The Self Publishing Show

You know you need to advertise your books. But how exactly do you start?

The Haitian-American author, publisher and entrepreneur explains how he managed to secure bestseller status for his poetry books.

Pro Writing Aid's Chris Banks explains how the acclaimed app can make you a better writer.

Serial bestseller Michael Anderle's take on his prolific output as a self-published author, his plans for an indie imprint and trad publishing.

Fantasy writer Nicholas Kotar on how he kick-started his indie author career - with pointers on how you can do the same.

Evan Gow talks about Story Origin, his online indie author community that comes packed with useful self-publishing tools and services.

James P. Sumner talks about the mental challenges facing writers and how he dealt with his own emotional struggles as a bestselling indie author.

Most of us are in lockdown; but that doesn't mean you can't look after business and connect with readers.

Dan Wood from supreme indie author support service, Draft2Digital, explains how self-published writers can expand their distribution by working with libraries.

Bestselling indie author and self-publishing expert, Joanna Penn, explains how authors can tap into the potentially lucrative fields of audiobooks and podcast production.

An author of historical fiction, mystery, suspense and fantasy gets the famed BookLab treatment with expert feedback on her writing, blurb and cover.

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.

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.

Mal Cooper discusses how she's crafted a unique fictional sci-fi universe that offers up endless writing opportunities.

Indie author and SPF Foundation winner Elle Thorpe explains how becoming an SPF 101 student has impacted her book sales and family's income.

Prolific sci-fi author Kevin J. Anderson explains how dictation can smarten up your writing process.

Valerie J. Lewis Coleman explains how high-quality self-published books can help experts and professional speakers monetise their area of expertise.

Romance author Jami Albright explains how to make a comfortable living as an indie author without being prolific.

SPF's very own Mark Dawson details the key elements of his career as a bestselling self-published author in 2019.  

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.

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.

Bestselling multi-genre author and leadership coach, Becca Syme, explains how indies can streamline and smarten their writing process.

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.

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!

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.