Self-Publishing Advice & Inspirations
Business:Entrepreneurship
What does independence mean for authors in terms of creative and publishing choices? Why is interdependence so important, and how can we be stronger together? Orna Ross and Joanna Penn discuss their ideas.
Find more author advice, tips, and tools at our self-publishing advice center. And, if you haven’t already, we invite you to join our organization and become a self-publishing ally.
Now, go write and publish!
About the Hosts
Joanna Penn writes nonfiction for authors and is an award-nominated, New York Times and USA Today bestselling thriller author as J.F.Penn. She’s also an award-winning podcaster, creative entrepreneur, and international professional speaker.
Orna Ross launched the Alliance of Independent Authors at the London Book Fair in 2012. Her work for ALLi has seen her named as one of The Bookseller’s “100 top people in publishing”. She also publishes poetry, fiction, and nonfiction and is greatly excited by the democratizing, empowering potential of author-publishing. For more information about Orna, visit her website.
OpenAI's GPT-4o Demo Features Emotional Reading of a Love Story About Robots: The Self-Publishing News Podcast with Dan Holloway
Inside the Audiobook Boom: Kevin Stillwell of Lantern Audio Talks Production on the Creating Better Books Podcast with Howard Lovy
Boosting Author Incomes with Self-Pub 3: ALLi Campaigns Podcast with Orna Ross and Matty Dalrymple
Exploring OpenAI's Game Theory Model for Fair Author Compensation: The Self-Publishing News Podcast with Dan Holloway
Maximizing Impact, Minimizing Costs: Value-Based Marketing for Self-Publishing Authors — Publishing for Profit with Orna Ross and Anna Featherstone
Inspirational Indie Author Interview #158: Sarah Banham. Writer Refuses to be Pinned to a Single Genre
What Will Authors Do to Find Gen Z Readers if They Can't Use TikTok? The Self-Publishing News Podcast with Dan Holloway
Finding ARC Reviewers for Your Manuscript and More Self-Publishing Questions Answered by Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black in the Member Q&A Podcast
Overcoming the Challenges of Being a Multi-Genre Author: Creative Self-Publishing Podcast with Orna Ross
Manga Publishers Win Major Piracy Case and AI Narration Advances: Self-Publishing News Podcast with Dan Holloway
Five Reasons Authors Need an Email List: Reaching More Readers Podcast with Dale L. Roberts and Holly Greenland
AI's Impact on Creatives and Substack's Spotify Partnership: Self-Publishing News Podcast with Dan Holloway
Shaun Loftus Explores The Book Whisperer's Tailored Publishing Support and the ‘Unconference’ in Florence: Creating Better Books Podcast with Howard Lovy
Inspirational Indie Author Interview #157: Jill Dobson. Traditionally Published as a Teen, Author Gets Tired of Waiting Game and Goes Indie
Fairly Trained Certifies First Ethically Trained Large Language Model: Self-Publishing News Podcast with Dan Holloway
Creative ACCESS Marketing — Attracting and Capturing Readers: Creative Self-Publishing Podcast with Orna Ross
Romantasy Rises as FTX Saga Concludes: Self-Publishing News Podcast with Dan Holloway
Finding Cover Designers and Editors, and More Self-Publishing Questions Answered by Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black in Our Member Q&A Podcast
Inspirational Indie Author Interview #156: Pauline Wilson. Australian Novelist Mines Her Own Ancestors for Fascinating Characters and Stories
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Commercial Edge: Unleash the Power of People
The emPOWERed Half Hour
Organic Marketing Simplified: Master podcast marketing, fuel podcast growth, and make money podcasting!
THE GO BIZ GUY
The Sigma Femme Podcast
The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway
The Tim Ferriss Show