Podcasts by Self Publishing Journeys
This podcast charts Paul Teague's self-publishing journey, from writing his first book to achieving his first 5-figure earnings months.
Episodes cover writing, editing, marketing, time management, author platform strategies, business issues & much more.
You'll also find the archive for The Self-Publishing Journeys podcast here, a show aimed specifically at indie authors and featuring interviews with self-published writers and providers of author services.
This show uses affiliate links: https://paulteague.net/disclosure/
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S5: Update Episode 1 for Saturday 30th September 2023 from 2023-09-30T00:55
Coming up this week:
I’ll be bringing you right up-to-date with what’s been going on in my writing life during July, August & September
I’...
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S5, Ep25 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 1st July 2023 from 2023-07-01T01:00
Date: Saturday 1st July, 2023
Coming up this week:
It’s the last podcast of this season - I’ll be getting out the dust sheet...
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S5, Ep24 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 24th June 2023 from 2023-06-24T01:00:50
Date: Saturday 24th June, 2023
Coming up this week:
I’m reviewing what got finished in Q2 of this year
I’l...
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S5, Ep23 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 17th June 2023 from 2023-06-17T01:00:43
Date: Saturday 17th June, 2023
Coming up this week:
Book 3 in my trilogy has now been sent to Claire Cronshaw for a professional edit Listen
S5, Ep22 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 10th June 2023 from 2023-06-10T01:00:17
Date: Saturday 10th June, 2023
Coming up this week:
I hit 25 MILLION page reads this week!
My second pass of ...
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S5, Ep21 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 3rd June 2023 from 2023-06-03T01:00:50
Date: Saturday 3rd June 2023
Coming up this week:
It’s going to be one of the briefest shows ever as very little...
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S5, Ep20 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 27th May 2023 from 2023-05-27T01:00:29
Date: Saturday 27th May 2023
Coming up this week:
I’ll let you know what I got up to on my recent visit to Hull ...
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[Reviews Special] S5, Ep19 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 20th May 2023 from 2023-05-20T01:00:35
Date: Saturday 20th May 2023
Coming up this week:
- We’ll be looking at the good, the bad, and the ugly of my book reviews ... Listen
S5, Ep18 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 13th May 2023 from 2023-05-13T01:00:20
Date: Saturday 13th May 2023
Coming up this week:
- Book 3 has been edited and it’s now with my wife for her review and comments
- Th... Listen
S5, Ep17 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 6th May 2023 from 2023-05-06T01:00:58
Date: Saturday 6th May 2023
Coming up this week:
It’s been a week of ‘dad duties’ - so writing work has been replaced by tip...
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S5, Ep16 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 29th April 2023 from 2023-04-29T01:00:43
Date: Saturday 29th April 2023
Coming up this week:
- The 3rd book in my latest trilogy is now FINISHED in 1st draft form! ... Listen
S5, Ep15 for Saturday 22nd April 2023: Five Lists of Five Things Related To Writing from 2023-04-22T01:00:14
Date: Saturday 22nd April 2023
Five Lists of Five Things Related To Writing
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5 Things Which Didn't Move The Needle In M...
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S5, Ep14 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 15th April 2023 from 2023-04-15T01:00:24
Date: Saturday 15th April 2023
Coming up this week:
- We’re on the home stretch of my trilogy, with just one more wee... Listen
S5, Ep13 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 8th April 2023 from 2023-04-08T01:00:15
Date: Saturday 8th April 2023
Coming up this week:
Having told you I won’t be writing much I just knocked out over 14k words of my late...
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S5, Ep12 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 1st April 2023 from 2023-04-01T01:00:46
Date: Saturday 1st April 2023
Coming up this week:
We’re back from Lisbon and - in a shock news announcement - I didn’t do ANY writing ...
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S5, Ep11 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 25th March 2023 from 2023-03-25T02:00:43
Date: Saturday 25th March 2023
Coming up this week:
- I’ll be reviewing Q1 of 2023 and reflecting on what went well and what didn’t
S5, Ep10 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 18th March 2023 from 2023-03-18T02:00:56
Date: Saturday 18th March 2023
Coming up this week:
- It’s been another productive writing week and I’m now almost half-way through bo... Listen
S5, Ep9 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 11th March 2023 from 2023-03-11T02:00:12
Date: Saturday 11th March 2023
Coming up this week:
- Book 1 in my latest trilogy is locked 7 loaded and ready to release to ARC reade... Listen
S5, Ep8 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 4th March 2023 from 2023-03-04T02:00:26
Date: Saturday 4th March 2023
Coming up this week:
- I started work on book 3 of my latest trilogy this week even though the paint is ... Listen
How to Write a Book in 17 Days from 2023-02-25T03:00:34
In this extended writing diary, you can follow me every step of the way as I write a 75k-word book.
I was writing Her Last Cry, the second book in a trilogy of psychological thrillers. Listen
S5, Ep7 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 25th February 2023 from 2023-02-25T02:00
Date: Saturday 25th February 2023
Coming up this week:
- Book two in my latest trilogy is FINISHED and book 1 edits have been done! Listen
S5, Ep6 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 18th February 2023 from 2023-02-18T02:00:27
Date: Saturday 18th February 2023
Coming up this week:
- I’m back from Benidorm, but did I get any productive author work done while I... Listen
S5, Ep5 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 11th February 2023 from 2023-02-11T02:00:30
Date: Saturday 11th February, 2023
Coming up this week:
- I had a BookBub my sci-fi 7-pack this week - I’ll be giving you the first 3 ... Listen
S5, Ep4 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 4th February 2023 from 2023-02-04T02:00:02
Date: Saturday 4th February 2023
Coming up this week:
- Book 1 in my new trilogy is back from my new editor - Claire Cronshaw - I’ll l... Listen
S5, Ep3 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 28th January 2023 from 2023-01-28T02:00:36
Date: Saturday 28th January 2023
Coming up this week:
- Work continues on book 2 of my trilogy - I’ll let you know this week’s word co... Listen
S5, Ep2 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 21st January 2023 from 2023-01-21T02:05:08
Date: Saturday 21st January 2023
Coming up this week:
- I’ll have this week’s weekly word count - did I make that 15k writing target o... Listen
Saturday 21st January 2023 - Tools & Resources For Your Self-Publishing Business [Part 3] from 2023-01-21T01:00
Coming up in this special episode:
- Carried over from last week ... I’ll be chatting about my favourite learning resources for writers
- PLUS I’ll ha... Listen
S5, Ep1 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 14th January 2023 from 2023-01-14T02:00
Date: Saturday 14th January 2023
Coming up this week:
- I’ve started work on book 2 of my new trilogy this week, I’ll let you know my ... Listen
Saturday 14th January 2023 - Tools & Resources For Your Self-Publishing Business [Part 2] from 2023-01-14T01:00
Coming up in this special episode:
- Carried over from last week ... the marketing techniques I'm finding most effective atm and the blogs and websites I get ... Listen
Saturday 7th January 2023 - Tools & Resources For Your Self-Publishing Business [Part 1] from 2023-01-07T01:00
Coming up in this special episode:
- I’ll be talking about the writing and editing tools I use in my business and WHY I like them
- We’ll delve into m... Listen
Saturday 31st December 2022 - 2023 Goals Preview from 2022-12-31T02:00:12
2023 Preview
Date: Saturday 31st December 2022
Coming up this week:
- My goals and aspirations ... Listen
Saturday 24th December 2022 - Review of 2022 from 2022-12-24T02:00:39
Coming up in this Christmas episode:
- I’ll be reviewing what got done and what didn’t in 2022
- I’ll bring you up-to-date with my wr... Listen
Update: New Episodes On The Way! from 2022-11-26T02:00:45
Details of new episodes coming up on Saturday 24th December 2022, Saturday 31st December 2022 and Saturday 7th December 2023.
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S4, Ep8 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 12th November 2022 [Bonus Episode] from 2022-11-12T02:00:33
Amazon Ads Academy: https://paulteague.net/AA [Affiliate link]
Living Writer: h...
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S4, Ep6 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 2nd October 2021 [Bonus Episode] from 2022-11-12T01:40:20
1) Reedsy editor: https://reedsy.com/write-a-book
2) Atticus: https://www.a...
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S4, Ep6 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 2nd October 2021 [Unscheduled Episode] from 2021-10-02T01:00
1) Reedsy editor: https://reedsy.com/write-a-book
2) Atticus: https://w...
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S4, Ep5 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 3rd July 2021 - Final Episode from 2021-07-03T01:00
Thanks you very much for listening - this is the final show.
Listen to the archive episodes at https://self-publishing-journeys.com/ Listen
S4, Ep 4 Author interview with Robert Bucchianeri from 2021-06-26T01:00
Robert Bucchianeri is the author of the Max Plank Mystery series, including Stray Cat Blues, The Ties That Bind, & Devil's Arcade.
He also wrote the suspense thriller, Between a Smile...
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S4, Ep4 Author interview with Robert Bucchianeri from 2021-06-26T00:00
Robert Bucchianeri is the author of the Max Plank Mystery series, including Stray Cat Blues, The Ties That Bind, & Devil's Arcade.
He also wrote the suspense thriller, Between a S...
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S4, Ep3 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 19th June 2021 from 2021-06-19T01:00
1) Free BookBub Featured Deal management spreadsheet https://blog.reedsy.com/bookbub/
2) KindleTrends data resource Listen
S4, Ep2 Author interview with Dan Soule from 2021-06-12T02:00
Dan Soule is primarily a horror author.
His horror can be found in Devolution Z, Sanitarium Magazine, Disturbed Digest and Into the Ruins.
His science fiction is available in Shoreline of I...
S4, Ep 2 Author interview with Dan Soule from 2021-06-12T01:00
Dan Soule is primarily a horror author.
His horror can be found in Devolution Z, Sanitarium Magazine, Disturbed Digest and Into the Ruins.
His science fiction is availa...
