My guest this week is Sonja Dewing, an author of adventure tales who enjoys living on the wild side while she writes about it, whether it's touring the Amazon or mixing it up in the roller derby. Sonja decided to quit her job a few years ago to focus on her writing, travel, and helping other authors, and has not regretted the decision for one secon…

Coming up this week: I’ve been on my 3rd blog tour this week - I’ll let you know how things went for So Many Lies I’ll have my monthly figures for my boxset promo - plot spoiler, it did WAY better in April than it did in March and I have a surprise to share too I just bumped the release of my 2nd non-fiction release of the year ... the paperback an…

Want to build an engaged mailing list of fans who look forward to receiving your mails? That’s what this week’s AskALLi Fiction & Nonfiction Podcast with Sacha Black and Orna Ross is all about: How to manage your mailing list to build an engaged readership. Learn: Why you need a mailing list How to capture your readers from the start with a welcome…

What is one non-writing task that you could spend just one hour a day on for the next week, that could have the most impact on your publishing career? Bryan's Amazon Ad School Course just concluded and he had an awesome turnout! H. Claire Taylor wanted to remind everyone that she has some free recourses on tips for writing and marketing as well as …

Russell Brunson is the founder of ClickFunnels and the author of three books: Dot Com Secrets, Expert Secrets, and his most recent book, Traffic Secrets. He was also a guest on episode three, where he talked about how to outline a book. To date, Russell has sold hundreds of thousands of copies of his books. Today we are going into how Russell is co…

Creating outlines and beats can keep you moving by always knowing what’s next when a pure pantser might have to stop and figure out what happens. But sometimes too much structure can stifle creativity and make your story feel less fresh and exciting than it should. In today’s episode, the guys talk about how each of their processes has evolved and …

My guest this week is speculative fiction author Cody Sisco. Cody has divided his indie publishing work into two parts. His series of books that straddles the divide between plausible and extraordinary, and his work on behalf of other indie authors in his hometown of Los Angeles. Taken together, Cody lives and breathes the indie publishing spirit. …

Coming up this week: Eureka! I’m finally making some half-decent sales from Amazon ads My box set sales have far exceeded last month’s totals and I’m on target for a 2nd record month Non-fiction book number 3 is well underway - I’ve written up to the end of chapter 5 today ...By Paul Teague & Clixeo Ltd

What if a Hybrid Publisher Wants to Charge me a Ton of Money That's among the questions answered in this month's Members Q&A and Self-Publishing News Salon with Michael LaRonn and Sacha Black (filling in for Orna Ross), followed by Dan Holloway's news roundup. Other questions this month include: What rights do I have for a short story and what are …

How does the painfully long wait time on ACX approvals affect your publishing plans and what could you do to mitigate or even capitalize on this new reality?Bryan's Amazon Ad School Course is now live. You can get 30 days of direct email support and lifetime access to the Amazon Ad Profit Challenge at SellingForAuthors.com/April20 This week H. Clai…

Jon Gordon, an author of 20 books, speaker, and consultant, comes on the show today. His clients include Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Heat, and Publix. Over his career, he has used books for his business marketing. Books have also been a big driver for clients and businesses. He always knew he wanted to be a writer and a speaker. However, he had a ve…

People don’t fall in love with plots, devices, and settings. At least most people don’t. When someone falls in love with a book or a story, most often they are falling in love with carefully crafted and deeply developed characters. So how do you craft compelling characters for your story? No one knows how better than Bonnie! In fact, she just finis…

The Self Publishing School Podcast Is BACK! Here's what to expect...By Chandler Bolt

For this special edition of Inspirational Indie Authors, I'm going to do something a little different. I've asked the other AskALLi podcasters, and a few previous guests, to talk to us about how they're coping during the COVID-19 crisis, how they are staying connected with other writers and with their readers, and to contribute some inspirational w…

Coming up this week: I’m out of Facebook jail - AGAIN - and I have some very interesting results to share with you about this month’s box set sales My 2nd non-fiction book of 2020 is ready to go for its proofread - this one was turned round in less than a month At last, I’ve given my author platform some love - it’s high time too, I hadn’t realised…

In the last few weeks, much has changed as COVID-19 sweeps the world, impacting lives and the economy. In this special episode, Orna Ross and Joanna Penn discuss how indie authors can stay physically and mentally well, and keep writing, publishing, and sensitively marketing books—as well as how to prepare for potentially challenging times ahead. Ou…

In last week’s episode, The Guys Watch: The Watchmen Part 1, the guys and the Story Studio discussed The Watchmen. They went into all kinds of detail about what worked and what didn’t in terms of world-building and mystery boxes and more. This week, in Part 2, the guys and the story studio look at what they can take away from the series as storytel…

