James Blatch

The Self Publishing Show

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Join James Blatch has he navigates the fast changing world of indie publishing. With the biggest guests in the industry and tips on how to stay ahead of the crowd.

Author

James Blatch

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Business

Podcast website

learnselfpublishing.com

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

SPF-052: When Hollywood Comes Calling – with Cal Moriarty, Screenwriter and Novelist 17.02.2017

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SPF-051: Masterclass: The Value of a Reader Survey – With Mark Dawson 10.02.2017

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SPF-050 How to Land a Publishing Deal – with Alex Clarke, Headline Publishing 03.02.2017

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SPF-049: Advanced Twitter Strategies for Authors – with Ian Sutherland 27.01.2017

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SPF-048: Get Subscribers For Your Mailing List Using InstaFreebie – with Ashley Durrer 20.01.2017

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SPF-047: Masterclass: Building a Mailing List part 2 – With Mark Dawson 13.01.2017

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SPF-046: Masterclass: Building a Mailing List part 1 – With Mark Dawson 06.01.2017

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SPF-045: From US Marine to Self Publishing Success – with thriller writer Wayne Stinnett 31.12.2016

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SPF-044: Make Money Teaching Through Self Published Books – with Million Dollar Author, Joseph Alexander 23.12.2016

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SPF-043: Legal Hazards for Authors and How to Avoid Them – with Attorney David Burgess 16.12.2016

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SPF-042: Self Publishing 101 – The Lowdown – With Mark Dawson 09.12.2016

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SPF-041: How Do You Define Success As An Author? – with Author and Self Publishing Coach Elizabeth Lyons 02.12.2016

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SPF-040: Personal Branding For Authors – with Branding Expert Chris Ducker 25.11.2016

Personal branding. If you spend any time with online entrepreneurs (and you should if you're an author) you hear that phrase all the time. But what EXACTLY does it mean, and how can it increase book sales and advance your career as an author? There's nobody better to explain it than our guest today, Chris […]

SPF-039: The One Stop Shop for Formatting and Distributing Books – with Draft2Digital's Kevin Tumlinson 18.11.2016

The SPF team has been very impressed with the platform and service of the team at Draft2Digital. Their service has a two-pronged approach to help self-published authors with some of the most important aspects of self-publishing – and the service ensures that no financial investment is required until a book actually sells. On this episode, […]

SPF-038: How iAuthor Can Give Your Books Greater Visibility – with Adam Kolczynski 11.11.2016

One of the best things about self-publishing is that anyone can publish a book. One of the worst things about self-publishing is that anyone can publish a book. The marketplace is getting more and more crowded with new authors appearing on Amazon and other online book outlets every day. How do you stand out from […]

SPF-037: Writing Against the Odds – with Author, T.J.Garrett 04.11.2016

What you'll hear on this episode of the Self Publishing Formula is nothing short of empowering. Tony Garrett is a new and very successful author, (writing as 'T.J.Garrett'), pulling in over $30K per month in book sales. But in order to get to that point he's had to overcome a degenerative disease that makes it […]

SPF-036: Working With Your Spouse as an Author Business Team with Natasha Boyd and Charlotte Byrd 28.10.2016

Working with your spouse may not be your idea of a perfect work environment, but many authors are discovering it's a natural next step once success comes knocking on their door. If you've listened to the Self Publishing Formula you know that Mark and James often speak of the real work it is to become […]

SPF-035: Dealing With Criticism from Editors and Readers – with Dr. Debra Holland 21.10.2016

As an author, it's a given that you're going to have get used to dealing with all kinds of feedback on your work. But don't get downhearted by the negative words. For a start, new authors should quickly get used to the fact that you simply can't please all of the people all of the […]

SPF-034: How to Format An Ebook The Easy Way with Brad and Brad From Vellum 14.10.2016

If you haven't gotten far enough in your self-publishing career to worry about formatting your ebook, you've got some learning ahead. It's not easy. In fact, it's quite complicated. Instead of there being one format that all of the ebook platforms use, each of them has their own file type that they use. But before […]

SPF-033: How You Can Win $3000 Worth of Publishing Tools – with Ricardo Fayet of Reedsy 07.10.2016

Many of the publishing tools indie authors need to access are hard to find – at least with the quality and trustworthiness you need in order to make your book of the highest quality. That's why Ricardo Fayet and the folks at Reedsy developed their online platform. It's a site that brings together editors, graphic […]

SPF-032: An Inspirational Self Publishing Success Story – with Elicia Hyder 30.09.2016

Self publishing success stories are becoming more and more common. The opportunity to write and benefit from your books is now very real. During their recent trip to the United States for the NINC conference, Mark and James were able to meet a number of SPF students, one of whom was Elicia Hyder. She is […]

SPF-031: Creating a Bestselling Book Cover – with Stuart Bache 23.09.2016

There are many book cover creators and designers out there but none with the expertise and experience of today's guest on the podcast. Stuart Bache has not only designed books for Mark Dawson but also for many other bestselling authors such as John le Carre and Stephen King. On this episode we chat with Stuart […]

SPF-030: Bestselling Books Made into Movies with Author A.G. Riddle 16.09.2016

It's every author's dream to have their books made into movies and today's guest, A.G. Riddle might be about to realize that dream. His best-selling series of books has already had the movie rights purchased and he waits to hear from the studio as to what the next steps will be. But Gerry is amazingly […]

SPF-029: Indie Author Support from the Alliance of Independent Authors – with Orna Ross 09.09.2016

Like more and more traditionally published authors these days, Orna Ross took her rights back from a large traditional publisher to re-publish her books herself. Because she was the one in charge she was able to do it in the manner she'd always wanted. That was in 2011. At The London Book Fair in 2012, […]

SPF-028 : Success, Marketing and Writing – With Rachel Abbott 02.09.2016

Best-selling thriller author, Rachel Abbott is quick to point out that her success is just as surprising to her as it is to anyone. Her skill and her savvy for marketing and sales have combined to make her the best-selling author in the UK on Amazon's KDP platform. On this episode, you'll get to hear […]

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