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Join indie authors Kevin Chapman and Richard "Steve" Bass every Saturday for their latest take on the self publishing industry, including a warts and all look at what they've tried, whether or not it worked, and why.

Kev & Steve


    • Jul 11, 2015 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 55m AVG DURATION
    • 30 EPISODES


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    IPA 014 - Jim Hinks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2015 47:21


    Jim Hinks from CommaPress joins Kev & Steve to discuss the new publishing platform MacGuffin.io as well as discussing some of the differences between short stories and longer fiction.

    IPA 014 - Jim Hinks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2015 47:21


    Jim Hinks from CommaPress joins Kev & Steve to discuss the new publishing platform MacGuffin.io as well as discussing some of the differences between short stories and longer fiction.

    IPA 013 - Harry Dewulf

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2015 62:15


    So it looks like we're finally relaunching this show then - who'd have thought?Our first interview of the new style show is with editor extraordinaire Harry Dewulf from narrativepath.com. Harry takes us behind the scenes on the editing process, talks us through his new novel writing course, and explains why Kev's new short story idea is rubbish.If you're a writer, editor or publisher and are interested in appearing on a future episode of IPA, let us know in the comments box below.

    IPA 013 - Harry Dewulf

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2015 62:15


    So it looks like we're finally relaunching this show then - who'd have thought?Our first interview of the new style show is with editor extraordinaire Harry Dewulf from narrativepath.com. Harry takes us behind the scenes on the editing process, talks us through his new novel writing course, and explains why Kev's new short story idea is rubbish.If you're a writer, editor or publisher and are interested in appearing on a future episode of IPA, let us know in the comments box below.

    IPA 012 - Left Behind & Non-Fiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2015 45:09


    Steve talks through his beats for the Left Behind re-write, and Kev explains why he's swerved away from Stray for a few weeks to write another non-fiction book for students.

    IPA 012 - Left Behind & Non-Fiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2015 45:09


    Steve talks through his beats for the Left Behind re-write, and Kev explains why he's swerved away from Stray for a few weeks to write another non-fiction book for students.

    IPA 011 - Stray & Left Behind

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2015 58:21


    On this episode:Kev talks through his rough outline for a Young Adult novel called Stray and Steve explains his plans for the re-write of Zombie Comedy Left Behind.

    IPA 011 - Stray & Left Behind

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2015 58:21


    On this episode:Kev talks through his rough outline for a Young Adult novel called Stray and Steve explains his plans for the re-write of Zombie Comedy Left Behind.

    IPA 010 - Review of 2014

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2015 52:13


    It's our last show for a while, at least in it's current format of weekly shows. Looking back over our first year of publishing should hopefully explain why.

    IPA 010 - Review of 2014

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2015 52:13


    It's our last show for a while, at least in it's current format of weekly shows. Looking back over our first year of publishing should hopefully explain why.

    IPA 009 - Plans For 2015

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2014 60:43


    We talk about our plans for 2015, including our pilot season that will be starting in January, a move in to non-fiction and a new writing schedule we're going to try and stick to.If you've got any suggestions for future topics or questions for the show, tweet them at @kevandsteve or email kevandsteve@gmail.com

    IPA 009 - Plans For 2015

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2014 60:43


    We talk about our plans for 2015, including our pilot season that will be starting in January, a move in to non-fiction and a new writing schedule we're going to try and stick to.If you've got any suggestions for future topics or questions for the show, tweet them at @kevandsteve or email kevandsteve@gmail.com

    IPA 008 - Listener Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2014 60:17


    Kev & Steve talk about finished off Left Behind: Season One, what they plan to write next (including Steve's first short story) and answer a whole load of listener questions.You can ask a question or suggest a topic for a future show by emailing kevandsteve@gmail.com or tweeting @kevandsteve

    IPA 008 - Listener Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2014 60:17


    Kev & Steve talk about finished off Left Behind: Season One, what they plan to write next (including Steve's first short story) and answer a whole load of listener questions.You can ask a question or suggest a topic for a future show by emailing kevandsteve@gmail.com or tweeting @kevandsteve

    IPA 007 - Promotion In Person

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2014 61:53


    Kev & Steve discuss promoting Left Behind in person at Birmingham Comic Con recently, and their plans for promoting in person at future live events.They also go in depth on the results from their recent email promotion campaign for Mature: Season One, and ask the question: How often should an author email their list?Left Behind is nearly finished, and there's currently a poll on kevandsteve.com to let them know what you want them to write next.Kev talks about how he accidentally wrote a non-fiction book this week and what he plans to do with it, and Steve is starting to throw around some ideas for his first short story.If you've got any questions or topic suggestions for future shows, contact Kev & Steve by emailing kevandsteve@gmail.com, or tweeting them @kevandsteve.

    IPA 007 - Promotion In Person

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2014 61:53


    Kev & Steve discuss promoting Left Behind in person at Birmingham Comic Con recently, and their plans for promoting in person at future live events.They also go in depth on the results from their recent email promotion campaign for Mature: Season One, and ask the question: How often should an author email their list?Left Behind is nearly finished, and there's currently a poll on kevandsteve.com to let them know what you want them to write next.Kev talks about how he accidentally wrote a non-fiction book this week and what he plans to do with it, and Steve is starting to throw around some ideas for his first short story.If you've got any questions or topic suggestions for future shows, contact Kev & Steve by emailing kevandsteve@gmail.com, or tweeting them @kevandsteve.

