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James P. Sumner began writing in the summer of 2013, finally feeling ready to pursue a lifelong dream of becoming a published author. He worked tirelessly to learn the business as well as the craft, and eventually self-published his debut novel, True Conviction, in February 2014. It was very well received, which spurred him on to continue his Adrian Hell series, which has now been downloaded over half a million times, with each entry topping the Amazon charts. His Adrian Hell character has become a popular figure in the thriller genre, mainly due to Sumner's style of writing, which puts the reader inside the head of the charismatic assassin, so they experience his thoughts and see what he sees in real time — something you rarely see in mainstream thriller fiction. In 2015, his fifth novel, A Necessary Kill, was selected as the winner of Amazon's Kindle Scout program, and was subsequently published by Kindle Press. It quickly became his most successful novel, and was briefly the most downloaded e-book in the world. This changed his life and his career as an author, allowing him to make the switch from part-time to full-time. Then, in 2017, Sumner was the recipient of two ATAI awards for his seventh Adrian Hell novel, Thicker Than Blood, which picked up the Best Thriller and Best General Fiction accolades. Find more here: jamespsumner.com Follow for more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠jeffclarkofficial.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or... IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠officialJSClark⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ FB ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@officialJSClark⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@officialJSClark⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ Full Episodes at: ⁠YouTube.com⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jeffclarkofficial⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ApplePodcasts.com/CourseofAction⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Spotify.com/Course of Action⁠

Roland Ladley and I were at six form school together, The Army's Welbeck college, and then met again later, a number of times, including two years at the British Army Staff College, where he was one of the many bright minds that I served alongside. After a successful army career Roland left aged 44 and went into teaching where he quickly became a deputy head. Now he runs a compassionate leadership consultancy, as well as writing some cracking books called the Sam Green series where Sam, the heroine find herself in some amazing scrapes and highlights the problems for people on the autism spectrum with ADHD and how she finds ways of overcoming that while fighting criminals and evil dark organisations.From the comfort of his caravan that he travels around Europe in, we discuss what compassionate leadership means, and share some of his views, experiences and life stories, which are fascinating to hear.On Amazon his review says:Roland Ladley's detailed, but flowing narrative has been compared favourably to Le Carré and Deighton; Sam Green, his ‘flawed but resolute' protagonist, to a female Jack Reacher – ‘only more edgy and much more prone to tears.' His second spy thriller in the Sam Green series, Fuelling the Fire, won a publishing contract with Kindle Scout and went on to become a best-seller in its genre. His other six books in the series, Unsuspecting Hero, The Innocence of Trust, For Good Men to Do Nothing, On The Back Foot To Hell, Blood Red Earth and The Belmonte Paradox, have been equally well reviewed in both the UK and the US.If espionage is your bag – and you're after realistic, up-to-date conspiracy thrillers with a strong female lead – then the Sam Green series is waiting for you. Or, if you're after a softer, female-led action adventure try of Black Bulls and White Horses, Roland Ladley's first non-Sam Green novel, written during the first covid_19 lockdown. Here teacher Emily Copeland follows her mother's past to the lawless Camargue region of France. Love … and death followTo bring realism to his writing Roland Ladley draws upon twenty-five years military service, including complex tours of Bosnia, Afghanistan and Sierra Leone. Subsequent work as a teacher enables him to communicate lucidly to a wide audience, and two grown-up daughters ensure he can laugh at himself and find comic moments in his writing when the tension is at its greatest.Now a full time writer based in Bristol, UK, he lives an itinerant lifestyle with his wife in their motorhome, posting a travel/writing blog and marketing his six Sam Green novels. With the books' cinematic style, it's not surprising that the first, Unsuspecting Hero, has been turned into a mini-series screenplay and is being considered by a well-known British director.Find him via his blog: the.wanderlings. And follow him on Twitter, Instagram or via Facebook @rolandtheauthor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

USA Today Bestselling author Sariah Wilson has never jumped out of an airplane, never climbed Mt. Everest, and is not a former CIA operative. She has, however, been madly, passionately in love with her soulmate and is a fervent believer in happily ever afters—which is why she writes romance. She grew up in southern California, graduated from Brigham Young University (go Cougars!) with a semi-useless degree in history, and is the oldest of nine (yes, nine) children. She currently lives with the aforementioned soulmate and their children in Utah, along with cats named Pixel, Callie, and Belle who do not get along. (The cats, not the children. Although the children sometimes have their issues, too.)Sariah's book ROYAL DATE was selected as one of the first winners in Amazon's Kindle Scout program. Her novella ROYAL DESIGN helped launch Amazon Publishing's Kindle in Motion technology, and she had her own Kindle World for THE ROYALS OF MONTERRA. Her books THE FRIEND ZONE and ROOMMAID were selected by Amazon as one of the Best Romances of 2019 and 2020, respectively. She has repeatedly hit Amazon's overall Top 100 (both in and outside the USA) and been a #1 bestseller on Amazon category lists multiple times. Her book ROOMMAID was the most read book from Amazon's website in September 2020.

