Podcasts by Begin Self-Publishing Podcast

Ep. 151: May King Returns from 2019-07-31T06:30

Discover how May King is getting along with her book writing process as she returns to the Begin Self-Publishing Podcast.

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Ep 150: A Quick Update from 2019-05-01T06:30

A quick update about the status of the show as we reach episode 150.

Ep. 149: The End for Ben from 2019-04-16T10:16:18

We discover how Ben Roberts got on with his book release and say goodbye to Ben from the podcast.

Ep. 148: May King Mistakes from 2019-04-03T06:30

In this episode I talk to May King Tsang about how her book project is going and the mistakes she has made and why she is behind with the project.

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Ep 147 : Ben Approaches The Finish Line from 2019-03-06T06:30

In this show Ben Roberts is almost at the point of releasing his book. We talk about how he is going to launch his book and answer some questions he still has.

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Ep 146: Niklas Myhr Joins the Show from 2019-02-20T06:30

I talk to Niklas Myhr, the Social Media Professor about his book project. He's already got funding to start the project putting him in prime position.

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Ep 145: What is Success with May King Tsang from 2019-02-06T06:30

In this episode I talk to May King again about how she is going with writing her book and we talk about a whole number of subjects, including what categorises success for a book project.

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Ep 144: Is Ben Anakin? from 2019-01-23T06:30

In this show I interview Ben Roberts and discover where he is going to be the chosen one on the podcast and actually hit his book deadline in mid-February.

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Ep 143: Jen Needs to Catch Up from 2019-01-09T06:30

Jen Cole's behind in terms of her word count, but feels that she works best with a deadline so needs to catch up to meet her April 30th deadline.

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Ep 142: It's Come to This: The Christmas Clip Show Special from 2018-12-26T06:30

It's Come to This: The Christmas Clip Show Special. A remixed, not entirely genuine interview with @andrewandpete...

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Ep 141: May King Plans for TEA Future from 2018-12-12T06:30

May King returns to the show talking about her plan to her book and Tim takes May King through what she needs to consider in actually writing the book.

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Ep. 140: Ben Finishes His Manuscript from 2018-11-28T06:30

In this show, Ben Roberts has now completed his manuscript; we discover what he is working on now with his book and how the writing process has affected his life.

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Ep 139: Holly Discovers the Final Steps from 2018-11-14T06:30

In this episode I talk to Holly Chessman about the final steps she needs to take her completed and edited manuscript and designed cover from her computer and into the Amazon store.

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Ep. 138: Jen Finishes Her Plan from 2018-10-31T06:30

In this episode I talk again to Jen Cole about her book plan, which she has now completed and talk about the next steps in her book writing journey.

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Ep 137: Social Media Networking Book Release from 2018-10-17T06:30

In this show I talk about my experiences in the release of my latest book and first non-fiction book, Social Media Networking. Listen

Ep 136: Making TEA Right Book Decision with May King Tsang from 2018-10-03T06:30

In this episode I talk to May King Tsang, Twitter Supremo, tea pun aficionado and tea expert about what kind of book she should write out of the many ideas she has for a book.

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Ep. 135 : Meet Ben Roberts from 2018-09-19T06:30

Meet Ben Roberts, host of the Marketing Buzzwords Podcast - discover his publishing journey. He's already run a successful crowd-funding campaign for his book and now he's looking to self-publis...

Ep 134: Jen Commits to Publish from 2018-09-05T06:30

In this show we begin the task of getting the multi-talented marketer Jen Cole to start writing a book by first committing to complete the project.

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Ep 133 : Format Change and Update from 2018-08-22T06:30

The Format of the Begin Self-Publishing Podcast is changing to add in many more tutorial shows where I follow/help people in their self-publishing journeys. Listen

Ep 132: A Quick Guide to Self-Publishing Part 6 - Marketing from 2018-08-08T06:30

In this show we conclude our quick guide to self-publishing by talking about Book Marketing, the greatest challenge to most self-publishers.

