Self Publishing Insiders

The Write Women Book Fest was created to lift up and amplify women authors and publishing professionals. The festival is meant to be diverse and welcoming to underrepresented groups including femme-identifying and non-binary individuals. To learn more, visit https://www.thewritewomenbookfest.org //Draft2Digital is where you start your Indie Author Career//   Looking for your path to self-publishin...

Sometimes it feels like it doesn’t seem to matter what we try, the dialogue in our stories falls flat and it’s affecting sales. Our characters all sound the same and their voices don’t change regardless of what is happening in the story. Today we speak with Jeff Elkins, The Dialogue Doctor, on how to make dialogue the centerpiece of our stories. For more info on The Dialogue Doctor, visit: https:/...

Join us as we discuss the trials and tribulations of fledgling authorship with Jenny Simard LaBranche. For those of you just dipping your toes into indie authorship, this is the conversation for you! //Draft2Digital is where you start your Indie Author Career//   Looking for your path to self-publishing success? Draft2Digital is the leading ebook publisher and distributor worldwide. We’ll convert...

Author and award-winning journalist Rebecca Regnier turned an old newspaper column into a viral video on TikTok and opened up a whole new avenue for her work. With over 25,000 followers, 400,000 likes and millions of views for her most viral video, Rebecca will discuss how to use small snippets from your work to gain more views and connect with new readers. //Draft2Digital is where you start your...

The Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) makes it easier for independent book publishers and self-published authors to navigate the sometimes intimidating publishing process. IBPA is a not-for-profit membership organization serving and leading the independent publishing community through advocacy, education, and tools for success. To learn more about IBPA, visit https://www.ibpa-online.o...

Publishers Weekly is recognized internationally as the "bible of the book business." Celebrating its 150th anniversary, the magazine reports news impacting publishers, booksellers, literary agents, authors and book lovers. We'll be speaking with editorial director Jim Milliot about the evolution of an industry. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/home/index.html //Draft2Digital is where you start...

The Nonfiction Authors Association is a supportive community for writers to connect, exchange ideas, and learn how to write, publish, promote, and profit with nonfiction books. Learn more at https://nonfictionauthorsassociation.com //Draft2Digital is where you start your Indie Author Career//   Looking for your path to self-publishing success? Draft2Digital is the leading ebook publisher and distr...

Kyla Stone writes apocalyptic and dystopian fiction series novels. She loves writing stories exploring how ordinary people cope with extraordinary circumstances, especially situations where the normal comforts, conveniences, and rules are stripped away. You can learn more about Kyla on her website: https://www.kylastone.com //Draft2Digital is where you start your Indie Author Career//   Looking fo...

Eddie Rice is the author of "Toast: Short Speeches, Big Impact". Eddie is a speechwriter and public speaking coach with 10 years of experience in the field. Eddie will be talking about making his experience making an audiobook on Marketplace. He loves creating strong narrative-driven speeches that focus on balancing emotional and thought-leadership content. He has worked with executives, business...

Jamie Davis is a nurse, retired paramedic, author, and nationally recognized medical educator who began teaching new emergency responders as a training officer for his local EMS program. He loves everything fantasy and sci-fi and especially the places where stories intersect with his love of medicine or gaming. He has authored multiple series and his book Accidental Thief was a 2019 Independent Au...

Learn from the brilliant USA Today bestselling author Sara Rosett who writes lighthearted mysteries for readers who enjoy atmospheric settings and puzzling whodunits. She is the author of over 30 novels in the genres of cozy and historical mystery. Sara writes nonfiction for authors, including “How to Write a Series” and “How to Outline a Cozy Mystery". She is also the co-host of the "Wish I'd kno...

You're guaranteed to be inspired by author Kennedy Ryan in this live interview celebrating National Audiobook Month 2022 with Findaway Voices and Draft2Digital. //Draft2Digital is where you start your Indie Author Career//   Looking for your path to self-publishing success? Draft2Digital is the leading ebook publisher and distributor worldwide. We’ll convert your manuscript, distribute it online,...

M.K. Williams is an author and independent publisher. She will be talking about her "Marketing Audiobooks" blog series where she outlines marketing essentials for audiobook authors. She has written and published numerous books under her own name and helped several authors realize their dreams of publishing their books as well. You can learn more about M.K. on her website: https://www.authoryouramb...