Fiona Quinn is a five-time USA Today bestselling author, a Kindle Scout winner, and has been listed as an Amazon Top 100 author in multiple categories. For those adamant adherents to the adage of writing what you know, it seems that Fiona knows about nearly everything. She has four college degrees, instructs Reiki and archery, and is qualified as a Second-Degree Tae Kwon Do Black Belt. Fiona’s also involved in the search-and-rescue community, has restored a shotgun house built in 1887, and successfully trained a medical alert service dog. Fiona’s also advocated for those impacted by suicide and homicide in the court system. Six of her eight current series take place in the same Iniquuis universe and include the Lynx, Strike Force, Uncommon Enemies, Kate Hamilton Mysteries, and FBI Joint Task Force Series. In this episode, Fiona and host Gavin Reese discuss balancing authenticity and reader experience, the magic of crossovers, why her writing studio looks like it belongs to a conspiracy theorist. GET "RELIC" IN THE DEAD SILENT BOX SET: https://books2read.com/DeadSilent Gavin's works: www.amazon.com/Gavin-Reese/e/B072W5PPGS Gavin's site: https://gavinreese.com #writersbeat #writerslife #writerscraft #amwriting #amwritingfiction #amwritingthrillers #amreading #amreadingfiction #medicalfiction #amreadingthrillers #fiction #iniquuis #fionaquinn #bestseller #writer #author #thriller #writewhatyouknow # #gavinthecop #gavinreese #deadsilent

Fiona Quinn is a five-time USA Today bestselling author, a Kindle Scout winner, and has been listed as an Amazon Top 100 author in multiple categories. For those adamant adherents to the adage of writing what you know, it seems that Fiona knows about nearly everything. She has four college degrees, instructs Reiki and archery, and is qualified as a Second-Degree Tae Kwon Do Black Belt. Fiona’s also involved in the search-and-rescue community, has restored a shotgun house built in 1887, and successfully trained a medical alert service dog. Fiona’s also advocated for those impacted by suicide and homicide in the court system. Six of her eight current series take place in the same Iniquuis universe and include the Lynx, Strike Force, Uncommon Enemies, Kate Hamilton Mysteries, and FBI Joint Task Force Series. In this episode, Fiona and host Gavin Reese discuss balancing authenticity and reader experience, the magic of crossovers, why her writing studio looks like it belongs to a conspiracy theorist. GET "RELIC" IN THE DEAD SILENT BOX SET: books2read.com/DeadSilent Gavin's works: www.amazon.com/Gavin-Reese/e/B072W5PPGS Gavin's site: gavinreese.com #writersbeat #writerslife #writerscraft #amwriting #amwritingfiction #amwritingthrillers #amreading #amreadingfiction #medicalfiction #amreadingthrillers #fiction #iniquuis #fionaquinn #bestseller #writer #author #thriller #writewhatyouknow # #gavinthecop #gavinreese #deadsilent #boxset #omnibus --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writersbeatpodcast/support

efore Alan stepped off the corporate merry-go-round, he had an eclectic (some might say disjointed) career. As an engineer, he worked on nuclear submarines, supervised assembly workers in factories, facilitated technology transfer from the Star Wars program, and learned to stack washing machines three high in a warehouse with a forklift. He even started his own recycling and waste reduction newsletter business. Now he writes fiction.Alan Orloff's debut mystery, DIAMONDS FOR THE DEAD (Midnight Ink), was a 2010 Agatha Award Finalist for Best First Novel. He's written two books in the Last Laff mystery series, KILLER ROUTINE and DEADLY CAMPAIGN (also from Midnight Ink), and writing as his darker half Zak Allen, he's published three books: THE TASTE, FIRST TIME KILLER, and RIDE-ALONG. His novel, RUNNING FROM THE PAST, was one of the initial Kindle Scout selections. His most recent novel, PRAY FOR THE INNOCENT, won the 2019 ITW Thriller Award for Best E-Book Original.His next novel, I KNOW WHERE YOU SLEEP, will be published by Down & Out Books in February 2020.His short fiction has appeared in numerous publications, including JEWISH NOIR, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, CHESAPEAKE CRIMES: STORM WARNING, Mystery Weekly, NOIR AT THE SALAD BAR, Black Cat Mystery Magazine, WINDWARD, SNOWBOUND, and LANDFALL (BEST NEW ENGLAND CRIME STORIES 2016, 2017, 2018, respectively), THE NIGHT OF THE FLOOD, and MYSTERY MOST GEOGRAPHICAL. His flash fiction story, "Happy Birthday," was nominated for a 2018 Derringer Award, and his story, "Dying in Dokesville," won a 2019 Derringer Award. His story, "Rule Number One" (SNOWBOUND, Level Best Books), was selected for the 2018 edition of THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES anthology, edited by Louise Penny.He loves arugula and cake, but not together. Never together.Alan can be followed/stalked on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alanorloff) and Twitter (@alanorloff). For more info, visit www.alanorloff.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/House-of-Mystery-True-Crime-History. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kindle Scout is finished! I know that a lot of you have been wondering where I've been, so here's an update! I also talk about what I'm doing now to publish and how I'm preparing!!!

Welcome to AskALLi, the Self-Publishing Advice Podcast from the Alliance of Independent Authors. This week it’s our monthly Member Q&A where ALLi Members’ have their most pressing self-publishing questions analyzed and answered. Join your regular hosts for the Member Q&A: Michael La Ronn and Dan Blank. Questions this month include: Should I attempt to query a book reviewer even if I know they won't accept me? How do I find an audience for a how-to parenting book? Is Babelcube a good service for authors looking to translate their works into foreign languages? Quick update on Kindle Scout (it is no longer accepting new submissions) Is it advisable to use an agent for foreign rights sales? What are the benefits of Smashwords Interviews? If you have a title up for pre-order do you see pre-orders in your dashboard, or do you only get to see them as sales when the book goes live? Is it possible to have a separate author page for each pen name you have? Should I use a female pen name for romance? How much plot/detail should I include in my author bio and book description? About the Hosts Michael La Ronn is the author of over 30 books of science fiction & fantasy and authors self-help books. His books include the Galaxy Mavericks series and Modern Necromancy series. Dan Blank is the founder of WeGrowMedia, where he helps writers and artists share their stories and grow their audience. He is the author of the book "Be the Gateway: A Practical Guide to Sharing Your Creative Work and Engaging an Audience."