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Ep 131: A Quick Guide to Self-Publishing Part 5: Formatting from 2018-07-25T06:30

Continuing my Quick guide to Self-Publishing Series I talk about formatting, that is creating a version of your document that can be sold either as an eBook or as paperback. I talk about ePubs a...

Ep 130: A Quick Guide to Self-Publishing Part 4: Editing from 2018-07-11T06:30

In this part of the quick self-publishing guide I talk about the editing process : what editing is and why it matters; how to find an editor and how to choose the right one for you.

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Ep 129: A Quick Guide to Self-Publishing Part 3 : Covers from 2018-06-27T06:30

In this part of the Quick Self-Publishing Guide I talk about book covers, fresh from the experience of creating the cover for my new book Listen

Ep 128: A Quick Guide to Self-Publishing Part 2: Writing from 2018-06-13T06:30

In this second part of my audiobook about self-publishing I talk about the art of actually writing a book. How do you get that book finished?

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Ep 127: A Quick Guide to Self-Publishing Part 1 from 2018-05-30T06:30

Realising that if I create a test audiobook, I might as well serialise it on my podcast, I'm now releasing a series of shows with extracts from my new to-be-released audiobook The Quick Guide to...

Ep 126: Lesbian Fiction with Harper Bliss&Caroline Manchoulas from 2018-05-16T06:30

In this interview we talk to Harper Bliss & Caroline Manchoulas, successful Lesbian Romance authors about Lesbian fiction and it's differences to normal fiction.

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Ep 125: Behind the Scenes of the Begin Self-Publishing Podcast from 2018-05-02T06:30

In this show I give you a behind the scenes glimpse of how I put to together the Begin Self-Publishing Podcast and the equipment I use to make the show. 

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Ep 124: Time to Kill the Sacred Cow from 2018-04-18T06:30

In this episode I talk about killing my sacred cow of not trading time for money as I'm going to start offer a limited amount of consulting calls. What Sacred Cows do you have? Are they still va...

Ep 123: What’s Working Now with Facebook Ads with Azriel Ratz from 2018-04-04T06:30

We talk to Azriel Ratz about how to best use Facebook Ads to sell books, discussing whether it even makes sense and how much you need to spend and how best to go about doing it.

Ep 122: The Power of Confidence from 2018-03-21T06:30

In this show I talk about the importance of having confidence in your product and how not having it can affect sales, regardless of the quality of your book.

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Ep 121: Talking About My Own Books for a Change from 2018-03-07T06:30

I haven't talked much about my own books on this show. I lost confidence in them, and I shouldn't have done. In this episode I talk solely about my books.

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Ep 120: The Looming Storm of GDPR with Annabel Kaye from 2018-02-21T06:30

GDPR or the General Data Protection Regulations are new EU regulations affecting how small businesses can use customer data - especially e-mail address lists. I talk to Annabel Kaye about the is...

Ep 119: The Forgotten Bits of Marketing with Roger Edwards from 2018-02-07T06:30

Roger Edwards is an experienced marketer and I talk to him about the bits of marketing that tend to get overlooked - those bits like research that aren't about communication or advertising.

Ep 118: Twitter for Authors with Ian Sutherland from 2018-01-24T06:30

In this show I talk to Ian Sutherland who has been using Twitter to grow his author platform for several years. I talk to him about how his Twitter strategy has needed to change due to Twitter c...

Ep 117: Self-Publishing in 2018 with Paul Teague from 2018-01-10T06:30

I talk with fellow self-publishing Podcaster, Paul Teague, about how things have turned out in 2017 and what we reckon will happen in 2018.

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Ep 116: Great Content with Andrew and Pete (Christmas Special) from 2017-12-27T06:30

In this not entirely serious Christmas show I talk to zany expert marketers Andrew and Pete about how to improve your content to make it stand out.

