Self Publishing Journeys

The Essential Weekly Podcast For New And Aspiring Indie Authors

Ali Luke writes blog posts, non-fiction e-books, and fiction.

Ali works with authors too and her website - Aliventures - covers the art, craft, and business of writing (both fiction and non-fiction).

She has written for several popular blogs like Copyblogger, The Write Life, Write to Done, The Creative Penn, ProBlogger and Daily Blog Tips as well as Writers’ Forum magazine.

As a self-published author, it's very likely that one of Ali's books has already passed through your hands.

She is the author of Publishing E-Books For Dummies, which was published by Wiley in 2012.

The Essential Weekly Podcast For New And Aspiring Indie Authors

Ian Sutherland is the crime fiction author of the Deep Web Thriller Series, novels that expose the darker side of the online world to dramatic and suspenseful effect.

Exploiting knowledge gained from his career in the IT industry, Ian’s thrillers caution readers on how dangerous the internet can be for the unwary.

Ian also takes advantage of his experience in technology in the way he uses social media to help drive awareness of his books.

With over 100,000 followers on one of his Twitter accounts, and still growing, Ian has figured out how to make Twitter power his book marketing strategies.

Ian shares many of his techniques in Advanced Twitter Strategies for Authors, his first non-fiction book.

The Essential Weekly Podcast For New And Aspiring Indie Authors

Jennifer is a bestselling author, professional novelist, and a story coach who turns struggling novelists into writers of books that keep readers hooked from page one.

It took her 18 years to publish her debut novel because - Jennifer says - she fell victim to the belief that because she had read lots of stories it meant that she could also write one.

Jennifer has written fiction and non-fiction and has been featured on numerous high-profile online websites such as Huffington Post, CopyBlogger & ProBlogger.

In her most recent article - in Huffington Post - she explained why she had decided to write nine books by the end of the year in order to ramp up her author earnings.

The Essential Weekly Podcast For New And Aspiring Indie Authors

Griselda Heppel was born in Vienna and grew up in England and Germany.

After reading English at Cambridge, Griselda worked in publishing before a move to Oxford with her husband to bring up their 4 children put her career on hold.

She took up writing seriously 10 years ago. Her first book, Ante's Inferno, won the Children's People's Book Prize, a Silver Wishing Shelf Award and was runner-up in Writing Magazine's Self-Publishing competition.

Griselda's latest book, The Tragickall History of Henry Fowst, is a dark tale of magic, mystery, demons and Faustian pacts as an Elizabethan diary comes to life.

The Essential Weekly Podcast For New And Aspiring Indie Authors

Maggie James is a British author who lives in Bristol and writes psychological suspense novels.

Before turning her hand to writing, Maggie worked mainly as an accountant, with a diversion into practising as a nutritional therapist.

She's best known for her thrillers, but also writes about non-fiction topics, in particular nutrition, but she has also written a book about writing, called Write Your Novel! From Getting Started to First Draft.

Recently she accepted a publishing deal with Amazon's Lake Union imprint, which will involve the republication of her first novel, His Kidnapper's Shoes.

In addition, Lake Union will publish Maggie's sixth fiction title, Burning Obsession, which is currently undergoing editing and revision.