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S4, Ep1 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 5th June 2021 from 2021-06-05T01:00
1) My digital nomad podcast: https://anchor.fm/benidormdigitalnomad
2) Matty Dalrymple's podcast: Listen
Quick update from Paul Teague from 2021-05-29T01:00:17
I promised I'd update you by the of May - here's a very swift message with the latest info.
Ten Things I've Learned About Self-Publishing in 5 years of Podcasting from 2021-04-04T00:00
The first official episode date for this podcast was 4th April, 2016 - I’ve been going for 5 years!
At the time of recording I have 30 x self-published books:
16 x psycholo...
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S3, Ep12 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 27th March 2021 from 2021-03-27T01:00:13
1) Pip Reid's product catalogue: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NWTCSNN Catalogue images: https://self-publishing-journeys.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/catalogue3.jpg https://self-publishing-journe...
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S3, Ep11 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 20th March 2021 from 2021-03-20T01:00
1) Wide for the Win Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wideforthewin
2) BKLNK.com at Listen
S3, Ep10 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 13th March 2021 from 2021-03-13T01:00
1) My running updates: https://self-publishing-journeys.com/parkrun/
2) Amazon Affiliate for Wordpress plugin: Listen
S3, Ep9 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 6th March 2021 from 2021-03-06T01:00
1) Kirsten's 1:10 ratio for Amazon ads ... Clicks:Orders ... you're looking for 10% or above!
2) Photo of Pip Reid's books in a traditional bookshop in Seattle: https://p...
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S3, Ep8 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 27th February 2021 from 2021-02-27T01:00
1) ScribeCount: https://www.scribecount.com/
1) Intro PR: https://www.weareintro.co.uk/
3) K-...
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S3, Ep7 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 20th February 2021 from 2021-02-20T01:00
1) Google website loading speed test: https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/
2) Smush is the Wordpre...
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S3, Ep6 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 13th February 2021 from 2021-02-13T01:00
1) Written Word Media: https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/
2) Missing person news story
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S3, Ep5 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 6th February 2021 from 2021-02-06T01:00
1) Get a PR package for £300: https://twitter.com/_HelenStatham/status/1356560684205690881
2) Kisten Oliphant co...
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S3, Ep4 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 30th January 2021 from 2021-01-30T01:00
My Author Platform book pre-sale link: S3, Ep3 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 23rd January 2021
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S3, Ep3 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 23rd January 2021 from 2021-01-23T01:00
BookSiren review site: https://booksirens.com/Amelia Hay Authorpreneur podcast: https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/get-interviewed/ Listen
S3, Ep2 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 16th January 2021 from 2021-01-16T01:00
Julie Stock - Clued-Up Publishing: https://clued-up-publishing.co.uk/
Shaun Stevens - Flintlock Covers: https://www.flintlockco...
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S3, Ep1: Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 9th January, 2021 from 2021-01-09T01:00
Kirsten Oliphant/Create If Writing: https://createifwriting.com/author-platform-in-2021/
Wide for the Win on FB -...
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2021 Self-Publishing Preview from 2021-01-02T01:00
1) New non-fiction Goodreads page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20353090.P_Teague
2) Julie Cordiner's viral ...
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Christmas 2020 Review of the Year from 2020-12-26T01:00
1) Bible Pathway Adventures product catalogue: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W8-tl...
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10 thoughts inspired by packing up my possessions and moving to Spain for 5 months during a global pandemic from 2020-12-19T01:55:50
- Every oyster comes with a little bit of grit
- Don’t put off what you can do now
- I’m parking retirement for another 5 years
- Don’t be afraid... Listen
Season 2 Epilogue/Finale from 2020-10-21T17:31:31
Spain update!
Got another 10k words done before we went to Spain - up to 60k now.
BookBub error - got one for 26th October - perfect timing.
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Listener question: How do you manage to write 5000 words in one day? from 2020-10-03T02:00
Question submitted by Lee Wood: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lee-Wood/e/B001KMN3VU
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S2, Ep.10: Paul's Author Diary for Saturday 3rd October, 2020 from 2020-10-03T01:00
Take a look at my plotting sheet template here: https://self-publishing-journeys.com/planning
476 Ways to Avoid Saying 'Said'
S2, Ep.9: Paul's Author Diary for Saturday 26th September, 2020 from 2020-09-26T01:00
You can check out the show notes and listen to the back catalogue episodes at https://paulteague.com/podcast
If you want to record a qu...
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S2, Ep.8: Paul's Author Diary for Saturday 19th September, 2020 from 2020-09-19T01:00
Show, don't tell video: https://youtu.be/_dCMZuKZFgk
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S2, Ep.7: Paul's Author Diary for Saturday 12th September, 2020 from 2020-09-12T01:00
Recommended! Julie Cordiner's editing services: https://juliecordiner.com/editing-services/
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S2, Ep.6: Paul's Author Diary for Saturday 5th September, 2020 from 2020-09-05T01:00
Check out Mailerlite for great pop-up options: https://paulteague.com/mailerlite
You can check out the show notes and listen to the back ca...
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S2, Ep.5: Paul's Author Diary for Saturday 29th August, 2020 from 2020-08-29T01:00
1) Take a look at my freebie scrapbooks for two of my trilogies and their MailerLite sign-up pages:
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S2, Ep.4: Paul's Author Diary for Saturday 22nd August, 2020 from 2020-08-22T01:00
The Career Author Podcast: Episode 139 – Hooking the Reader with Your First Chapter: https://thecareerauthor.com...
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S2, Ep.3: Paul's Author Diary for Saturday 15th August, 2020 from 2020-08-15T01:00
Watch my Vellum walk-through video: https://youtu.be/U-RcPw0xL8U
My affiliate link for Vellum is https:/...
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Listener Question: What's the best way to manage multiple author names? from 2020-08-08T03:00
Question submitted by Terina Adams: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Terina-Adams/e/B088NQVG7L
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Listener Question: Is Anchor.com fine to use for podcasts? from 2020-08-08T02:00
Question submitted by Ron Vitale: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ron-Vitale/e/B004W0MQPG
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S2, Ep.2: Paul's Author Diary for Saturday 8thAugust, 2020 from 2020-08-08T01:00
Interesting article: https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/dyzw9a/can-you-make-money-w...
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Listener Question: Is K-Lytics worth the price? from 2020-08-01T02:00
Question submitted by Lee Wood: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lee-Wood/e/B001KMN3VU
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S2, Ep.1: Paul's Author Diary for Saturday 1st August, 2020 from 2020-08-01T01:00
> https://www.bklnk.com/ ... you can get the full paths to categories in the US, UK & Canada and find the categories any book ...
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Mini-Update 007 (Topic: It's seldom as bad as you think) from 2020-07-30T07:04:24
A reminder that I start 10 x episode series of the podcast diaries from Saturday 1st August 2020.
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Mini-Update 006 (Topic: Visiting locations in your books) from 2020-07-24T13:16:55
Location images from our day out: https://photos.app.goo.gl/YMsHP8WyetuGhG268
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Mini-Update 005 (Topic: Twitter Ads) from 2020-07-20T08:07:34
Check out the accompanying video at https://buymeacoffee.com/paulteague
I recommend the Digital Marketing Podcast at Listen
Mini-Update 004 (Topic: Plot adjustments) from 2020-07-17T07:47:09
The new weblink for this podcast is https//paulteague.com/podcast You can support this show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/paulteague
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Mini-Update 003 (Topic: Mixing it up) from 2020-07-10T10:45:05
Vellum is available via my affiliate link at https://paulteague.com/usevellum
You can check out my Vellum tutorial at Listen
Mini-Update 002 (Topic: Mental & Physical Reserves) from 2020-07-08T08:48:26
This is the podcast episode which made me decide to try advertising on Facebook in Canada and Australia: Listen
Mini-Update 001 (Topic: Support Networks) from 2020-07-01T09:09:24
Recommended book! Brian Tracy's Flight Plan: https://viewbook.at/FlightPlan
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This podcast returns for Season 2 on Saturday 1st August 2020 from 2020-06-28T12:20:17
I'll be returning with a 10-week season 2 from Saturday 1st August 2020.
If you'd like to record a question, please head for https://paulteague.c...
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Paul's Podcast Diary [Season 1 Epilogue] from 2020-06-20T01:00
After more than 200 episodes of my podcast diary and 165 interview episodes, this podcast is going on hiatus.
This epilogue episode will bring you right up-to-date with my 5-figure book s...
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50 Things You Need To Know About Self-Publishing from 2020-06-13T01:00
50 Things You Need To Know About Self-Publishing
Get your copy of The 5-Figure Fiction Formula here: h...
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10 Things You Need To Know About MailerLite from 2020-06-06T01:00
10 Things You Need To Know About MailerLite
Find out more about MailerLite here: https://self-publishing-j...
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10 Things You Need To Know About Bookfunnel from 2020-05-30T01:00
10 Things You Need To Know About Bookfunnel
Check out BookFunnel here: https://bookfunnel.com/pricing/
Check out BookBrush here: Listen
10 Things You Need To Know About Mailchimp from 2020-05-23T01:00
10 Things You Need To Know About Mailchimp
Find out more: https://paulteague.net/mailchimp
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10 Things You Need To Know About Wordpress from 2020-05-16T01:00
10 Things You Need To Know About Wordpress
Read more at: https://paulteague.net/wordpress
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Paul's Podcast Diary 9th May 2020 from 2020-05-09T02:00
My final podcast diary, what's coming next and a final get-together ...
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Paul's Podcast Diary 2nd May 2020 from 2020-05-02T02:00
I just got an Amazon All-Star bonus, my April box set numbers, an Ingram Spark binge and oh, I just released a new book!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 25th April 2020 from 2020-04-25T02:00
Half-decent Amazon ads, boxset joy and non-fiction book 3 is well underway ...
