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Mark Dawson with James Blatch: Best-Selling Indie Author and Rookie Novelist team up to talk Self Publishing with key players in the industry.

Dec 29, 2017

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...


Dec 22, 2017

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...


Dec 15, 2017

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 […]


Dec 8, 2017

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,...


Dec 1, 2017

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...