The Indie Author Mindset Podcast

On this week's Indie Author Mindset Podcast I discuss:

• Coronavirus and how the global pandemic is affecting advertising and book sales for indie authors

Of course, there's also that blasted Ninja Tip. This week I'm telling you how to pick yourself up when self-doubt and Imposter Syndrome creep in.

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Don’t forget you can claim 50% off any Indie Author Mindset course by going to http://courses.indieauthormindset.com and entering the promo code PODCAST at the checkout.

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The Alliance of Independent Authors' Sacha Black joins me on this week's show to talk about the Self-Publishing Advice Conference, which takes place this weekend.

It's free to attend, and takes place online — perfectly free from coronavirus.

To register for the conference, head to https://croft.link/SelfPubCon 

If you're not already an ALLi member, you can join at http://croft.link/ALLi 

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Don’t forget you can claim 50% off any Indie Author Mindset course by going to http://courses.indieauthormindset.com and entering the promo code PODCAST at the checkout.

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No, that's not a firm of dodgy solicitors — they're the topics of discussion on this week's Indie Author Mindset Podcast. I'll be discussing:

• Digital Rights Management and why you shouldn't apply this to your ebooks

And, of course, where would we be without the Ninja Tip? This week I'll be explaining why it's good when computers talk back to you.

To help support the show by becoming a patron, please head over to https://www.patreon.com/indieauthormindset. Your ongoing support is hugely appreciated.

Don’t forget you can claim 50% off any Indie Author Mindset course by going to http://courses.indieauthormindset.com and entering the promo code PODCAST at the checkout.

For more great tips and guidance, join the Indie Author Mindset group on Facebook: http://facebook.com/groups/IndieAuthorMindset.

In this special guest interview episode, I speak to author networking expert Dan Parsons.

Six years ago, Dan was completely new to the world of writing and publishing, and he credits networking with bringing him all the success he's had since then.

In this episode, Dan tells us about networking online and offline, the benefits and drawbacks of each and how shy or nervous authors can easily network with others to improve their own careers.

You can buy Dan's new book, Networking for Authors from the following retailers:

• Amazon

Don’t forget you can claim 50% off any Indie Author Mindset course by going to http://courses.indieauthormindset.com and entering the promo code PODCAST at the checkout.

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In this week's episode I discuss:

• Self-doubt and mental health and how we can support each other as authors

There's also a funky new Ninja Tip on pricing and why you need to take extra special care when pricing your book for international markets.

Don’t forget you can claim 50% off any Indie Author Mindset course by going to http://courses.indieauthormindset.com and entering the promo code PODCAST at the checkout.

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In this week's episode I discuss:

• Book launch strategies and the process I use for launching a new book

There's also a funky new Ninja Tip which explains why you should be very careful when choosing how many ISBNs to buy, and how making the wrong decision could make your book look unprofessional.

Don’t forget you can claim 50% off any Indie Author Mindset course by going to http://courses.indieauthormindset.com and entering the promo code PODCAST at the checkout.

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In this week's episode I discuss:

• Amazon Also Boughts and how you could be ruining your chances of organic visibility

There's also a funky new Ninja Tip which explains how you could make a tidy day-1 profit from a BookBub Featured Deal on a free book.

Don’t forget you can claim 50% off any Indie Author Mindset course by going to http://courses.indieauthormindset.com and entering the promo code PODCAST at the checkout.

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In this episode, I reveal how I wrote 33,500 words in just four and a half days, explain the benefits and drawbacks of Findaway Voices' Voices Plus scheme, explain how I grew my audiobook sales by 400% in the past year and provide a cautionary tale of how one simple mistake could ruin your author career overnight.

And, of course, there's the Indie Author Mindset Ninja Tip.

You can claim 50% off my new Productivity for Writers course — or any Indie Author Mindset course — by going to http://courses.indieauthormindset.com and entering the promo code PODCAST at the checkout.

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In this special guest interview episode, I speak to thriller author James P Sumner.

James went from dreaming of writing a book to being a full-time author earning a strong mid-five-figure income. Then he lost it all.

The stress of his writing career cost him his marriage, his mental and physical health and almost his life.

Now back in the rat-race whilst writing in his spare time, James reflects on what went wrong, how other authors can avoid making the same mistakes — and how this time he's going to make it work.

Don’t forget you can claim 50% off any Indie Author Mindset course by going to http://courses.indieauthormindset.com and entering the promo code PODCAST at the checkout.

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In this episode, I explore the optimum length for an ebook, reveal some exclusive statistics about pricing and what to charge and give you three top tips for getting productive and writing more — to celebrate the launch of my new course, Productivity for Writers.

The much-loved Ninja Tip is back this week as well, and I explain what I've got in common with Eminem and Michael Bublé.

You can claim 50% off my new Productivity for Writers course — or any Indie Author Mindset course — by going to http://courses.indieauthormindset.com and entering the promo code PODCAST at the checkout.

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