431 Episodes

  1. SPS-292: The SPF Foundation and the Dartmoor Detective - with Mikey Campling

    Published: 8/20/2021

  2. SPS-291: Brain.fm: Helping You Focus on Your Writing - with Dan Clark

    Published: 8/13/2021

  3. SPS-290: The Author Behind Mark Wahlberg’s 'Infinite' - with Eric Maikranz

    Published: 8/6/2021

  4. SPS-289: Why a NYT Bestseller Switched From Trad to Indie - with Gail Carriger

    Published: 7/30/2021

  5. SPS-288: How to Write Engaging Dialogue - with Jeff Elkins

    Published: 7/23/2021

  6. SPS-287: BookLab - with Machelle Hanleigh

    Published: 7/16/2021

  7. SPS-286: How to Create a Book Trailer with Book Brush - with Corey Alderin

    Published: 7/9/2021

  8. SPS-285: How Trad Pub Feels About the Indie Revolution - with Jane Friedman

    Published: 7/2/2021

  9. SPS-284: Writing Interactive Books for Children - with James Russell

    Published: 6/25/2021

  10. SPS-283: BookBub: More Than Just Featured Deals - with Carlyn Robertson

    Published: 6/18/2021

  11. SPS-282: Happy Ever After: The Rise to Romance Stardom - with Lucy Score

    Published: 6/11/2021

  12. SPS-281: Indie Author Mastermind: One Short Story a Week - with J. Thorn

    Published: 6/4/2021

  13. SPS-280: When Two Editors are Better Than One - with Andrew Lowe & Jennie Nash

    Published: 5/28/2021

  14. SPS-279: Authors on a Train: Collaborative Writing - with Zach Bohannon

    Published: 5/21/2021

  15. SPS-278: Ingram Spark vs KDP Print: The Great Debate - with Sara Rosett

    Published: 5/14/2021

  16. SPS-277: Part-Time Writer, Full Time-Traveller - with Nathan Van Coops

    Published: 5/7/2021

  17. SPS-276: How to Unlock Your Emotional Vocabulary - with Becca Puglisi

    Published: 4/30/2021

  18. SPS-275: How Free Audiobooks Can Make You Money - with Lindsay Buroker

    Published: 4/23/2021

  19. SPS-274: Audiobook Distribution for Authors - with Damon Courtney

    Published: 4/16/2021

  20. SPS-273: ScribeCount: Numbers for Your Words - with Philippa Werner

    Published: 4/9/2021

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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.