Director of Operations and Author Relations at Draft2Digital, Dan Wood talks to James about how D2D helps authors get their books into...

Leading light in the independent publishing sphere, Joanna Penn, talks to James about the future of audio in all forms (audiobooks,...

Once more James, book coach Jennie Nash, blurb savant Bryan Cohen, and cover design guru Stuart Bache don their white coats and offer...

James and Mark recap the Self-Publishing Show Live event that happened in early March in London, England. Show Notes On the origins of...

Emma Prince already had over 20 books published when she became pregnant. Knowing she’d likely have less energy during the pregnancy, and...

Mal (M.D.) Cooper likely breaks some sort of record for productivity. In 2018 she wrote 44 books. This year, she plans to ‘scale back’ to...

Elle Thorpe published her first books herself, and then, with the help of the SPF Foundation was able to learn about advertising from the...

After writing 165 books (so far) Kevin J. Anderson has seen all the writing trends come and go. One skill that has served him well is...

We all have areas of expertise, and as Valerie J. Lewis Coleman points out, we can use our knowledge both to help others and to create...

Jami Albright didn’t start writing until she was 50. Since then she’s learned how to self-publish, built a strong email list, launched...

Mark walks us through the last year of writing, publishing, advertising and more, with reminders about keeping an eye on what actually...

James Rosone has learned some hard lessons about publishing, but he put those lessons to good use and is now building a business that...

Writing is both an art and a science. Friend of the show, Johnny Truant, talks to James about his new book, which supports fiction...

The expression ‘playing to our strengths’ isn’t just a cliche. Coach and author Becca Syme points out that focusing on what we’re...

For years, Kathryn Le Veque wrote books that were rejected by traditional publishers. But it all worked out in the end for two reasons....

The keywords and categories for your book may not be something you’ve spent a lot of time thinking about. But as this week’s guest Dave...

The crime genre is filled with familiar tropes and character extremes: the cop on the edge, the criminal with the heart of gold. Police...

Lindsay Buroker has been around self-publishing almost since its inception. She’s seen it all; seen authors come and go, observed all the...

Four romance writers. Four books in a billionaire series. Four successful launches. One fruitful collaboration. Show Notes The motivation...

For those easily offended, please note there are some mild sex references in this episode! Lucy Score and Tim Hoot are a wife and husband...