The Self Publishing Show
Mark Dawson is a best selling self-published author on multiple platforms including Amazon and Kobo. He is the author of the John Milton thriller series and its spin-off Beatrix Rose. In addition, he’s written several ‘Soho Noir' novels. Mark’s breakthrough came when he developed a marketing strategy for promoting and selling his books. His swift success enabled him to quit his 9 to 5 job and he has generated gross revenues of more than a million dollars in less than five years.
Mark has become a leading voice in the self publishing industry and he advocates and teaches a strategy based around offering books for free, mailing list development and social media advertising. In 2015, he published the first version of what is now his acclaimed online course ‘Advertising for Authors’. He has also developed a course for writers at the start of their careers – Self Publishing 101.
James Blatch co-hosts the podcast and he represents the first time, wannabe author. James is a former BBC News journalist who is currently writing his first novel.
Between them James and Mark explore the world of self publishing with a focus on actionable tips for new and experienced indie authors.
Latest episodes
Jun 11, 2021 • 56min
SPS-282: Happy Ever After: The Rise to Romance Stardom - with Lucy Score
Lucy explains how taking Mark's courses has led to her becoming one of the biggest romance writers in the business.
Jun 4, 2021 • 52min
SPS-281: Indie Author Mastermind: One Short Story a Week - with J. Thorn
He co-presents the Writers, Ink podcast and is the man behind the Mastermind author group. J. Thorn’s new challenge: writing one short story every week for a year.
May 28, 2021 • 1h 33min
SPS-280: When Two Editors are Better Than One - with Andrew Lowe & Jennie Nash
Two editors, one book. James interviews those responsible for helping his book finally cross the finish line.
May 21, 2021 • 60min
SPS-279: Authors on a Train: Collaborative Writing - with Zach Bohannon
When two (or four, or eighteen) minds are better than one – how to collaborate as an author.
May 14, 2021 • 55min
SPS-278: Ingram Spark vs KDP Print: The Great Debate - with Sara Rosett
How to maximise the effectiveness of both POD book services.
May 7, 2021 • 1h 6min
SPS-277: Part-Time Writer, Full Time-Traveller - with Nathan Van Coops
Qualified flying instructor Nathan Van Coops explains why he loves to write time-travel novels part-time.
Apr 30, 2021 • 57min
SPS-276: How to Unlock Your Emotional Vocabulary - with Becca Puglisi
Flesh out your characters and shake up your writing with the Emotion Thesaurus.
Apr 23, 2021 • 52min
SPS-275: How Free Audiobooks Can Make You Money - with Lindsay Buroker
Prolific sci-fi author Lindsay Buroker explains how uploading her books to YouTube brought in a four-figure monthly income.
Apr 16, 2021 • 1h 5min
SPS-274: Audiobook Distribution for Authors - with Damon Courtney
How BookFunnel's new features can help you deliver advance audiobook review copies.
Apr 9, 2021 • 1h 3min
SPS-273: ScribeCount: Numbers for Your Words - with Philippa Werner
Collect sales data from multiple stores and platforms without compromising your data.