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Paul's Podcast Diary 18th April 2020 from 2020-04-18T01:34:50
Released from Facebook prison, non-fiction 2 is finished and giving my author platform some love ...
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Paul's Podcast Diary 11th April 2020 from 2020-04-11T01:34:58
My 2nd non-fiction book is at 50% finished, things have got better with Facebook ads and my Q2/2020 goals revealed ...
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How I earned five figures in one month as a self-published author from 2020-04-04T01:31:32
£10k+ in income, over 1.8 million page reads PLUS over 15k sales!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 4th April 2020 from 2020-04-04T01:30:23
My first 5-figure month as an author, tinkering with radio again and getting into a routine at last.
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Paul's Podcast Diary 28th March 2020 from 2020-03-28T02:00
Review of my Q1 writing goals, going off-piste for 2 months and rocking an rolling like a 55-year-old!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 21st March 2020 from 2020-03-21T02:00
Two more books get signed off this weekend, I've been grappling with read-through and I have BookBub news!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 14th March 2020 from 2020-03-14T02:00
Reviving ancient skills, my first military sci-fi paycheque and a non-fiction fest!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 7th March 2020 from 2020-03-07T02:00
The verdict is in on Two Years After, why I won't be heading for London and the end of salaried work.
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Paul's Podcast Diary 29th February 2020 from 2020-02-29T02:00
A second blog tour, my first 2020 book completed and a momentous money occasion!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 22nd February 2020 from 2020-02-22T02:00
An absent author in Amsterdam, double BookBub news & the life of an indie author in US tax forms
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Paul's Podcast Diary 15th February 2020 from 2020-02-15T02:00
A hot cross bun inspires me and brace yourself for a BookBub-Fest ...
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Paul's Podcast Diary 8th February 2020 from 2020-02-08T02:00
Coming up this week: Now You See Her is now officially mine, but it’s not without its practical problems ... I’ll let you know what I still need to get sorted with Amazon I’ve put in an email dire...
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Paul's Podcast Diary 1st February 2020 from 2020-02-01T02:00
Coming up this week: I’ve abandoned a writing project for the first time since I started writing in 2014 ... I’ll explain what happened and why! Another week, another book release ... the final...
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Paul's Podcast Diary 25th January 2020 from 2020-01-25T02:00
Why I've been a great big naughty slacker, a big BB disappointment and 15k words in the pot
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Paul's Podcast Diary 18th January 2020 from 2020-01-18T02:00
The fiction and non-fiction writing for 2020 has begun and it's been another BookBub promo week
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Paul's Podcast Diary 11th January 2020 from 2020-01-11T02:00
My first new 2020 book, an editing update and paperbacks are go!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 4th January 2020 from 2020-01-04T02:00
Catch-up with my author diaries PLUS my Q1/2020 goals
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Episode 140: Jon Evans [Take 2] from 2019-12-30T02:00
Writing collaborations and audio productions
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Paul's Podcast Diary 21st December 2019 from 2019-12-21T02:00
Paul's Podcast Diary 21st December 2019
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An update from the beach from 2019-12-12T14:15:16
A quick update from Benidorm on some forthcoming episodes
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Paul's Podcast Diary 23rd November from 2019-11-23T02:00
Book 8 of 2019 is now finished, Circle of Lies is ready for release and this podcast is taking a break!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 16th November from 2019-11-16T02:00
My email boo-boo, a blog tour update and 10 weeks of rapid releasing reviewed
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Paul's Podcast Diary 9th November from 2019-11-09T02:00
The blue screen of death, week 10 of rapid release is almost here & another schedule overhaul
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Paul's Podcast Diary 2nd November from 2019-11-02T02:00
Bookbub promo - yes or no? Plus useful web links, NaNoWriMo begins & rapid release sales numbers
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Paul's Podcast Diary 26th October from 2019-10-26T02:00
I'm 20k words into my new book, Facebook ads fancy stuff and another book on the way to my editor!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 19th October from 2019-10-19T02:00
Tumbleweed, plotting problems and the blog tour promos are underway!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 12th October from 2019-10-12T02:00
I'm going on my first blog tour, book 7 for 2019 is coming down to land and book 8 for 2019 is preparing for take-off!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 28th September from 2019-09-28T02:00
Another bout of skivitis & why I'm switching off the Google ads & ramping up the Facebook ads
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Paul's Podcast Diary 21st September from 2019-09-21T02:00
BookBub results, rapid release updates and this week's writing & editing news
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Paul's Podcast Diary 14th September from 2019-09-14T02:00
Rapid release begins, I've topped a US chart and the latest book covers are in
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Paul's Podcast Diary 9th September [Part 2] from 2019-09-09T02:00
A step-by-step guide to my rapid release plans for 2019-2020
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Paul's Podcast Diary 7th September [Part 1] from 2019-09-07T02:00
Rapid release ready-steady-go + starting my 7th book of 2019 + a Don't Tell Meg trilogy earn-a-like?
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Paul's Podcast Diary 2nd September 2019 [Part 2] from 2019-09-02T02:00
My tech toolkit for indie authors
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Paul's Podcast Diary 31st August 2019 [Part 1] from 2019-08-31T02:00
My sixth book of 2019 finished, Now You See Her on pre-release and BookBub news.
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Paul's Podcast Diary 26th August 2019 [Part 2] from 2019-08-26T02:00
I get more of the good, the bad and the ugly of my writing, this time with editor, Julie Cordiner
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Paul's Podcast Diary 24th August 2019 [Part 1] from 2019-08-24T02:00
Frenetic promo image creation, priming MailerLite, a Facebook surprise and giveaway updates
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Paul's Podcast Diary 17th August 2019 from 2019-08-17T03:00
A editor's review of my writing, back on Facebook after my ban and new 3D covers from Fiverr ...
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Paul's Podcast Diary 10th August 2019 from 2019-08-10T03:00
Back on BookSweeps, I just hit a BIG target, BookBrush delights AND 15 Things I’ve Changed My Mind About In Self-Publishing
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Episode 139: Bill Cokas from 2019-08-05T03:00
Bill Cokas talks writing, ad copy, publishing cartoons and indie author determination
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Paul's Podcast Diary 3rd August 2019 from 2019-08-03T03:00
Starting my 21st book, BookBub latest, fabulous new covers and a 20BooksEdinburgh review
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Paul's Podcast Diary 27th July 2019 from 2019-07-27T03:00
I've now written 20 x fiction books so it's onto book 21 ... and I'm off to 20BooksTo50k in Edinburgh!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 20th July 2019 from 2019-07-20T03:00
Back to list-building, more reshuffles than the UK cabinet and my 5th book of the year is almost completed!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 13th July 2019 from 2019-07-13T03:00
Tweaking my rapid release plans, my author errors and a welcome booster
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Paul's Podcast Diary 6th July 2019 from 2019-07-06T03:00
A big Patreon announcement, a KOBO milestone reached and my Q3/2019 objectives
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Episode 138: Jerry Evanoff from 2019-07-01T03:00
Jerry Evanoff chats to me about the release of his first book, his New Author Podcast and why he's such a fan of 20Books ...
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Paul's Podcast Diary 29th June 2019 from 2019-06-29T03:00
Results from this week's BookBub promo, a cover reveal and a review of my Q2 goals ...
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Paul's Podcast Diary 22nd June 2019 from 2019-06-22T03:00
In this week's show I'll have a comprehensive summary of my rapid release plans
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Paul's Podcast Diary 15th June 2019 from 2019-06-15T03:00
Work starts on book 20, I reveal my next collaboration and learning from my German 'A' level :-)
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Paul's Podcast Diary 8th June 2019 from 2019-06-08T03:00
My latest collaboration, a surprise refund and removing books from sale ...
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Episode 137: Adam Nicholls [Take 2] from 2019-06-03T03:00
Adam shares the secret to a rapid release strategy that brought in over £100k in a year ...
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Paul's Podcast Diary 1st June 2019 from 2019-06-01T03:00
BookFunnel changes, planning my next book, BookBub news, KDP dashboard excitement + a bit of extra writing
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Paul's Podcast Diary 25th May 2019 from 2019-05-25T03:00
Left for Dead is finished, 60 paperback book sales in one weekend and rapid release testing begins!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 18th May 2019 from 2019-05-18T03:00
Almost finished Left for Dead, 3 x big fish for the podcast + What me and Captain James Cook have in common
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Paul's Podcast Diary 11th May 2019 from 2019-05-11T03:00
It's a 20k word writing week, it's BookBub time AGAIN and I'm back to KDP Select with my thrillers
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Episode 136: Kirsten Oliphant from 2019-05-06T03:00
Kirsten Oliphant is a writer, blogger, and presenter of the excellent 'Create If Writing' podcast.
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Paul's Podcast Diary 4th May 2019 from 2019-05-04T03:00
A HUGE mailout response, more plan tweaking, audio book learnings + Kinga Jentetics interview
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Paul's Podcast Diary 27th April 2019 from 2019-04-27T05:00
A new thriller, more BookBubbing, a rat tale & 150th episode EXTRA audio
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Paul's Podcast Diary 20th April 2019 from 2019-04-20T05:00
A possible missed writing target, another book dispatched and chatting to a new indie superstar
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Paul's Podcast Diary 13th April 2019 from 2019-04-13T05:00
Coming up this week:
- A 5-day warning from KDP Select!
- I’m back in non-fiction after a quick polish and re-release
- I’ve been doing my taxes - so I’... Listen
Paul's Podcast Diary 6th April 2019 from 2019-04-06T05:00
Back in KDP Select, my Q2 goals and it's BookBub time again!
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[3/3] Paul’s Podcast Diary 3-Year Anniversary Editions from 2019-04-04T05:00
75 Useful Tips, Tricks & Resources For Indie Authors
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[2/3] Paul’s Podcast Diary 3-Year Anniversary Editions from 2019-04-04T04:30
75 Useful Tips, Tricks & Resources For Indie Authors
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[1/3] Paul’s Podcast Diary 3-Year Anniversary Editions from 2019-04-04T04:00
75 Useful Tips, Tricks & Resources For Indie Authors
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Paul's Podcast Diary 30th March 2019 from 2019-03-30T05:00
It's my Q1/2019 review, my 3rd book of the year is completed and what's coming next?