I did the thing I said I wouldn't. I paid for some advertising for Kindle Scout. Weak sauce, I know.

Today we talk about my first day for my Kindle Scout campaign. I talk about how I prepped, what I did, and my fears.

Today I got the email that I was accepted into Kindle Scout and it feels AMAZING!

In this episode, Matt discusses the new Solo: A Star Wars Story teaser and his expectations for the new movie. In the writing realm, he discusses the Kindle Scout program and his book, The Studio System. Learn more about him at mattadamswriter.com

Kindle Scout.  Critics say it's the American Idol of publishing. Others say it's just another way to get published in this day and age. The Mando Method Podcast co-hosts Armand Rosamilia and Chuck Buda decide to chat about it for awhile, as Armand went through the process and garnered a Kindle Press contract from it, while Chuck is thinking about giving it a go. They also talk about random things as usual. This week's episode sponsored by Subculture Corsets & Clothing

Science fiction and superhero author, Jeffery H. Haskell, joined us this week to talk about his experiences with Kindle Scout, writing in two different Kindle Worlds, and launching his superhero series last summer as a relatively new author. Here are some of the specifics of what we covered: How Jeff honed his writing skills by ghostwriting on Upwork. How his

I talked with Jake about being an author and software engineer. He shares his journey of becoming an author and getting selected to have his first book published through the Kindle Scout program. And he talks about his new book, Vagrants.

James P. Sumner writes a series of action thrillers about a former soldier-turned-hitman named Adrian Hell. He's worked in every type of office environment you can think of – insurance, banking, mobile phones, telesales … you name it, he's done it. In July 2013, he began work on his first novel and eventually self-published his debut thriller, True Conviction, on Amazon, where it has now been downloaded over 300,000 times. He is a member of the Crime Writers Association, and saw his fifth novel, A Necessary Kill, selected as a winner in the 2015 Kindle Scout Program, winning him a publishing contract with one of Amazon's imprints. Find Out More: Website: http://www.jamespsumner.com/ Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/James-P.-Sumner/e/B00ICL7TIK Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamespsumner/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefirsthellion Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7833853.James_P_Sumner Instafreebie: https://www.instafreebie.com/discover/author/801/james_p_sumner Interview with James: http://thisiswriting.com/author-interviews-james-p-sumner-and-a-necessary-kill/ Interview Talking Points: 1) Calibre e-book software: https://calibre-ebook.com/ 2) Scivener writing software: https://paulteague.com/scrivener [My affiliate link] 3) Nick Stephenson's website: http://www.blog.yourfirst10kreaders.com/ 4) Joanna Penn's website: https://www.thecreativepenn.com/ 5) Bookfunnel: https://bookfunnel.com/  [Makes it really easy to deliver free e-books to readers] 6) Instafreebie: 7) Jimmy Gibbs on Fiverr.com: https://www.fiverr.com/jimmygibbs [Jimmy designs James' covers] 8) Find out more about Mark Dawson: https://selfpublishingformula.com/ 9) The Crime Writer's Association: https://thecwa.co.uk/ 10) Kindle Scout: https://kindlescout.amazon.com/

James P. Sumner writes a series of action thrillers about a former soldier-turned-hitman named Adrian Hell. He's worked in every type of office environment you can think of – insurance, banking, mobile phones, telesales … you name it, he's done it. In July 2013, he began work on his first novel and eventually self-published his debut thriller, True Conviction, on Amazon, where it has now been downloaded over 300,000 times. He is a member of the Crime Writers Association, and saw his fifth novel, A Necessary Kill, selected as a winner in the 2015 Kindle Scout Program, winning him a publishing contract with one of Amazon's imprints. Find Out More: Website: http://www.jamespsumner.com/ Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/James-P.-Sumner/e/B00ICL7TIK Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamespsumner/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefirsthellion Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7833853.James_P_Sumner Instafreebie: https://www.instafreebie.com/discover/author/801/james_p_sumner Interview with James: http://thisiswriting.com/author-interviews-james-p-sumner-and-a-necessary-kill/ Interview Talking Points: 1) Calibre e-book software: https://calibre-ebook.com/ 2) Scivener writing software: https://paulteague.com/scrivener [My affiliate link] 3) Nick Stephenson's website: http://www.blog.yourfirst10kreaders.com/ 4) Joanna Penn's website: https://www.thecreativepenn.com/ 5) Bookfunnel: https://bookfunnel.com/  [Makes it really easy to deliver free e-books to readers] 6) Instafreebie: 7) Jimmy Gibbs on Fiverr.com: https://www.fiverr.com/jimmygibbs [Jimmy designs James' covers] 8) Find out more about Mark Dawson: https://selfpublishingformula.com/ 9) The Crime Writer's Association: https://thecwa.co.uk/ 10) Kindle Scout: https://kindlescout.amazon.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/self-publishing-journeys/message

Kerry Donovan takes fiction writing as seriously as he did his work with scientific articles. Every verb is weighed and measured, and when the work is done he ensures someone else gives the manuscript the same scrutiny so nothing is missed. In an attempt to expand his reach Kerry submitted to Kindle Scout and we cover all the details of what it means in terms of campaigns, royalties, and rights if you're accepted into the program.

