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SPS-330: Getting Ready for The Self Publishing Show Live! – with Mark Dawson & James Blat
Mark and James share details about the upcoming Self Publishing Show Live! conference in June in London, UK. Show Notes An overview of...
James Blatch
May 13, 202232 min read
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SPS-329: Self Publishing Fundamentals – with Mark Dawson & James Blatch
James and Mark get back to basics, discussing the fundamentals every new author needs to focus on at the beginning of a writing career....
James Blatch
May 6, 202233 min read
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SPS-328: Marie Force Be With You! 10 Million Copies Sold and Counting…
Marie Force returns to the show to talk about her upcoming book centenary, writing every day (even on holiday), and connecting with...
James Blatch
Apr 29, 202241 min read
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SPS-327: From Writing Conference to Writing Career – with Benedict Brown
Benedict Brown drew inspiration from a panel of successful writers at the 2020 Self-Publishing Show Live to throw himself fully into his...
James Blatch
Apr 22, 202247 min read
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SPS-326: Six Figures in Her First Year – with Nora Phoenix
With support from an ex-spouse, Nora Phoenix was able to leap into the void and begin a full-time writing career. Now she regularly tops...
James Blatch
Apr 15, 202238 min read
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SPS-325: Fat Vampire: From Book to TV – with Johnny B. Truant
Johnny B. Truant has been writing and publishing for over a decade. Now, one of his very first books is being turned into a television...
James Blatch
Apr 8, 202246 min read
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SPS-324: Canines and Criminals: Finding Your Niche – with Jodi Burnett
Two things have really moved the needle for Jodi Burnett in terms of selling her books. The first was finding a sub-genre that she loves...
James Blatch
Apr 1, 202232 min read
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SPS-322: Writers Without Borders – with Anton Eine
In a special episode of the Self Publishing Show, Anton Eine calls in from Ukraine to discuss the ongoing war and how it has affected...
James Blatch
Mar 17, 202227 min read
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SPS-321: The Magic of Audiobook Podcasts – with John Gaspard
Mystery author John Gaspard returns to the show to talk to James about his unique idea for selling audiobooks. Along with his audiobook...
James Blatch
Mar 11, 202233 min read
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SPS-320: How to Balance Writing with a Busy Lifestyle – with Michael La Ronn
Michael La Ronn has no shortage of personal responsibilities, including a full-time job and small children. Even so, he’s managed to...
James Blatch
Mar 4, 202234 min read
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SPS-319: Hitting #1 with a 2-Year Old Book – with Amy Daws
What is it like to write books set in another country, and another culture. Amy Daws lives in the midwest US but has found great success,...
James Blatch
Feb 25, 202239 min read
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SPS-318: Rising From Non-Writer to Amazon #1 – with Meghan Quinn
Meghan Quinn takes an unusual approach to writing her romance novels; they aren’t written in series. But that hasn’t stopped her from...
James Blatch
Feb 18, 202238 min read
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SPS-316: How to Stay Passionate and Productive – with Sarah Noffke
Being a prolific author doesn’t involve magic tricks or superhuman strength. Sara Noffke shares that, for her, writing 12 books a year...
James Blatch
Feb 4, 202245 min read
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SPS-315: Meet the Superstar Sisters of TikTok – with Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti are sisters who co-write bully romance and are having great success with it. Part of that success is...
James Blatch
Jan 28, 202251 min read
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SPS-314: Treating Your Book Like a Product – with Nick Thacker
Nick Thacker is fully immersed in the indie author world. He’s an author himself. He offers marketing services to authors as well as an...
James Blatch
Jan 21, 202246 min read
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SPS-313: Romance: Understanding Your Sub-Genre – with Victorine Lieske
Being bedridden was the kick-off for Victorine Lieske’s writing career. She took four years to learn her craft, launched a NY Times...
James Blatch
Jan 14, 202239 min read
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SPS-312: The Indie Author Magazine – with Chelle Honiker & Alice Briggs
As the business of being an indie author has finished its first decade, Chelle Honiker and Alice Briggs have decided to work with other...
James Blatch
Jan 7, 202228 min read
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SPS-311: Spectrum: From Opera to Audiobooks – with Kelly Rinne
Kelly Rinne has had a varied career that has brought her into the audiobook production side of book publishing. She talks to James about...
James Blatch
Dec 31, 202135 min read
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SPS-310: The Kindle Storyteller Winner, 2021 – with Rachel McLean
Crime author Rachel McLean has approached her writing career in a very methodical way. In this conversation, she shares with James what...
James Blatch
Dec 24, 202139 min read
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SPS-309: Joffe Books – The Gold Standard of Indie Publishers – with Jasper Joffe
Joffe Books is a growing publisher focused on the work of independent authors. Today James talks to founder Jasper Joffe about his...
James Blatch
Dec 17, 202140 min read
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