In this episode I interview Janet Murray, journalist for the Guardian newspaper and PR Coach. She has pitched stories and received pitches to the media over the last fifteen years and now helps other people to do the same with her Soulful PR training company.
How To
A Quick Guide to Scrivener
I’ve had quite a few conversations recently with people who have bought Scrivener and couldn’t work out how to use it. In this show I talk about how use the product. If you use a different product and are happy with it then this post isn’t for you!
However, if you haven’t yet got a writing tool you are happy with, Scrivener is good because:
You can easily create an ePub file and a Mobi file from it.
It automatically saves your work and backs it up.
It is a great tool for planning a book.
How to Sell Your Books Through Bookshops with Debbie Young
Episode 21 In today’s show I interview Debbie Young, the blog editor of the Alliance of Independent Authors blog (Alli), fiction author and currently writing a book for the Alli about getting your book into book stores. How should an indie author approach a bookstore to see if they will stock their book? Where should they […]
Choosing the Best Categories and Keywords on Amazon
In this episode I discuss how to choose Categories and Keywords for your eBook in the KDP website. This is often an area that is considered an afterthought – something done in a hurry. This is a mistake, as what you choose here can make a real difference to how visible your book is on Amazon and how it will sell (regardless of the quality of your book!).
Mailing Lists
Episode 17 In this week’s show I discuss mailing lists (well strictly speaking e-mail lists) using services such as Mailchimp and AWeber. As I was struggling to get my own e-mail giveaway working (due to some kind of javascript issue the sign-up form didn’t work) I thought that I had never actually discussed e-mail lists […]
Inside an ePub
Episode 16 In today’s show (released on International Podcast Day!) I talk about how you go about manually editing an ePub file. It is a very geeky technical show, but keep listening, I try not to make it too dull. I’ve created a free ePub guide to editing an ePub (which you can get here) which explains this […]