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/
Episodes
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Listen to the archive episodes at https://self-publishing-journeys.com/
If you'd like more information about my digital nomad adventures, you can listen in here: https://anchor.fm/benidormdigitalnomad
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 and a Tear, the psychological thriller, Ransom Dreams, the rock n'roll mystery, Butcher's Moon, as well as the sunlit noir, Love Stings.
In addition, he's penned several books for young people, including the Django Jagger series of...
1) Free BookBub Featured Deal management spreadsheet https://blog.reedsy.com/bookbub/
2) KindleTrends data resource https://kindletrends.com/
3) Dabble - a cloud-based alternative to Scrivener https://www.dabblewriter.com/
4) Great blog post from Written Word Media https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/how-to-write-a-book-to-market/
5) My Benidorm Digital Nomad podcast: https://anchor.fm/benidormdigitalnomad
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 Infinity and Phantaxis.
Dan's website is at www.dansoule.com where you can connect with him and find is an exclusive ebook of short stories available, plus a classic horror novel.
https://dansoule.com/
https://www.facebook.com/WriterDanSo...
1) My digital nomad podcast: https://anchor.fm/benidormdigitalnomad
2) Matty Dalrymple's podcast: https://www.theindyauthor.com/
3) New Scrivener podcast: https://podcast.scrivenerapp.com/
4) Chris Lang screen writing: https://www.chrislang.co.uk/scripts/
5) Mexican website: https://www.gandhi.com.mx/
1) Wide for the Win Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wideforthewin
2) BKLNK.com at https://www.bklnk.com/
3) K-Lytics at https://k-lytics.com/
4) Draft2Digital promos: https://draft2digital.wufoo.com/forms/draft2digital-request-for-promotion-consideration/
5) Vellum blog post about Kindle file change at https://blog.vellum.pub/2021/03/changes-at-kdp-vellum-has-you-covered/
6) My Vellum affiliate link: https://paultea...
1) My running updates: https://self-publishing-journeys.com/parkrun/
2) Amazon Affiliate for Wordpress plugin: https://getaawp.com/
3) BKLNK: https://www.bklnk.com/
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://paulteague.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pip-bookstore.jpeg
1) ScribeCount: https://www.scribecount.com/
1) Intro PR: https://www.weareintro.co.uk/
3) K-Lytics: : https://k-lytics.com/
4) Press coverage as a result of PR package:
1) Google website loading speed test: https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/
2) Smush is the Wordpress plugin which will make your images load faster: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-smushit/
3) 9 Reasons a Book Was Rejected for a BookBub Featured Deal: https://insights.bookbub.com/reasons-book-rejected-bookbub-featured-deal/?utm_source=pemail_reasons-book-rejected-bookbub-featured-deal
1) Written Word Media: https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/
2) Missing person news story
Twitter notification in my feed: https://twitter.com/missingpeople/status/1360208303184371718
Detailed story: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/real-lives/mum-son-who-vanished-after-8340520
3) My running progress: https://self-publishing-journeys.com/parkrun/
4) My press resources page: https://paulteague.net/paul-teague-press-resources/
1) Get a PR package for £300: https://twitter.com/_HelenStatham/status/1356560684205690881
2) Kisten Oliphant courses: https://createifwriting.com/2020-workshops/
3) Books2Read: https://books2read.com/
4) GeniusLinks: https://geniuslink.com/
5) Julie Stock's editing service: https://clued-up-publishing.co.uk/
6) The Indy Author Podcast (Google Books episode): https://www.theindyauthor.com/061---google-play.html
My Author Platform book pre-sale link: S3, Ep3 Paul's Podcast Diary for Saturday 23rd January 2021
BookSiren review site: https://booksirens.com/Amelia Hay Authorpreneur podcast: https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/get-interviewed/
PLUS my article on the same topic: https://paulteague.net/podcast-how-to-be-the-perfect-author-guest-on-a-podcast/
What to Do When Your Facebook Ads Fail:
Julie Stock - Clued-Up Publishing: https://clued-up-publishing.co.uk/
Shaun Stevens - Flintlock Covers: https://www.flintlockcovers.com/
Rotten Row Newsletter: https://anchor.fm/daniel-soule
BookBub - how to launch a new book: http://insights.bookbub.com/launch-book-using-bookbub-marketing-tools/
Kirsten Oliphant/Create If Writing: https://createifwriting.com/author-platform-in-2021/
Wide for the Win on FB - excellent info about benefits of going wide and strategies https://www.facebook.com/groups/wideforthewin
Alex Newton - Kindle Daily Deals - are they worth it? Free video: https://k-lytics.com/kindle-daily-deals-monthly-deals/
Top 10 Publishing Trends for 2021 from Written Word Media: http://writtenwordmedia.com/the-top-...
1) New non-fiction Goodreads page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20353090.P_Teague
2) Julie Cordiner's viral tweet: https://twitter.com/Julie_Cordiner/status/1342532905009086464
3) Check out my running pix: https://self-publishing-journeys.com/parkrun/
4) Robin Sharma Best 23 Lessons from 2020: https://www.robinsharma.com/article/my-best-23-lessons-from-2020
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2) Ron Vitale's Estonia e-residency article: https://greatcareersphl.org/2020/09/06/embracing-the-digital-world-with-e-residency/
3) Avoid losing book reviews - Alex Newton of K-Lytics: https://k-lytics.com/video-vault/amazon-link-anatomy-for-books/
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