It would have been closed for a week or two when this goes out. I would always get ill at the end of courses, when we’re closing the course. I got the worst of it out of the way last weekend, so I’m just stuffed up but I don’t feel bad. Mark Dawson: Well, I’m reasonably pleased. It’s that thing when your body knows Christmas is coming, so I’m going to make you ill. Mark Dawson: And me, Mark Dawson, both of us with colds. James Blatch: Hello, and welcome to the Self-Publishing Show with me, James Blatch. There’s never been a better time to be a writer. No more gatekeepers, no more barriers, no one standing between you and your readers.ĭo you want to make a living from your writing? Join indie bestseller, Mark Dawson and first-time author James Blatch as they shine a light on the secrets of self-publishing success. If you don’t have that connection to your readers, you’re going to have a hard time with it.Īnnouncer: Publishing is changing. Kathryn Le Veque: What is so important right now in this day and age of indie authors is your connection to your readers. PATREON: Self Publishing Formula Show’s Patreon page EPISODE TRANSCRIPTĪnnouncer: On this addition of the Self-Publishing Show.

Why indie publishing imprints are able to offer more equitable royalty split than trad publishers.

How marketing experience changed what Kathryn wrote.

On the personal side of marketing and the advertising side.

The importance of connecting with readers.

Learning that marketing is 60% of being an author.

On learning the vital importance of having an editor.

On self-publishing a ‘backlist’ of 30 books in one year, from years of trying to get traditionally published.

The balance between historical accuracy and creating stories.

Starting off as a writer with endless rejections from traditional publishers.

Kathryn is now a very successful full time author and also has more than one publishing imprint that publishes books for other writers. when the indie revolution hit she was ready with many books she could publish. Those years of writing improved her craft. But it all worked out in the end for two reasons. For years, Kathryn Le Veque wrote books that were rejected by traditional publishers.

A Time Of End by Kathryn Le Veque