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Paul's Podcast Diary 23rd March 2019 from 2019-03-23T05:00
Book 3 hits the final furlong, is it 13th time lucky with BookBub and why I'm cross with Kobo
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Paul's Podcast Diary 16th March 2019 from 2019-03-16T05:00
A contract signing, 20Books is back on and more tweaking to writing plans ...
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Paul's Podcast Diary 9th March 2019 from 2019-03-09T05:00
Book 2 is done, sneaking in a skive day and latest BookBub news
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Paul's Podcast Diary 2nd March 2019 from 2019-03-02T05:00
This week's BookBub results, building up subscribers and a 20k word writing week
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Paul's Podcast Diary 23rd February 2019 from 2019-02-23T05:00
BookBub last-minute prep, three promos and a bit of half-term skiving!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 16th February 2019 from 2019-02-16T05:00
BookFunnel & BookSweeps list-building, time to submit to BookBub again and fast-production paperbacks ...
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Paul's Podcast Diary 9th February 2019 from 2019-02-09T05:00
The best-laid plans, deleting paperbacks, new covers & edits and book 1/draft 1 is finished!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 2nd February 2019 from 2019-02-02T05:00
50k words in less than a month, another BookBub ad and more marketing plans ...
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Paul's Podcast Diary 26th January 2019 from 2019-01-26T05:00
Coming up this week: What have this week’s word count and a rocket got it common? It’s a double-decking from BookBub! Lock screen adds and list-building - How I’ve been promoting this week.
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Paul's Podcast Diary 19th January 2019 from 2019-01-19T05:00
It's back to writing, an impromptu Fiverr promo and did I get a BookBub on The Secret Bunker?
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Interview reminder - 14th January from 2019-01-14T05:00
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Episode 135: Jeremy Thompson from 2019-01-07T05:00
How to give your self-publishing a shot in the arm by attending the 7th Self-Publishing Conference
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Episode 134: Orna Ross from 2018-12-31T05:00
Trad publishing experiences, the ALLi origins story and a look into the #selfpub crystal ball!
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SPJ133 Gary Collins from 2018-12-24T05:00
Gary Collins is an ex-special agent who now writes, off grid!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 19th December 2018 from 2018-12-19T05:00
A surprise episode! What happens when you're packed for your hols early and you have a really productive weekend?
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Episode 132: John Hindmarsh [Take 2] from 2018-12-17T05:00
John chats about writing as a 79-year-old, 20BooksVegas and ambitious writing goals
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Paul's Podcast Diary 15th December 2018 from 2018-12-15T05:00
Satsumas, book promo results, paid promo results ... and more satsumas!
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Episode 131: Edwin Downward, Sci-Fi Writer from 2018-12-10T05:00
Edwin Downward is a Canadian writer who describes himself as a 'writer of Science Fiction Adventures'
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Paul's Podcast Diary 8th December 2018 from 2018-12-08T05:00
A big domestic change, more on rapid release plans and some Wordpress/Gutenberg tips
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Episode 130: Alissa Grosso - YA, Thriller & Non-Fiction Author from 2018-12-03T05:00
Alissa moved from trad to selfpub and makes her living as an Amazon Reseller
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Paul's Podcast Diary 1st December 2018 from 2018-12-01T05:00
Dictation breakthrough, a key 2019 writing date set and mingling with writer-world celebs!
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Episode 129: Clare Lydon [Take 2] from 2018-11-26T05:00
In our second interview, Lesbian Romance Fiction writer Clare Lydon chats about her author breakthrough
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Paul's Podcast Diary 24th November 2018 from 2018-11-24T05:00
BookFunnel promo frenzy, essential indie author listening and dictation, take 1!
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Episode 128:Tim Lewis, Switching from Fiction to Non-Fiction from 2018-11-19T05:00
Tim Lewis began by writing sci-fi & fantasy but has now tried his hand at non-fiction
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Paul's Podcast Diary 17th November 2018 from 2018-11-17T05:00
The end is nigh, a 6-pack-free zone and a crazy rapid release plan
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Episode 127: Shaun Stevens, writing Fantasy as S.P. Stevens from 2018-11-12T05:00
Shaun started his Fantasy writing career by working on a 180k word novel!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 10th November 2018 from 2018-11-10T05:00
Two knock-backs, low cost-per-click, new Thriller content and a marketing miscellany
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Episode 126: Julie Stock, Author of Contemporary Romance from 2018-11-05T05:00
Julie started writing in her late 40s in an effort to get her book published by 50
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Paul's Podcast Diary 3rd November 2018 from 2018-11-03T05:00
My Path To Publication - 20 things which led to the publication of my first book
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Episode 125: Jon Evans, Military Sci-Fi Author from 2018-10-29T05:00
Jon co-writes with his brother and has managed to generate a fast, sustainable income through Amazon ads
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Paul's Podcast Diary 27th October 2018 from 2018-10-27T05:00
My BIG Vellum mistake, a Google Play breakthrough and why I'm a hit in Turkey!
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Episode 124: Jonathan de Montfort, Supernatural Thriller Writer from 2018-10-22T05:00
Jonathan is a first-time author and the man behind De Montfort Literature, a new publishing model
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Paul's Podcast Diary 20th October 2018 from 2018-10-20T05:00
The perils of going wide, a cloud with a silver lining and Amazon's late arrival
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Episode 123: Nathan Burrows, UK Indie Thriller Writer from 2018-10-15T05:00
Nathan's debut novel, Blind Justice, was published in March 2018
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Paul's Podcast Diary 13th October 2018 from 2018-10-13T05:00
My Big BookBub B***s-Up, Captain Jack vs Traditional Publishing + A Last Minute iBooks Surprise!
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Episode 122: Linzi Drew-Honey, Erotic Fiction Writer [Take 2] from 2018-10-08T05:00
Linzi has just self-published her second erotic fiction novel, Every Shade of Black
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Paul's Podcast Diary 6th October 2018 from 2018-10-06T05:00
How to get some serious attention at Amazon HQ, Freebooksy promo results, an executive decision on crime events and my Q4 goals.
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Episode 121: Clare Sager, Fantasy Author [Take 2] from 2018-10-01T05:00
Newly published author who made over $180 from a 63p ad spend
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Paul's Podcast Diary 29th September 2018 from 2018-09-29T05:00
Why I'm stopping writing, getting together in a hotel room and having fun and not getting any work done :-)
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Paul's Podcast Diary 22nd September 2018 from 2018-09-22T05:00
Why BookBub promos are like buses, working on my paperbacks and The Secret Bunker: The Musical!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 15th September 2018 from 2018-09-15T05:00
How to shift 1500 books, deploying some ninja marketing strategies and an embarrassing time management confession
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Paul's Podcast Diary 8th September 2018 from 2018-09-08T05:00
BookFunnel & Instafreebie giveaways, in support of going wide & meeting Digit the dog!
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Episode 120: Peter Mortimer, poet, playwright, journalist and publisher from 2018-09-03T05:00
Peter is the founder and editor of IRON Press as well as having many writing credits to his name
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Paul's Podcast Diary 1st September 2018 from 2018-09-01T05:00
28 Days Later (BookBub update), the future of self-publishing & more changed plans :-)
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Paul's Podcast Diary 25th August 2018 from 2018-08-25T05:00
It's over for me & Facebook but we made such a lovely couple, all the latest post-BookBub gossip and why I'm on the bill with Ross Poldark this weekend :-)
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Paul's Podcast Diary 18th August 2018 from 2018-08-18T05:00
Post BookBub promo income report 2, a surprise writing plan and falling out with Facebook
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Paul's Podcast Diary 11th August 2018 from 2018-08-11T05:00
The Indie Author Mindset with Adam Croft, my 7-day results post BookBub and latest author news
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Episode 119: Debbie Young, Fiction, Non-Fiction & Short Story Writer from 2018-08-06T05:00
Debbie Young started life in journalism, but is now a successful indie author and ALLi superstar
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Paul's Podcast Diary 4th August 2018 from 2018-08-04T05:00
Everything you need to know about my BookBub promo - the good, the bad, the ugly and the completely intriguing!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 28th July 2018 from 2018-07-28T05:00
My BookBub promo military-style preparation, back to list-building after GDPR & a Secret Bunker musical surprise!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 21st July 2018 from 2018-07-21T05:00
Why this week has been Kobotastic, my summer reading list and behind-the-scenes BookBub promo results ...
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Paul's Podcast Diary 14th July 2018 from 2018-07-14T05:00
It's a wrap, draft 1 of So Many Lies is written, Kobo ads news and early BookBub promo prep begins!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 7th July 2018 from 2018-07-07T05:00
I've got a 2nd BookBub deal, my Q3 goals and Kobo's hidden secrets
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Episode 118: Wendy H. Jones, creator of DI Shona McKenzie from 2018-07-02T05:00
Crime Thriller Author, Young Adult Mystery author, International Public Speaker, Marketing Expert
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Paul's Podcast Diary 30th June 2018 from 2018-06-30T05:00
Reviewing my 2018/Q2 goals and chatting about new covers, going wide and my most rural podcast listener to date!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 23rd June 2018 from 2018-06-23T05:00
A man with a plan, a bottle of bubbly and we're all going on a summer holiday!
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Episode 117: Barry Hutchison Hybrid Author from 2018-06-18T05:00
Barry Hutchison has been traditionally published for several years, but his greatest success came with indie publishing!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 16th June 2018 from 2018-06-16T05:00
A crisis of confidence, an author's frustration and brace yourselves Richard & Judy!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 9th June 2018 from 2018-06-09T05:00
A day at the Amazon Author Academy, entering the Staunch Book Prize and a chance to shape the future of the podcast.
