The Self Publishing Show

Kobo's Senior Manager for Author performance, Christine Munroe, talks to James about the advantages of reaching world markets with Kobo that other retailers do not reach. This week's highlights include: On Kobo's background and beginnings The idea of buying ebooks in a brick and mortar bookstore The reality that we're still in a growth phase […]

Book cover designer to the stars (John Le Carre, Stephen King and more) Stuart Bache talks to James about the new course he has put together to help authors design their own professional looking book covers. This week's highlights include: Why book covers matter so much Considering genre when designing a book cover Mistakes authors […]

Indie author community superstar Joanna Penn talks to James about putting a focus on improving her health and creating a sustainable long-term career as a writer. This week's highlights include: Joanna's collaborations and full production schedule in 2017 Making changes to prevent author-entrepreneur burnout Joanna's break-up letter to sugar Being truthful and vulnerable about health […]

Demon coder and indie author Damon Courtney talks to James from the NINC conference about starting and running BookFunnel, an ever-evolving service that continues to support self published authors to get their books into customers' hands. This week's highlights include: How Damon came up with the idea for BookFunnel How BookFunnnel solves several problems for […]

As Kitty Bucholtz followed her husband around the globe, and dealt with increasing interruptions to her writing life as a result, she had to learn effective and easy-to-implement time management skills in order to get her books written. Today she shares with James her top tips for making the most of whatever time you have […]

Champion of indie author justice, David Gaughran joins James at the NINC conference to discuss his start in self-publishing, and what he's observing lately in the industry. This week's highlights include: How the fundamentals of indie publishing have not changed since 2011 The importance of different marketing strategies depending on whether an author is in […]

No doubt you've heard of Johnny, Sean and Dave, the self-publishing pioneers from the Self-Publishing Podcast, one of the original podcasts focused on indie authors. Today James talks to Sean and Johnny about their two brand new offerings for authors, how things have changed in recent years, and how they will continue to change. This […]

Hope Clark always knew she wanted to write. So by her mid-40s she had retired from her day job and was running a writing business full-time. She talks to James about how she supports other writers to do the same. This week's highlights include: An announcement about the newest course coming from SPF Hope Clark […]

British-Australian author John Birmingham was forced into a crash course on self-publishing when, through no fault of his own, his trad deals disappeared. Luckily for readers, John turned those lemons into a new, lucrative self-publishing career. This week's highlights include: John's success as a freelance writer, and his unplanned, rapid switch from trad publishing to […]

Author, mother, and nap-time entrepreneur Katie Cross offers an explanation for why it's normal for indie authors to struggle with Imposter Syndrome, and also specific strategies for how to deal with it. This week's highlights include: Katie's success as a YA author and her move into chick lit via Wattpad What's working for Katie now […]