SPA Girls Podcast

Thinking about self publishing and don't know where to start? Join the SPA Girls each week for 30 minutes of tips, resources and honest advice.  This week we went back to the challenge from episode six, and talked about the genres that we were tasked with researching. Trudi talked about Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy, Cheryl looked into Chick Lit, Wendy looked at Historical Romance and Shar had...

Thinking of self publishing but don't know where to start? Join the SPA Girls each week for tips, resources and honest advice.  This week we talked about covers. It's a huge subject, so we just covered the main areas, including working with a designer, how to decide what your cover should look like, the different kinds of cover you might need and the benefits of having a great cover!   

Thinking of self publishing but don't know where to start? Join the SPA Girls each week for thirty minutes of tips, resources and honest advice.  This week we talked about a really important topic - EDITING! We start off with self editing, beta readers, critique groups, and other ways to get your manuscript read without having to pay money.  And then we talk through the different types of editors...

Interested in self publishing but don't know where to start? Join the SPA Girls each week for thirty minutes of honest advice, tips and resources to help get you started!  This week we have a special treat for our readers! Indie author Toni Kenyon joined us to talk about her self publishing journey.  Toni is a Rockstar Romance and Women's Fiction author with a wealth of experience in writing and p...

Thinking about self publishing and don't know where to start? Join the SPA Girls each week for 30 minutes of resources, tips and honest advice.  This week we talk about finding your tribe, either online or in person. Writing can be a lonely pursuit, so it's important to put yourself out there and find people to support, encourage and be with you on your journey. The information, companionship and...

Thinking about self publishing but don't know where to start? Join the SPA Girls each week for 30 minutes of tips, resources and honest advice on self publishing.  This week we give you an overview of the whole process of self publishing from start to finish. It's designed to be a quick overview that helps you to understand the whole process, so that you know what you're getting yourself into when...

Thinking about self publishing and don't know where to start? Join the SPA Girls each week for 30 minutes of honest advice, tips and resources.  This week we do the second of our challenge episodes. The first challenge was to find out about our favourite self publishing hero and report back to the group on why we liked them, what made them successful, and some of their top tips on how to become su...

Thinking about self publishing and don't know where to start? Join the SPA girls each week for 30 minutes of honest advice, tips and resources.  This week we talked about genre and what it means for you as a self publishing author. We give some examples of genre, how we picked the genres we write in, and some suggestions on the different components of genre. 

Thinking about self publishing and don't know where to start? Join the SPA Girls for a weekly show that gives you tips, resources and honest advice on how to get started in self publishing.  This week was a marketing episode, and we talked about why romance authors should be on Facebook, the difference between a profile and a page, and the do's and don'ts of interacting with fans and other authors...

Thinking about self publishing and don't know where to start? Join the SPA Girls for a weekly show that takes the mystery out of self publishing.  This week we have a fascinating interview with SPA Girls member Wendy Vella.  Wendy Vella is an Amazon bestselling historical romance author with more than 14 titles published. She has also featured in three box sets, and has sold more than 100,000 copi...

Keen to self publish, but don't know where to start? Join the SPA Girls each week for a no-nonsense show that features tips, resources and honest advice on for the beginning self publishing author.  This week we talk about finding time in your busy life for writing. Do you really want to write? Then this show offers suggestions on where to find that time, and how to go about getting those words on...

Wondering about self-publishing and don't know where to start? We're here to help! Join the SPA girls for their weekly 30 minute podcast full of tips, tricks and self-publishing tales.  This is the very first episode of the Self Publishing Authors podcast, or SPA Girls for short. In this episode we introduce ourselves, and the show, and talk a little bit about what we're trying to achieve. We hope...