1) This week's writing progress = 5201 words, taking The Murder Place up to over 36k words now. The first draft should be written by 17th March now, if I can turn around editing fast enough, I hope to release this book on 3rd May. 2) New subscribers since February 1st, all due to my use of InstaFreebie: Get InstaFreebie: https://self-publishing-journeys.com/IF [My affiliate link] My Instafreebie promo page for my 6-12 March event - don't share yet please :-) https://freebie-books.com/ 3) The Alli Author Fringe (online) event: http://selfpublishingadvice.org/5-week-countdown-to-indie-author-fringe/ Alliance of Independent Authors: https://paulteague.com/ALLI [My affiliate link] 4) My book pre-sales book listings on Amazon: Don't Tell Meg: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06WWFJLC3/ The Murder Place: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06WWPFCQ7/ 5) Kindle Scout: https://kindlescout.amazon.com/ Email response from Kindle Scout: 6) I highly recommend Vellum for formatting your ebooks: https://vellum.pub/ If you use a PC, here is how you can access Vellum without a MAC: https://paulteague.com/how-to-use-vellum-on-a-pc/ 7) I've decided to have a go at getting my thrillers formatted for Createspace - I'm taking http://www.frostbitepublishing.com/ out for a spin ... I'll let you know how it goes :-) This Week's Self-Publishing News The Alliance of Independent Authors news update: http://selfpublishingadvice.org/self-publishing-news-starting-out/

1) This week's writing progress = 5201 words, taking The Murder Place up to over 36k words now. The first draft should be written by 17th March now, if I can turn around editing fast enough, I hope to release this book on 3rd May. 2) New subscribers since February 1st, all due to my use of InstaFreebie: Get InstaFreebie: https://self-publishing-journeys.com/IF [My affiliate link] My Instafreebie promo page for my 6-12 March event - don't share yet please :-) https://freebie-books.com/ 3) The Alli Author Fringe (online) event: http://selfpublishingadvice.org/5-week-countdown-to-indie-author-fringe/ Alliance of Independent Authors: https://paulteague.com/ALLI [My affiliate link] 4) My book pre-sales book listings on Amazon: Don't Tell Meg: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06WWFJLC3/ The Murder Place: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06WWPFCQ7/ 5) Kindle Scout: https://kindlescout.amazon.com/ Email response from Kindle Scout: 6) I highly recommend Vellum for formatting your ebooks: https://vellum.pub/ If you use a PC, here is how you can access Vellum without a MAC: https://paulteague.com/how-to-use-vellum-on-a-pc/ 7) I've decided to have a go at getting my thrillers formatted for Createspace - I'm taking http://www.frostbitepublishing.com/ out for a spin ... I'll let you know how it goes :-) This Week’s Self-Publishing News The Alliance of Independent Authors news update: http://selfpublishingadvice.org/self-publishing-news-starting-out/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/self-publishing-journeys/message

Taking control of every aspect of your writing career, from writing to marketing to standing proud behind the results of your efforts, is something that Jessica Aspen is passionate about. Jessica has a list of books, FB group, newsletter, mailing list and is currently in the running for a Kindle Scout publishing deal. We chat about the benefits of contests to build your email list and readership, the difference between warm and cold leads, and the benefits of belonging to a writing group. Oh, and pen names and winning awards, the importance of measuring your success and keeping up with trends in your genre. Jessica writes twisted fairytales in the paranormal genre and new adult novellas found their way into our conversation. As did Jessica starting her own Wiki. You can find out more about Jessica – and vote for her in Kindle Scout – https://jessicaaspen.com/ (here.)   https://writerontheroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/FitnFifty-Plus-itunes-graphic-Final.jpeg ()   My sponsor for this episode is fitness coach, Jennifer Gale, at Fit ‘n Fifty Plus. You can visit Jennifer http://fitnfiftyplus.com.au/ (here.)     Read Full Transcript Duration [00:41:31] Melinda: Welcome to another episode of Writer on the Road. Today we're crossing to the other side of the world and I am really naughty, I forgot to ask where. So I have the beautiful Jessica Aspen with me this morning and she lives in a world of spicy, twisted fairy tale romances. Now what a great way, it's five am here in Australia, what a great way to start the day, spicy, twisted fairy tale romances. Good morning Jessica. Jessica Aspen: Good morning. Melinda: Good morning, where are you? Jessica Aspen: I am at the foothills of the Colorado Rockies near Boulder, Colorado. Melinda: Welcome to Australia, welcome to Writer on the Road. Tell us what you do, it sounds intriguing. Jessica Aspen: Well I do exactly what you said, I write twisted fairy tales, I have two different series out currently, one is more of Tolkien, modern Tolkien twists on fairy tales set in a Faye world of Underhill that intersects with our and the other one are short, and a little bit spicier novellas set in the modern Colorado Rockies, so right in my backyard pretty much. Melinda: The thing I want to unpack with Jessica today everybody is that short writing and I guess novella length leads to a lot of creativity, I'm pretty excited about this form of writing as everybody knows because I keep raving about it now. You said you have quite a few in your novella series? Jessica Aspen: I have six, I have six in the novella series. One's a little long to be a novella, I struggled with that one but it's a little long. But the rest are all between about 32 and 36,000 words, they're long novellas, they're not the super short. Melinda: They sell very well. I notice that there is some awards on your webpage here, you've won the OK RWA International Digital Award 2014 Finalist. Jessica Aspen: Yeah I finaled a lot. So always a finalist never a bride. Melinda: Hey I think being able to put those things on your website is pretty impressive and here in Australia there is a lot of women who or some of my writing friends they're always putting up these little red signs saying I'm a finalist in this and I'm a finalist in that, readers I think appreciate those kinds of things. Jessica Aspen: I hope so, I enjoy entering them. I particularly enjoy entering contests that are judged by readers and librarians rather than authors, I think there's a different view on books that readers give. Melinda: We have a very strong reader network here in Australia, especially with the romance guys. They're very well respected among our writers because they're very supportive. Now you've, you follow up that quite a bit where you are don't you, you interact with your readers fairly well? Jessica Aspen: I try to. I have a newsletter group, I have a Facebook group. I really enjoy...

