The Rocking Self Publishing Podcast

The Tattooed Writer first appeared on RSP over two years ago to discuss how he was selling 1,000 books a day under pen names. That episode remains one of our most downloaded episodes. This week, TW returns to give us an update on his career and why he decided to finally write a series under his own name. rspcast.com/tattooedwriter

Bestselling author Adam Houge has sold over 2 million books in Christian Non-Fiction, as well as genre fiction under pen names, and he just started publishing in 2013! This week I chat with Adam about how he got into self-publishing, how he was able to create such extraordinary success in such a short amount of time, and how he’s been able to write more than 100 books in the past three years. rspcast.com/adamhouge

William Kowalski is a traditionally published and award-winning literary fiction author who has moved over to indie publishing. This week I chat with William about the major changes he’s seen in the publishing industry, why he chose to self-publish, and My Writing Network, a multi-site network and community he’s built specifically for writers. rspcast.com/williamkowalski

K.M. Shea writes familiar stories that we’ve all grown up to love…but with her own twist. This week, I talk to Kitty to find out how she found modern day success retelling tales of yore. rspcast.com/kmshea

We first met time travel adventure author Nathan Van Coops last November in Episode #126. This week he’s back to talk about the completion of his final book in his In Times Like These trilogy, why he’s changed his mind about producing audiobooks for permafree titles, and how giving away thousands of books has been his best marketing strategy so far.

This week I talk to “Kindlepreneur” Dave Chesson about using online marketing strategies to drive traffic to your books, tactics he’s used to build his own career, and his brand-new venture KDP Rocket. rspcast.com/davechesson

Despite the huge popularity of series, psychological suspense author Maggie James is finding her own way to success writing stand-alone novels. In this week’s episode, Maggie talks to us from Thailand where she is living the nomadic writer’s dream about how she went from accountant to full-time writer and what it was like to receive the call from Amazon. rspcast.com/maggiejames

Supernatural thriller writer John L. Monk recently made the move to post-apocalyptic YA to bestselling results. This week, I talk to John about the specific launch strategies he took to make his new book a success. rspcast.com/johnlmonk

Supernatural thriller writer John L. Monk recently made the move to post-apocalyptic YA to bestselling results. This week, I talk to John about the specific launch strategies he took to make his new book a success. rspcast.com/johnlmonk

Jonny Andrews is the founder of Author Platform Rocket, a service that helps authors build their subscriber lists using advertising and giveaways. This week, I talk to Jonny about his experience as an online business entrepreneur, why he thinks authors are late to Facebook ads and what they can do about it, and the two most important activities indie authors should be doing on a daily basis.