Different categories, or literary prejudice?
Literary vs Genre Fiction: What’s the Difference?
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Author: Tom Ashford
Spotlight 35: David Nees
One author, five questions. This week it’s the turn of post-apocalyptic and thriller author, David Nees.
Weekly Write-Up: 19th February 2020
Don’t believe everything you read online, SPS Live digital tickets go on sale, and SPFU students get an Instagram for Authors webinar.
Tackling Pre-Conference Anxieties For Worried Writers
How to overcome your SPS and LBF jitters.
Spotlight 34: PJ Skinner
It’s PJ Skinner’s turn under the spotlight this week – author of six books in the thriller genre.
Weekly Write-Up: 12th February 2020
Sony snaps up SP books from Wattpad, Bookouture scoops up Rachel Abbott’s new book, and how to order SPF Merch in “other territories”.
Hooks and Taglines – What Are They?
How to grab your customer’s attention.
Spotlight 33: Sandy Lo
This week it’s the turn of Sandy Lo – author of twelve romance novels.
Weekly Write-Up: 5th February 2020
A mini Charlotte Bronte book goes on show, the year ahead in (trad) publishing, and the SPF Foundation winners are announced.
How to Build a Publishing Team
How to build an indie empire through networking.
Weekly Write-Up: 29th January 2020
How to revive your backlist, the SPF merch store opens, and a Netflix show mentions self-publishing.
Spotlight 32: Andrew Einspruch
Every week our Spotlight mini-podcast focuses on a different indie author, and every week we ask them the same five questions about their writing process. This week we talk to Andrew Einspruch – author of around 120 educational and YA books.
How to Upload a Book to BookFunnel
Ready to send out your reader magnet? Here’s how to do it.
Spotlight 31: Jeff Barnes
This week we speak to Jeff Barnes – author of two bestselling Disney-related business/self-help titles.
Weekly Write-Up: January 22nd 2020
Lee Child hands over the reins for Jack Reacher, book covers turn blobby, and the self-help genre turns to philosophy.
Writing Advice From the Literary Greats
You’d hope they know what they’re talking about.
Spotlight 30: Whitney Evans
This week it’s Whitney Evans – writer of 18 sci-fi and fantasy books.
Weekly Write-Up: 15th January 2020
The RITAs are cancelled, and the first guest speakers are announced for the Self Publishing Show Live.
From the Page to the Screen – Book Adaptations [2020]
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Which books are being adapted for the screen in 2020?
Weekly Write-Up: 8th January 2020
How reading has changed in the last decade, getting the science right in writing crime fiction, and how you can make the most of SPF this year.