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Episode 116: Miles Hudson, School Text Book & Fiction Writer from 2018-06-04T05:00
Miles Hudson traditionally publishes school text books and self-publishes whodunnits & sci-fi
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Paul's Podcast Diary 2nd June 2018 from 2018-06-02T05:00
An earnings goal achieved and two surprises, one paperback related, the other connected with email!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 26th May 2018 from 2018-05-26T05:00
A report back from CrimeFest, another 10k words written and I almost forgot about my new release!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 19th May 2018 from 2018-05-19T07:28:41
Going for the burn with my word count, a weekend of crime in Bristol & Amazon comes to Newcastle
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SPJ115 Clare Sager, Debut Fantasy Author from 2018-05-14T05:00
Clare Sager is a lifelong fantasy reader, former English teacher, and corsetière
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Paul's Podcast Diary 12th May 2018 from 2018-05-12T05:00
10 Honest Truths I May Regret Saying About Self-Publishing In 2 Years' Time
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SPJ114 Gurbir Singh, Author of Non-Fiction Academic Books from 2018-04-30T05:00
Gurbir researches and writes books about his passion - space travel
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Paul's Podcast Diary 28th April 2018 from 2018-04-28T05:00
Submitting my next thriller, an impromptu competition entry and a new sci-fi promo
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SPJ113 Julie Cordiner, Self-Published Non-Fiction Author from 2018-04-23T05:00
Julie writes collaborative non-fiction, harnessing 30 years of experience in education
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Paul's Podcast Diary 21st April 2018 from 2018-04-21T05:00
Beta readers, proofreading and a final edit PLUS another book promo using a new website
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SPJ112 Meg Cowley, USA Today Best Selling Author [Take 3] from 2018-04-16T05:00
In my 3rd interview with Meg, I hear how she'd just had her best sales month ever!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 14th April 2018 from 2018-04-14T05:00
My book promo results, pondering time and why bother with LBF?
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Episode 111: Graham Smith, Crime & Thriller Writer [Take 2] from 2018-04-09T05:00
Best selling author of the DI Harry Evans series and the Jake Boulder novels.
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Paul's Podcast Diary 7th April 2018 from 2018-04-07T05:00
My Q2 planning board, off for a skive and a week of thriller promos
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SPJ110 Podcast host Paul Teague is interviewed by previous guests from 2018-04-04T05:00
2 year anniversary episode
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SPJ109 Jon Cronshaw, Sci-Fi & Dystopian Author [Take 3] from 2018-04-02T05:00
Collaboration, live readings and the arrival of Digit the dog!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 31st March 2018 from 2018-03-31T05:00
An admission of podcast ridiculousness, a review of Q1 and a 2 year celebration
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SPJ108 Martha Carr, Bestselling Author & Master Collaborator from 2018-03-26T05:00
Former Washington Post journalist who now writes about a troll!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 24th March 2018 from 2018-03-24T05:00
A lovely view out of the window, another book goes live and a last-minute switch
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SPJ107 Craig Lea Gordon, UK-based Sci-Fi Author from 2018-03-19T05:00
Craig got his childhood sci-inspiration from the original Battlestar Galactica TV show
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Paul's Podcast Diary 17th March 2018 from 2018-03-17T05:00
Best listened to whilst cleaning the loo, the final tweaks and a holiday where my book is set
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SPJ106 Sarah Hardy, Book Blogger & Publicist from 2018-03-12T05:00
One tweet from Sarah can set Twitter alight!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 10th March 2018 from 2018-03-10T05:00
A tale about a parrot and a dog, a weekend of criminal activity and a finished book ... kind of.
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SPJ105 Holly Cave, Newly Published Quercus Author from 2018-03-05T05:00
Holly self-published her first book, then landed a trad deal on books 2&3
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Paul's Podcast Diary 3rd March 2018 from 2018-03-03T05:00
Back to the book, my 7th sci-fi novel edited and a touch of crime ...
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SPJ104 Rachel Amphlett, Full Time Thriller Writer from 2018-02-26T05:00
Rachel talks about the full-time writing life, writing conferences and how to locate the perfect murder!
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Paul's Podcast Diary 24th February 2018 from 2018-02-24T05:00
Shirking my writing, a chat with thriller blogging royalty and salvaging my schedule
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SPJ103 Alison Ingleby, Dystopian/Sci-Fi Author from 2018-02-19T05:00
Alison talks about the release of her first book, problems with RSI and collaborating on box sets
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Paul's Podcast Diary 17th February 2018 from 2018-02-17T05:00
A shuffling of the deckchairs, a marketing mess and a guest appearance
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SPJ102 Dr Euan Lawson, co-writer with Joanna Penn & aspiring thriller writer from 2018-02-12T05:00
Euan Lawson is a GP in the UK and teamed up with Joanna to write How To Be A Healthy Writer
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Paul's Podcast Diary 10th February 2018 from 2018-02-10T05:00
20BooksLondon review, a little extra for the weekend and the world's worst promo campaign
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SPJ101 Rhoda Baxter, Contemporary Romance Writer from 2018-02-05T05:00
A former microbiologist whose romantic comedies have been shortlisted for a number of awards
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Paul's Podcast Diary 3rd February 2018 from 2018-02-03T05:00
New-style email success, some more words and a book promo surprise
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SPJ100 Carissa Andrews Genre bending indie author from 2018-01-29T05:00
Carissa Andrews writes a combination of science fiction, fantasy, and dystopia.
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Paul's Podcast Diary 27th January 2018 from 2018-01-27T05:00
Another 10k words written, a visit to the doctor and live promo results
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SPJ099 Tim Wakeling, author of books which are exclusively sold offline from 2018-01-22T05:00
Tim is the author of Computers One Step at a Time and several other PC books
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Paul's Podcast Diary 20th January 2018 from 2018-01-20T05:00
10k words written, getting ready for my next promo & Goodreads Giveaway results
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SPJ098 Carol Rivers & Chris Wood, Trad To Indie from 2018-01-15T05:00
A former Mills & Boon author, Carol now self-publishes with the help of her husband
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Paul's Podcast Diary 13th January 2018 from 2018-01-13T05:00
New book and nearly 6k words, super-duper promo and podcast success
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SPJ097 Ron Vitale, Book Launch Strategy from 2018-01-08T05:00
Find out what happened when Ron pulled out all the stops for a book launch
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Paul's Podcast Diary 6th January 2018 from 2018-01-06T05:00
2018 plans, Q1 targets, competition results, news promos and more!
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SPJ096 Michael Anderle, Indie Author & Collaborator from 2018-01-01T05:00
Creator of The Kurtherian Gambit Series and 20BooksTo50k
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Paul's Podcast Diary 30th December 2017 from 2017-12-30T05:00
Q4 in review, 2017 summary and a new title for my book!
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SPJ095 Patrick Sherriff, Writer/Artist On Japanese Themes from 2017-12-25T05:00
Patrick uses Japan as the inspiration for fiction and non-fiction writing
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Paul's Podcast Diary 23rd December 2017 from 2017-12-23T05:00
Event full, emailing advice and shuffling the diary!
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SPJ094 Dan Van Oss, Cover Designer & Sweet Romance Author from 2017-12-18T05:00
Dan pivoted from writing very male books to sweet romance
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Paul's Podcast Diary 16th December 2017 from 2017-12-16T05:00
40 Days of BookBub - Earnings and Learnings
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SPJ093 James Blatch, Historical Thriller Writer from 2017-12-11T05:00
James discusses the inspiration for his first book, covers and writing blocks
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Paul's Podcast Diary 9th December 2017 from 2017-12-09T05:00
One book written another published + Giveaway thoughts
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SPJ092 Rob Sinclair, Thriller Writer from 2017-12-04T05:00
Rob had to deal with many setbacks and a lot of expense before his breakthrough
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Paul's Podcast Diary 2nd December 2017 from 2017-12-02T05:00
Book Nearly Finished, Goodreads Shocker & Instafreebie Updates
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SPJ091 Dana Ridenour, Thriller Writer & Former FBI Agent from 2017-11-27T05:00
Dana spent 20 years working for the FBI before writing her first book
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Paul's Podcast Diary 25th November 2017 from 2017-11-25T05:00
BookBub Quick Update, InstaFreebie Giveaways & My Next Book Release
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SPJ090 Margaret Skea, Historical Fiction Author from 2017-11-20T05:00
Debut Novel Award Winner & Trad-to-Indie Author
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Paul's Podcast Diary 18th November 2017 from 2017-11-18T05:00
2-week BookBub review, an extra writing day and a holiday for this author
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SPJ089 Caimh McDonnell, Writer & Comedian from 2017-11-13T05:00
Award-winning stand-up comedian, author and writer of televisual treats.
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Paul's Podcast Diary 11th November 2017 from 2017-11-11T05:00
Society of Authors event, InstaFreebie giveaways and 20BooksTo50k
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SPJ088 Dan Willcocks, Horror and Thriller Author from 2017-11-06T05:00
Dan is and one quarter of digital story studio Hawk and Cleaver.
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Paul's Podcast Diary 4th November 2017 from 2017-11-04T05:00
BookBub promo results breakdown & Society of Authors talk
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SPJ087 Fred Freeman, Co-Founder of Bloodhound Books from 2017-10-30T05:00
Bloodhound Books is a leading independent crime fiction publisher.
