poems and prose chronicling thoughts of spiraling into heartbreak, anxiety, and depression the feelings relating to searching for someone emotions of love and life as a new adult. My fifth indie spotlight is about Mackenzie Leanne and her debut collection of poetry Swimming in the Black.

Swimming in the Black by Mackenzie Leanne