431 Episodes

  1. SPS-412: Time Management for Authors - with Mark Dawson

    Published: 11/24/2023

  2. SPS-411: The Importance of Researching Settings – with Tony Park

    Published: 11/17/2023

  3. SPS-410: Selling Serials with The Pigeonhole – with Mark Blayney

    Published: 11/10/2023

  4. SPS-409: Catering for the Christian Market – with Thomas Umstattd

    Published: 11/3/2023

  5. SPS-408: Essential Tips for New Authors – with Mark Dawson

    Published: 10/27/2023

  6. SPS-407: How to Choose Your Amazon Categories – with Dave Chesson

    Published: 10/20/2023

  7. SPS-406: Turn Your Inner Darkness into Words – with Joanna Penn

    Published: 10/13/2023

  8. SPS-405: Is A.I. a Help or a Hindrance? - with Mark Dawson

    Published: 10/6/2023

  9. SPS-404: Making Self-Publishing More Affordable - with Dan Wood

    Published: 9/29/2023

  10. SPS-403: Fairytale Endings From Ads for Authors - with Laura Burton

    Published: 9/22/2023

  11. SPS-402: How to Use A.I. in Your Marketing – with Mark Dawson & James Blatch

    Published: 9/15/2023

  12. SPS-401: Breathe Life Into Old Books with TikTok – with Lloyd & Marguerite Richards

    Published: 9/8/2023

  13. SPS-400: 400 Episodes of the Self Publishing Show - with Mark Dawson & James Blatch

    Published: 9/1/2023

  14. SPS-399: The Dialogue Doctor Will See You Now - with Jeff Elkins

    Published: 8/25/2023

  15. SPS-398: Sell Audiobooks Direct with BookFunnel - with Damon Courtney

    Published: 8/18/2023

  16. SPS-397: The Self Publishing Show Live! 2023 (Show Recap) - with Mark Dawson & James Blatch

    Published: 8/11/2023

  17. SPS-396: Become a Book Rockstar - with Aryn Van Dyke

    Published: 8/4/2023

  18. SPS-395: Dominating the Dark Romance Charts with TikTok - with Rosa Lee

    Published: 7/28/2023

  19. SPS-394: Writing Crime for Books, Film & TV - with Tim Sullivan

    Published: 7/21/2023

  20. SPS-393: Reach More Readers with WWM & Hello Books - with Ricci Wolman

    Published: 7/14/2023

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Mark Dawson is a best selling self-published author on multiple platforms including Amazon and Kobo. He is the author of the John Milton thriller series and its spin-off Beatrix Rose. In addition, he’s written several ‘Soho Noir' novels. Mark’s breakthrough came when he developed a marketing strategy for promoting and selling his books. His swift success enabled him to quit his 9 to 5 job and he has generated gross revenues of more than a million dollars in less than five years. Mark has become a leading voice in the self publishing industry and he advocates and teaches a strategy based around offering books for free, mailing list development and social media advertising. In 2015, he published the first version of what is now his acclaimed online course ‘Advertising for Authors’. He has also developed a course for writers at the start of their careers – Self Publishing 101. James Blatch co-hosts the podcast and he represents the first time, wannabe author. James is a former BBC News journalist who is currently writing his first novel. Between them James and Mark explore the world of self publishing with a focus on actionable tips for new and experienced indie authors.