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Paul's Podcast Diary 28th October 2017 from 2017-10-28T05:00
Bookbub plans, a 10k writing week and an author profile refresher
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SPJ086 Lucy Branch Author & Conservator from 2017-10-23T05:00
Lucy Branch's first book shot to the Top 20 in the Amazon USA listings
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Paul's Podcast Diary 21st October 2017 from 2017-10-21T05:00
My first BookBub, offline promos, half-term plans and Ingram Spark
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SPJ085 Craig Martelle, Best-Selling Author from 2017-10-16T05:00
Craig is very well-known as one of the key members of 20BooksTo50k
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Paul's Podcast Diary 14th October 2017 from 2017-10-14T05:00
Giveaways, Future Plans, Discomfort In Wrists & Writing Progress
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SPJ084 Colin Shelbourn, Cartoonist & Author from 2017-10-09T05:00
Newspaper cartoonist and author/illustrator of twelve books
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Paul's Podcast Diary 7th October 2017 from 2017-10-07T05:00
Q4 preview, bad news x 2, my new book & delight with my latest cover
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Paul's Podcast Diary 30th September 2017 from 2017-09-30T05:00
Q3 summary, editing progress & Bookfunnel news
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SPJ082 Joanna Penn, 6-Figure Indie Author from 2017-09-25T05:00
Writer of thrillers and non-fiction books for indie authors
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Paul's Podcast Diary 23rd September 2017 from 2017-09-23T05:00
Posters, edits, my Q3 & Q4 review and a great, new discovery!
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SPJ081 Laura Read, Thriller writer from 2017-09-18T05:00
Laura Read is a debut thriller writer who also designs book covers
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Paul's Podcast Diary 16th September 2017 from 2017-09-16T05:00
Writing worries, Kobo rant, Amazon Ads and cake
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SPJ080 Dave Chesson, creator of Kindlepreneur.com from 2017-09-11T05:00
Dave Chesson writes very successful non-fiction books under a series of pseudonyms ...
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Paul's Podcast Diary 9th September 2017 from 2017-09-09T05:00
Rufus the pony, bunny rabbits - and lots of writing news!
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SPJ079 Emily Benet, From Trad To Indie from 2017-09-04T05:00
Emily Benet is an author, journalist and award-winning blogger.
She writes contemporary fiction.
Her titles include the blog-to-book retail comedy, Shop Girl Diaries, the quirky ro...
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Paul's Podcast Diary 2nd September 2017 from 2017-09-02T05:00
Welcome to Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 2nd September, 2017. This diary charts my self-publishing journey - the ups the downs, the successes and the failures. Everything goes into this diary...
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SPJ078 Jon Cronshaw [Take 2] from 2017-08-28T05:00
Catching up with a newly self-published sci-fi/dystopian author
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Paul's Podcast Diary 26th August 2017 from 2017-08-26T06:56:38
Welcome to Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 26th August, 2017. This diary charts my self-publishing journey - the ups the downs, the successes and the failures. Everything goes into this diary, ...
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SPJ077 Morgen Bailey, Freelance Book Editor from 2017-08-21T05:00
Editing, Writing, Podcast & Blogging
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Paul's Podcast Diary 19th August 2017 from 2017-08-19T05:00
Welcome to Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 19th August, 2017. This diary charts my self-publishing journey - the ups the downs, the successes and the failures. Everything goes into this diary, ...
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SPJ076 Joseph Alexander, Guitarist & Non-Fiction Author from 2017-08-14T05:00
Joseph Alexander has been a guitarist and expert music tutor for over 20 years.
His tuition books are published in four languages and have sold over thousands of copies to widespread crit...
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Paul's Podcast Diary 12th August 2017 from 2017-08-12T05:00
Welcome to Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 12th August, 2017. This diary charts my self-publishing journey - the ups the downs, the successes and the failures. Everything goes into this diary, ...
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SPJ075 James P. Sumner, Thriller Writer from 2017-08-07T05:00
James P. Sumner writes a series of action thrillers about a former soldier-turned-hitman named Adrian Hell.
He's worked in every type of office environment you can think of – insurance, b...
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Paul's Podcast Diary 5th August 2017 from 2017-08-05T05:00
Welcome to Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 5th August, 2017. This diary charts my self-publishing journey - the ups the downs, the successes and the failures. Everything goes into this diary, w...
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SPJ074 Meg Cowley Take 2 Interview from 2017-07-31T05:00
Meg Cowley was first interviewed in episode 3 of this podcast, in April 2016.
At that time Meg was experiencing her biggest success in self-publishing having created a series aof adult co...
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PPD 29th July 2017 from 2017-07-29T05:00
Welcome to Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 29th July, 2017. This diary charts my self-publishing journey - the ups the downs, the successes and the failures. Everything goes into this diary, we...
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SPJ073 Steven A. McKay, Historical Fiction Writer from 2017-07-24T05:00
Steven A. McKay's first book, "Wolf's Head", came out in 2013 and was an Amazon UK top 20 bestseller.
It has an incredible 389+ reviews on Amazon.co.uk ... if you've ever tried to get rev...
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SPJ072 Alison Ingleby, As-Yet Unpublished Indie Author from 2017-07-17T05:00
Alison Ingleby is a freelance writer who provides blogging and copywriting services to businesses all over the world who are connected to travel or the great outdoors.
Alison is planning ...
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PPD 15th July 2017 from 2017-07-15T05:00
1) This week's writing progress - 5036 words written on Friday and I'll write another 5k on Saturday:
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SPJ071 Noelle Holten, Book Reviews & Blog Tours from 2017-07-10T05:00
Noelle Holten is a professional book reviewer with many years experience as a Senior Probation Officer.
She's just joined Bookouture as Publicity and Social Media Manager and rec...
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PPD 8th July 2017 from 2017-07-08T05:00
1) Scotland's Secret Bunker in Fife: http://www.secretbunker.co.uk/
2) I have booked my ticket for Feb 3-4, 2...
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SPJ070 John Hindmarsh, Thriller Writer from 2017-07-03T05:00
John Hindmarsh writes thrillers and science fiction – sometimes with a crossover between the two.
He is originally from Australia, he's spent time in England and now lives in California w...
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PPD 1st July 2017 from 2017-07-01T05:00
1) My Q3 (July-Sept) goals (personal financial goals hidden as are family visits):
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SPJ069 Rachel Abbott, Best-selling Amazon Author from 2017-06-26T05:00
Rachel Abbott spent most of her working life as the Managing Director of an interactive media company.
After her company was sold in 2000, it took until November 2011 for Rachel to launch...
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PPD 24th June 2017 from 2017-06-24T05:00
The Essential Weekly Podcast For New And Aspiring Indie Authors Paul's Podcast Diary Feature
1) My planning board for Quarter 2 (April – June):
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SPJ068 Jackson Dean Chase, author & poet from 2017-06-19T05:00
Jackson Dean Chase is a Pacific Northwest author and poet who specializes in “Bold Visions of Dark Places.”
Jackson loves science fiction, fantasy, and horror, but it wasn’t until he comb...
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PPD 17th June 2017 from 2017-06-17T05:00
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SPJ067 Ruth Sutton, Author & Crowdfunder from 2017-06-12T05:00
Ruth Sutton's first novel ‘A Good Liar’ was published in 2012 and two further books that formed the Jessie Whelan trilogy followed in successive years – Forgiven (2013) and ‘Fallout’ (2014)
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PPD 10th June 2017 from 2017-06-10T05:00
1) Last week's writing progress - this is Saturday and Sunday's writing:
SPJ066 Sarah Painter, Hybrid Author from 2017-06-05T05:00
Before writing books, Sarah Painter worked as a freelance magazine journalist, blogger and editor.
Sarah writes contemporary fiction with a touch of magic and her debut novel, The Languag...
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PPD 3rd June 2017 from 2017-06-03T05:00
1) This week's writing progress – 5161 words on Friday, another 5k to come on Saturday:
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SPJ065 Robert Scott-Norton, Sci-Fi Thrillers from 2017-05-29T05:00
Robert Scott-Norton writes high-octane sci-fi thrillers and is the creator of The Tombs Legacy, a universe of fiction.
A lifelong fan of Stephen King and Doctor Who, it was perhaps inevit...
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PPD 20th May 2017 from 2017-05-20T05:00
1) This week's writing progress - this was Saturday's effort:
SPJ063 Justin Sloan, novelist, and screenwriter from 2017-05-15T05:00
Justin Sloan is a video game writer, novelist, and screenwriter.
He studied writing at the Johns Hopkins University 'MA in Writing' program and at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Tel...
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PPD 13th May 2017 from 2017-05-13T05:00
1) Over 14000 unique clicks were generated in my Crime/Thriller Giveaway at https://freebie-books.com/crime-thrille...
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SPJ062 Jason Blacker, Hard-boiled/Cosy Mystery Author from 2017-05-08T05:00
Jason Blacker writes mystery fiction and literary fiction as well as poetry and daily haikus at his haiku blog.
Jason's stories range from Adventure to Zombies, though he's best known for...
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SPJ061 Mark Edwards, Psychological Thriller Writer from 2017-05-01T05:00
Mark Edwards writes psychological thrillers in which scary things happen to ordinary people and is inspired by writers such as Stephen King, Ira Levin, Ruth Rendell and Linwood Barclay.
H...
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SPJ060 Graham Smith, Crime Writer from 2017-04-24T05:00
An avid fan of crime fiction since being given one of Enid Blyton’s Famous Five books at the age of eight, Graham Smith has also been a regular reviewer for the well respected review site Crimes...
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PPD 22nd April 2017 from 2017-04-22T05:00
1) My forthcoming Crime Giveaway: https://freebie-books.com/crime-thrillers-may2017/...
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SPJ059 Adam Croft, Best-Selling Crime & Thriller Author from 2017-04-17T05:00
Adam Croft is a British author, principally of crime fiction, best known for the Kempston Hardwick Mysteries and his Knight & Culverhouse thrillers.
In 2015, Her Last Tomorrow quickly bec...
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SPJ058 Rachel Amphlett, Book Launch Formula from 2017-04-10T05:00
1) Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/writinglife
PPD 8th April 2017 from 2017-04-08T05:00
1) Hurrah! I got writing again this week. 5178 words written, this book has to be 1st draft completed by Friday 16th June. It's working title only at the moment, I need to come up with something...
