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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 bec ...
The Self Publishing Spotlight shines a light on authors at all stages of their indie journey. We ask them the same five questions on writing and publishing - five questions that will help you level up your own author career. Short and sweet, these Spotlights are the perfect way to snap up self-publishing stories on the go.
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SPS-336: Kobo Writing Life: Reach New Readers - with Tara Cremin
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Kobo’s Tara Cremin explains why you’re leaving millions of readers on the table.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-335: Publishing the New Poirot - with Sophie Hannah
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Currently teaching a writing course at Cambridge University, Sophie Hannah discusses the publishing routes available to new authors.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-334: Flying into Fiction: Video Games & NFTs - with Nicholas Narbutovskih
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SPS-333: Building Better Worlds: Special Effects & Writing - with Chrissy Metge
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Chrissy Metge isn’t just an author of children’s books – she also works on the special effects for some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-332: MiblArt: Cover Design During the War - with Julia Rozdobudko
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Julia had to flee Ukraine due to the war, yet MiblArt’s work as a book cover design company continues.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-331: Websites for Writers - with Stuart Grant
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Ace author website designer, Stuart Grant, explains why every author needs a site and how to go about securing one that's going to help you sell more books.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-330: Getting Ready for The Self Publishing Show Live! - with Mark Dawson & James Blatch
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Two years on and it's back! Mark and James talk you through the exciting schedule for this year's upcoming two-day SPS event in London.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-329: Self-Publishing Fundamentals - with Mark Dawson & James Blatch
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So how do you get started as an indie author? Let multi-million selling indie superstar Mark Dawson and newbie author James Blatch be your guides!By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-328: Marie Force Be With You! 10 Million Copies Sold and Counting...
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Indie author superstar, Marie Force, on what it takes to keep your readers coming back for more.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-327: From Writing Conference to Writing Career - with Benedict Brown
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Benedict Brown had almost given up on writing until he attended the Self Publishing Show Live. Now he’s a full-time author!By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-326: Six Figures in Her First Year - with Nora Phoenix
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Nora Phoenix jumped straight into full-time writing with a six-figure salary… without running paid advertising.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-325: SPS-325: Fat Vampire: From Book to TV - with Johnny B. Truant
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Johnny B. Truant discusses Sterling & Stone, writing over 100 books, and his upcoming TV adaptation.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-324: Canines and Criminals: Finding Your Niche - with Jodi Burnett
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SPS-323: Why Did Draft2Digital Acquire Smashwords? - with Kevin Tumlinson
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Two publishing aggregate giants become one.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-322: Writers Without Borders - with Anton Eine
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In a special episode of the Self Publishing Show, Anton Eine calls in from Ukraine to discuss the ongoing war and how it has affected his writing and publishing process.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-321: The Magic of Audiobook Podcasts - with John Gaspard
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Discover how releasing your audiobook as a weekly podcast can drive sales.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-320: How to Balance Writing with a Busy Lifestyle - with Michael La Ronn
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Following a near-death experience, Michael La Ronn juggles writing with family life and a full-time job.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-319: Hitting #1 with a 2-Year Old Book - with Amy Daws
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Discover how Amy Daws reached the top of the charts without a new release.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-318: Rising From Non-Writer to Amazon #1 - with Meghan Quinn
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When Meghan Quinn got fired while planning to adopt, she knew she had to make a full-time career out of writing.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-317: Crafting a Believable Magic System - with C.R. Rowenson
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C.R. Rowenson explains why magic isn’t just a way to explain the impossible.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-316: How to Stay Passionate and Productive - with Sarah Noffke
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With 88 books under her belt, Sarah Noffke explains how authors can avoid the dreaded burnout.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-315: Meet the Superstar Sisters of TikTok - with Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
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Two co-writing sisters have taken to TikTok with bestselling results.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-314: Treating Your Book Like a Product - with Nick Thacker
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Writing a successful book and marketing a successful book should be one and the same thing.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-313: Romance: Understanding Your Sub-Genre - with Victorine Lieske
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There are countless sub-genres in Romance – you need to understand the reader expectations for eachBy Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-312: The Indie Author Magazine - with Chelle Honiker & Alice Briggs
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Self-publishing isn’t just for books. Introducing the future of digital magazines.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-311: Spectrum: From Opera to Audiobooks - with Kelly Rinnes