What is something that you could do to enhance your marketing, publishing, writing, or service that would also increase your energy (i.e. you really like doing it!)? Bryan’s 5-Day Amazon Ad Profit Challenge is live and its not to late to join, check it out. Claire gave us a 20% off coupon for her Story Alignment Course which is code SMBS don’t let …

Hal Elron has become one of the most successful self-published authors in the world and is best known for his international best selling book, The Miracle Morning, that is now selling over 10,000 copies every month as a self-published book. He has earned over one thousand five-star reviews on Amazon and has cracked the code to creating an extraordi…

My guest this week is Clare Flynn, an historical novelist who recently won a Selfies Award for best adult fiction. Even before Clare became a full-time indie writer, she always had a spirit of rebellion inside her, from her wild college days to deciding to be her own boss in her career and her writing. Clare also travels extensively to get all the …

Coming up this week: I’m over half-way through the first draft of my 2nd non-fiction book of 2020 and I’ve got the 3rd book all planned out and ready to go! After last week’s revelation of my first 5-figure month, things have got better with my Facebook ads yielding more than 150% profit now A week later than it was due, I’ll be sharing my Q2 goals…

Join Robin Cutler, Orna Ross, Joanna Penn, and Sacha Black in this Self-Publishing Advice Conference Highlight: The Power of Indie Publishing. Over the last few years, there has been a seismic shift of writers choosing to self-publish rather than navigate a traditional publishing path. This is partly because authors have tools that are available to…

On today’s episode, most of the Sterling & Stone Story Studio appears along with the guys to discuss The Watchmen. The whole studio watched it together and in this, part 1 episode, they all talk about the show itself, what they loved, what worked and what didn’t in terms of world-building and mystery boxes. In next week’s episode, Part 2 of The Wat…

Only choosing one, at this stage in your author career, are you trying to improve your ROI or scale up your existing ROI? Bryan’s 5-Day Amazon Ad Profit Challenge is back on April 13th don’t miss it! Claire also hinted to us that she will be putting another workshop together! This week’s Super Charger Story Course Winner is Darren Sapp. Thank you t…

Lindsey Hearts creates and implements campaigns for new book releases as well as ongoing communications and marketing strategies for authors. Her extensive experience in corporate marketing, social media strategy helps provide marketing tools to a ministry-focused world. She and I are chatting about faith-based books and faith-based marketing. When…

Gretchen Reuben is the author of bestsellers Better Than Before and The Happiness Project. Her tribe follows her both in print and online. She also produces her own podcast Happy with Gretchen Reuben, where she talks about good habits and happiness with her sister Elizabeth Craft and is named an all-time best podcast on iTunes in 2015. She started …

My guest this week is Jules Horne, a Scottish author who understands that the best way to read a book may not be only through the eyes. With the rise in audiobooks and podcasts, we're returning back to the age of oral storytelling, and Jules is probing the borders between reading and listening, between the eyes and the ears. Every week I interview …

Welcome to How I earned five figures in one month as a self-published author, a special standalone episode in which I’m going to outline the precise steps I took to generate my first 5-figure income in one month. I’m recording this episode on Wednesday 1st April 2020 and the numbers that I’ll be referring to are taken from my March 2020 Amazon earn…

Coming up this week: In a special episode this week I’ll be revealing the details of the TOP SECRET fiction project I’ve been running since February I’ll tell you how I have managed to accrue over 1.8 MILLION page reads in the 31 days of March I’ll explain how I've just had my first ever 5-figure sales month … and that's without having to rely on a…

Do you want to perfect your book launches? Do you wonder if book launches are even relevant in 2020? This week’s AskALLi session with Sacha Black and Adam Croft will discuss the conflicting and often confusing subject of launching your book and giving it the greatest chance of success. You'll learn: Should you launch during the coronavirus pandemic…

What is something that you as an author could “take a loss on” now that could possibly build your audience later on? Bryan’s 5-Day Amazon Ad Profit Challenge is back on April 13th don’t miss it! Get a story alignment consultation with Claire to get your story fixed up and save $149 through April 4th when you use the code FOURFOUR. All the links for…

In The War of Art, Steven Pressfield personifies Resistance as an almost corporeal being of sorts, something that must be faced, battled, and defeated and a daily basis in order to do the real work you were meant to do. As usual, Sean, Johnny, and Dave all see resistance asslightly different creatures that show up in their lives in similar, butdist…

My guest this week is Sacha Black, who many of you may already know as the cohost of our AskALLi Fiction and Nonfiction podcast and producer of our online self-publishing conferences. What you may not know is that Sacha got her start as a child actress for the BBC and is an expert in how to create a proper villain. There's more to her story, and no…