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Ep 115: Writing Educational Books with Olly Richards from 2017-12-13T06:30

In this show I talk to Olly Richards about how he has built a company selling self-published language books.  Starting with self-publishing in the Kindle Gold Rush, he got disillusioned and star...

Ep 114: The Secrets of Story for Business with Park Howell from 2017-11-29T06:30

In this show I talk to Park Howell who teaches people how to use their stories to improve their marketing and business. It's ironic that many fiction authors don't use story very well in their m...

Ep 113: Descriptions that Pop with Laura Petersen from 2017-11-15T06:30

Writing great book descriptions is an art. Something that you can either outsource to a copywriter or do yourself, if you take the time to do it. Don't just write any old rubbish at the last min...

Ep 112: Amazon Advertising with Mark Dawson from 2017-11-01T06:30

How can you use Amazon Advertising to promote your books? Find out as I interview Books Ads Supremo Mark Dawson about how to use Amazon and Bookbub advertising for your books.

Find the fu...

Ep 111: Mobile Video with Amanda Webb from 2017-10-18T06:30

Learn how to do video just with your mobile phone in this interview with Social Media Expert Amanda Webb.

My guest on this episode is Amanda Webb, who's somebody I've met at multiple conf...

Ep 110: Imposter Syndrome and Limiting Beliefs with Clare Josa from 2017-10-04T06:30

In this episode, I talk to Claire Josa, who is the author of Dare To Dream Bigger, and an expert on overcoming limiting beliefs. The irony is that she actually tells quite often the story about ...

Ep 109: Writing and Pitching Screenplays with Charles Harris from 2017-09-20T06:30

In this episode I talk to Charles Harris, an experienced Screenplay Writer, Filmmaker and now best-selling novelist about how to write and pitch Screenplays, which as we discover are quite a dif...

Ep 108: Fiction Editing with Louise Harnby from 2017-09-06T06:30

In this show I talk to Louise Harnby, an experienced Fiction editor and proof-reader about how to get the most from an editor for your work of fiction.

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Ep 107: Overcoming the Economic Problem from 2017-08-23T06:30

In this episode I talk about overcoming the fundamental economic problem - how to prioritise what to spend your money and time doing as an author.

Long term listeners to this show will kn...

Ep 106: They Ask, You Answer for Fiction with Marcus Sheridan from 2017-08-09T06:30

In this episode and I talk to Marcus Sheridan who is the owner of a swimming pool company who suddenly learned in the days when his business was suffering in the recession that by creating an ab...

Ep 105: The Latest on the Kindle Store with Alex Newton from 2017-07-26T06:30

In this episode I talk again to Alex Newton of K-Lytics about what is happening in the Amazon Kindle Store in terms of what categories are doing well and badly.

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Ep 104: Non-Fiction Editing with Denise Cowle from 2017-07-12T06:30

In this episode I talk to Denise Cowle, a non-fiction editor based in Scotland.  We talk about what the difference is between copy-editing and proofreading and what you need to look for in an ed...

Ep 103: Writing in a Foreign Language with Helena Halme from 2017-06-28T06:30

In this episode I talk to acclaimed Finnish author Helena Halme about her experiences of writing and self-publishing in English.

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Ep 102: Website Security with Chris Varnom from 2017-06-14T06:30

In this episode I talk to WordPress security expert Chris Varnom about how to make sure your website is secure.  Invariably I see on a monthly (and sometimes weekly) basis reports of author webs...

Ep 101: Book Publicists with Ben Cameron from 2017-05-31T06:30

In this episode I talk to veteran Book Publicist, Ben Cameron about using a book publicist to promote your book.

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Ep 100: She Doesn't Just Wakeboard, She Interviews from 2017-05-17T06:30

To celebrate Episode 100, I'm doing something different, letting myself be interviewed by the lovely Amanda Robinson (@shewakeboards) of Listen

Ep 99: The Importance of Timing and Quality from 2017-05-10T06:30

This show is about the importance of getting the quality right when you do something, which usually means taking time or spending money.

