My guest this episode is Jonathan Posner, an indie author who writes historical action-adventure set in the Tudor period. After years of self-publishing, he used what he learned to build his own imprint, which has grown into a publishing company that guides new authors through the indie process. His goal is to give writers the support he wished he had when he started.
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About the Host
Howard Lovy has been a journalist for 40 years and now amplifies the voices of independent author-publishers and works with authors as a developmental editor. Find Howard at howardlovy.com, LinkedIn, and X.
About the Guest
After a thirty-five-year career in marketing and advertising, Jonathan Posner became a full-time writer and publisher based in Exeter, UK. He has written seven action-adventure novels set in the sixteenth century, along with two collections of short stories and articles, and he teaches the craft of writing through the Writing at the Edge collective. In 2023, he founded Winter & Drew Publishing to guide authors who choose the self-publishing route and want experienced support. When he isn't writing or publishing, he presents two radio programs on Phonic FM: The Thursday Book Club and Lights Up!.
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