I came to the office today, and the little complex where my rooms are was locked because everyone else is having a holiday. It also massively interrupts the daily routine of our lives. We get to spend some time with our children. At the moment, kids are off school, and that is a mixed blessing for us. Except they’re not Premier League, or glorious.īecause it’s holiday time.

I mean, other fast food restaurants are available, but that’s the one I’m going to because Cambridge United are at home, the glorious Premier League football team. What do dogs do? You can demand they sit, stand, anyway. I haven’t even had my lunch yet because I’ve had a phone call about five minutes ago saying, “Could we record now rather than in 15 minutes time?” So I haven’t even eaten today. Well, we try not to mention the weather, but it’s hard not to today because it’s lovely outside. 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.

Join indie bestseller Mark Dawson and first-time author James Blatch as they shine a light on the secrets of self-publishing success. Do you want to make a living from your writing? No more gatekeepers, no more barriers, no one standing between you and your readers. But it’s great because we can all learn from each other and we can see what works and what doesn’t without all of us having to make those mistakes. When they have a release, I know how much they make, I know what they spent on advertising and I know what day they had what sales. Speaker 1: On this edition of the Self-Publishing Show.Īlessandra Torre: I have groups where there’s four of us and we’ve all signed NDAs and we share everything.

LIVE EVENT: Mark will be speaking in June at Slaughter in Southwold Transcript of interview with Alessandra Torre PATREON: Self Publishing Formula Show’s Patreon pageĬONFERENCE DISCOUNT: Go to /dawson to save on conference registration, including the digital conference, from Inkers Con

The necessity of tracking ad spend so you can see what’s working.The benefits of connecting characters across books.Including signing a six-figure contract with Harlequin.The six things Alessandra would do differently with her writing career.Offering a conference live and then via video.On the recent removal of barriers to publishing.Wildly successful author and publishing teacher Alessandra Torre shares the six things she’d do differently now that she knows more about publishing. Every author learns from their mistakes and when we know better, we do better (to paraphrase Maya Angelou).

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