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Ep 98: The Latest Tricks in Self-Publishing: InstaFreebie and Vellum with Paul Teague from 2017-05-03T06:30

In this show I talk again to Paul Teague, this time about two of the hottest topics in Self-Publishing at the moment, InstaFreebie and Vellum.

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Ep 97: The Secrets of Facebook Live with Ian Anderson Gray from 2017-04-26T06:30

In this show I talk to social media tools expert and regular Facebook Live broadcaster, Ian Anderson Gray.  As well as being a tremendously nice guy he's also a talented singer and musician.  I ...

Ep 96: Hiring a Social Media Marketing Agency with Tyler Anderson from 2017-04-19T06:30

In this show I talk to Tyler Anderson, CEO of the Social Media Marketing Agency Casual Fridays in terms of what to look for if you do want to hire an agency for your social media marketing.

Ep 95: Lessons from Social Media Marketing World from 2017-04-12T06:30

In this show I talk about what I learned from my recent attendance from the biggest Social Media Marketing conference in the world, Social Media Marketing World.

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Ep 94: The Benefits of Community with Catherine Carrigan from 2017-04-05T06:30

In this show I interview Catherine Carrigan of the WhatIsSocialMediaToday.com society about the benefits of community for authors and how it can help a starting author have success with marketin...

Ep 93: My Top Podcasts Revisited from 2017-03-29T06:30

Way back in Episode number 28: My Top Ten Podcasts, I did my top ten podcasts and in Episode number 8: Other Self-Publishing Podcasts  I also did other self-publishing podcasts. I thought it was...

Ep 92b: How to Write Short Stories with James Scott-Bell from 2017-03-22T06:30

As I mentioned in my last show this is a special episode where I replay the audio of my interview with James Scott-Bell for the Alliance of Independent Authors Indie Fringe Event.

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Eo 92: The Fundamentals of Facebook Ads with Andrea Vahl from 2017-03-15T06:30

In this episode, I talk to Facebook expert Andrea Vahl about Facebook advertising.  She is the co-author of  Facebook Marketing All-in-One for Dummies.  In ...

Ep 91: Smashwords with Mark Coker from 2017-03-08T06:30

In this episode I talk to Mark Coker who is the head of Smashwords, the biggest and longest-established of the eBook aggregators.   It is the last (for now) of the eBook aggregator interview ser...

Ep 90: How to reclaim your rights with Mark Schaefer from 2017-03-01T06:30

In this show I talk to Mark Schaefer, international speaker and multiple best-selling author about his efforts to get the rights back to his book, the Tao of Twitter, from McGraw-Hill.  As a pub...

Ep 89: How to Use Draft2Digital with Dan Wood from 2017-02-22T06:30

In this show I talk to Dan Wood from Draft2Digital, probably the second best known eBook aggregator after Smashwords.  I talk to him about their current offerings and some interesting changes th...

Ep 88: Getting to Number 1 in Amazon with Adam Croft from 2017-02-15T06:30

This episode was much more opportunistic than most.  I saw on Adam Croft's facebook profile that he was number 1 on Amazon in both the UK and US eBook stores, so I thought it would be interestin...

Ep 87: Pronoun with Justin Renard (*see notes) from 2017-02-08T06:30

*UPDATE (24-Nov 2017): Pronoun are no longer trading, so this show should be considered for historical purposes only.

Continuing my series of interviews with eBook aggregators, in this sh...

Ep 86: Organic Facebook Growth with Holly Homer from 2017-02-01T06:30

Tired of being told that you can't grow a Facebook Page without spending money?  Holly Homer has built up her Quirky Momma page to have over 3 million fans in only a few years organically.  Lear...

