Another week, another podcast of me rambling on about writing and self-publishing.

A detailed look into exactly what I've done to launch my brand new paranormal, kooky, spooky, ghost romance series, and all of Amazon's shenanigans to derail it. 

The 6 key focus areas of my 2023 strategy, including my return to paranormal romance, translations, and building a fandom.

How my 2022 self-publishing strategy worked out for me, the biggest mistakes I've made, and what I'm doing moving forward.

I tell you all about how I planned my successful Kickstarter campaign, what's worked, and how authors can use Kickstarter as a tool for fandom building.

Do you have 5 books, or 15, or 50, that aren't pulling their weight? It's time to get that backlist working for you with these ideas.

Let's talk money! Specifically, the millions of ways you can spend it on your self-publishing business.

How you can carve out your own place in a big genre with lots of competition.

I look at why some books flop, what you can learn from them, and how to make them valuable assets in your backlist.

In this episode, I use the example of one of my successful series to show you how I plan from idea to finished product. 

I break down my 2022 strategy, why I'm doing what I'm doing, and tell you a little about my brand new secret pen name! 

I break down exactly what I self-published in 2021, my successes and failures, and a breakdown of my earnings from writing. 

We look at who are our readers, how they choose books, and how we as self-publishers can use this information to give them more of what they CRAVE.

How do writers earn a liveable income? What are some ways you can increase your income from writing, and how can you do that in a strategic way?

We all have unfinished series or books we feel didn’t get the chance to shine. I offer some tips for giving those neglected books a second life.

I talk about how, and why, to write a book in a month, from draft right through to editing and publishing, and the wider strategy.

This episode is for you if you love writing short, but you don’t know how to fit short fiction into your writing career. 

Discover the three platforms you can use for advertising your books, and how to create an ad strategy that works?

Let’s talk about series strategy, author branding, and the 75% rule when it comes to deciding how to write your series.

Other authors aren’t scary – they’ll be your biggest allies and cheerleaders. Here are my ideas for working with other authors.

This episode takes a look at best practices for adding extra “stuff” to your books.

Let’s take a look at the benefits and drawbacks of being exclusive with Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited programmes verses taking your books wide across all platforms.

walk you through how I launched a series into a new sub-genre, exactly what I did for the launch, and how much money I earned. 

Reflect on what’s working in your author business and what you can change up to have an amazing 2021.

 I thought I’d put together some promotional ideas to help you prep new readers over the holiday period. 

In this episode I discuss some of the ways you can build the kinds of characters that keep pages turning and readers guessing.

This week I tackle your questions in an absolute whopper of an episode.

What exactly is your author brand, and what are the common mistakes authors make that can tank their brand? 

We dive deep into fictional worlds, share how I build my worlds, and discuss common worldbuilding pitfalls.

As a clever author you can use tropes to create stories that attract your ideal readers. Find out how.

I explain how I use the technique of skeleton drafting to plot intricate, action-packed, emotionally-charged books, and how you can apply it to your own stories.

Celebrate the release of my new book with this run-down of how freelancing can be part of your sustainable writing career.

Are you considering crowdfunding your book? Learn from my successes and failures. 

How do you build an audience of readers when you don’t have a huge marketing budget? Here are my tips. ​

I explore five ways you could be sabotaging your book, and what you can do about it.

If you ask a question about self-publishing and get a million different answers, what do you try next?

I made a pretty bold statement a couple of weeks back that I believe blogging is dead. I'm gonna talk about that in greater depth here – if you're a blogger, fear not, I have some tips for you.

In this episode I chat about what I've learned in the last two years of being full-time, and about some of the pitfalls and potential trouble spots I didn't anticipate.

This week's episode is all about being a speed freak! Discover why you should master the skill of writing faster, what to do when you hit the "wall of suckage" and how to stop doing the hard work of writing in the most time-consuming way.

I recently rebuilt my author website from scratch. Why do I hate myself so much? Also, do I have any tips to share? 

It's a chicken-and-egg scenario. Mmmm, chicken. I share my tips and experiences for getting started with author newsletters.

Discover how I threw $1000 down the toilet on advertising my books, and what you can learn about getting your book advertising ready.

Another week, another podcast of me rambling on about writing and self-publishing.

Another week, another podcast of me rambling on about writing and self-publishing.

Another week, another podcast of me rambling on about writing and self-publishing.

Another week, another podcast of me rambling on about writing and self-publishing.

Another week, another podcast of me rambling on about writing and self-publishing.

Another week, another podcast of me rambling on about writing and self-publishing.