Self Publishing Journeys

Self Publishing Journeys

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Self Publishing Journeys episodes

  • How to Write a Book in 17 Days

    In this extended writing diary, you can follow me every step of the way as I write a 75k-word book.

    I was writing Her Last Cry, the second book in a trilogy of psychological thrillers.

    My general rate of progress is 3 chapters/5k first-draft words each writing day.

    It takes me 17 x working days to write the first draft of the book.

    You can follow the entire process here, day by day and hour by hour.

    The book was written between Wednesday 11th January 2023 - Tuesday 21st February 2023.

    Find out more at https://self-publishing-journeys.com/how-to-write-a-book-in-17-days/

    4 hr 1 min
  • S5, Ep7 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 25th February 2023

    Date: Saturday 25th February 2023

    Coming up this week:

    • Book two in my latest trilogy is FINISHED and book 1 edits have been done!
    • My project to capture the writing of an entire book is now completed - I’m just waiting for the historians to discover me now :-)
    • I’ve given my writing and editing schedule a big shake-up and I’ll be starting work on book 3 NEXT week now!
    • AND I’ve got a simple and practical solution to the Google Analytics shake-up for you

      • Show notes: https://self-publishing-journeys.com/podcast-diary-25-02-2023/

      1 hr 42 min
    • S5, Ep6 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 18th February 2023

      Date: Saturday 18th February 2023

      Coming up this week:

      • I’m back from Benidorm, but did I get any productive author work done while I was away? Plot spoiler - not much!
      • I’m getting ready to polish off the second book in my latest trilogy - I’ll bring you up-to-date with my plans
      • I’ll let you know the final numbers in my recent BookBub promotion
      • AND the result is in for my application to the University of Cambridge crime writing course - and it’s an outcome I never predicted!

        • Show notes: https://self-publishing-journeys.com/podcast-diary-18-02-2023/

        1 hr 10 min
      • S5, Ep5 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 11th February 2023

        Date: Saturday 11th February, 2023

        Coming up this week:

        • I had a BookBub my sci-fi 7-pack this week - I’ll be giving you the first 3 days of results
        • I also ran FOUR more promos on something completely different this week - I’ll let you know what I’m up to :-)
        • AND another week, another 14k words ... I’ll bring you up-to-date with this week’s writing progress

          • Show notes: https://self-publishing-journeys.com/podcast-diary-11-02-2023/

          1 hr 6 min
        • S5, Ep4 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 4th February 2023

          Date: Saturday 4th February 2023

          Coming up this week:

          • Book 1 in my new trilogy is back from my new editor - Claire Cronshaw - I’ll let you know what happens next
          • I’ve been making the final preparations for my BookBub promo which goes live on Monday
          • I’ve got another writing diary for you and I’m two-thirds of the way through my new trilogy

            • See episode notes at  https://self-publishing-journeys.com/podcast-diary-04-02-2023/

            2 hr 1 min
          • S5, Ep3 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 28th January 2023

            Date: Saturday 28th January 2023

            Coming up this week:

            • Work continues on book 2 of my trilogy - I’ll let you know this week’s word count!
            • There’s a new website in town that allows you to see your Amazon followers - I’ll be revealing the follower numbers for each of my author names
            • PLUS I’ll have the 3rd of my writing diaries for you and - plot spoiler - it involves several cups of tea!

              • See episode notes at  https://self-publishing-journeys.com/podcast-diary-28-01-2023/

              2 hr 3 min
            • S5, Ep2 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 21st January 2023

              Date: Saturday 21st January 2023

              Coming up this week:

              • I’ll have this week’s weekly word count - did I make that 15k writing target or was it a fail?
              • I’m back to Facebook ads, this time trying to master how to sell my books at full price
              • I’m going to share my planning document but you’ll have to be quick as I’m only leaving it for 7 days!

                • See episode notes at https://self-publishing-journeys.com/podcast-diary-21-01-2023

                2 hr 5 min
              • Saturday 21st January 2023 - Tools & Resources For Your Self-Publishing Business [Part 3]

                Coming up in this special episode:

                • Carried over from last week ... I’ll be chatting about my favourite learning resources for writers
                • PLUS I’ll have a round-up of the varied and general software services I use across my business and we’ll be crystal ball gazing as I reveal some of the futurist tests I’m running in the background

                  • Read the show notes at https://self-publishing-journeys.com/self-publishing-toolkit-part3

                  1 hr 4 min
                • S5, Ep1 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 14th January 2023

                  Date: Saturday 14th January 2023

                  Coming up this week:

                  • I’ve started work on book 2 of my new trilogy this week, I’ll let you know my word count and how it’s going so far
                  • I’ll bring you up-to-date with my New Year travels in Malaga & Torremolinos
                  • PLUS I’ll give you an insight into my planning process for book 2 in a new audio diary feature that I’m trying out to give you a better insight into how I get my writing done

                    • See episode notes at  https://self-publishing-journeys.com/podcast-diary-14-01-2023/

                    2 hr 6 min
                  • Saturday 14th January 2023 - Tools & Resources For Your Self-Publishing Business [Part 2]

                    Coming up in this special episode:

                    • Carried over from last week ... the marketing techniques I'm finding most effective atm and the blogs and websites I get most value from and a selection of writing books to check out
                    • I’ll share the writing podcasts I’m getting the most value from these days
                    • I’ll be chatting about my favourite learning resources for writers
                    • PLUS I’ll have a round-up of the varied and general software services I use across my business and we’ll be crystal ball gazing as I reveal some of the futurist tests I’m running in the background

                      • Read the show notes at https://self-publishing-journeys.com/self-publishing-toolkit-part2

                      1 hr 6 min

                    About Self Publishing Journeys

                    From the publisher's feed

                    This podcast charts Paul Teague's self-publishing journey.