1) Another 5k words of Dead of Night written this week, running total is about 16k at the moment. Total target word count is 50k. 2) Dragon Dictation software: http://self-publishing-journeys.com/DRAGON [Affiliate link with 20% off] 3) My InstaFreebie demo pages: Demo 1: http://freebie-books.com/dystopian-scifi Demo 2: http://freebie-books.com/dystopian-scifi-3/ Demo 3: http://freebie-books.com/thrillers/ Page preference poll on an InstaFreebie Facebook group - the small image version was the one that I preferred too, so in spite of the poor vote stats, I'll go with that version: 4) Author Platform Sidekick: http://self-publishing-journeys.com/APS [My affiliate link] This is the Twitter profile that Ian built up from 200+ followers: https://twitter.com/secretbunkerfan 5) Annie Weir's PLR earnings: Listen to Annie's interview at http://self-publishing-journeys.com/episode-2-annie-weir/ 6) Vellum formatting software: https://vellum.pub/ How to use Vellum with a PC: http://www.paulteague.com/how-to-use-vellum-on-a-pc/   7) Kindle Scout: https://kindlescout.amazon.com/ 8) My recommended website service is SiteGround: http://paulteague.com/siteground [Affiliate link]

1) Another 5k words of Dead of Night written this week, running total is about 16k at the moment. Total target word count is 50k. 2) Dragon Dictation software: http://self-publishing-journeys.com/DRAGON [Affiliate link with 20% off] 3) My InstaFreebie demo pages: Demo 1: http://freebie-books.com/dystopian-scifi Demo 2: http://freebie-books.com/dystopian-scifi-3/ Demo 3: http://freebie-books.com/thrillers/ Page preference poll on an InstaFreebie Facebook group - the small image version was the one that I preferred too, so in spite of the poor vote stats, I'll go with that version: 4) Author Platform Sidekick: http://self-publishing-journeys.com/APS [My affiliate link] This is the Twitter profile that Ian built up from 200+ followers: https://twitter.com/secretbunkerfan 5) Annie Weir's PLR earnings: Listen to Annie's interview at http://self-publishing-journeys.com/episode-2-annie-weir/ 6) Vellum formatting software: https://vellum.pub/ How to use Vellum with a PC: http://www.paulteague.com/how-to-use-vellum-on-a-pc/   7) Kindle Scout: https://kindlescout.amazon.com/ 8) My recommended website service is SiteGround: http://paulteague.com/siteground [Affiliate link] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/self-publishing-journeys/message

Jon Cronshaw is an author and the host of the Short Science Fiction Review podcast. He is a former newspaper reporter and feature writer. Jon plans to release three post-apocalyptic thrillers in rapid succession in early 2017. To get properly warmed up for this feat, he's been taking part in the Ray Bradbury challenge, which asks writers to come up with one short story per week for a year. Find Out More: Jon's blog: https://joncronshaw.com/ Follow Jon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JLCronshaw Jon's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/joncronshawauthor/ Jon's Short Science Fiction Review podcast: https://twitter.com/ShortSFReview Talking points: InstaFreebie: http://www.paulteague.com/IF [My affiliate link] MailChimp: http://www.paulteague.com/mailchimp-ar [My affiliate link] Kindle Scout: https://kindlescout.amazon.com/ Ray Bradbury Challenge: http://raybradburychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ The Ultimate Guide for Becoming an Idea Machine by James Altucher: http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2014/05/the-ultimate-guide-for-becoming-an-idea-machine/ ZoomText software: http://www.zoomtext.com/products/zoomtext-magnifierreader/ ProWritingAid: http://self-publishing-journeys.com/PRA [My affiliate link] KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/ CreateSpace: https://www.createspace.com/ Ingram Spark: http://www.ingramspark.com/ ACX (for audiobook production): http://www.acx.com/ BNIB library: http://www.rniblibrary.com/ AudioBookBoom for promoting audiobooks: https://audiobookboom.com/authors [Keep asking Amazon for new .co.uk and .com free promo codes] Amazon withholding tax – useful article at  https://meritaking.com/2012/09/13/navigating-the-usa-tax-nightmare-for-uk-authors/ Jon's cover designer: http://yocladesigns.com/ Jon's recommended writing resources The Creative Writer's Toolbelt: http://www.andrewjchamberlain.com/podcast Writing Excuses podcast: http://www.writingexcuses.com/ The Story Grid Podcast: h

