The Self Publishing Show

Hosted ByMark Dawson & James Blatch

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.


All Episodes

SPS-367: The New Kindle Storyteller Award Winner – with Peter Gibbons

Peter Gibbons won the 2022 Kindle Storyteller award only a year after self-publishing his first book, and is now a full-time author.

SPS-366: Why 2 Authors are Better Than 1 – with Kerrie Flanagan & Chuck Harrelson

Having written separately for over a decade, Kerrie and Chuck decided to pool their talents and supercharge two careers at once.

SPS-365: The Challenges New Authors Face – with Avery Maxwell

Avery Maxwell was a stay at home mother home-schooling four kids. How did she make the jump to full-time indie author?

SPS-364: Ten Years of Indie Publishing – with Mark Dawson and James Blatch

Mark Dawson reflects on ten years as an indie author and, after five million books sold, what lies ahead.

SPS-363: Writing With the Devil – with Alex Cody Foster

Alex Foster describes what it was like working as John McAfee’s ghostwriter and what others can expect from working in the business.

SPS-362: Estate Planning for Authors – with Michael La Ronn

Sometimes authors are so focussed on being productive now, they fail to plan for the future.

SPS-361: Field Training: Writing Accurate Crime Fiction – with Patrick O’Donnell

Ex-cop and non-fiction author Patrick O’Donnell explains how he’s moving across to writing crime fiction.

SPS-360: The Author Helper Suite – with John Logsdon

Prolific author John Logsdon explains how the Author Helper Suite can help writers calculate their success.

SPS-359: Nordic to Norfolk: Local Crime Fiction – with Jason Dalgliesh

Bestselling crime author JM Dalgliesh divulges how he balances realism with telling a page-turning story.

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