Mark and James catch up with KDP's Darren Hardy at Amazon's UK HQ to discuss the impact of the company's past, present and future innovations on indie authors the world over.
Sep 13, 2019•56 min•Season 1Ep. 191
It might sound niche, but colouring books are in demand - and not just from children! This week's guest, Selina Fenech, explains how sales of her self-published colouring books are keeping her very much in the pink.
Sep 06, 2019•42 min•Season 1Ep. 190
Screenwriter-turned-author Damon Suede explains how to find super-success in the hot romance genre.
Aug 23, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 188
Draft2Digital's Mark Lefebvre explains the key individual requirements for publishing success as an author. And yes, they all begin with the letter 'P'!
Aug 16, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 187
In the final part of our Thrillerfest 2019 series, four major league bestsellers unleash some of the secrets behind their enduring success as thriller writers.
Aug 09, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 186
In the second of three special episodes from this year's Thrillerfest event, five bestsellers let rip on various topics - from how to get to grips with writing a novel, finding success in Hollywood with your writing, writing for TV and securing legal authenticity in your books.
Aug 02, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 185
In the first of three special episodes from this year's Thrillerfest event in New York City, get ready to learn key tips from bestsellers on plot twists and pacing and how to successfully approach moral challenges and psychology in your writing.
Jul 26, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 184
It's a crucial question that all authors need to consider at some point: should I go for a traditional deal or consider self-publishing instead? This week's guest, author Libbie Hawker, is here to help you come to the right decision.
Jul 19, 2019•50 min•Season 1Ep. 183
Setting yourself up as a self-published author requires you to be business-minded. In this episode, expert accountants from both sides of the pond provide practical advice on how to go about getting it right from the off.
Jul 12, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 182
After occupying key positions at two of the world's biggest corporations, David Risher launched Worldreader, a charity that champions digital reading in underserved communities around the world. He explains how his love of reading inspired him to create the organisation and details its achievements and ambitions for the future.
Jul 05, 2019•57 min•Season 1Ep. 181
Rosalind James started her indie author career by writing a romance with a twist - it starred hunky New Zealand rugby players! She talks to us about the importance of not being pigeonholed into one's genre, and why, particularly in romance, rapid release is key to success.
Jun 28, 2019•56 min•Season 1Ep. 180
Non-fiction indie author Marc Reklau explains how fine-tuning his Amazon ad campaigns helped him to significantly boost his book sales.
Jun 21, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 179
US fiction writer and SPF Ads for Author student, Ryan Schow, explains how he finally got to live the dream of writing full-time as an indie author.
Jun 14, 2019•51 min•Season 1Ep. 178
In the final part of our mini-series on ads, our very own Mark Dawson drills down into the Amazon ads platform, explaining how it can help form a key part of your marketing mix.
Jun 07, 2019•45 min•Season 1Ep. 177
Part 2 of our mini-series on ad platforms, has bestselling author and self-publishing guru, David Gaughran, turning the spotlight on BookBub ads. Are they worth investing time, effort and money in?
Jun 06, 2019•56 min•Season 1Ep. 176
In the first of three ad platform-focused episodes, bestselling urban fantasy author and SPF student, Shayne Silvers, explains how mastering Facebook ads helped put his career into overdrive.
Jun 05, 2019•58 min•Season 1Ep. 175
Author Kevin J. Anderson has seen it all. He's written books based on films, written in the Star Wars and X Files universes, seen the ups and downs, gold rushes and bookstore bankruptcies. Through it all, his defining characteristic has been to keep writing. His consistency over time has created a catalog of over 160 books. Tune in for some major league inspiration and advice for both newbie and established authors alike.
May 31, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 174
Former detective and USA Today bestselling author Holly S. Roberts explains how to avoid common mistakes writing police procedurals and the importance of getting the police mindset right.
May 24, 2019•58 min•Season 1Ep. 173
He's an ex-Marine, the 20 Books conference series show runner and a prolific writer to boot. It's not surprising that Craig Martelle knows a thing or two about author productivity.
May 17, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 172
Historical romance author Suzan Tisdale explains how to craft scenarios that readers love to lose themselves in.
May 10, 2019•53 min•Season 1Ep. 171
Thriller author Michael Parker submits his title The Boy From Berlin to the BookLab experts for input on his writing, cover design and book description.
May 03, 2019•2 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 170
Indie romance bestseller Alessandra Torre sheds light on some of her rookie mistakes in the hope that others will learn from them.
Apr 26, 2019•57 min•Season 1Ep. 169
Turning to crime and making it pay. M.J. Arlidge on the switch from TV screenwriter to bestselling thriller author.
Apr 19, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 168
Dan Blank explains how to use relationship strategies to build your self-publishing business.
Apr 12, 2019•59 min•Season 1Ep. 167
Could you write and publish a Bestseller in one year? That's what Mark Stay and Mark Oliver of the Bestseller Experiment Podcast set out to achieve. We interview one of them to find out the hows and whys behind their challenge - and what happened.
Apr 05, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 166
Author Barry J. Hutchison discusses his early career as a trad author of books, screenplays and comics and why the switch to planet indie has proved to be such a game changer for him.
Mar 29, 2019•40 min•Season 1Ep. 165
We catch up with the creator of the 20 Books to 50K author movement at LBF '19 who explains how he smashed his original goal as an indie author and the implications of his own personal journey for other writers looking to self-publish.
Mar 22, 2019•46 min•Season 1Ep. 164
Indie author and SPF student Sacha Black explains how to make sure the villain in your next book steals the show.
Mar 15, 2019•56 min•Season 1Ep. 163
K-Lytics' Alex Newton explains how purposefully crunching numbers and analysing data can help indie authors find the most profitable reader niche for their books.
Mar 08, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 162
Indie author Steff Green explains what inspired her to write in the new romantic sub-genre of 'reverse harem' and how her readers have responded to the change.
Mar 01, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 161