Jon Cronshaw is an author and the host of the Short Science Fiction Review podcast. He is a former newspaper reporter and feature writer. Jon plans to release three post-apocalyptic thrillers in rapid succession in early 2017. To get properly warmed up for this feat, he’s been taking part in the Ray Bradbury challenge, which asks writers to come up with one short story per week for a year. Find Out More: Jon’s blog: https://joncronshaw.com/ Follow Jon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JLCronshaw Jon’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/joncronshawauthor/ Jon’s Short Science Fiction Review podcast: https://twitter.com/ShortSFReview Talking points: InstaFreebie: http://www.paulteague.com/IF [My affiliate link] MailChimp: http://www.paulteague.com/mailchimp-ar [My affiliate link] Kindle Scout: https://kindlescout.amazon.com/ Ray Bradbury Challenge: http://raybradburychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ The Ultimate Guide for Becoming an Idea Machine by James Altucher: http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2014/05/the-ultimate-guide-for-becoming-an-idea-machine/ ZoomText software: http://www.zoomtext.com/products/zoomtext-magnifierreader/ ProWritingAid: http://self-publishing-journeys.com/PRA [My affiliate link] KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/ CreateSpace: https://www.createspace.com/ Ingram Spark: http://www.ingramspark.com/ ACX (for audiobook production): http://www.acx.com/ BNIB library: http://www.rniblibrary.com/ AudioBookBoom for promoting audiobooks: https://audiobookboom.com/authors [Keep asking Amazon for new .co.uk and .com free promo codes] Amazon withholding tax – useful article at  https://meritaking.com/2012/09/13/navigating-the-usa-tax-nightmare-for-uk-authors/ Jon’s cover designer: http://yocladesigns.com/ Jon’s recommended writing resources The Creative Writer’s Toolbelt: http://www.andrewjchamberlain.com/podcast Writing Excuses podcast: http://www.writingexcuses.com/ The Story Grid Podcast: h --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/self-publishing-journeys/message

The Essential Weekly Podcast For New And Aspiring Indie Authors Paul's Podcast Diary Feature This Week's Talking Points 1) ALLi self-publishing Q&A on Tuesday 17th January: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZk1BhdGq8g&feature=youtu.be Alli membership: http://www.paulteague.com/alli [Affiliate link] 2) I use The Results Machine to time my uninterrupted writing stints in 1 hr + 1 hr + 1.5 hr blocks. I beat the clock today, writing my first 2k words in that first 60-minute session. The Action Machine is exactly the same software, just a different name. Here is my affiliate link: http://www.paulteague.com/AM 3) I ordered those covers from fiverr via https://www.fiverr.com/lisabook/design-professional-book-cover-08cef513-b312-4301-a9ca-8875b29ad7b6 4) I'm going to use Vellum to format my books from now on: https://vellum.pub/ To use Vellum on a regular PC, you can access MacInCloud, which lets you use a virtual machine: http://www.macincloud.com/ 5) Listing in Kindle Scout: https://kindlescout.amazon.com/submit 6) Dave Jackson's School of Podcasting: http://schoolofpodcasting.com/ Also see John Lee Dumas: http://www.eofire.com/ Cliff Ravenscraft: http://podcastanswerman.com/ 7) Writing tools Scrivener: http://www.paulteague.com/scrivener [Affiliate link] The Novel Factory: http://www.paulteague.com/novelfactory Save The Cat: http://www.savethecat.com/ 8) My recommended web hosting service: http://www.paulteague.com/SG

The Essential Weekly Podcast For New And Aspiring Indie Authors Paul's Podcast Diary Feature This Week’s Talking Points 1) ALLi self-publishing Q&A on Tuesday 17th January: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZk1BhdGq8g&feature=youtu.be Alli membership: http://www.paulteague.com/alli [Affiliate link] 2) I use The Results Machine to time my uninterrupted writing stints in 1 hr + 1 hr + 1.5 hr blocks. I beat the clock today, writing my first 2k words in that first 60-minute session. The Action Machine is exactly the same software, just a different name. Here is my affiliate link: http://www.paulteague.com/AM 3) I ordered those covers from fiverr via https://www.fiverr.com/lisabook/design-professional-book-cover-08cef513-b312-4301-a9ca-8875b29ad7b6 4) I’m going to use Vellum to format my books from now on: https://vellum.pub/ To use Vellum on a regular PC, you can access MacInCloud, which lets you use a virtual machine: http://www.macincloud.com/ 5) Listing in Kindle Scout: https://kindlescout.amazon.com/submit 6) Dave Jackson’s School of Podcasting: http://schoolofpodcasting.com/ Also see John Lee Dumas: http://www.eofire.com/ Cliff Ravenscraft: http://podcastanswerman.com/ 7) Writing tools Scrivener: http://www.paulteague.com/scrivener [Affiliate link] The Novel Factory: http://www.paulteague.com/novelfactory Save The Cat: http://www.savethecat.com/ 8) My recommended web hosting service: http://www.paulteague.com/SG --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/self-publishing-journeys/message

India Tech News Round up - July 2016 Kindle Used Books Store Kindle Scout Kindle Unlimited Kindle Direct Publishing Amazon signs up Excel Entertainment to ensure enough takers for Prime service in India Flipkart content programme to take on Amazon Prime School Location Mapping Free ‘.bharat’ domain name with ‘.in’ purchase GST bill passed: Here are the winners and losers Fortune India Beta IBM unveils MobileFirst for iOS Garage in India

Armand Rosamilia and Arm Cast: Dead Sexy Horror Podcast had live guests in the opulent Arm Cast Studios this week, when author and fellow Kindle Scout winner Kathryn M. Hearst and author and D&D guru LJ Heydorn hang and chat

