A.I. is a fast-developing field, and it’s important for authors to use it both effectively and ethically.
Sep 15, 2023•50 min
Lloyd Richards’ novel flopped 11 years ago. A single TikTok video sent it to the top of the US Amazon charts.
Sep 08, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 401
As the Self Publishing Show hits its 400th episode, Mark and James take a look at how the industry has changed and what lies in the podcast’s future.
Sep 01, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 400
Dialogue expert Jeff Elkins explains how the way our characters talk influences the way our readers view their personalities.
Aug 25, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 399
Damon Courtney’s BookFunnel is the perfect way to distribute your audiobooks outside of traditional store systems.
Aug 18, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 398
SPS Live 2023 was our biggest conference yet – Mark and James take a look at the highlights.
Aug 11, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 397
It’s important to connect with your audience in a way that’s meaningful to them – Book Rockstar can show you how.
Aug 04, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 396
Rosa Lee only started writing two years ago, but a surprise viral video on Tiktok means she’s now a full time Dark Romance author.
Jul 28, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 395
Jul 21, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 395
Ricci Wolman explains the various services Written Word Media offers plus the recent partnership with Hello Books.
Jul 14, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 393
Dave Cohen is a stand-up comic who’s written for TV shows including Not Going Out and My Family – now he’s written a book about how to add comedy to your screenplays and novels.
Jul 07, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 392
Andrea Wilk and Freya von Korff are bestselling authors living in Germany – here’s why you should be translating your books for that market.
Jun 30, 2023•54 min•Season 1Ep. 391
The founder of Fictionary explains how it can assist writers in improving the plots, characters and pacing in their stories.
Jun 23, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 390
Ryan Cahill couldn’t work after moving to New Zealand, so he built a career from writing Epic Fantasy instead.
Jun 16, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 389
Readers, agents and the press often care more about how you are and why you write than what you write.
Jun 09, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 388
Stuart Grant isn’t just a key member of the SPS team – he’s also the highest rated web designer on Reedsy.
Jun 02, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 387
May 26, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 386
As much as 20% of the population has a disability – Jeff Adams and Michele Lucchini discuss how to expand our content to include everyone.
May 19, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 385
Martha Carr explains how to kill it with crowdsourcing and world-building collaborations.
May 12, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 384
With Launchpad about to open, Mark and James discuss the careers the course has helped build.
May 05, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 383
A book can lend kudos to a subject-matter expert, but only if they know how to get them into the hands of readers.
Apr 28, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 382
Kindle Storyteller finalist Clare Lydon describes the changing landscape of LGBTQ+ romance novels.
Apr 21, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 381
Mark and James break down the full SPS Live 2023 conference schedule. Tickets available now!
Apr 14, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 380
Stuart Bache explains the emerging trends in cover design and the potential opportunities – and pitfalls – as a result of using AI artwork for your books.
Apr 07, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 379
Dakota Krout runs a seven-figure publishing house for one of the fastest growing genres: LitRPG.
Mar 31, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 378
Caroline Lutz explains how she makes six figures a year selling books to an exclusively French audience.
Mar 24, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 377
Reedsy co-founder Ricardo Fayet delivers useful tips for running effective Amazon Ad campaigns.
Mar 17, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 376
Having interviewed Hollywood filmmakers on the secrets of storytelling, John Gaspard passes those tips onto novelists.
Mar 10, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 375
Normally a historical fiction author, Margaret Skea describes the process of switching genre to write the biography of Ruth Hadley.
Mar 03, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 374
Elizabeth Ann West explains why both stories from the past and technology of the future can be lucrative for authors.
Feb 24, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 373