Diary of a Self-Published Author

Stuart White
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Ever wondered what it’s really like to self-publish? Obsessive, compulsive, addictive. Autonomy, power, freedom, control. Accountable, responsible, heavy. These are just a few of the feelings we get every day. In this podcast we’ll explore the everyday of being a self-published author, with a focus on process over outcomes. If we do the small everyday things well, and consistently, then the outcomes take care of themselves. Here’s what it’s like.

Episodes

  1. 08/11/2023

    Diary of a Self-Published Author: Ep11: Audiobooks, ACX, BookFunnel, ARCs, prequels, covers + more!

    Ever wondered what it’s really like to self-publish? Obsessive, compulsive, addictive. Autonomy, power, freedom, control. Accountable, responsible, heavy. These are just a few of the feelings we get every day. In this podcast we’ll explore the everyday of being a self-published author, with a focus on process over outcomes. If we do the small everyday things well, and consistently, then the outcomes take care of themselves. Here’s what it’s like. Segments: - Audiobooks and ACX - Covers - ARCs and Bookfunnel - Prequel Novellas - FAQs — Stuart is a self-published author, and founder of WriteMentor, an organisation that strives to help authors achieve their writing dreams and form community. He is a secondary school science teacher by day, and writer and multiple business owner by night. He has a young family, with a son and a daughter, Luke and Leia (only kidding!), and is a Star Wars fanatic! He writes fantasy and science fiction for Middle Grade and Young Adults. He lives in Glasgow, Scotland. You can keep up with me on my monthly newsletter - sign up here: https://stuartwhite.substack.com You can also follow me in the following places: Website: https://stuartwhiteauthor.co.uk/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMNuaRDeP/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stuartwhitewm/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/StuartWhiteWM Ghosts of Mars is available to buy here: https://t.co/hJpVW4qKxL

    36 min

  2. 07/20/2023

    Diary of a Self-Published Author: Ep10: Amazon Attribution and Sales, Reader Magnets and more!

    Ever wondered what it’s really like to self-publish? Obsessive, compulsive, addictive. Autonomy, power, freedom, control. Accountable, responsible, heavy. These are just a few of the feelings we get every day. In this podcast we’ll explore the everyday of being a self-published author, with a focus on process over outcomes. If we do the small everyday things well, and consistently, then the outcomes take care of themselves. Here’s what it’s like. Segments: - Amazon Attribution and Sales - Building a Reader Newsletter - Joy in Connecting with Readers - Targeting the Right Audience - 3 Questions from author Jemma Hatt Jemma Hatt is an award-winning children's author whose books include The Adventurers Series' and the 'Mysterious Mansions Series'. Growing up near Sevenoaks in South East England, Jemma developed with a passion for reading and writing short stories, which ultimately led to a degree in English Literature from the University of Exeter. The Adventurers Series was inspired by many family holidays to Devon and Cornwall as well as the mysteries of Ancient Egypt. After having lived and worked in London, New York and Delaware, Jemma is living in Kent and working on her next writing projects. — Stuart is a self-published author, and founder of WriteMentor, an organisation that strives to help authors achieve their writing dreams and form community. He is a secondary school science teacher by day, and writer and multiple business owner by night. He has a young family, with a son and a daughter, Luke and Leia (only kidding!), and is a Star Wars fanatic! He writes fantasy and science fiction for Middle Grade and Young Adults. He lives in Glasgow, Scotland. You can keep up with me on my monthly newsletter - sign up here: https://stuartwhite.substack.com You can also follow me in the following places: Website: https://stuartwhiteauthor.co.uk/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMNuaRDeP/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stuartwhitewm/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/StuartWhiteWM Ghosts of Mars is available to buy here: https://t.co/hJpVW4qKxL

    30 min

  3. 07/17/2023

    Diary of a Self-Published Author: Ep9: Amazon categories, ads, and cover design/illustration