Enjoy this little mini episode where I chat with my brother about his upcoming time travel series! Be sure to nominate "Broken Tablet" on the Kindle Scout program: https://kindlescout.amazon.com/search?q=broken+tablet And check out Micah's site for more info on his Kindle Fire: http://micahjoel.info/2016/03/broken-tablet-campaign/

Arm Cast: Dead Sexy Podcast host Armand Rosamilia is joined by two very cool guests this week: Kindle Scout contract winning author Martin Crosbie and horror author Brian Moreland, both who speak eloquently

Arm Cast: Dead Sexy Horror Podcast host Armand Rosamilia chats with two great authors this week: Kindle Scout contract winner James P. Sumner and horror author David Bernstein. The laughs ensue.

Author of Winter Men   Interview starts at 9:42 and ends at 43:24   I was very scared that it was translated into German. I really wanted it to be translated but still scared, because it's like their war. I come from another country with another perspective on the war and write about their war and their forefathers. But the reception has been overwhelming. I've seen some reviews where they write that every college student should read this book, to read about their past. It's a lot of responsibility to put on me, but some wrote that they are better able to understand their grandfathers better because of this book. That's quite amazing.   News Anonymous “Data Guy” of Author Earnings does hourlong video interview with Science Fiction & Fantasy Marketing Podcast - February 16, 2016 Author Earnings website “Amazon Kindle sales up 200% in India” at The Times of India - February 19, 2016 “Kobo CEO faces uphill e-book battle against Apple, Amazon” at The Globe and Mail - February 19, 2016 Amazon press release on acquisition of new Woody Allen film - February 18, 2016   Tech Tip Guitar Tuna iPhone app   Interview with Jesper Bugge Kold Winter Men, available for pre-order with delivery March 1, 2016. English Translator: K. E. Semmel Jesper Bugge Kold's author page at Amazon.com The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell Country in Past Tense by Jesper Bugge Kold - available for pre-order with delivery March 14, 2017. English translator: K.E. Semmel Content “Scribd Just Gutted Its eBook Service” by Nate Hoffelder at The Digital Reader - February 16, 2016 Domino by Kia Heavey, a Kindle Scout winner, published by Kindle Press “Greenwich Author Wins Kindle Press Contract” at the Greenwich Sentinel - February 15, 2016   Next Week's Guest David Denby, author of Lit Up (video of interview at Huffpost Live)      “Why Reading Mark Twain is the Key to Understanding Donald Trump” by Ryan Buxton at The Huffington Post   Music for my podcast is from an original Thelonius Monk composition named "Well, You Needn't." This version is "Ra-Monk" by Eval Manigat on the "Variations in Time: A Jazz Persepctive" CD by Public Transit Recording" CD.    Please Join the Kindle Chronicles group at Goodreads!

  Arm Cast: Dead Sexy Horror Podcast is back for another exciting episode! Host Armand Rosamilia chats with two very cool authors this week: Taylor Grant talking about his latest release and so much more, and Kindle Scout winner Max Tomlinson, who gives some insight into his book and a bunch of other stuff. Gripping podcasting!

Robert Blackwell and Mercedes M. Yardley join host Armand Rosamilia for an exciting episode of Arm Cast: Dead Sexy Horror Podcast. Mr. Blackwell is a Kindle Scout contract winner and Miss Yardley is a writer.

Arm Cast Podcast host Armand Rosamilia chats with two more Kindle Scout contract winners this week! Polly Iyer and Maggie Toussaint get grilled (really just asked nicely) about their books, writing and anything else we want.

On this week’s Arm Cast: Dead Sexy Horror Podcast, two great interviews and one great host! Armand Rosamilia chats with (fellow) Kindle Scout contract winner RE Carr for another inside scoop on the program.

On this week’s Arm Cast: Dead Sexy Horror Podcast, host Armand Rosamilia, a Kindle Scout winner (yeah, he’s bragging) interviews two other Kindle Scout contract holders, Vincent Robert Annunziato and Stacey Cochran.

  Arm Cast: Dead Sexy Horror Podcast has a great interview with a trio of authors who wrote the Revelations trilogy: Jaime Johnesee, Christine Sutton and Lisa Lane. We chat about the series, their own books, and we talk up Devil Dog Press, their publisher (and mine). But first... I get to ramble on for awhile about things going on in my career: my Dirty Deeds crime thriller currently in the Kindle Scout program, last release in the Flagler Beach Fiction Series, my story in the Paying The Ferryman anthology, another contemporary fiction book set in my hometown, Brian Keene will be wearing a kilt with us at Scares That Care Weekend and the re-release of my Chelsea Avenue horror novel through Devil Dog Press. Plus, an update on Authors Supporting Our Troops 2015. And... the upcoming #WinterofZombie blog tour!

2ª parte de la entrevista a Rex Czuba, director de Kindle España (ebooks en español en Amazon). Nos cuenta entre otras cosas: ventajas de utilizar KDP select, principales errores de formateo de los ebooks, como enviar ebook como realgo, audiobooks y nuevo servicio Kindle Scout.

