Self-Publishing Answers | Write, Market, & Sell Your Book!

Self-Publishing Answers | Write, Market, & Sell Your Book!


Latest Episodes

SPA 63: Compromise!
May 27, 2016

Today the dudes chat about “compromise,” or how to spend less to get a “minimum viable product,” or MVP. They talk a lot about cover design, and how to make a book cover that works well enough to at least get some attention.

SPA 62: Live from the NETWO Conference!
May 20, 2016

Today is a special day – the guys are live at the North East Texas Writer’s Organization conference, doing a live podcast. That’s right – they’ve got a table set up in the front of the meeting hall, and they discuss some of the reasons for podcasting a...

SPA 61: Short Stories and How to Use Them
May 13, 2016

The guys discuss the deceptively difficult genre for writers: the elusive short story. From Arthur C. Clarke to Philip K. Dick, and a few other notable short story penners in-between, they discuss how they’re using them to build their platforms,

SPA 60: Genre Targeting for Authors
May 06, 2016

Today the goodly gents discuss genres with C.S. Lakin. She’s a hugely successful author in different genres, both fiction and nonfiction, and she has some amazing insights into the all-too-important task of choosing a great genre for your books.

SPA 59: How to Plan A Book Launch (Listener Voicemails)
April 29, 2016

The dudes answer a couple listener questions about launching two books at the same time, building a “funnel” and setting up book giveaways, and other on-topic (really!) stuff. Tune in to see how the guys respond to some great – and tough – questions!

SPA 58: Relaxing with Indiana Jones
April 22, 2016

Subtitle: Being Awesome, Successes, and Celebration Rituals. Today the dudes talk about how they maintain positivity and celebrate their wins. There are plenty of ways to “celebrate” little victories (and big ones),

SPA 57: The Most Inspirational, Awesome Books of All Time
April 01, 2016

…Or at least according to the guys. In this episode, the dudes chat about the most inspiring presentations, talks, books, movies, podcasts, etc. they’ve ever encountered and had the pleasure to consume. Also Nick got a van.

SPA 56: Trilogies, Theft & Plagiarism, and Ebook Images
March 25, 2016

Today the goodly gents discuss trilogy and serial promotion and marketing, reviews for trilogies, and what defines a “trilogy.” Also, the boys discuss Kevin’s recent experience with theft and plagiarism – he had his book stolen and reposted under a dif...

SPA 55: Improvisation and Revising for Writers
February 19, 2016

Today the guys discuss the rules of improve, as they apply to writers. Comedy improvisation rules are things like, “never say ‘no,'” “yes/and,” etc. But while these “rules” are helpful and can lead to really funny improvised comedy,

SPA 54: Writing Christian Fiction with Rachel Starr Thomson
February 12, 2016

Rachel Starr Thomson doesn’t just have a cool name. She’s a veritable writing rockstar (a “wrockstar”). She’s been on the show before, but we caught up with her today to discuss a HUGE topic we’ve been pondering for quite some time: writing Christian f...