Two Indie Authors

This week, the guys welcome a huge guest, as the creator of BookFunnel, Damon Courtney joins them on the show. As one of the biggest innovators in the indie author world, Damon has over a decade of experience in the profession, as well as being the brains behind one of the most used pieces of software amongst the indie author community. If you've ever wanted to know what BookFunnel can do for your business, or some of the features it offers, then this is the episode for you.

And Damon sticks around to tackle the 'Seven Questions', offering a unique take on things such as marketing and has some sage advice for you all.

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This week, Rob shares his story of a horrible email received from Amazon and the potential impact it could have on his indie author business, leading to a wider discussion about some of the perils of having all of your eggs in the Amazon basket.

The boys are then joined by crime writer, Martin Tracey, who brings a wave of positivity to the 'Seven Questions'.

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This week, David and Rob are joined by phycological thriller writer, M.R. Mackenzie, who appeared way back on episode 6 to tackle the 'Seven Questions'. Over a year later, M.R. Mackenzie has transformed his indie author business, and he sits down with the Two Indie Authors to discuss what he has done to turn it around, the mindset and mentality he now has, along with the big plans he has put in place to continue his upward trajectory.

For anyone who has hit a wall, or isn't sure what they could do to spark their indie author career to life, then this is the episode for you.

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This week, celebrated children's author and public speaking expert Alice G. May returns to the show, this time to share an in-depth discussion about speaking at author events and why they can be so beneficial to an indie author's career. Along with David and Rob, she shares some fascinating tips from what to talk about to how to find these events. It's a truly fascinating discussion.

Speaking of fascinating, the duo are then joined by Emmy-nominated film maker turned independent author, Richard Slater-Jones who takes on the 'Seven Questions'...with his books not even out on the shelves yet.

A can't miss episode.

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This week, David and Rob sit down to discuss the six most common mistakes that indie authors make. How do they know? Well, they made them themselves! It's an interesting look at what can impact your author career, and ways to avoid them and ensure you set yourself up for success.

Along with an audiobook book based mailbag question, the boys welcome sci-fi author David Wake onto the show to face the 'Seven Questions'.

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This week, David had a whole episode planned...before dropping a big decision in his week that was that caused Rob to hijack the show and want to discuss it further. It's worth a deeper discussion, that's for sure!

The mail bag is back, as well as the revamped 'Seven Questions' where critically acclaimed author, Lolo Paige joins the boys all the way from Alaska.

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It's the FIRST EVER Two Indie Author Awards, and this week, David and Rob will be revealing the winners of Best Cover, Best Blurb, Best Author Website and Best Branding. All of the nominees were listed in episode 57 and then...they will speak to the winner of the first ever TIA Author of the Year...without them even knowing it!

It's a way to thank the indie author community and celebrate not only the incredible guests they've had on the show, but also to shine a light on the outstanding work that is produced by independent authors everywhere.

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This week, Rob and David sit down to discuss narrative styles. The boys love discussing their craft and they delve into the decisions authors have to make to ensure their stories are told in the best possible way. First person or third person? What tense to use? Why do they fit certain genres? It's a great discussion that gets into the mind of two authors and how they approach their work.

They are then joined by the other co-founder of Ream, Michael Evans, who faces the 'Seven Questions' and as you would expect, has some brilliant answers.

Oh, and Rob now knows how to get David to enjoy his singing.

** Apologies for any issues with sound quality. There were issues with our podcast platform. **

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