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SPS-431: Support for Self Publishing with Draft2Digital
Nick Thacker VP of Author Success at Draft2Digital joins James to dive into what’s new and what D2D can offer the self publishing world....
James Blatch
Jun 21, 202424 min read


SPS- 430: The New Content Creation Place with Marco Moutinho from Dibbly
James talks to Marco Moutinho from Dibbly, a content creation platform, which can help you with freelance services. Dibbly also offers an...
James Blatch
Jun 14, 202424 min read


SPS- 430: The New Content Creation Place with Marco Moutinho from Dibbly
James talks to Marco Moutinho from Dibbly, a content creation platform, which can help you with freelance services. Dibbly also offers an...
James Blatch
Jun 14, 202424 min read


SPS- 427: Direct Selling FTW with Alex Smith from Bookvault
A fast emerging aspect of indie marketing is direct selling. Bookvault have risen quickly to the top of many authors go-to suppliers for...
James Blatch
May 24, 202421 min read


SPS- 427: Direct Selling FTW with Alex Smith from Bookvault
A fast emerging aspect of indie marketing is direct selling. Bookvault have risen quickly to the top of many authors go-to suppliers for...
James Blatch
May 24, 202421 min read


SPS-425: Which Book Promo is Right For Me? with Mike Hourigan
In this weeks episode James speak to Mike Hourigan, Mike is one of the forces behind Written Word Media and a whole host of promotion...
James Blatch
May 10, 202422 min read


SPS-422: The Audio Explosion with James Blatch and Victoria Gerken from Podium Audio.
Join James and Victoria Gerken from Podium Audio as they discuss how audio is exploding the world of publishing and providing authors...
James Blatch
Apr 12, 20241 min read


SPS-420: AI: Fear, Loathing and Acceptance with James Blatch
Join James Blatch as he takes on the hot topic of the moment, AI, and how it affects authors and creators. Should you be afraid or...
James Blatch
Mar 15, 20241 min read


SPS-419: Targeting Trad Readers – with Michael R. Miller
Michael R. Miller found a passion for writing while studying law- only to see success once he took the plunge and became an independently...
James Blatch
Feb 9, 202429 min read


SPS-418: Setting Goals and Building Habits – with Marc Reklau
Marc Reklau used to work in a book printer watching thousands of books get made. It was only when he got fired after ten years that he...
James Blatch
Feb 2, 202426 min read


SPS-417: Automating Amazon Ads with Merch Jar – with Cameron Scott
What could made to order tee shirts have anything to do with publishing? Well they may be closer than you think… Cameron Scott is an...
James Blatch
Jan 26, 202419 min read


SPS-416: Storytelling on the Tabletop – with Paddy Finn
We all know you can self publish books, but what about supplementary material for games? Paddy Finn writes for DND sourcebooks, a kind of...
James Blatch
Dec 22, 202338 min read


SPS-415: AI & Aggregation with PublishDrive – with Danica Favorite
A year. This is how long Danica aims to hold a study for authors to better understand where they sit on important issues like AI, but how...
James Blatch
Dec 15, 202325 min read


SPS-414: Selling Books Direct with Bookvault – with Alex Smith
Direct sales. A phrase being echoed across Writing conferences and writing spaces currently. Independent authors are now- more than ever-...
James Blatch
Dec 8, 202329 min read


SPS-413: Living the Bestseller Life – with Michaelbrent Collings
Genre swapping from Horror to romance, Published both as an indie and traditionally, a few screenplays, and a Unique name- Michaelbrent...
James Blatch
Dec 1, 202335 min read


SPS-412: Time Management for Authors – with Mark Dawson
As self published authors we often don’t feel like there’s enough time in the day- with our many projects, or writing, and remembering to...
James Blatch
Nov 24, 202335 min read


SPS-411: The Importance of Researching Settings – with Tony Park
Tony Park is an author best known for his vivid use of specific settings in his writing. But how do you convey Authentic settings? Who...
James Blatch
Nov 17, 202340 min read


SPS-410: Selling Serials with The Pigeonhole – with Mark Blayney
In the words of Mark Blaney “Getting reviews is like pulling teeth”. This is a common sentiment among newer authors, struggling to find a...
James Blatch
Nov 10, 202326 min read


SPS-408: Essential Tips for New Authors – with Mark Dawson
What was it like for Mark Dawson to dip his toes into publishing? And does he have advice for new writers? Well of course he does! With...
James Blatch
Oct 27, 202335 min read


SPS-407: How to Choose Your Amazon Categories – with Dave Chesson
With recent changes to Amazon KDP’s metadata system, Authors are now presented with a wide array of categories! But is this a good thing?...
James Blatch
Oct 20, 202338 min read
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