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Self-Publishing Tips & Tricks — 100 episodes

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SPTT 100 – 100 Episodes Later, Here’s What We Learned About Self-Publishing

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SPTT 098 – Permafree, Newsletters, and Growing a Romance Author Brand

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SPTT 099 – The Relaxed Author by Joanna Penn and Mark Leslie Lefebvre

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SPTT 097 – Writing Deep Scenes by Martha Alderson and Jordan Rosenfeld

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SPTT 096 – From Firefighter to Full-Time Author

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SPTT 095 – The Art of War for Writers by James Scott Bell

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SPTT 094 – Mastering Self-Publishing and Starting Over with Fiction

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SPTT 092 – From Special Agent to Indie Crime Thriller Author

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SPTT 091 – How to Juggle Self-Publishing with a Creative Career

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SPTT 090 – Inside the Mind of a Book Cover and Comic Artist

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SPTT 089 – DIY Audiobooks for Indie Authors

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SPTT 088 – Networking for Authors by Dale L. Roberts

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SPTT 087 – The Emotional Craft of Fiction by Donald Maass

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SPTT 086 – How to Self-Publish on a Shoe-String Budget

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SPTT 085 – Book Marketing Made Simple for Indie Authors

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SPTT 084 – What No One Tells You About Self-Publishing Under a Pen Name

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SPTT 083 – Unlock Your Self-Publishing Success with StoryOrigin

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SPTT 082 – When Scripts Become Sagas

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SPTT 081 – Batman & Serial Fiction? J.M. Celi Explains + Our 2025 Goals

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SPTT 080 – One Last Story Before We Begin Again (Five Seasons, Countless Lessons Learned)

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SPTT 079 – Is Kickstarter Right For You? Get Your Book Selling on Kickstarter

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SPTT 078 – The Art of Editing with The Story Grid

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SPTT 077 – The Smell of Death & Marketing

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SPTT 076 – Monetizing Stories in the Digital Age: Ream Strategies

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SPTT 075 – Romance Tropes, Reinvention, and Marketing Magic

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SPTT 074 – Shielding Your Author Business

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SPTT 073 – Outside-the-Box Author Platforms

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SPTT 072 – Crafting Bestsellers and TikTok Triumphs

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SPTT 071 – Amazon Keywords for Books by Dale L. Roberts

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SPTT 070 – Story Genius by Lisa Cron

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SPTT 069 – Free & Frugal Book Marketing

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SPTT 068 – Open Library Doors with LCCNs

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SPTT 067 – Increase Open Rates by 30%

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SPTT 066 – Reinventing Your Book Cover

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SPTT 065 – Tap Into Creative Book Marketing with QR Codes

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SPTT 064 – Tips for Co-Authoring & Kindle Vella

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SPTT 063 – Amazon Delivery Drain?

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SPTT 062 – Writing Beyond Your Experience: Working with Sensitivity Readers

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SPTT 061 – Advertising for Less

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SPTT 060 – Romance Writing & Hybrid Publishing with Emma Bennet

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SPTT 059 – Does My Book Cover Make the Grade?

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SPTT 058 – Myths & Truths of SEO for Authors with Troy Lambert

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SPTT 057 – Unpacking Broad vs Niche Keywords

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SPTT 056 – Publishing & Marketing Tips for Subscriptions

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SPTT 055 – Stacking Promos for Maximum Launch Impact

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SPTT 054 – Podcasts that Power Indie Authors

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SPTT 053 – Welcome Email Tips for Authors

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SPTT 052 – Questions for the Hosts & What We’ve Learned this Year

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SPTT 051 – Readers for Free: Grow Your Newsletter Now

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SPTT 050 – Audio Alchemy: Fine-Tune Your Audiobook Files

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SPTT 049 – Define Your Kickstarter USP

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SPTT 048 – Direct to Fans: What is Kickstarter?

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SPTT 047 – 7 FIGURE FICTION: How to Use Universal Fantasy to SELL Your Books to ANYONE by T Taylor

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SPTT 046 – The Dark Side of ACX: The Hidden World of Audiobook Rights

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SPTT 045 – Take Control of Your Amazon Author Link

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SPTT 044 – Why Your Book Links Are Costing You Money

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SPTT 043 – How to Get Reviews & Endorsements by Linda Stirling

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SPTT 042 – DIY Formatting Tricks: How to Go Pro Without Going Broke

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SPTT 041 – Magnetic Author Bios: A Trick to Attract Your Audience

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SPTT 040 – Supercharge Your Book Launch with BookBub Alerts

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SPTT 039 – Ghost Categories on Amazon

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SPTT 038 – Getting Started with Author Subscriptions

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SPTT 037 – Plottr: Story Outlining Software for Pantsers & Plotters

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SPTT 036 – Written in Melanin & Brand Identity with C.M. Lockhart

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SPTT 035 – Tips & Tricks of Ghostwriting

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SPTT 034 – Establishing Your Author Platform on YouTube

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SPTT 033 – Translating Books with Estelle Van de Velde

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SPTT 032 – Atomic Habits by James Clear

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SPTT 031 – The Emotion Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi

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SPTT 030 – 5,000 Words Per Hour by Chris Fox

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SPTT 029 - Co-Writing with Family

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SPTT 028 – Being a First-Time Author Right Now

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SPTT 027 - Homeschooling Mom & Author with Sarah Hualde

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SPTT 026 - Copywriting for Authors

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SPTT 025 - Finding New Readers with Robert G. Culp

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SPTT 024 - A Year of the Best Self-Publishing Tips & Tricks

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SPTT 023 - Shanti Hershenson

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SPTT 022 - Chris Kenny

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SPTT 021 - K. R. Raye

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SPTT 020 - Rod Van Blake

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SPTT 019 - Christie Stratos

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SPTT 018 - Bradley Lejeune

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SPTT 017 - Rita M. Reali

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SPTT 016 - J.D. Estrada

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SPTT 015 - Jessica Ingold

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SPTT 014 - A.L. Knorr

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SPTT 013 - Peter Okonkwo

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SPTT 012 - Colleen M. Story

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SPTT 011 - Zarina Macha

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SPTT 010 - D.L. Tillery

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SPTT 009 - Heidi Thorne

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SPTT 008 - Sako Tumi / Cass Voit

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SPTT 007 - M.M. Ward

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SPTT 006 - A.F. Stewart

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SPTT 005 - Nissa Leder

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SPTT 004 - Katelyn Young

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SPTT 003 - Richard Holliday

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SPTT 002 - Margaret Pinard

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SPTT 001 - Meet the Hosts

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