Encouraging, inspiring and accelerating success among authors, Cheryl McNeill Fisher and Dr. Kathy King co-host a skill-building podcast that is designed for both new and experienced writers. This engaging podcast is unique in that it provides valuable learning opportunities and resources for authors who may be visually impaired. //Draft2Digital is where you start your Indie Author Career//   Look...

Meet the team that's revving D2D's marketing engine and learn all about what we do, why we do it, and how it impacts YOU! //Draft2Digital is where you start your Indie Author Career//   Looking for your path to self-publishing success? Draft2Digital is the leading ebook publisher and distributor worldwide. We’ll convert your manuscript, distribute it online, and support you the whole way—and we wo...

InD’tale was conceived and developed 10 years ago to help all the many gifted, creative people in this industry who struggle to find a voice in a world where “traditional” just isn’t working. They have the talent and the ambition, they just need the platform to succeed. We'll speak with founder and publisher TJ Mackay to learn about the magazine, the InD'scribe Conference and the prestigious RONE...

The Story Nerd Podcast demystifies story theory so writers spend less time studying and more time writing. We'll learn directly from host Valerie Francis about concepts that are common to all stories across film, television, novels and screenplays. //Draft2Digital is where you start your Indie Author Career//   Looking for your path to self-publishing success? Draft2Digital is the leading ebook pu...

We'll learn the latest from Google Play Books product manager Ryan Dingler, including what they're doing with auto-narrated audiobooks. More audiobooks are now available to listeners than ever before. Thanks to Google’s machine learning, ebooks are able to be auto-narrated, giving a voice to books that currently don’t have one. //Draft2Digital is where you start your Indie Author Career//   Lookin...

Draft2Digital has the best vantage point in the business for seeing trends in the self-publishing industry. And we want to use that insight to help indie authors and publishers do more to build and grow their publishing business. This episode of Self Publishing Insiders continues a recurring segment, featuring Mark Leslie Lefebvre, discussing the current state of the self-publishing industry and w...

Author Gregg McBride and Illustrator Anaïs Chartschenko chat with Draft2Digital about their new illustrated children's book, what it took to write, illustrate, and publish it. "Biron The Bee Who Couldn't" (new children's picture book, debuts on June 10) Written by Gregg McBride, Illustrated by Anaïs Chartschenko, and available at Amazon . Gregg McBride has been told he couldn't do things many time...

E.S. Curry is an insatiable renaissance man that loves writing outside the data stream on a Royal typewriter while listening to classical music on vinyl, plays piano and guitar, races his sailing yacht Escapade, fencing, and imagines bedtime stories with his son Åsmund. //Draft2Digital is where you start your Indie Author Career//   Looking for your path to self-publishing success? Draft2Digital i...

Jeffe Kennedy is a multi-award-winning and best-selling author of romantic fantasy. She is the current President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) and is a member of Novelists, Inc. (NINC). She is best known for her RITA® Award-winning novel, The Pages of the Mind, the recent trilogy, The Forgotten Empires, and the wildly popular, Dark Wizard. Jeffe lives in Santa Fe, Ne...

Pete Fu is a best-selling publisher with multiple pen names and series in different languages and sub-genres since 2012. Taking the knowledge gained in successfully producing and promoting his books, he created Publishwide, a book sales and expense reporting tool that helps authors, publishers, and author ad agencies make smarter business decisions by providing better data. //Draft2Digital is wher...

Sarah SaShaun Loftus paid her way through college writing for magazines, websites, and other media. Though not all of it was ‘naughty’ – much of it was. No, you cannot read any of it. She is duly embarrassed. Important Links: Register for Indie Uncon NOW! https://www.indie-uncon.eu/ //Draft2Digital is where you start your Indie Author Career//   Looking for your path to self-publishing success? Dr...

Sarah Sampino is an actor from Long (LAWWng) Island – but you only hear her accent after she’s had a few drinks. She is continuously surprised by the support of her business-oriented parents, who swear that she sang “Part of Your World” before she could talk. Apparently that can’t go on a resume. Sarah earned her B.F.A in Drama from New York University, and her BF from England. She learned to swor...