Self-Publishing Roundtable

Self Publishing Round Table

Interviews and blog posts to help you succeed in Self-Publishing. For indies, by indies.

50 Episodes

LAST EPISODE – So long and thanks for all the listens!
12/15/2016
1:08:23
Thank you to all of our listeners, viewers and guests. You have made this podcast truly memorable. We hope you learned something from SPRT and enjoyed yourself along the way. We certainly did! Three podcasts shall rise from SPRT’s ashes… Chrishaun Keller-Hanna presents Mind da Gap, a podcast where we talk to freshman writers […]
SPRT #172 – Writing Fiction with Bob Mayer
12/8/2016
56:18
Bob Mayer is a former Green Beret and traditionally published author turned indie. He has a long backlist (and frontlist) that includes military fiction, military science fiction and historical as well as a handful of collaborations with popular romantic comedy author Jennifer Crusie. We talked with Bob about how writing military fiction, co-write with an author from a completely different genre and how to be a self-published author. This was certainly an interesting show!
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SPRT #171 – Pearl Harbor and More: Stories of WWII-December 1941
12/6/2016
1:36:22
On December 7th 1941, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes carried out a devastating surprise attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii and changed the face of World War II. Last month eight authors published the anthology: Pearl Harbor and More: Stories of WWII-December 1941. We invited some of those authors on to talk about writing World War II fiction and the diverse stories they included in the anthology.
SPRT #170 – Roundup of Indie Publishing News and Stuff – 1 December 2016
11/29/2016
1:05:42
Everyone’s favourite Romance author, Zoe York joined us on the News Roundtable Roundup to discuss: - Didn't Amazon do well this Thanksgiving? - Facebook has been exaggerating the truth... - Barnes & Noble still exists and they're trying really hard! - Vulnerability to WordPress has been fixed - ZOMG The end is nigh! SPRT to end!
SPRT #169 – Writing Amidst the Apocalypse
11/15/2016
59:18
Unfortunately Bob Mayer was unable to make it this week but we will be rescheduling with him. In the meantime... The US election results are in, and just in time for NaNoWriMo! Join us as we talk about how we’re dealing with our writing when all it seems everyone wants to talk about is politics. Does this political controversy bring out a myriad of post-apocalyptic ideas for your next dystopian novel? Or do you find yourself too lost in the aftermath too find the words to even express yourself?
SPRT #168 – How to write clean and wholesome romance with Susan C Daffron
11/9/2016
1:03:06
Earlier in the year Amazon created a new romance category called: Clean and Wholesome. This was great news for authors of fade-to-black romances as Inspirational Romance was not working for them and they were being overwhelmed in Contemporary Romance genres. This new category helps readers who want the romance and emotion without details of intimate bedroom–kitchen / car / outdoor / etc–gymnastics to find exactly what they're looking for. It also means those who do want the details won't accidentally buy a book without it. But what exactly is this new category and how does one write in it? We asked contemporary romantic comedy author Susan C. Daffron to come on the show and answer our questions.
SPRT #167 – Roundup of Indie Publishing News and Stuff – 3 November 2016
11/1/2016
1:12:16
Welcome to the Roundtable Roundup, our monthly podcast (first Thursday of the month) where we invite a guest or two to join us live to discuss the previous month's news and views from the self-publishing and indie industry. This week Zoe York joined us to discuss: - Author Earnings: Indie eBook Market Share is down! - Will the real Stephen King please stand up - Reedsy launches free publishing courses - Changes to the Kindle Publishing Guidelines - Changes to the Amazon pre-order rules
SPRT #166 – You have been scammed!
10/26/2016
51:26
Did that headline catch your attention? Good, that was the plan. No, you haven't been scammed but a lot of authors have. This episode we talked about a devious way for how an author, such as yourself, can be scammed. You're probably familiar with some of the more common ways, like: vanity presses wanting all of your money, people pretending to be editors / proofreaders / cover artists and taking all of your money–and perhaps your precious writing!
SPRT #165 – How to write good crime fiction with Rosanne Dingli
10/18/2016
1:05:49
Crime fiction is not merely about crimes and their detection, or criminals and their motives. This genre is about readers’ fascination with human wrong-doing, what causes it, and how it is solved. Readers are beguiled by criminal intent and the aims to subvert it. They want to read about compelling characters (both perpetrators and the crime-fighters), find out why they do it, how they think and also about their private lives. We wanted to find out how the genre works and how to write it effectively so, we invited crime fiction author Rosanne Dingli to answer our questions
SPRT #164 – Launching a series with Lindsay Buroker
10/12/2016
1:03:37
In October 2014 Lindsay Buroker dipped her toe into science fiction romance under the pen name Ruby Lionsdrake before returning to her name to publish an eight novel science fiction series. So far she has an impressive 10 series under her belt but what is even more interesting is that each time she launches something new her audience expands in leaps and bounds. So, of course we wanted her (back) on the show to pick her brain about her latest series, Fallen Empire. Audio available for download or watch on youtube ?

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50 Episodes

LAST EPISODE – So long and thanks for all the listens!

SPRT #172 – Writing Fiction with Bob Mayer

SPRT #171 – Pearl Harbor and More: Stories of WWII-December 1941

SPRT #170 – Roundup of Indie Publishing News and Stuff – 1 December 2016

SPRT #169 – Writing Amidst the Apocalypse

SPRT #168 – How to write clean and wholesome romance with Susan C Daffron

SPRT #167 – Roundup of Indie Publishing News and Stuff – 3 November 2016

SPRT #166 – You have been scammed!

SPRT #165 – How to write good crime fiction with Rosanne Dingli

SPRT #164 – Launching a series with Lindsay Buroker