Dan Wood from supreme indie author support service, Draft2Digital, explains how self-published writers can expand their distribution by working with libraries.
Apr 10, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 221
Bestselling indie author and self-publishing expert, Joanna Penn, explains how authors can tap into the potentially lucrative fields of audiobooks and podcast production.
Apr 03, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 220
An author of historical fiction, mystery, suspense and fantasy gets the famed BookLab treatment with expert feedback on her writing, blurb and cover.
Mar 27, 2020•1 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 219
In this episode: everything you need to know about Europe's biggest indie author event, the inaugural Self Publishing Show LIVE that took place in London on 9th March 2020.
Mar 20, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 218
Knowing she'd likely have less time and energy during and after her pregnancy, established indie Emma Prince crafted a series of smart strategies to keep her author business profitable - an approach that would benefit all writers looking to keep their career on an upward trajectory.
Mar 13, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 217
Mal Cooper discusses how she’s crafted a unique fictional sci-fi universe that offers up endless writing opportunities.
Mar 06, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 216
Indie author and SPF Foundation winner Elle Thorpe explains how becoming an SPF 101 student has impacted her book sales and family's income.
Feb 28, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 215
Prolific sci-fi author Kevin J. Anderson explains how dictation can smarten up your writing process.
Feb 21, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 214
Valerie J. Lewis Coleman explains how high-quality self-published books can help experts and professional speakers monetise their area of expertise.
Feb 14, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 213
Romance author Jami Albright explains how to make a comfortable living as an indie author without being prolific.
Feb 07, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 212
SPF's very own Mark Dawson details the key elements of his career as a bestselling self-published author in 2019.
Jan 31, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 211
The author of several successful military thrillers, James Rosone, explains how other self-published writers can learn from his mistakes as they progress their indie author careers.
Jan 24, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 210
How can you be sure you're writing books that are going to sell? You need a formula! Cue, Sterling & Stone's Johnny Truant, co-author of a new book on that very topic.
Jan 17, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 209
Bestselling multi-genre author and leadership coach, Becca Syme, explains how indies can streamline and smarten their writing process.
Jan 10, 2020•49 min•Ep. 208
Medieval romance writer, Kathryn Le Veque, has not only self-published 30 of her own books but publishes books for some 30 other authors. We talk to her about the practicality of running an imprint, what she personally works on in regard to editing and branding, and how she identifies which trends to write in.
Jan 03, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 207
What Kindlepreneur's creator, Dave Chesson, doesn't know about book data and Amazon is probably not worth knowing. Categories, keywords and tags are his world - and he's here to help indie authors everywhere get to grips with them!
Dec 27, 2019•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 206
Patrick O'Donnell's life experience as a cop has allowed him to help crime writers looking to add an authentic edge to their writing. It's started a whole new career for him.
Dec 20, 2019•59 min•Season 1Ep. 205
US-based author Lindsay Buroker explains how she started her self-publishing career way back in 2010, keeps her fans happy and manages to write ten books a year for them.
Dec 13, 2019•48 min•Season 1Ep. 204
Find out what happened when FOUR bestselling authors - and friends - put their heads together to create a romance series featuring female billionaires as lead characters.
Dec 06, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 203
Romance writer Lucy Score and marketer Tim Hoot describe how their partnered approach to self-publishing has seen Lucy's indie author career go from strength to strength.
Nov 29, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 202
Oscar-nominated screenwriter Terri Tatchell talks about crafting movie screenplays and books and provides her take on self-publishing.
Nov 22, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 201
In this special 200th edition, Mark and James revisit the top 10 downloaded episodes of the show and discuss Mark's new landmark print deal.
Nov 15, 2019•43 min•Season 1Ep. 200
Hybrid author Sarah Painter shares the importance of taking gentle care of ourselves as creative people, and also the value of taking writing and publishing step-by-step to avoid overwhelm. She also discusses how brain science can help writers to get past their blocks about writing.
Nov 08, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 199
Fantasy author Jeff Wheeler provides an insightful look into what it was like in the trenches of self-publishing in the pre-Kindle era.
Nov 01, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 197
Amanda Lee sheds light on her prolific output as a writer with tips and insight for all indie authors looking to boost productivity whilst maintaining professional standards for their finished books.
Oct 25, 2019•55 min•Season 1Ep. 197
Author, media contributor and reluctant entrepreneur, Hilary Jastram, discusses the impact of chronic illness on her writing and business life.
Oct 18, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 196
Any author considering writing in different genres would do well to tune in to this week's episode featuring writer Barry Hutchison. A popular and well-established name in sci-fi, find out what happened when he made the switch to writing crime fiction.
Oct 11, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 195
Back in Florida to present at this year's NINC writers' conference, the SPF team recorded an edition of the Self Publishing Show in front of a live audience - a first - made up of indie authors and experts, including self publishing guru David Gaughran and Reedsy's Ricardo Fayet. It turned out to be a lively and informative affair!
Oct 04, 2019•46 min•Season 1Ep. 194
If you’re writing books that involve the workings of the FBI, you’re going to want ensure authenticity. Cue, retired FBI Special Agent and fiction author Jerri Williams.
Sep 27, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 193
This week, Stuart Grant, Instagram expert and co-author of one of SPF's most popular indie author marketing guides, explains how to build your readership with the social media platform.
Sep 20, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 192
