Shelf-Employed: The Indie Publishing Podcast

 In this episode of Shelf-Employed: The Indie Publishing Podcast, Allen Tiller and Lee Speed discuss spammers and scammers, and the endless stream of AI-written spambot emails that may clog up your inbox. Allen gives some sage advice on keeping things to yourself, and we wrap up season one of the series.

In this episode of Shelf-Employed Allen Tiller and LeeSpeed discuss the National Library of Australia’s Australian Women’s Writers appeal, which is raising funds to digitise 17 historic female authors works, including Judith Wright, Dame Mary Gilmore and Henry Handel Richardson (Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson). Not only great writers, but also extraordinary advocates for change, these women sh...

In this episode, Lee and special guest Eliza give Allen a rundown of their recent visit to Open Book Howdens printing facility. This tour was facilitated through Writers SA, and featured a guest author presentation, a tour of the prnting presses and the OpenBook Howden shop warehouse.

In this episode of Shelf-Employed: The Indie Publishing Podcast, Allen Tiller and Lee Speed chat with Janette Menhenett, who publishes under the pseudonym J. R. Brydon. Janette is a poet, author, event organiser, podcaster and oral history recorder. Janette aids in convening the Gawler & Adelaide Plains Festival of Words, among other writing conventions.

Allen and Lee talk all things children's book publishing with children's author Cristy Fopp! My Dad Can is a children’s book that celebrates all thewonderful things “my dad” can do, regardless of his circumstances. He can do some clever things, some practical things, some fun things - all sorts of things! Our attitude, not our disability, determines how we live, and even thoughthere are th...

Writing a foreword offers a valuable chance to introduce a book, provide personal insight, and connect with readers from the very beginning. Whether written by a mentor, industry expert, or colleague, a well-structured foreword helps create an introduction that is engaging, concise, and memorable.

In Episode 12 of Shelf-Employed, the Indie Publishing Podcast, Allen and Lee discuss how the publishing industry has changed with many authors choosing to adopt the self-publishing model, or a hybrid of traditional and self-publishing.

On this episode, Allen and Lee discuss South Australia's History Festival and delve into who the first published authors in South Australia were (male and female); who was the first South Australian Aboriginal author, and who was Gawler's first published author. #historyfestival #podcast #shelfemployed

Episode 10 of Shelf-Employed: The Indie Publishing Podcast -‘Show Me the Money!” On this episode, Lee and Allen talk about getting paid – Public Lending Rights (PLR) and Educational Lending Right (ELR), Copyright Agency, Legal Deposit, eDeposit, Lee’s checklist, ISBNs, Library deposits, A.I., Library technical services, Bolinda, Goodreads, Amazon profiles, Writers SA, insurance and more!

On this episode, Allen returns to the microphone. Lee and Allen discuss book fairs: - what to ask, what to bring, payments, insurance and a lot more! We talk about The Indie Verse Book Fair at Estonian House, North Adelaide, ...And where Allen has been the last few episodes...

In episode 8 of Shelf-Employed, Lee and Cody speak to Andre and Melissa Hattingh, the creative duo behind Love andShadows and Shadow of Ruin, the first two books in The Donare Series . Their journey as storytellers is shaped by rich life experiences—Melissa’s childhood in South Africa, where she crafted stories inspired by nature, and Andre’s adventures as a pilot. Their paths merged, leading them...

Judy Gillett-Ferguson published her first novel, The German Teacher, in her early 80's - proof you're never too old to publish a book. The German Teacher is set in a fictional town near Angaston in the Barossa Valley. Into a valley deeply divided by war, prejudice and loyalties, arrives Audrey Douglas, a young teacher. It's January 1917, and this is her first appointment, to replace al...

Eliza is a South Australian Children's Author who works as anurse and is a mum. Her interests are cooking, painting and music. She loves spending time with family and friends, and in her spare time, she loves to write stories and be in nature. Socials: Eliza's website: https://elizahutchinson.ampbk.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/ELIZA-H-Author/100063985422751/ Links: AMAZON: https:...

  Welcome to episode five of Shelf Employed: TheIndie Self-Publishing Podcast – Allen is still M.I.A., so Cody Davies has gracefully stepped into his glittery shoes to co-host. On this episode, Lee and Cody speak with author Trent Moullae.   A writer from a young age, Trent Moullae has always been fascinated with fantasy. After publishing his first book after high school, Trent has worked meticulo...

Welcome to episode 4 of Shelf-Employed: The Indie Publishing Podcast; From Page to Screen - with indie author, Portia Stanton-Noble. This episode is hosted by Lee Speed, with special guest host Cody Davies. Our special guest author for episode four is Portia Stanton-Noble, an indie murder-mystery-romance author from rural South Australia. Portia discusses her publishing journey from traditional pu...

For episode 3 of Shelf-Employed: The Indie Publishing Podcast, we recorded live at the Gawler Fringe! Our thanks to Alpacaccinos and Twig and Bloom on Murray Street, Gawler, for hosting us, and thanks to all those who came along to listen and be involved. We truly appreciate your support. In this episode, we talk about famous Gawler authors across various genres; the ghosts and history of the buil...

In this episode, we hear Allen Tiller's publishing journey, from a low point of a publisher who got EVERYTHING wrong, to self-publishing, and the high point of becoming a best-selling author. #AllenTiller #selfpublished #indieauthor #paranormal

In our first episode, we discuss what our podcast is about, and what we want it to be, plus Lee Speed Author tells us about her publishing journey so far!