As an Australian living in South Africa, Tony Park explains what he does to make sure he reflects African places, people and practices correctly.
Veteran podcaster and SEO expert Thomas Umstattd explains what the Christian market is and what authors need to consider when writing for it.
As Launchpad prepares to welcome new students, Mark Dawson breaks down his top ten tips for aspiring authors.
With a quarter of Amazon categories not having their own bestseller rankings, it’s important to choose ones that’ll help promote your book.
Mark Dawson presents a special episode in which he discusses whether AI can be a helpful tool or spells the death of literature – or something in between.
Book covers, translations, audiobooks – these can all cost a lot of money and put off promising writers. Draft2Digital wants to make self-publishing accessible for all.
Laura Burton almost gave up on writing after getting a bad review from someone she knew. Then she found the Ads for Authors course, and is now a full-time author.
Ricci Wolman explains the various services Written Word Media offers plus the recent partnership with Hello Books.
More experienced authors offer valuable insight for those just starting to self-publish.
Stuart Grant isn’t just a key member of the SPS team – he’s also the highest rated web designer on Reedsy.
Georgina Cross has books published by Penguin Random House and Bookouture – would she consider self-publishing?
As much as 20% of the population has a disability – Jeff Adams and Michele Lucchini discuss how to expand our content to include everyone.
Martha Carr explains how to kill it with crowdsourcing and world-building collaborations.
With Launchpad about to open, Mark and James discuss the careers the course has helped build.
A book can lend kudos to a subject-matter expert, but only if they know how to get them into the hands of readers.
Kindle Storyteller finalist Clare Lydon describes the changing landscape of LGBTQ+ romance novels.
Mark and James break down the full SPS Live 2023 conference schedule. Tickets available now!
Stuart Bache explains the emerging trends in cover design and the potential opportunities – and pitfalls – as a result of using AI artwork for your books.
Dakota Krout runs a seven-figure publishing house for one of the fastest growing genres: LitRPG.
Caroline Lutz explains how she makes six figures a year selling books to an exclusively French audience.
