Mark and James catch up with KDP’s Darren Hardy at Amazon’s UK HQ to discuss the impact of the company’s past, present and future innovations on indie authors the world over.
It might sound niche, but colouring books are in demand – and not just from children! This week’s guest, Selena Fenech, explains how sales of her self-published colouring books are keeping her very much in the pink.
Screenwriter-turned-author, Damon Suede, explains how to find super-success in the hot romance genre.
Draft2Digital’s Mark Lefebvre explains the key individual requirements for publishing success as an author. Rather conveniently, they all begin with the letter ‘P’!
In the final part of our Thrillerfest 2019 series, four major league bestsellers unleash some of the secrets behind their enduring success as thriller writers.
In the second of three special episodes from this year’s Thrillerfest event, five bestsellers let rip on various topics – from how to get to grips with writing a novel, finding success in Hollywood with your writing, writing for TV and securing legal authenticity in your books.
In the first of three special episodes from this year’s ThrillerFest event in New York City, get ready to learn key tips from bestsellers on plot twists and pacing and how to successfully approach moral challenges and psychology in your writing.
It’s a crucial question that all authors need to consider at some point: should I go for a traditional deal or consider self-publishing instead? This week’s guest, author Libbie Hawker, is here to help you come to the right decision.
Setting yourself up as a self-published author requires you to be business-minded. In this episode, financial experts from both sides of the pond provide practical advice on how to go about getting it right from the off.
Literacy is opportunity. David Risher and his non-profit, WordReader, are bringing digital reading to developing nations while also helping small publishers in those countries learn about the digital opportunities available to them and expand their reach globally.
Rosalind James started her indie author career by writing a romance with a twist – it starred hunky New Zealand rugby players! She talks to us about the importance of not being pigeonholed into one’s genre, and why, particularly in romance, rapid release is key to success.
Non-fiction indie author Marc Reklau explains how fine-tuning his Amazon ad campaigns helped him to significantly boost his book sale
US fiction writer and SPF Ads for Author student, Ryan Schow, explains how he finally got to live the dream of writing full-time as an indie author.
In the final part of our mini-series on ads, our very own Mark Dawson drills down into the Amazon ads platform, explaining how it can help form a key part of your marketing mix.
Part 2 of our mini-series on ad platforms, has bestselling author and self-publishing guru, David Gaughran, turning the spotlight on BookBub ads. Are they worth investing time, effort and money in?
In the first of three ad platform-focused episodes, bestselling urban fantasy author and SPF student, Shayne Silvers, explains how mastering Facebook ads helped put his career into overdrive.
Author Kevin J. Anderson has written books based on films, written in the Star Wars and X Files universes, seen the ups and downs, gold rushes and bookstore bankruptcies. Through it all, his defining characteristic has been to keep writing. Tune in for some major league inspiration and advice for both newbie and established authors alike.
Ex-detective and USA Today bestselling author Holly S. Roberts explains how to avoid common mistakes writing police procedurals and the importance of getting the police mindset right.
He’s an ex-Marine, the 20 Books conference series show runner and a prolific writer to boot. It’s not surprising that Craig Martelle knows a thing or two about author productivity.
USA Today Bestselling author Suzan Tisdale wrote her first book with highly unusual motivation. Now, she’s sold hundreds of thousands of copies of her Scottish highland historical romances and shares her tips about marketing, motivation and writing for the senses.
