1) This week's writing progress = 5201 words, taking The Murder Place up to over 36k words now.

The first draft should be written by 17th March now, if I can turn around editing fast enough, I hope to release this book on 3rd May.

2) New subscribers since February 1st, all due to my use of InstaFreebie:

Get InstaFreebie: https://self-publishing-journeys.com/IF [My affiliate link]

My Instafreebie promo page for my 6-12 March event - don't share yet please :-) https://freebie-books.com/

3) The Alli Author Fringe (online) event: http://selfpublishingadvice.org/5-week-countdown-to-indie-author-fringe/

Alliance of Independent Authors: https://paulteague.com/ALLI [My affiliate link]

4) My book pre-sales book listings on Amazon:

Don't Tell Meg: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06WWFJLC3/

The Murder Place: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06WWPFCQ7/

5) Kindle Scout: https://kindlescout.amazon.com/

Email response from Kindle Scout:

6) I highly recommend Vellum for formatting your ebooks: https://vellum.pub/

If you use a PC, here is how you can access Vellum without a MAC: https://paulteague.com/how-to-use-vellum-on-a-pc/

7) I've decided to have a go at getting my thrillers formatted for Createspace - I'm taking http://www.frostbitepublishing.com/ out for a spin ... I'll let you know how it goes :-)

This Week’s Self-Publishing News

The Alliance of Independent Authors news update: http://selfpublishingadvice.org/self-publishing-news-starting-out/