The Self Publishing Show

Working with your spouse may not be your idea of a perfect work environment, but many authors are discovering it's a natural next step once success comes knocking on their door. If you've listened to the Self Publishing Formula you know that Mark and James often speak of the real work it is to become […]

As an author, it's a given that you're going to have get used to dealing with all kinds of feedback on your work. But don't get downhearted by the negative words. For a start, new authors should quickly get used to the fact that you simply can't please all of the people all of the […]

If you haven't gotten far enough in your self-publishing career to worry about formatting your ebook, you've got some learning ahead. It's not easy. In fact, it's quite complicated. Instead of there being one format that all of the ebook platforms use, each of them has their own file type that they use. But before […]

Many of the publishing tools indie authors need to access are hard to find – at least with the quality and trustworthiness you need in order to make your book of the highest quality. That's why Ricardo Fayet and the folks at Reedsy developed their online platform. It's a site that brings together editors, graphic […]

Self publishing success stories are becoming more and more common. The opportunity to write and benefit from your books is now very real. During their recent trip to the United States for the NINC conference, Mark and James were able to meet a number of SPF students, one of whom was Elicia Hyder. She is […]

There are many book cover creators and designers out there but none with the expertise and experience of today's guest on the podcast. Stuart Bache has not only designed books for Mark Dawson but also for many other bestselling authors such as John le Carre and Stephen King. On this episode we chat with Stuart […]

It's every author's dream to have their books made into movies and today's guest, A.G. Riddle might be about to realize that dream. His best-selling series of books has already had the movie rights purchased and he waits to hear from the studio as to what the next steps will be. But Gerry is amazingly […]

Like more and more traditionally published authors these days, Orna Ross took her rights back from a large traditional publisher to re-publish her books herself. Because she was the one in charge she was able to do it in the manner she'd always wanted. That was in 2011. At The London Book Fair in 2012, […]

Best-selling thriller author, Rachel Abbott is quick to point out that her success is just as surprising to her as it is to anyone. Her skill and her savvy for marketing and sales have combined to make her the best-selling author in the UK on Amazon's KDP platform. On this episode, you'll get to hear […]

Writing a novel is one thing. Writing a novel specifically to fulfill a demand is another. On this episode of the Self Publishing Formula podcast, James has a very intriguing conversation with Gabriel Mercer, a marketing and technical expert who was approached by a would-be author about marketing her books – before they were written. […]