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SPJ057 Iain Rob Wright, Horror & Suspense Writer from 2017-04-03T05:00
Self-Publishing Journeys is 1 year old today!
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PPD 1st April 2017 from 2017-04-01T05:00
1) The benefits of using YouTube - page views grow consistently over time and drive decent web traffic:
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SPJ056 Angela Marsons, 2 Million Selling Crime Author from 2017-03-27T05:00
Angela Marsons discovered her love of writing at Primary School.
She began to enter short story competitions in Writer’s News resulting in a win and three short listed entries.
Ang...
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PPD 25th March 2017 from 2017-03-25T05:00
1) I got my trilogy formatted at http://www.frostbitepublishing.com/
2) This is a preview for my InstaFreebie webinar o...
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SPJ055 Avril McDonald, Author & Creator of the Feel Brave project from 2017-03-20T05:00
Avril McDonald grew up in New Zealand, trained as a primary school teacher then become a Managing Director of a Digital Entertainment Company in London.
A desire to create beautiful chara...
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PPD 18th March 2017 from 2017-03-18T05:00
1) The Crime & Publishment event that I attended last Friday http://www.crimeandpublishment.co.uk/
2) The ALLi Author ...
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SPJ054 Merita King, Sci-Fi Novelist & World Builder from 2017-03-13T05:00
Merita King’s stories are inspired by watching Star Trek – with William Shatner – and Blakes 7, which was really popular in the UK in the 70s.
Merita is the creator of The Lilean Chronicl...
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PPD 11th March 2017 from 2017-03-11T05:00
1) Details of the Crime & Publishment event that I'm attending this week: http://www.crimeandpublishment.co.uk/
The A...
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SPJ053 Wendy Scott, Author of Fantasy & Books For Children from 2017-03-06T05:00
After gaining a New Zealand Certificate in Science, Wendy Scott worked in a variety of different laboratories in New Zealand and Australia in the fields of salt, meat, dairy and wine.
Whi...
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PPD 4th March 2017 from 2017-03-04T05:00
1) ALLi Author Fringe promos have begun now.
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SPJ052 Russell Holden, Book Designer from 2017-02-27T05:00
Russell Holden is a book designer with over 15 years of graphic design experience.
He manages layout, page design, creating covers, interiors and even photo tweaking for all book genres.<...
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PPD 25th February 2017 from 2017-02-25T05:00
1) This week's writing progress = 5201 words, taking The Murder Place up to over 36k words now.
The first draft should be written by 17th March now, if I can turn around editing fast enou...
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SPJ051 David P. Perlmutter, True-Life Crime Author from 2017-02-20T05:00
Falsely accused of arson and manslaughter and thrown in a Spanish jail, David P Perlmutter turned real life drama into a full-time writing career following the success of his debut novel ‘Wrong ...
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PPD 18th February 2017 from 2017-02-18T05:00
1) This week's writing is being done on Saturday - I'll post my progress image here once it's done :-)
2) My InstaFreebie book links:
This is the InstaFreebie giveaway that I'm tak...
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SPJ050 David Penny, Historical Thriller Author from 2017-02-13T05:00
David Penny is the author of the Thomas Berrington Historical Mystery series set in Southern Spain during the final tumultuous years of Moorish rule.
Three books are currently available i...
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PPD 11th February 2017 from 2017-02-11T05:00
1) This week's writing progress - I'm now 50% of the way through Dead of Night :-)
SPJ049 Keith Dixon, Crime Thriller Writer from 2017-02-06T05:00
Keith Dixon has been writing since he was thirteen years old in a number of different genres: thriller, espionage, science fiction, literary.
He’s the author of seven novels in the Sam Dy...
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PPD 4th February 2017 from 2017-02-04T05:00
1) This week's writing progress - 5092 words written with a 21,076 total to date:
SPJ048 Pip Reid, Bible Pathway Adventures Series Creator from 2017-01-30T05:00
Pip Reid is the co-founder of Bible Pathway Adventures a childrens’ author and an app creator.
She is based in New Zealand and will be more familiar to readers as Pip Dumbill which is the...
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PPD 28th January 2017 from 2017-01-28T05:00
1) Another 5k words of Dead of Night written this week, running total is about 16k at the moment.
Total target word count is 50k.
APB003 Wednesday 25th January, 2017 from 2017-01-25T05:00
This is one in an occasional series of extra episodes targeted at helping indie authors to build subscribers lists and boost activity online.
In this episode, we’re checking out Author Pl...
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SPJ047 Ron Vitale, Sci-fi & Fantasy Writer from 2017-01-23T05:00
Ron Vitale caught my attention on Twitter because of an excellent post that he made to his blog outlining in great details his indie-author outgoings and income.
Few authors dare to share...
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PPD 21st January 2017 from 2017-01-21T05:00
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SPJ046 Jon Cronshaw, First-Time Author of Dystopian Fiction from 2017-01-16T05:00
Jon Cronshaw is an author and the host of the Short Science Fiction Review podcast.
He is a former newspaper reporter and feature writer.
Jon plans to release three post-apocalypti...
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PPD 14th January 2017 from 2017-01-14T05:00
The Essential Weekly Podcast For New And Aspiring Indie Authors Paul's Podcast Diary Feature
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1) ALLi self-publishing Q&A on Tuesday 17...
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SPJ045 Adam Nicholls, Crime & Urban Fantasy Writer from 2017-01-09T05:00
Adam Nicholls is an indie crime writer with a writing tally of 15 books written over and 18 month period.
He has created the Evie Black and Mason Black series as well as the Salinger tril...
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PPD 7th January 2017 from 2017-01-07T05:00
This Week's Talking Points
1) This is how week 1 of my writing went https://youtu.be/VFP_Yrjnab0?t=8s :-...
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SPJ044 Clare Lydon, Writer of Contemporary Lesbian Romance from 2017-01-02T05:00
Clare Lydon is a writer of contemporary lesbian romance and host of the Lesbian Bookclub Podcast.
She’s a No.1 best-seller on lesbian fiction charts around the globe.
Clare has fiv...
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PPD 31st December 2016 from 2016-12-31T05:00
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SPJ043 Chris Longmuir, Author of Scottish Crime Thrillers from 2016-12-26T05:00
Chris Longmuir is an award winning crime writer.
She is best known for her Dundee Crime Series, featuring DS Bill Murphy. Night Watcher, the first book in the series, won the SAW (Scottis...
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PPD 24th December 2016 from 2016-12-24T05:00
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SPJ042 Dina Santorelli, writer editor, author and blogger from 2016-12-19T05:00
Dina Santorelli is a writer editor, author and blogger.
She is the author of the award-winning debut novel, Baby Grand, a top-rated mystery/thriller and best-selling organised crime thril...
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SPJ041 Melissa Addey, Author of Historical Novels from 2016-12-12T05:00
Melissa Addey writes historical novels and non-fiction books.
The first novel, which was set in China, The Fragrant Concubine, was longlisted for both the Mslexia Novel Competition and th...
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SPJ040 Harry Bingham, Creator of the Fiona Griffiths Crime Series from 2016-12-05T05:00
Harry Bingham is the author of the Fiona Griffiths series of crime novels.
The series is set in Cardiff and features a heroine described by the Sunday Times as ‘The most startling protago...
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APB002 Wednesday 30th November 2016 from 2016-11-30T05:00
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Author Platform Bootcamp Feature with Ian Sutherland
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SPJ039 Andrew Bromley from Ingram Content Group from 2016-11-28T05:00
If you want to get your books ordered by traditional bookshops and libraries, then you need an alternative solution to publishing via Amazon's Createspace.
It's all to do with the ISBN nu...
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PPD 26th November 2016 from 2016-11-26T05:00
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SPJ038 Kerry Fisher, Trad & Self-Pub Author from 2016-11-21T05:00
Kerry Fisher spent half her life talking about writing a novel, then several years at Candis magazine reviewing other people’s.
It wasn’t until she took some online courses with the Unive...
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SPJ037 David Gaughran, Author of Historical Adventures from 2016-11-14T05:00
David Gaughran is an Irish writer who spends most of his time travelling the world, collecting stories.
He is the author of the Latin American historical adventures Mercenary and A Storm ...
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SPJ036 Business Book Ghostwriter, Ginny Carter from 2016-11-07T05:00
Ginny Carter is a business book ghostwriter and book writing coach - she's known as The Author Maker®.
She is on a mission to turn established coaches, speakers and consultants from ‘expe...
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SPJ035 Rachel Amphlett, Best-Selling Thriller Author from 2016-10-31T05:00
Rachel Amphlett is the bestselling author of the Dan Taylor thriller series, as well as a number of standalone crime thrillers.
Originally from the UK and currently based in Brisbane, Aus...
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PPD 29th October 2016 from 2016-10-29T05:00
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SPJ034 Celina Grace, Author & Indie Author School Creator from 2016-10-24T05:00
Celina Grace a full time indie author, Top 100 UK Amazon bestseller & host of the Indie Author School.
Celina is UK-based and wrote her first book - The Blue Ruby - at age 7.
She e...
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PPD 22nd October 2016 from 2016-10-22T05:00
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SPJ033 Self-Publishing Since 2012 With Author Joanne Phillips from 2016-10-17T05:00
Joanne Phillips is the author of the romantic comedies Can’t Live Without, The Family Trap, and Cupid’s Way.
She also created the Flora Lively series of contemporary mysteries.
Can...
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PPD 15th October 2016 from 2016-10-15T05:00
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APB001 Wednesday 12th October 2016 from 2016-10-12T05:00
Author Platform Bootcamp - occasional episodes featuring practical tips and techniques to help indie authors to grow their online platforms.
This episode finds out how Ian Sutherland's
SPJ032 Children's Author & Indie Competition Creator, Edward Trayer from 2016-10-10T05:00
Edward Trayer writes fiction books for children under the pen-name Billy Bob Buttons.
He is the author of sixteen books to date and is published by The Wishing Shelf Press.