    Ever wondered what it’s really like to self-publish? Obsessive, compulsive, addictive. Autonomy, power, freedom, control. Accountable, responsible, heavy. These are just a few of the feelings we get every day. In this podcast we’ll explore the everyday of being a self-published author, with a focus on process over outcomes. If we do the small everyday things well, and consistently, then the outcomes take care of themselves. Here’s what it’s like. Segments: - General News from the Self-Publishing Sphere - Writing/Editing/Planning - Marketing - Finances - 3 Questions Stuart is a self-published author, and founder of WriteMentor, an organisation that strives to help authors achieve their writing dreams and form community. He is a secondary school science teacher by day, and writer and multiple business owner by night. He has a young family, with a son and a daughter, Luke and Leia (only kidding!), and is a Star Wars fanatic! He writes fantasy and science fiction for Middle Grade and Young Adults. He lives in Glasgow, Scotland. You can keep up with me on my monthly newsletter - sign up here: https://stuartwhite.substack.com You can also follow me in the following places: Website: https://stuartwhiteauthor.co.uk/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMNuaRDeP/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stuartwhitewm/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/StuartWhiteWM Ghosts of Mars is available to buy here: https://t.co/hJpVW4qKxL

    39 min

  4. 06/23/2023

    Diary of a Self-Published Author: Ep8: Awards and Cover Reveals

    Ever wondered what it’s really like to self-publish? Obsessive, compulsive, addictive. Autonomy, power, freedom, control. Accountable, responsible, heavy. These are just a few of the feelings we get every day. In this podcast we’ll explore the everyday of being a self-published author, with a focus on process over outcomes. If we do the small everyday things well, and consistently, then the outcomes take care of themselves. Here’s what it’s like. Segments: - General News from the Self-Publishing Sphere - Writing/Editing/Planning - Marketing - Finances - Mental Health Stuart is a self-published author, and founder of WriteMentor, an organisation that strives to help authors achieve their writing dreams and form community. He is a secondary school science teacher by day, and writer and multiple business owner by night. He has a young family, with a son and a daughter, Luke and Leia (only kidding!), and is a Star Wars fanatic! He writes fantasy and science fiction for Middle Grade and Young Adults. He lives in Glasgow, Scotland. You can keep up with me on my monthly newsletter - sign up here: https://stuartwhite.substack.com You can also follow me in the following places: Website: https://stuartwhiteauthor.co.uk/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMNuaRDeP/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stuartwhitewm/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/StuartWhiteWM Ghosts of Mars is available to buy here: https://t.co/hJpVW4qKxL #authorpreneur #authortube #selfpublishing #bookbub #kindledirectpublishing #kindlecountdowndeal #bargainbooksy #kickstarter #ream #writingcommunity

    32 min

  5. 06/15/2023

    Diary of a Self-Published Author: Ep7: Self-Publishing Events and Author School Visits

    Ever wondered what it’s really like to self-publish? Obsessive, compulsive, addictive. Autonomy, power, freedom, control. Accountable, responsible, heavy. These are just a few of the feelings we get every day. In this podcast we’ll explore the everyday of being a self-published author, with a focus on process over outcomes. If we do the small everyday things well, and consistently, then the outcomes take care of themselves. Here’s what it’s like. Segments: - General News from the Self-Publishing Sphere - Writing/Editing/Planning - Marketing - Finances - Mental Health Stuart is a self-published author, and founder of WriteMentor, an organisation that strives to help authors achieve their writing dreams and form community. He is a secondary school science teacher by day, and writer and multiple business owner by night. He has a young family, with a son and a daughter, Luke and Leia (only kidding!), and is a Star Wars fanatic! He writes fantasy and science fiction for Middle Grade and Young Adults. He lives in Glasgow, Scotland. You can keep up with me on my monthly newsletter - sign up here: https://stuartwhite.substack.com You can also follow me in the following places: Website: https://stuartwhiteauthor.co.uk/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMNuaRDeP/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stuartwhitewm/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/StuartWhiteWM Ghosts of Mars is available to buy here: https://t.co/hJpVW4qKxL #authorpreneur #authortube #selfpublishing #bookbub #kindledirectpublishing #kindlecountdowndeal #bargainbooksy #kickstarter #ream #writingcommunity

