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Self Publishing Insiders

Draft2Digital, Mark Leslie Lefebvre, Jim Azevedo, Lexi Greene

Brought to you from the indie author experts at Draft2Digital! Each week, Self Publishing Insiders features an interview with a new guest, covering self-publishing topics from writing and craft to marketing and promoting your books, and anything that can help you build and grow your author career.

Learn about new tools, new software, new markets—and of course, all the inside information that D2D can provide!

This show features interviews taken from our live D2D Spotlight, available on YouTube and Facebook. Join us, and get your questions answered during the live broadcast, when you visit D2DLive.com!

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#290
Thursday · 50 min
Ask Us Anything: Mythbusting Author Questions
Tara from Author Support joins the D2D Team to answer author questions and bust common myths about publishing with Draft2Digital.
#289
August 20 · 50 min
AI Narration vs. Human Narration
Phil Marshall of Spoken and Megan Lazovick of Edison Research join us to discuss their latest study of listeners blind-testing human and AI narration.
#288
August 13 · 46 min
Outlining for Novelists Who Don't Outline
Paul Austin Ardoin joins us with tips to help pantsers looking for practical tools to strengthen their stories without losing what makes them discovery writers.
#287
August 6 · 48 min
The Author Nation Community
Author Nation is more than a four-day Vegas Convention; it's a community meant to help authors build sustainable, prosperous creative careers in the golden age of content creation.
#286
July 30 · 46 min
Substack for Indie Authors
Sinem Günel gives you the Substack playbook — from setting up your publication to landing your first subscribers and building a readership that follows you from book to book.
#285
July 23 · 50 min
Ask Us Anything: The Smashwords Sale
The Draft2Digital team discusses the Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale and how authors can get the most out of our Smashwords Sales as marketing opportunities.
#284
July 16 · 46 min
Pivoting Your Career: Finding What Works for You
Changing careers can be an intimidating prospect, but Tikiri Herath joins us to discuss how she took a new path and built a thriving author business along the way.
#283
July 9 · 54 min
Connecting with Fans: Building the Author - Reader Relationship
Amy Award is a spicy romance author who believes that all bodies are beautiful and deserve their own love stories with Happy Ever Afters. This week, she joins us for a deep dive on building connections with fans.
#282
July 2 · 54 min
Get to Know Romance Writers of America
Romance Writers of America® (RWA) has a long history of advancing the common interests of career-focused romance writers through networking and advocacy and by increasing public awareness of the romance genre.
#281
June 25 · 49 min
3 Areas Where Authors Should Focus
NYT Bestselling Author Alessandra Torre and co-founder of Inkers Con joins us to discuss opportunities authors should be considering in 2026.
#280
June 18 · 58 min
Optimizing for Joy and Making Money Doing It
Russell Nohelty of Hapitalist joins us to discuss how authors can find career success without sacrificing joy.
#279
June 11 · 55 min
Ask Us Anything: Marketing, Merchandising, and Author Success
Lexi, Nick, and Mark from the Draft2Digital Team is here to answer author questions about publishing, best practices, and distributing your books with Draft2Digital.
#278
June 4 · 45 min
Scammers are Coming for You!
Dale Roberts joins us to explain how the scammer game has changed, what to watch out for, and what to do if you fall victim to an author scam.
#277
May 28 · 46 min
Writers of the Future: The Value of Short Stories, Sci-Fi, and Community
Emily Goodwin and Writers of the Future have championed the writing community, encouraging Sci-Fi writers of the future.
#276
May 21 · 47 min
Writing Fear: How Inner Conflict Crafts Compelling Characters
Becca Puglisi joins us to share how understanding the psychology of fear can help you write vulnerable, complex characters.
#275
May 14 · 50 min
The Importance of Print-On-Demand
Jo Wildsmith helps authors turn their manuscripts into something truly exceptional and ready to use print on demand to its fullest potential.
#274
May 7 · 53 min
Mastery Through Missteps: Demystifying the Quit the Day Job Dream
Matilda Swift and Sam Cummings of the Pen to Paycheck podcast work together as mastermind partners to achieve the "how to quit my day job" dream.
#273
April 30 · 49 min
Indie Bookstore Day with Bookshop.org!
We sit down with Ami Greko of Bookshop.org to understand how authors helped celebrate the Indie Bookstore Day by encouraging readers to visit their favorite indie bookstores
#272
April 23 · 46 min
How to Build Your Author Business with Support
Kate Tilton has been helping authors since 2010 as a business manager and publishing consultant. She has worked with bestsellers and new authors, supporting and optimizing their publishing careers.
#271
April 16 · 49 min
How Translation Helps Indies Expand into New Markets
Skye B. MacKinnon shares best practices for how to translate indie books into different languages.

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