The Self Publishing Show

Suzy has written multiple bestselling novels and even presented an SPF course about maximising a book's chance of success. Now she's turning her hand to children's books.

How to write a successful novel using the discovery (or 'pantsing') method.

It's one of the most popular social media platforms on the planet. So how can authors use it to their advantage?

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

How to maximise the effectiveness of both POD book services.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SPF Foundation Winner, Jeffrey P. Frye recounts his unorthodox - and compelling - route into self-publishing.

Author John Gaspard on the trick to successfully switching from trad to indie with his magic-themed thrillers.

An ex-fire fighter turned novelist provides proof that there must be something to the adage, "Write what you know".

Bestselling author Boo Walker on writing upmarket fiction and being published by Amazon imprint, Lake Union Publishing.

Bestselling indie paranormal and fantasy author, Steff Green, explains how she hopes to inspire new readers through her style of discovery writing and the importance of appealing to market niches for self-published writers.

The founders of smart plotting app, Plottr, on the evolution of their service and how it can boost author productivity.

PublishDrive's Kinga Jentetics discusses the impact of the 2020 pandemic on the worlds of writing and publishing and reveals her company's planned innovations for the new year.

Ex-attorney Barbara Hinske on how she came to writing for a living and the process of seeing her book transformed into a movie.

Mark and James take a look back at a year that presented the self-publishing community with some unique challenges.

After finding that stories he was reading to his disabled daughter weren't uplifting enough, Jason Miletsky opted to write and self-publish his own children's books, thus triggering a career that combines writing and providing book printing and distribution services.

It's the turn of science fiction author, Peter F. Smith, to get the famed BookLab treatment with expert feedback on his writing, blurb and cover.

This year's Kindle Storyteller Award winner is the truly inspirational adventurer and author, Anna McNuff. We consider ourselves extremely lucky to have pinned her down for a chat between escapades!

Children's author, Allan Boroughs, on successful - and profitable - collaborative writing for children.

Hot tips on how to launch a children's book on a budget from bestselling indie author Matthew Ralph.

Bestselling indie author, Kristina Adams, is on a mission to help other writers looking to navigate the murky waters of self-publishing.

How do you get your crime writing to come across as authentic? The devil is in the details.

How one author uses Instagram to great effect to help build her brand.

Self-publishing can work for comic books too.

Sci-fi author Nicholas Erik is here to share his crack tips on book ads with indies looking to deliver some oomph to their marketing mix

Find out how indie author Carly Kade used the power of the self-publishing community to market her books to a niche audience.

Find out how self-published books can play a key role in building your business and brand.

Male author Rich Amooi on how to succeed in a field dominated by female writers.