The Self Publishing Show

Author Suzy K. Quinn has travelled a similar road to Mark Dawson's - going from being a traditionally published writer to becoming an independent author with more control over her books and marketing. Not to mention a larger slice of the financial pie.

Lawyer and traditionally published author, Steve Cavanagh, talks to SPF about the joy of creating US-based legal thrillers and his own route to getting published and achieving bestseller status.

What happens after an indie author types THE END? Mark and James talk to several self-published authors about the journey from finished manuscript to published book, covering topics such as the importance of a durable author platform, solid launch strategies and the self publishing community.

How much money should you reasonably expect to invest when self-publishing a book? Mark Dawson and James Blatch share the all-important financial details that indie authors need to know about.

Best-selling indie author Mark Dawson discusses 'The One Thing' he wished he'd known when starting out on his indie author career.

Software engineer, Brian Spangler, talks to SPF about his data gathering app that helps authors understand the Amazon marketplace and reveal which categories offer the highest profit potential.

Legendary comic book author, Pat Mills, creator of 2000 AD, featuring Judge Dredd, talks to SPF about the state of the nation in the comic book industry, his move to writing text novels, and what he's learned from his experiences dealing with Hollywood.

Science fiction author Michael Anderle talks to James about writing fast, finding voracious readers and building a publishing empire, one book at a time.

Sci-fi and paranormal author TS Paul shares with James how he's flouted every indie author 'rule' for writing, publishing and platform building, and has subsequently had huge success selling his short fiction.

In this week's episode, Kindlepreneur's Dave Chesson explains how to validate your book idea before you start the long-term and time-consuming process of writing your novel.