Coming up this week: It’s the end of the first quarter of 2020, so I’ll also be reviewing my writing goals for the past 3 months and seeing what kind of a start to the year it’s been It’s official! I’m going off-piste for the next 2 months ... the schedule is getting thrown out of the window until June! I celebrated my 55th birthday this week, so I…

This week’s AskALLi session with Orna Ross and Dalma Szentpály focuses on poetry content marketing. Orna Ross shares her strategy and she and Dalma analyze outstanding content marketing by some other indie poets. Tune in for discussions on a different theme each month with a focus on developing prosperity for poets through community building and se…

With the current crisis going on, as an author what are some things you may be able to do to help your readers out? On today’s show Bryan is joined by Alana Terry, a Christian suspense writer and teacher for authors on paid advertising. They want to wish everyone peace an good health during these times! Alana has her course up as a pay what you can…

What are the tools you love and use every day to help you doall the things you need to get done? The guys share a few of their favoritesand talk about what they use them for and why. Right now Sean Loves: Notion Day 1 for journaling and capturing ideas Notes for things he wants to talk about in meetings Fantastical Slack Things for task management …

My guest this week is Kris Spisak, who discovered that her self-publishing niche is to help other self-publishers focus on their writing and grammar. Her books, Get a Grip on Your Grammar, and The Novel Editing Workbook, along with her popular blog and editing business, are helping to raise the quality of all indie authors' work. Plus, admit it, yo…

Coming up this week: I’ll be uploading the final interiors for two books this weekend - and I’ve got the cover for my next book already! I’m finally grappling with some essential data after managing to avoid some boring spreadsheet work I have BookBub news for you - how did The Grid 1 fare this week when I submitted it for a promo? Show notes: http…

What can ALLi members do to prepare for Coronavirus? That's among the questions answered in this month's Members Q&A and Self-Publishing News Salon with Michael LaRonn in the co-presenter seat with Orna Ross, ALLi director, followed by Dan Holloway's news roundup. Other questions this month include: Where can I find ALLi's Watchdog list of service …

When working from home do you have a certain routine that helps you “get out of your pajamas” and start your work day? If so, what is it? Today is the final day of Bryan’s Blurb Bonus Package with Best Page Forward so make sure to check it out and H. Claire Taylor has a free chat on April 2nd talking about supercharging your protagonist, there are …

If we only knew then what we know now. The guys insist thatthey don’t legitimately have regrets, but if they had a time machine and couldgo back to any point in their joint careers, what would they do differentlynow? In today’s episode, the guys discuss lessons learned both intheir writing lives and in running the business of being indie authors. T…

My guest this week is Urban Fantasy Author Holly Lyne, who discovered that indie publishing isn't just about writing books. She weaved an entire fantasy world for her readers to enjoy, and then began to give back to the indie community through podcasts and workshops. Indie publishing, to Holly, is all about freedom. Every week I interview a member …

Coming up this week: I revived an age-old skill this week - by using ISBN numbers that I bought on Nielson’s website! I’ve just received my first paycheck for my Military Sci-Fi books I’ve been booking in editing work with my fiction dates now fixed for the latter part of this year Show notes: https://self-publishing-journeys.com/podcast-diary-14-0…

Are you using content marketing to promote your fiction and nonfiction books? If not, why not? In this week’s #AskALLi session, ALLi director Orna Ross (stepping in for Adam Croft) and blog and conference manager Sacha Black talk about how content marketing is a necessary skill all authors must develop. They drill down into how content marketing di…

The last calendar year has been filled with many different events, say you could create a subgenre based on a specific one, what would it be? Bryan has a Sell More Books Forever Webinar this Thursday so be sure to check it out and H. Claire Taylor has a pre-order up for a new pen name! This week’s Super Charger Story Course Winner is S. A. Schneide…

In today’s episode, the guys talk with Jeff Haskell, anauthor they met at S3, the Story Shop Summit in Austin, Tx. Jeff writesSuperhero science fiction, a little bit of nonfiction and is branching outright now into military sci-fi as Jeffrey H Haskell. He’s been writing his whole life and publishing for the past3.5 years. In July of 2016, he was ac…

My guest this week is Canadian author Sandy Day, who took everybody's advice and tried to go the traditional publishing route with her novels. But she discovered the hard way that it just doesn't pay to listen to conventional wisdom. As soon as she self-published her books, she proved everybody wrong by selling thousands of copies. But it's been a …

Coming up this week: My ‘chalk & cheese’ psychological thriller Two Years After has been on blog tour all week - so what was the final verdict? I’ve taken the decision this week NOT to attend LBF & SPF Live - I’ll be explaining why Wednesday was my last day of salaried work - I’ll let you know what’s coming up next. Plot spoiler - my tea consumptio…