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SPS-201: How to Write an Oscar-Nominated Screenplay – with Terri Tatchell
EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Terri Tatchell is a Canadian author who co-wrote the Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominated film District 9 . She...
James Blatch
Nov 22, 201948 min read


SPS-200: Special 200th Episode – Four Years of the Self Publishing Show
The SPF Show has been coming to you via your favourite podcast app since early 2016. Today James and Mark reflect on that journey (sorry,...
James Blatch
Nov 15, 201930 min read


SPS-199: Stop Worrying and Start Writing – with Sarah Painter
Hybrid author Sarah Painter shares the importance of taking gentle care of ourselves as creative people, and also the value of taking...
James Blatch
Nov 8, 201942 min read


SPS-198: The Self-Published Author, circa 1999 – with Jeff Wheeler
Fantasy author Jeff Wheeler drew inspiration from his literary heroes and began writing at a young age. Adulthood led him into a...
James Blatch
Nov 1, 201943 min read


SPS-197: Extreme Productivity: How to Write 20-Plus Books a Year – with Amanda Lee
Cozy mystery author Amanda Lee writes under two pen names and produces two books a month. She shares with James her tips about writing...
James Blatch
Oct 25, 201938 min read


SPS-196: How to Turn a Struggle Into a Strength – with Hilary Jastram
Author, editor, coach, and podcaster Hilary Jastram talks to James about dealing with self-doubt as a creative person and also turning...
James Blatch
Oct 18, 201940 min read


SPS-195: From Blasters to Bones: How to Switch from Sci-Fi to Crime Fiction – with Barry Hutch
Return guest Barry Hutchison got into self-publishing as an experiment when he was leading a workshop for young writers. Very quickly he...
James Blatch
Oct 11, 201945 min read


SPS-194: Live from Florida! At the NINC Conference – with David Gaughran and Ricardo Fayet
A first for the Self Publishing Show, a recording of the show in front of a live audience at NINC 2019 with plenty of SPS friends...
James Blatch
Oct 4, 201936 min read


SPS-193: How to Write About the FBI (and Get it Right) – with Jerri Williams
Retired FBI Special Agent turned crime fiction author, Jerri Williams, has plenty of stories to tell.. In this episode she discusses her...
James Blatch
Sep 27, 201941 min read


SPS-192: How to Build an Audience on Instagram – with Stuart Grant
Instagram has grown from a platform for younger people to a thriving social media app with over a billion users per month. Instagram...
James Blatch
Sep 20, 201950 min read


SPS-191: A Decade of Innovation – Behind the Scenes at KDP – with Darren Hardy
Darren Hardy has been working on the inside of the publishing revolution at Amazon for over a decade. Mark and James sit down with him at...
James Blatch
Sep 13, 201944 min read


SPS-190: Filling You In On Self-Publishing Colouring Books – with Selina Fenech
Selina Fenech is a multi-talented artist with experience in comic books, writing YA fantasy novels and, currently, drawing and publishing...
James Blatch
Sep 6, 201928 min read


SPS-188: The Secrets Behind Writing Bestselling Hot Romance – with Damon Suede
PLEASE NOTE: This episode contains moderate sex references. Experienced screenwriter Damon Suede fell into writing romance novels on a...
James Blatch
Aug 23, 201944 min read


SPS-187: The Seven ‘P’s for Publishing Success – with Mark Lefebvre
Mark Lefebvre’s experience in the publishing industry – formerly with Kobo, now with Draft2Digital – has informed his book The 7 Ps of...
James Blatch
Aug 16, 201945 min read


SPS-186: ThrillerFest 2019 Inside Stories Part 3 – with James Grady, John Sandford, Harlan Cob
In part three of our ThrillerFest interview series, James talks to some titans of the writing industry, including one who’s won a...
James Blatch
Aug 9, 201944 min read


SPS-185: ThrillerFest 2019 Inside Stories Part 2 – with Lisa Unger, Jon Land, Lee Goldberg �
In part two of our series from ThrillerFest, James talks to four authors who are continually learning about their craft and making sure...
James Blatch
Aug 2, 201947 min read


SPS-184: ThrillerFest 2019 Inside Stories Part 1 – with Meg Gardiner, KJ Howe, David Corbett &
Part 1 of the interview series from Thrillerfest 2019 has James talking to Meg Gardiner about plot twists, KJ Howe about moving from...
James Blatch
Jul 26, 201944 min read


SPS-183: Trad vs. Indie: Which Should You Choose? – with Libbie Hawker
Libbie Hawker is the definition of a hybrid author. She writes in multiple genres, self-publishes most of her books, is published with an...
James Blatch
Jul 19, 201936 min read


SPS-182: How to Run an Indie Author Business – with Joe Solari & Barry Kernon
This Week's Handout The Business of Writing PDF Grab it! If you’re an author, like it or not, you’re also a business owner. In this...
James Blatch
Jul 12, 201954 min read


SPS-181: WorldReader: Giving the Gift of Reading – with David Risher
Literacy is opportunity. David Risher and his non-profit, WordReader , are bringing digital reading to developing nations while also...
James Blatch
Jul 5, 201938 min read
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