In 2011...
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PPD 8th October 2016 from 2016-10-08T05:00
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SPJ031 Author and Writing Coach, Ali Luke from 2016-10-03T05:00
Ali Luke writes blog posts, non-fiction e-books, and fiction.
Ali works with authors too and her website - Aliventures - covers the art, craft, and business of writing (both fiction and n...
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Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 01 October, 2016 [SPJ031] from 2016-10-01T05:00
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SPJ030 Twitter Expert & Techno Thriller Writer, Ian Sutherland from 2016-09-26T05:00
Ian Sutherland is the crime fiction author of the Deep Web Thriller Series, novels that expose the darker side of the online world to dramatic and suspenseful effect.
Exploiting knowledge...
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PPD 24th September 2016 from 2016-09-24T05:00
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SPJ029 Self-Publishing Ignition With Author Jennifer Blanchard from 2016-09-19T05:00
Jennifer is a bestselling author, professional novelist, and a story coach who turns struggling novelists into writers of books that keep readers hooked from page one.
It took her 18 year...
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PPD 17th September 2016 from 2016-09-17T06:00
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SPJ028 Griselda Heppel, Historical Children's Fiction Author from 2016-09-12T05:00
Griselda Heppel was born in Vienna and grew up in England and Germany.
After reading English at Cambridge, Griselda worked in publishing before a move to Oxford with her husband to bring ...
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PPD 10th September 2016 from 2016-09-10T05:00
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SPJ027 Psychological Suspense Author Maggie James from 2016-09-05T05:00
Maggie James is a British author who lives in Bristol and writes psychological suspense novels.
Before turning her hand to writing, Maggie worked mainly as an accountant, with a diversion...
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PPD 3rd September 2016 from 2016-09-03T05:00
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SPJ026 Peter O'Connor, Book Cover Designer from 2016-08-29T05:00
Peter O'Connor is the book cover designer who created all three covers for my Secret Bunker Trilogy.
Peter runs his business via the website bespokebookcovers.com alongside his wife, Caro...
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PPD 29th August 2016 from 2016-08-29T04:00
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SPJ025 Ashley Lister, Author Of Erotic Fiction, Horror & Poetry [EXPLICIT] from 2016-08-22T05:00
A quick pre-podcast warning about the content in this week's show.
We are going to be discussing the writing of erotic fiction, so we will be using several words of a...
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PPD 22nd August 2016 from 2016-08-22T04:00
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SPJ024 YA Author & Hybrid Publisher, Molly Looby from 2016-08-15T05:00
Molly Looby is the author of ZA and many other unpublished works that haven’t yet seen the light of day.
She self-published the Immorality of Immortality trilogy between 2011-2015 and tha...
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PPD 15th August 2016 from 2016-08-15T04:00
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SPJ023 Author Michael Robertson, One-Man Book Factory! from 2016-08-08T05:00
Michael Robertson is a writer from the UK with several publications to his name, both online and in print.
He writes dystopian, sci-fi, and apocalyptic fiction, though predominantly scien...
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PPD 8th August 2016 from 2016-08-08T04:00
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SPJ022 Non-Fiction Author, Journalist & PR Expert, Janet Murray from 2016-08-01T04:30
Janet Murray knows a thing or two about what makes a great media story – and what doesn’t!
She has 15 years’ experience writing and editing for national newspapers and magazines including...
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PPD 1st August 2016 from 2016-08-01T04:00
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SPJ021 How David Robertson's Love Of Dogs Helped To Create A Picture Book from 2016-07-25T05:00
It takes many writers years and years to finally set pen to paper.
Author David Robertson has possibly had a more rocky ride than most.
David is a former engineer who got his first...
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PPD 25th July 2016 from 2016-07-25T04:00
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SPJ020 Leila Dewji, Trad + Indie Via I_AM Self-Publishing from 2016-07-18T05:00
Having worked as a journalist, in a large international publishing company and at a prestigious literary agency, my guest on today’s show has accrued a lot of experience in the publishing indust...
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PPD 18th July 2016 from 2016-07-18T04:00
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SPJ019 TV, Book Club And Being An Author With Richard Madeley from 2016-07-11T05:00
Most people know Richard Madeley for his work with his wife, Judy Finnigan on TV and as part of The Richard & Judy Book Club.
He is also the best-selling author of four books.
He b...
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PPD 11th July 2016 from 2016-07-11T04:00
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SPJ018 How A Corporate Au Revoir Made An Author Of Mike Bodnar from 2016-07-04T05:00
Mike Bodnar is a former continuity announcer, regional newsreader and TV & radio presenter.
He joined Radio New Zealand as an announcer in 1978, then moved into television in the early 80...
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Paul’s Podcast Diary 009 (Monday 4th July, 2016) from 2016-07-04T01:00
Welcome to Paul's Podcast Diary for Monday 4th July 2016.
This diary charts my self-publishing journey – the ups the downs, the successes and the failures.
Everything goes int...
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SPJ017 Author Tim Lewis Combines Writing With Tech from 2016-06-27T05:00
Tim Lewis (writing as Timothy Michael Lewis) is a self-published author from London in the UK.
He spent 18 years working as a computer programmer and IT manager in the world of financial ...
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PPD 27th June 2016 from 2016-06-27T04:00
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SPJ016 Editor Philippa Donovan Turns Books Into Movies In LA from 2016-06-20T05:00
Philippa Donovan is an editor who established her business – Smart Quill – in 2011.
Since then she has worked with around 300 authors and recommends to a stable of 50 literary agents base...
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PPD 20th June 2016 from 2016-06-20T04:00
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SPJ015 Author Kate Turner Set Up Her Own Publishing Company from 2016-06-13T05:00
Kate Turner is a UK based author who writes as KS Turner.
Her debut novel, Before the Gods, was the first from the epic fantasy trilogy, The Chronicles of Fate and Choice. Book Two – Tumu...
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PPD 13th June 2016 from 2016-06-13T04:00
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SPJ014 Andrew Lowe Editor & Author from 2016-06-06T05:00
Andrew Lowe is an author and book editor from the North of England.
His writing has been published in several magazines and newspapers, including The Guardian, The Sunday Times and Mens H...
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SPJ013 Proofreader Helen Fazal Shares Her Best Editing Secrets from 2016-05-30T05:00
Helen Fazal is a qualified proofreader and copy-editor.
She is a Professional Member of the Society for Editors and Proofreaders.
Helen has now copy-edited and proofread all six of...
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SPJ012 Bestseller Matt Hilton Goes Indie With His Thriller Series from 2016-05-23T05:00
Matt Hilton quit his career as a police officer to pursue his love of writing – he’s been creating stories since childhood.
He is the author of the Joe Hunter thriller series, which inclu...
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SPJ011 Richard McMunn, Former Fire-Fighter Turned Indie Author from 2016-05-16T05:00
Richard McMunn is a UK self-publishing superstar!
He is a former firefighter who discovered a successful writing formula and has built an entire business around his publishing success. Listen
SPJ010 Author Katja L Kaine Built Her Own Writing Software from 2016-05-09T05:00
Katja L Kaine is the creator of Novel Factory, a software created by writers for writers.
It takes care of managing characters, locations, drafts and even submissions, so writers can get ...
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SPJ009 Author Abiola Bello Borrowed J.K. Rowling's Cover Designer from 2016-05-02T05:00
Children’s author Abiloa Bello, wrote her debut novel ‘Emily Knight I AM’ at the age of 12!
The book was independently published via Trafford Publishing and is the first book in a planned...
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SPJ008 Former Glamour Model Turned Author, Linzi Drew-Honey from 2016-04-25T05:00
Linzi Drew-Honey is a former glamour model and editor of Penthouse magazine.
She has also appeared on Page Three of The Sun. Linzi has just self-published her first book – Every Shade of ...
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SPJ007 Sarah Taylor From Troubador With Self-Publishing Tips from 2016-04-18T05:00
Sarah Taylor is the Group Marketing Manager at Troubador Publishing.
That means Sarah works with Matador, which is the company’s self-publishing imprint and The Book Guild, which is their...
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SPJ006 Author Nina Ratcliffe Creates A Hit With Horse Lovers from 2016-04-11T05:00
Nina Ratcliffe has written and self-published a children’s book called ‘Dublin and Friends’.
She has another children’s story in production and there is a further book on an equine theme ...
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SPJ005 Essential Book Marketing Techniques With Helen Lewis from 2016-04-04T07:00
Helen Lewis set up Literally PR which specialises in ‘creative, innovative and cost-effective PR solutions’ for authors.
Not only is she a public relations expert, Helen also runs The Aut...
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SPJ004 Writing Fiction And Non-Fiction With Michael J. Holley from 2016-04-04T06:30
Michael Holley describes himself on his blog as an indie author – a publishing consultant – a blogger and a speaker. He writes and self-publishes fiction and non-fiction titles.
Publishin...
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SPJ003 Meg Cowley, Author & Artist from 2016-04-04T06:00
Meg Cowley has self-published a number of books including two young-adult ‘sword and sorcery’ novels and two illustrated children’s books.
She’s an artist too, and has recently experience...
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SPJ002 Using Matador To Self-Publish With Author Annie Weir from 2016-04-04T05:30
Annie Weir’s debut, self-published novel is the psychological page turner ‘Judith Wants To Be Your Friend’.
The inspiration for the story came during a workshop taken as part of Annie’s M...
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SPJ001 Self-Publishing After 60 With Author Ruth Sutton from 2016-04-04T05:00
Ruth has written and published the ‘Between The Mountains And The Sea’ trilogy of historical novels.
Most recently she published her first crime thriller – Cruel Tide – which was released...
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SPJ000 Show Host Paul Teague Talks About The Podcast from 2016-03-23T07:00
In this preview episode of Self Publishing Journeys, show host Paul Teague gives a brief introduction about what to expect in the weeks ahead.
The podcast launches with an initial five ep...
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