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After writing his first books on his commute, James Russell’s job was eliminated, so he struck out on his own into self-publishing. His...

Carlyn Robertson from BookBub shares how to best use the platform to grow the audience for your books. She and James discuss both...

Lucy Score has found enormous success as a romance author and she shares with James how her writing business has enabled her to do what...

J. Thorn talks to James about his indie author career, writing a book specifically for traditional publishers, and the value of joining a...

James and his two editors, Jennie Nash and Andrew Lowe, walk us through the process of taking The Last Flight from first draft to...

Zach Bohannon and his collaborative partner J. Thorn have worked together writing books and creating events for authors. Zach talks to...

Sara Rosett has moved from being a traditionally published author, through hybrid, to now being an indie author. She and James explore...

Many authors dream of quitting the nine-to-five to write full time, but some love their day jobs as much as they do writing books. Nathan...

Lindsay Buroker is a prolific author who is not afraid to try new methods in order to get her books in the hands (and ears) of new...

Since 2015 Damon Courtney and his team at BookFunnel have been supporting authors to build and nurture their connection with readers....

Introductory line goes here Show Notes James’ book, The Final Flight , is available for pre-order! Tips from Mark about launching that...

As the director of marketing for Draft2Digital, Kevin Tumlinson also lives the indie life as an author and self-publisher. In this...

Tanya Anne Crosby has been both traditionally and independently published. She is now also a publisher herself, shepherding others’ books...

Stephanie Hudson has gone from writing on her breaks at her waitressing job to begin a full-time author and now a publisher with her...

Miles Hudson has his fingers in several areas of publishing; he writes textbooks to strict guidelines, he’s crowdfunded a book, and then...

Jeffrey P. Frye made some bad decisions in his past, but he’s turning that around now with the help of writing. He got started on his...

John Gaspard was originally traditionally published but was able to retrieve the rights to his books and become an independent author. He...

From firefighter to romance writer, Lolo Paige shares how she educated herself about writing, dug deep to persevere when the going got...

Steff Green took a chance and began writing in a sub-genre that barely existed. The chance paid off with her first series, and then she...