    IPA 006 - Editing with Harry Dewulf

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2014 65:48


    Our first interview, and it's fantastic. Editor Harry Dewulf talks us through his edit of the first couple of chapters of our new zombie serial Left Behind. Expect some fantastic insight along the way. This one is a must listen for new writers who haven't been able to afford to get an editor yet.If you want to get in touch with Harry you can contact him at his blog (http://www.densewordsblog.com/), his website (http://www.densewords.com/) or on Twitter (https://twitter.com/densewords).

    IPA 006 - Editing with Harry Dewulf

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2014 65:48


    Our first interview, and it's fantastic. Editor Harry Dewulf talks us through his edit of the first couple of chapters of our new zombie serial Left Behind. Expect some fantastic insight along the way. This one is a must listen for new writers who haven't been able to afford to get an editor yet.If you want to get in touch with Harry you can contact him at his blog (http://www.densewordsblog.com/), his website (http://www.densewords.com/) or on Twitter (https://twitter.com/densewords).

    IPA 005 - Promoting The Backlist

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2014 63:17


    On this week's show Kev & Steve discuss launching their new zombie comedy serial Left Behind, promoting books at live events, a potential secret future project and the current marketing plan for Mature: Season One.Contact the show by emailing kevandsteve@gmail.com or tweet them @kevandsteve.

    IPA 005 - Promoting The Backlist

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2014 63:17


    On this week's show Kev & Steve discuss launching their new zombie comedy serial Left Behind, promoting books at live events, a potential secret future project and the current marketing plan for Mature: Season One.Contact the show by emailing kevandsteve@gmail.com or tweet them @kevandsteve.

    IPA 004 - We Were Right The First Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2014 61:46


    On this week's show: We discuss the writing process and release of our first short story, England United, as well as our release plans for our upcoming zombie comedy serial, Left Behind.We also go in depth and explain our writing process, including the explanation of story beats that so many of you have asked us about!You can email the show at kevandsteve@gmail.com, Tweet us @kevandsteve or Like us at Facebook.com/kevandsteve

    IPA 004 - We Were Right The First Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2014 61:46


    On this week's show: We discuss the writing process and release of our first short story, England United, as well as our release plans for our upcoming zombie comedy serial, Left Behind.We also go in depth and explain our writing process, including the explanation of story beats that so many of you have asked us about!You can email the show at kevandsteve@gmail.com, Tweet us @kevandsteve or Like us at Facebook.com/kevandsteve

    IPA 003 - Changing Plans

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2014 59:35


    Kev & Steve hit the first bump in their road to success in indie publishing this week as the World Guardians project turned out to be a lot more complicated than they thought it would be. A quick re-design of their production schedule later, and somewhere they're still in with a chance of completing NaNaWriMo, but more importantly, they'll have a new book out ready for Birmingham Comic Con in a few weeks, and they've been experimenting with increasing their visibility on Amazon.Find out more at kevandsteve.com, or get in touch with the show @kevandsteve on Twitter, or by emailing kevandsteve@gmail.com.

    IPA 003 - Changing Plans

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2014 59:35


    Kev & Steve hit the first bump in their road to success in indie publishing this week as the World Guardians project turned out to be a lot more complicated than they thought it would be. A quick re-design of their production schedule later, and somewhere they're still in with a chance of completing NaNaWriMo, but more importantly, they'll have a new book out ready for Birmingham Comic Con in a few weeks, and they've been experimenting with increasing their visibility on Amazon.Find out more at kevandsteve.com, or get in touch with the show @kevandsteve on Twitter, or by emailing kevandsteve@gmail.com.

    IPA 002 - NaNoWriMo 2014

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2014 61:34


    Kev & Steve have written half a million words between them in the last six months, despite both holding down full time jobs. But they've never taken part in National Novel Writing Month before. They talk through their plans for NaNoWriMo, and how they hope to end November with another 100,000 words under their belts, and three new projects to release in 2015.If you want to get in touch with the show, email kevandsteve@gmail.com, follow @kevandsteve on Twitter or visit kevandsteve.com.

    IPA 001 - Introductions

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2014 62:26


    Kev & Steve discuss their backgrounds in indie publishing, from starting out as podcasters five years ago, to self publishing 12 titles in 2014. The conversation also covers their plans for the future, their collaborative writing process, and their plans for this new show.

    IPA 000 - Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2014 3:02


    Kev & Steve introduce the new show, and give you a little taste of what to expect in future episodes.

    IPA 002 - NaNoWriMo 2014

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2014 61:34


    Kev & Steve have written half a million words between them in the last six months, despite both holding down full time jobs. But they've never taken part in National Novel Writing Month before. They talk through their plans for NaNoWriMo, and how they hope to end November with another 100,000 words under their belts, and three new projects to release in 2015.If you want to get in touch with the show, email kevandsteve@gmail.com, follow @kevandsteve on Twitter or visit kevandsteve.com.

    IPA 001 - Introductions

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2014 62:26


    Kev & Steve discuss their backgrounds in indie publishing, from starting out as podcasters five years ago, to self publishing 12 titles in 2014. The conversation also covers their plans for the future, their collaborative writing process, and their plans for this new show.

    IPA 000 - Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2014 3:02


    Kev & Steve introduce the new show, and give you a little taste of what to expect in future episodes.

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