The Self Publishing Show

SPS-293: Don't Give Up the Ghost(writing): Success Against All Odds - with Kathrin Hutson 27.08.2021 54:14 ↓

Addiction almost led to Kathrin Hutson giving up her dream of becoming an author; now she's a ghostwriting powerhouse penning books for the biggest publishers.

SPS-292: The SPF Foundation and the Dartmoor Detective - with Mikey Campling 20.08.2021 40:09 ↓

Mikey Campling loves writing whodunnits, but it's no mystery as to which courses contributed to his success..

SPS-291: Brain.fm: Helping You Focus on Your Writing - with Dan Clark 13.08.2021 45:59 ↓

Plenty of us struggle to get in the flow as often as we'd like – Brain.fm might just be the answer.

SPS-290: The Author Behind Mark Wahlberg's 'Infinite' - with Eric Maikranz 06.08.2021 1:11:40 ↓

Eric Maikranz took an unusual approach to getting his book turned into a movie – little did he know Mark Wahlberg would take the starring role.  

SPS-289: Why a NYT Bestseller Switched From Trad to Indie - with Gail Carriger 30.07.2021 49:12 ↓

She was a New York Times bestseller with successful trad deals. So why did Gail Carriger make to switch to full-indie?

SPS-288: How to Write Engaging Dialogue - with Jeff Elkins 23.07.2021 45:20 ↓

Suffering from a case of dry and stodgy characters? It's time to meet the Dialogue Doctor.

SPS-287: BookLab - with Machelle Hanleigh 16.07.2021 2:02:54 ↓

BookLab is back! Three industry experts give Machelle Hanleigh advice on how to improve sales of her Paranormal Romance novel.

SPS-286: How to Create a Book Trailer with Book Brush - with Corey Alderin 09.07.2021 35:13 ↓

Book Brush is known for its easy-to-use artwork templates. Now authors can build their own book trailers, too.

SPS-285: How Trad Pub Feels About the Indie Revolution - with Jane Friedman 02.07.2021 45:51 ↓

With the industry in flux, Jane Freidman discusses what trad publishing is doing to keep up with the changes.

SPS-284: Writing Interactive Books for Children - with James Russell 25.06.2021 50:41 ↓

James Russell goes one step further than writing a children's book series that flows into a middle-grade trilogy – he makes each book an interactive experience.

SPS-283: BookBub: More Than Just Featured Deals - with Carlyn Robertson 18.06.2021 39:44 ↓

Carlyn from BookBub explains how authors can utilise their ads platform, plus tips on how to snag one of their powerful and elusive promotions.

SPS-282: Happy Ever After: The Rise to Romance Stardom - with Lucy Score 11.06.2021 56:16 ↓

Lucy explains how taking Mark's courses has led to her becoming one of the biggest romance writers in the business.

SPS-281: Indie Author Mastermind: One Short Story a Week - with J. Thorn 04.06.2021 52:04 ↓

He co-presents the Writers, Ink podcast and is the man behind the Mastermind author group. J. Thorn's new challenge: writing one short story every week for a year.  

SPS-280: When Two Editors are Better Than One - with Andrew Lowe & Jennie Nash 28.05.2021 1:33:18 ↓

Two editors, one book. James interviews those responsible for helping his book finally cross the finish line.

SPS-279: Authors on a Train: Collaborative Writing - with Zach Bohannon 21.05.2021 59:40 ↓

When two (or four, or eighteen) minds are better than one – how to collaborate as an author.

SPS-278: Ingram Spark vs KDP Print: The Great Debate - with Sara Rosett 14.05.2021 55:15 ↓

How to maximise the effectiveness of both POD book services.

SPS-277: Part-Time Writer, Full Time-Traveller - with Nathan Van Coops 07.05.2021 1:05:53 ↓

Qualified flying instructor Nathan Van Coops explains why he loves to write time-travel novels part-time.

SPS-276: How to Unlock Your Emotional Vocabulary - with Becca Puglisi 30.04.2021 57:27 ↓

Flesh out your characters and shake up your writing with the Emotion Thesaurus.

SPS-275: How Free Audiobooks Can Make You Money - with Lindsay Buroker 23.04.2021 51:55 ↓

Prolific sci-fi author Lindsay Buroker explains how uploading her books to YouTube brought in a four-figure monthly income.

SPS-274: Audiobook Distribution for Authors - with Damon Courtney 16.04.2021 1:05:29 ↓

How BookFunnel's new features can help you deliver advance audiobook review copies.

SPS-273: ScribeCount: Numbers for Your Words - with Philippa Werner 09.04.2021 1:03:20 ↓

Collect sales data from multiple stores and platforms without compromising your data.  

SPS-272: Splitting Up: Dividing Royalties with Draft2Digital 06.04.2021 1:03:49 ↓

Royalty splits with self-publishing services company, Draft2Digital, explained.

SPS-271: How to Avoid Getting Lost in Translation. 26.03.2021 1:01:29 ↓

Getting your books translated doesn't have to be a costly and frustrating process.

SPS-270: Meet the Kindle Unlimited All-Stars 19.03.2021 1:03:16 ↓

From rejection letters to making $300,000 a month – meet the indie publishing power-couple.

SPS-269: Postcards From Space: Self Publishing Science 12.03.2021 54:55 ↓

Miles Hudson explains how he blends teaching physics with writing self-published dystopian sci-fi novels.