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Kelly Rinnes discusses how Spectrum helps authors publish audiobooks worldwide.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-310: The Kindle Storyteller Winner, 2021 - with Rachel McLean
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Rachel McLean won this year’s Kindle Storyteller award. How did she go from selling a few books a day to a few thousand?By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-309: Joffe Books: The Gold Standard of Indie Publishers - with Jasper Joffe
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The Self Publishing Formula Podcast: How to Succeed as an Indie Author with Tips, Tools, Stories and Interviews from a Best-Seller.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-308: Foreign Market Opportunities for Authors - with Alex Newton
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The pandemic shook up readers’ buying habits. But how did it change the way we publish books around the world?By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-307: Why You Should be Writing in Anthologies - with Carol Van Natta
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Short stories are usually harder to sell, yet many authors are writing together in anthologies. Why?By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-306: Fitness Advice for Authors with David Viergutz
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Writing books can be quite a static job. Here’s how (and why) you should keep physically active.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-305: How to Build a Believable World - with Angeline Trevena
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It’s important to craft a world readers can lose themselves in. Here’s how!By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-304: Introducing the Findaway Voices Marketplace - with Will Dages
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Tune in to discover how to sell audiobooks through every major distributor worldwide.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-303: How Stories Help Us Process Trauma - with David Chrisinger
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Stories are what the human mind uses to understand the world – both the good and the bad. David Chrissinger explains.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-302: How to Train Your Editor Brain - with Tiffany Yates Martin
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Every manuscript needs to go through editing. The question is, what kind does yours need?By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-301: Literary Fiction: What Is It? - with Roz Morris
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Literary Fiction often stands apart from genre fiction… but what actually defines it?By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-300: 6 Years of The Self Publishing Show
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For a special 300th episode of the Self Publishing Show, Mark and James take a look back at some of the highlights and industry changes of the past six years.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-299: Reedsy - From Freelancers to Foundations - with Ricardo Fayet
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Ricardo Fayet co-founded Reedsy, an online marketplace offering every service an indie author could ever need. But did you know they also support the SPF Foundation?By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-298: Atticus: the All-Purpose Tool for Indie Authors - with Dave Chesson
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Fed up of using half a dozen different tools to produce a book? Atticus might be the answer.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-297: Give Your Readers What They Want - with Melanie Harlow
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What authors want and what readers want aren’t always the same – the importance of balancing art with commerce.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-296: How to Write a Bestseller... for Children - with Suzy K. Quinn
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Suzy has written multiple bestselling novels and even presented an SPF course about maximising a book's chance of success. Now she’s turning her hand to children’s books.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-295: Discovery Writing: Telling a Story Back-to-Front - with Patricia McLinn
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How to write a successful novel using the discovery (or 'pantsing') method.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-294: How to Sell More Books Using TikTok - with Lila Dubois and Jayne Rylon
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It’s one of the most popular social media platforms on the planet. So how can authors use it to their advantage?By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-293: Don’t Give Up the Ghost(writing): Success Against All Odds - with Kathrin Hutson
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Addiction almost led to Kathrin Hutson giving up her dream of becoming an author; now she’s a ghostwriting powerhouse penning books for the biggest publishers.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-292: The SPF Foundation and the Dartmoor Detective - with Mikey Campling
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Mikey Campling loves writing whodunnits, but it’s no mystery as to which courses contributed to his success..By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-291: Brain.fm: Helping You Focus on Your Writing - with Dan Clark
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Plenty of us struggle to get in the flow as often as we'd like – Brain.fm might just be the answer.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-290: The Author Behind Mark Wahlberg’s 'Infinite' - with Eric Maikranz
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Eric Maikranz took an unusual approach to getting his book turned into a movie – little did he know Mark Wahlberg would take the starring role.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-289: Why a NYT Bestseller Switched From Trad to Indie - with Gail Carriger
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She was a New York Times bestseller with successful trad deals. So why did Gail Carriger make to switch to full-indie?By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-288: How to Write Engaging Dialogue - with Jeff Elkins
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Suffering from a case of dry and stodgy characters? It's time to meet the Dialogue Doctor.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
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SPS-287: BookLab - with Machelle Hanleigh
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BookLab is back! Three industry experts give Machelle Hanleigh advice on how to improve sales of her Paranormal Romance novel.By Mark Dawson: Best-Selling Indie Author and Self Publishing Guru
