November Writing Challenges for Authors

November Writing Challenges for Authors

Welcome to November, Authors! As we move on from spooky season, we enter a month historically known by authors as a chance to put words on paper and attempt to write a book in a month. Unfortunately, the organization responsible for National Novel Writing Month is no...
How to Distribute to Libraries

How to Distribute to Libraries

You probably noticed that ebook library distribution was a hot topic in indie social feeds the last several weeks. A rumor that Amazon would allow authors enrolled in their exclusivity program, KDP Select, to distribute ebooks to libraries sounded too good to be true....

Checking In with Dale Roberts // EP243

Dale Roberts from Self Publishing with Dale joins us to talk about his latest book, Email Marketing for Authors, and his outlook on the indie publishing space. ...
Discover Your Author Mindset

Discover Your Author Mindset // EP240

Adrienne Giordano takes her 30 years of experience to empower authors by fostering growth, accountability, and a good author mindset. ...
Relive D2D Print Day on a chalk board.

Relive D2D Print Day!

Earlier this year, Draft2Digital hosted a day to talk about Print Publishing. led by the marvelous Mark Leslie Lefebvre. D2D Print Day had 7 Digital Sessions designed to give indie authors insight into publishing print books, all originally hosted live for authors who...
Smashwords Bestsellers of the Week – October 18

Smashwords Bestsellers of the Week – October 18

The weather in our neck of the woods is settling into an Autumnal chill, which makes this ideal weather for curling up with a book. We're back to celebrate the authors our Smashwords are getting cozy with this week. Congratulations to our newest series of top selling...

Kevin Tumlinson Has Left the Building

Kevin Tumlinson Has Left the Building

Kevin Tumlinson, Draft2Digital’s beloved Director of Marketing & PR, is moving on to pursue new adventures outside of D2D. For anyone who has spent any amount of time with Kevin, you know he’s not a sit-on-your-hands kind of guy. A prolific—and might we add...

Smashwords Bestsellers of the Week – October 11

Smashwords Bestsellers of the Week – October 11

We are back after observing Indigenous People's Day and Canadian Thanksgiving, but we're still ready to celebrate this week's bestsellers at Smashwords. Congratulations to our newest series of top selling authors and books! Here is our top fiction for the week!...

Smashwords Bestsellers of the Week – October 3

Smashwords Bestsellers of the Week – October 3

Welcome to the spookiest month of the year! Before we get into the full pre-Halloween swing, let's highlight the Smashwords authors who ended September strong and made it to our bestseller list. Congratulations to our newest series of top selling authors and books!...

Checking In with Dale Roberts // EP243

Dale Roberts from Self Publishing with Dale joins us to talk about his latest book, Email Marketing for Authors, and his outlook on the indie publishing space. ...
Discover Your Author Mindset

Discover Your Author Mindset // EP240

Adrienne Giordano takes her 30 years of experience to empower authors by fostering growth, accountability, and a good author mindset. ...

Writing with Dictation // EP239

Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer talks about how authors can use dictation in their writing process and the benefits it offers! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYHpIWAzXq8 Episode Notes Sarah...
Public Relations for Indie Authors

Public Relations for Indie Authors // EP238

Jason Jones, founder of Jones Literary, joins us to talk about how authors should be using public relations, as well as his Local PR Toolkit. ...
Successful Social Media without Virality

Successful Social Media without Virality // EP237

Walt Mussell joins us to talk about the ways authors can use social media to their advantage, even if they haven't gone mega-viral. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB2UWW-e0d8...
Escape the Self-Publishing Rat Race with Johnny B. Truant

Escape the Self-Publishing Rat Race with Johnny B. Truant // EP236

Episode Summary Johnny B. Truant joins us to talk about his upcoming project, The Artisan Author, and how authors can thrive and become bulletproof in the age of over-production and AI. [simplecast-embed...
Recapping Europe's Biggest Indie Author Conference

Recapping Europe’s Biggest Indie Author Conference // EP235

Episode Summary James Blatch joins us to talk about The Self Publishing Show Live's annual conference that took place in London and what authors took from the event! ...
How to Select the Perfect Cover with Nick Thacker

How to Select the Perfect Cover with Nick Thacker // EP234

Episode Summary Nick Thacker, VP of Author Success and head of bookcovers.com, joins Jim to discuss the things authors have to keep in mind when selecting the perfect cover for their book. [simplecast-embed...
Make the Most of Your Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale!

Make the Most of Your Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale! // EP233

Episode Summary Mark and Jim discuss tips and tricks for authors looking to get the most out of their Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4_6hXIZzqw&t...
Don't Quit Before the Miracle

Don’t Quit Before the Miracle // EP232

Episode Summary Steffanie Holmes joins us to talk about perseverance and getting to the miracle moment in your career that changes everything. ...

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