Ep 85: Discovering Streetlib with Giacomo D’Angelo from 2017-01-25T06:30

Streetlib is an eBook aggregator, publishing services and POD company that's been relatively unknown (being an Italian company) in the US and UK but offers interesting services and is expanding ...

Ep 84: YouTube Growth and Success with Steve Dotto from 2017-01-18T06:30

Steve Dotto is a TV presenter turned YouTube businessman, and he reveals the secrets of his success in using YouTube in this interview.

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Ep 83: PublishDrive with Kinga Jentetics from 2017-01-11T06:30:16

An eBook aggregator service takes your eBook and submits it to multiple eBook stores, such as Apple, Nook and Kobo. The reason why these services are useful is it means you don't have to manage ...

Ep 82: New Year : Publish That Amazing Smash Hit Book from 2017-01-04T06:30:52

It's a new year and it's time to get that hit book published. I know a lot of people have "publish a book" as a New Year's goal. So I thought I would do a quick summary of the advice I would giv...

Ep 81: How to Use Promoted Pins with Alisa Meredith from 2016-12-28T06:30:30

In this show I talk to Alisa Meredith, who is an expert and speaker on Pinterest and is, to my mind, the world authority on Pinterest's advertising platform, Promoted Pins.

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Ep 80: How to Unlock the Magic of Twitter Adverts from 2016-12-21T06:30:19

In this show I discuss how I have started using a new technique using tailored audiences to allow me to start making successful use of Twitter Adverts.

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Ep 79: What Do All these Marketing Buzzwords Mean? from 2016-12-14T06:30:27

While listening back to the audio of the last show I realised that I have gone a bit native in the world of Marketing Buzzwords, happily talking about "Return-On-Investment Rates" with no extra ...

Getting that Meeting with Stu Heinecke from 2016-12-07T06:30:33

In this show I talk to the author of "How to Get A Meeting With Anyone", Stu Heinecke, about what he calls Contact Marketing. This is where you focus on a small number of customers/influencers a...

Choosing your Next Project from 2016-11-30T06:30:50

Well I've completed NaNoWrimo again! 50,000 words of a first draft written in November. But more significant than that is that it is the final book in my three book Magpies and Magic series. So ...

Rich Media Books with David Neal from 2016-11-23T06:30:08

In this show I talk to David Neal, who is someone I met on now defunct #futurechat publishing chat. He has self-published the appBook Alice Winks and has quite a large amount of experience with ...

Amazon SEO with Dave Chesson from 2016-11-16T06:30:35

I'd heard about Dave Chesson and Kindlepreneur quite some time ago, but have always been slightly put off by companies with Kindle in the title, as they have tended to be get-rich-quick schemes....

Twitter Chats with Madalyn Sklar from 2016-11-09T06:30:50

In this episode I talk to Twitter expert, and host of the #TwitterSmarter twitter chat, Madalyn Sklar. Personally I had great success building up publishing industry specific twitter followers b...

Why I Do NaNoWrimo from 2016-11-02T06:30:10

Why I do NaNoWrimo. For the uninitiated NaNoWrimo is an event coming out of the US that challenges writers to write 50,000 words in the month of November. I've done it the last two years and in ...

Author Events with Alison Morton from 2016-10-26T05:30:10

I met Alison Morton in person for the first time at the Triskele Literary Festival. While there, former guest Debbie Young put her forward as a potential guest for the show. At the time I didn't...

Check, Check and Check Again from 2016-10-19T05:30:27

Something we often forget to do is to check things that we already think are working. Sadly with Wordpress, Mail Providers and eBook Retailers things outside our control (usually a change somewh...

Why is Writing a Book Important? from 2016-10-12T05:30:41

Why is Writing a Book Important? There's a reason why you want to write a book...in this episode I examine those reasons. There are good and bad reasons to write a book, but by listening to this...

What’s New on Amazon with Alex Newton from 2016-10-05T05:30:39

In this episode I talk again to Alex Newton from the firm K-Lytics about the trends he has recently seen in the Amazon eBook market. His company K-Lytics scans the Amazon charts and looks for th...

