The Self Publishing Show

Find out how a former BBC script editor and teacher went on to hit the big time as a self-published crime author.

Multi-genre bestselling indie author Dani René on her career and the state of self-publishing in the country where she resides - South Africa.

Author Aiki Flinthart explains how to give your fight scenes an authentic punch.

More books means more sales. Here's how to power up your author productivity.

An astronomical 10 million books sold. Indie author Marie Force reveals the secrets of her success.

The self-publishing story behind an iconic game - with much to glean for indie authors.

Karen Inglis on how to make it as a self-published children's author.

This week's guest, Ian W. Sainsbury, explains how writing to market can secure significant book sales - and the odd award or two.

This podcast has featured wives retiring their husbands to assist with their indie author business and even a couple of writing brothers. But this week on the Self Publishing Show, we've got two self-publishing sisters: Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti.

K-Lytic's Alex Newton on how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted indie authors.

The bestselling dark fiction author and podcaster on effective and profitable author collaboration.

Prestozon's Dierk Demer on how the automation platform can help authors effectively manage their Amazon ad campaigns.

Nick Thacker on figuring out your "author level" and the application of strategies to help further grow your author brand.

Author Vicky Fraser explains how a smart approach to writing non-fiction books can transform your business.

Non-fiction author Marc Reklau on how he used Amazon ads to take his earnings from three to five figures a month inside two years.

Eileen Coleman on how Amazon ads have helped take her husband's horror writing to a whole new level of success.

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.

US-based author Lindsay Buroker explains how she started her self-publishing career way back in 2010, keeps her fans happy and manages to write ten books a year for them.

Find out what happened when FOUR bestselling authors - and friends - put their heads together to create a romance series featuring female billionaires as lead characters.

Romance writer Lucy Score and marketer Tim Hoot describe how their partnered approach to self-publishing has seen Lucy's indie author career go from strength to strength.

Oscar-nominated screenwriter Terri Tatchell talks about crafting movie screenplays and books and provides her take on self-publishing.

In this special 200th edition, Mark and James revisit the top 10 downloaded episodes of the show and discuss Mark's new landmark print deal.

Hybrid author Sarah Painter shares the importance of taking gentle care of ourselves as creative people, and also the value of taking writing and publishing step-by-step to avoid overwhelm. She also discusses how brain science can help writers to get past their blocks about writing.

Fantasy author Jeff Wheeler provides an insightful look into what it was like in the trenches of self-publishing in the pre-Kindle era.

Amanda Lee sheds light on her prolific output as a writer with tips and insight for all indie authors looking to boost productivity whilst maintaining professional standards for their finished books.

Author, media contributor and reluctant entrepreneur, Hilary Jastram, discusses the impact of chronic illness on her writing and business life.