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.

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James Blatch

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SPS-380: SPS Live! 2023: The Final Line-Up - with Mark Dawson & James Blatch 14.04.2023 35:18

Mark and James break down the full SPS Live 2023 conference schedule. Tickets available now!

SPS-379: AI Artwork for Authors - with Stuart Bache 07.04.2023 1:17:57

Stuart Bache explains the emerging trends in cover design and the potential opportunities – and pitfalls – as a result of using AI artwork for your books.

SPS-378: LitRPG: Telling a Story With Numbers - with Dakota Krout 31.03.2023 58:09

Dakota Krout runs a seven-figure publishing house for one of the fastest growing genres: LitRPG.

SPS-377: The French eBook Revolution - with Caroline Lutz 24.03.2023 49:50

Caroline Lutz explains how she makes six figures a year selling books to an exclusively French audience.

SPS-376: Reedsy's Amazon Ads for Authors - with Ricardo Fayet 17.03.2023 1:00:36

Reedsy co-founder Ricardo Fayet delivers useful tips for running effective Amazon Ad campaigns.

SPS-375: The Popcorn Principles: Screenwriting Tips for Authors - with John Gaspard 10.03.2023 48:27

Having interviewed Hollywood filmmakers on the secrets of storytelling, John Gaspard passes those tips onto novelists.

SPS-374: Angola in my Heart: Writing a Biography - with Margaret Skea 03.03.2023 1:05:05

Normally a historical fiction author, Margaret Skea describes the process of switching genre to write the biography of Ruth Hadley.

SPS-373: From Jane Austen to Artificial Intelligence - with Elizabeth Ann West 24.02.2023 47:33

Elizabeth Ann West explains why both stories from the past and technology of the future can be lucrative for authors.

SPS-372: Anyone Can Be an Author - with Kate Pickford 17.02.2023 58:23

Kate Pickford has written for films, for other authors, and on mass collaborations for charity. Now she's a six-figure author writing books for herself.

SPS-371: From Accountant to Author in 2 Years - with Catharina Maura 09.02.2023 50:36

Catharina Maura explains how TikTok launched her to the top of Amazon charts worldwide.

SPS-370: Priceless Publicity for Authors - with Halima Khatun 03.02.2023 45:35

SPF Foundation winner Halima Khatun explains how she combines her experience in PR with her new writing career.

SPS-369: Training with a Book Coach - with Jennie Nash 27.01.2023 1:02:03

SPF tutor and Author Accelerator founder Jennie Nash explains what a book coach is and how authors benefit from editing throughout the writing process.

SPS-368: SPS-368: Indie Storytelling: Writing Books & Movies - with Dominika Best 20.01.2023 1:01:06

Dominika Best is a screenwriter, director and VFX artist – how does she apply these skills to writing novels?

SPS-367: The New Kindle Storyteller Award Winner - with Peter Gibbons 13.01.2023 1:03:24

Peter Gibbons won the 2022 Kindle Storyteller award only a year after self-publishing his first book, and is now a full-time author.

SPS-366: Why 2 Authors are Better Than 1 - with Kerrie Flanagan & Chuck Harrelson 06.01.2023 44:05

Having written separately for over a decade, Kerrie and Chuck decided to pool their talents and supercharge two careers at once.

SPS-365: The Challenges New Authors Face - with Avery Maxwell 30.12.2022 45:46

Avery Maxwell was a stay at home mother home-schooling four kids. How did she make the jump to full-time indie author?

SPS-364: Ten Years of Indie Publishing - with Mark Dawson and James Blatch 23.12.2022 49:37

Mark Dawson reflects on ten years as an indie author and, after five million books sold, what lies ahead.

SPS-363: Writing With the Devil - with Alex Cody Foster 16.12.2022 56:13

Alex Foster describes what it was like working as John McAfee's ghostwriter and what others can expect from working in the business.

SPS-362: Estate Planning for Authors - with Michael La Ronn 09.12.2022 52:52

Sometimes authors are so focussed on being productive now, they fail to plan for the future.

SPS-361: Field Training: Writing Accurate Crime Fiction - with Patrick O'Donnell 02.12.2022 56:35

Ex-cop and non-fiction author Patrick O'Donnell explains how he's moving across to writing crime fiction.

SPS-360: The Author Helper Suite - with John Logsdon 25.11.2022 53:05

Prolific author John Logsdon explains how the Author Helper Suite can help writers calculate their success.

SPS-359: Nordic to Norfolk: Local Crime Fiction - with Jason Dalgliesh 18.11.2022 56:45

Bestselling crime author JM Dalgliesh divulges how he balances realism with telling a page-turning story.

SPS-358: Amplify Your Author Email - with Nick Thacker 11.11.2022 1:01:15

Bestselling author Nick Thacker explains the benefits of Author. Email and how to make the most of your mailing list.

SPS-357: Introducing Self Publishing Launchpad 09.11.2022 32:59

In a bonus episode of the Self Publishing Show, Mark and James celebrate the grand opening of the Self Publishing Launchpad course and discuss how SPF is tackling NaNoWriMo this year. The grand opening of Self Publishing Launchpad What has been updated/added/removed in the course What each module of Launchpad teaches students How to maximise your NaNoWriMo word count

SPS-356: Victory with Kindle Vella - with Krissi Dallas 04.11.2022 53:18

Krissi Dallas explains how she went full-time publishing episodic YA Kindle Vella chapters.