How to Handle Reviews with Jay Baer from 2016-09-28T05:30:36

In this show I talk to Jay Baer about how to handle reviews. Jay Baer is an international speaker and author of multiple books about marketing and customer service. It is a real honour to have h...

Blogging with Leslie Samuel from 2016-09-21T05:30:13

This week I interview Leslie Samuel about Blogging. Leslie Samuel is a former university professor and the creator of the Become A Blogger - a blog dedicated to the craft of professional bloggin...

The Benefits of Standard Procedures with Tony Brown from 2016-09-14T05:30:57

In this show I talk to businessman and author Tony Brown about standard procedures and how they have helped him become much more productive. Tony had a situation where he had a new contract that...

Always Read the First Chapter of the Manual from 2016-09-07T05:30:20

In my first full-time job I worked for a small financial software company and had to learn this odd computer programming language that only they used. As a new employee I was given the manual bu...

EBook Discovery Services with John Doppler from 2016-08-31T05:30:42

An often talked about option for marketing books (especially fiction books) is eBook discovery services like Bookbub, where readers sign up to regular e-mails of discounted books and authors pay...

Audiobooks with Joanna Penn from 2016-08-24T05:30:36

Joanna Penn is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of thrillers under the name J.F.Penn. She also writes non-fiction for authors and is an award-winning creative entrepreneur and i...

The Benefits of Mentors with Calvin Wayman from 2016-08-17T05:30:07

Calvin Wayman has recently written the book Fish Out of Water. One of the central themes of the book is the benefits of having mentors on your progression into the entrepreneurial world. I talk ...

Self-Publishing in India with Amar Vyas from 2016-08-10T05:30:46

In this interview I talk with the host of the MyKitaab Podcast and self-published Indian Author Amar Vyas about self-publishing in India.

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In Marketing, Simple Is Often Better from 2016-08-03T05:30:03

Despite having a desire to test out the latest marketing techniques all the time I've recently discovered that often simpler techniques help provide the greatest results. This has mainly been in...

Author Income : How Many Books Do You Need to Sell to Make Money? from 2016-07-27T05:30:49

In my first solo show for a while I use the information I learnt from my interview with Emmanuel Nataf about how much self-publishing costs to create a spreadsheet to work out exactly how many e...

Author Branding with Phil Pallen from 2016-07-20T05:30:04

I have seen Phil speak at both New Media Europe 2015 and New Media Europe 2016 and he's always been an amazing speaker. He's a globe-trotting brand expert who has worked with a host of celebriti...

Organising a Mega-Book Launch with Kate Erickson from 2016-07-13T05:30:55

In this episode I am blessed to have on one half of the duo who make up the core of the EOFire organisation, Kate Erickson. Together with her partner John Lee Dumas they released the Freedom Jou...

Selling Publishing Rights with Orna Ross from 2016-07-06T05:30:38

In this episode I talk to Orna Ross, Director of the Alliance of Independent Authors about selling publishing rights. She has recently co-authored the book How Authors Sell Publishing Rights (AL...

Moving from Non-Fiction to Fiction with Paul Teague from 2016-06-29T05:30:08

Paul Teague is a successful non-fiction author and host of the Self-Publishing Journeys Podcast. He is now attempting to move solely into writing in fiction, which is where his passion lies.

Using Google for Business with Martin Shervington from 2016-06-22T05:30:05

In this show I talk to Martin Shervington, who is an author, speaker and marketing consultant at PlusYourBusiness.com. He coaches on marketing, specialising in things to do with Google.

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How Much Does Self-Publishing Cost with Emmanuel Nataf from 2016-06-15T05:35:04

In this show I talk again to Emmanuel Nataf from Reedsy about a blog post he wrote about how much self-publishing costs, in terms of editing, cover design and interior layout.

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