Author of Browsings: A Year of Reading, Collecting, and Living with Books   Interview starts at 15:46 and ends at 42:34   My main attraction to a Kindle is only age-related. If my vision deteriorates enough that I need to make the type bigger, then I could see that it's just a wonderful tool to have. But so long as I can enjoy the books that I have, the physical books, I'll stick with them. I have nothing against them [eReaders]. I believe that what fundamentally matters is stories, poems—people need them. The means that we access them isn't crucial at all.    News “Amazon to Release $50 Tablet as it Struggles to Sell Pricier Devices” by Greg Bensinger at The Wall Street Journal - September 7, 2015 (Behind paywall - copy headline and paste into Google) “What's New Tonight from Amazon—Summary of New Kindles and Fires” at The Kindle Chronicles - September 17, 2015 “Amazon Kindle Voyage 2 to be Released November 2015” by Michael Kozlowski at Good e-Reader - July 9, 2015 “Amazon's Kindle Scout Publishing Platform Expands Internationally” - press release September 9, 2015 “20 Years of Amazon.com Bookselling” by Jim Milliot at Publishers Weekly - September 4, 2015   Tech Tip How to type like 1,000 monkeys on a Kindle on-screen keyboard   Interview with Michael Dirda      Reviews of Browsings in The Washington Post, The Minneapolis StarTribune, and Wall Street Journal “Book Shopping with the Best-Read Man in America” by John Lingan at The Paris Review - December 28, 2012 Michael Dirda's reading at Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C. - August 10, 2015 Twisted Clay by Frank Walford On Conan Doyle: Or, The Whole Art of Storytelling by Michael Dirda The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle Professor Challenger Premium Collection by Arthur Conan Doyle The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard by Arthur Conan Doyle   Content Books published by Kindle Press based on Kindle Scout reader input Housebroken by The Behrg Eddie & Sunny by Stacey Cochran   Music for my podcast is from an original Thelonius Monk composition named "Well, You Needn't." This version is "Ra-Monk" by Eval Manigat on the "Variations in Time: A Jazz Persepctive" CD by Public Transit Recording" CD.    Please Join the Kindle Chronicles group at Goodreads!

It's our third discussion of Amazon's Kindle Scout. This time, we brought in a lawyer, Susan Spann, to talk about the user agreement from a contract specialist's point of view.   Mentioned in this episode: The CNET article http://www.cnet.com/au/news/amazon-wants-your-vote-on-which-books-to-publish/ The Amazon User agreement https://kindlescout.amazon.com/agreement Champagne Books Barnes and Noble Create Space Tattered Cover Amazon Unlimited Writer Beware at http://accrispin.blogspot.com Predators and Editors iBooks Riffle Nook #publaw on twitter

In this episode, we continue our discussion on Amazon's new Kindle Scout publishing service.   Mentioned in this episode: http://www.cnet.com/au/news/amazon-wants-your-vote-on-which-books-to-publish/ http://www.jimchines.com/2014/10/kindle-scout/ https://kindlescout.amazon.com/agreement Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Anthology The Voice Go Fund Me http://rachelannnunez.blogspot.com Pandora

In this episode, we start a long discussion on Amazon's new Kindle Scout publishing service.   Mentioned in this episode: http://www.cnet.com/au/news/amazon-wants-your-vote-on-which-books-to-publish/ http://www.jimchines.com/2014/10/kindle-scout/ https://kindlescout.amazon.com/agreement Audible Kickstarter Kirkus Reviews Stephen King Borders Books and Music

In the twenty-third episode of See Brian Write, I'm joined by my first ever return guest, as Joel T. McGrath stops by to talk about his new book Dwellers. The book is currently entered in the Kindle Scout program, and Joel shares a lot of great information about the program and his experience with it so far. IntroNaNoWriMowww.nanowrimo.orgtwitter.com/search?q=%23NaNoWriMo&src=tyahMy Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Brian-LeTendre/e/B00AGFTZFAInterviewJoel T. McGraththeplaintivepoet.blogspot.comtwitter.com/joeltmcgrathDwellers on Kindle Scout (Vote Now!)kindlescout.amazon.com/p/17YXZS1ON58DUMore About Kindle Scoutkindlescout.amazon.com/aboutBody Language in Literature by Barbara Kortewww.amazon.com/Body-Language-Literature-Theory-Culture/dp/0802007066NOTE: If you are a writer and want to be on the podcast, either email me (brian@seebrianwrite.com), or DM me on twitter: twitter.com/seebrianwrite. I am now scheduling new interviews!

In the twenty-third episode of See Brian Write, I'm joined by my first ever return guest, as Joel T. McGrath stops by to talk about his new book Dwellers. The book is currently entered in the Kindle Scout program, and Joel shares a lot of great information about the program and his experience with it so far. IntroNaNoWriMowww.nanowrimo.orgtwitter.com/search?q=%23NaNoWriMo&src=tyahMy Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Brian-LeTendre/e/B00AGFTZFAInterviewJoel T. McGraththeplaintivepoet.blogspot.comtwitter.com/joeltmcgrathDwellers on Kindle Scout (Vote Now!)kindlescout.amazon.com/p/17YXZS1ON58DUMore About Kindle Scoutkindlescout.amazon.com/aboutBody Language in Literature by Barbara Kortewww.amazon.com/Body-Language-Literature-Theory-Culture/dp/0802007066NOTE: If you are a writer and want to be on the podcast, either email me (brian@seebrianwrite.com), or DM me on twitter: twitter.com/seebrianwrite. I am now scheduling new interviews!

Welcome back to the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today, we bring you the latest happenings from the e-reader world! This week you will get the most essential stories, such as the recent firestorm that erupted over news that Adobe is sending personal eBook information in plain text to their servers, breaching privacy laws.  In addition, […]