    22 min

  6. 06/09/2023

    Diary of a Self-Published Author: Ep6: Amazon Category Changes, Written Word Media/Hello Books merge

    Ever wondered what it’s really like to self-publish? Obsessive, compulsive, addictive. Autonomy, power, freedom, control. Accountable, responsible, heavy. These are just a few of the feelings we get every day. In this podcast we’ll explore the everyday of being a self-published author, with a focus on process over outcomes. If we do the small everyday things well, and consistently, then the outcomes take care of themselves. Here’s what it’s like. Segments: - General News from the Self-Publishing Sphere - Writing/Editing/Planning - Marketing - Finances - Mental Health Stuart is a self-published author, and founder of WriteMentor, an organisation that strives to help authors achieve their writing dreams and form community. He is a secondary school science teacher by day, and writer and multiple business owner by night. He has a young family, with a son and a daughter, Luke and Leia (only kidding!), and is a Star Wars fanatic! He writes fantasy and science fiction for Middle Grade and Young Adults. He lives in Glasgow, Scotland. You can keep up with me on my monthly newsletter - sign up here: https://stuartwhite.substack.com You can also follow me in the following places: Website: https://stuartwhiteauthor.co.uk/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMNuaRDeP/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stuartwhitewm/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/StuartWhiteWM Ghosts of Mars is available to buy here: https://t.co/hJpVW4qKxL #authorpreneur #authortube #selfpublishing #bookbub #kindledirectpublishing #kindlecountdowndeal #bargainbooksy #kickstarter #ream #writingcommunity

    34 min

  7. 05/29/2023

    Diary of a Self-Published Author: Ep5: Ream, Kickstarter, Bargain Books, and BookBub ads

    Ever wondered what it’s really like to self-publish? Obsessive, compulsive, addictive. Autonomy, power, freedom, control. Accountable, responsible, heavy. These are just a few of the feelings we get every day. In this podcast we’ll explore the everyday of being a self-published author, with a focus on process over outcomes. If we do the small everyday things well, and consistently, then the outcomes take care of themselves. Here’s what it’s like. Segments: - General News from the Self-Publishing Sphere - Writing/Editing/Planning - Marketing - Finances - Mental Health Stuart is a self-published author, and founder of WriteMentor, an organisation that strives to help authors achieve their writing dreams and form community. He is a secondary school science teacher by day, and writer and multiple business owner by night. He has a young family, with a son and a daughter, Luke and Leia (only kidding!), and is a Star Wars fanatic! He writes fantasy and science fiction for Middle Grade and Young Adults. He lives in Glasgow, Scotland. You can keep up with me on my monthly newsletter - sign up here: https://stuartwhite.substack.com You can also follow me in the following places: Website: https://stuartwhiteauthor.co.uk/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMNuaRDeP/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stuartwhitewm/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/StuartWhiteWM Ghosts of Mars is available to buy here: https://t.co/hJpVW4qKxL

    33 min

  8. 05/19/2023

    Diary of a Self-Published Author: Ep4: Marketing Strategies

    Ever wondered what it’s really like to self-publish? Obsessive, compulsive, addictive. Autonomy, power, freedom, control. Accountable, responsible, heavy. These are just a few of the feelings we get every day. In this podcast we’ll explore the everyday of being a self-published author, with a focus on process over outcomes. If we do the small everyday things well, and consistently, then the outcomes take care of themselves. Here’s what it’s like. Segments: - General News from the Self-Publishing Sphere - Writing/Editing/Planning - Marketing - Finances - Mental Health Stuart is a self-published author, and founder of WriteMentor, an organisation that strives to help authors achieve their writing dreams and form community. He is a secondary school science teacher by day, and writer and multiple business owner by night. He has a young family, with a son and a daughter, Luke and Leia (only kidding!), and is a Star Wars fanatic! He writes fantasy and science fiction for Middle Grade and Young Adults. He lives in Glasgow, Scotland. You can keep up with me on my monthly newsletter - sign up here: https://stuartwhite.substack.com You can also follow me in the following places: Website: https://stuartwhiteauthor.co.uk/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMNuaRDeP/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stuartwhitewm/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/StuartWhiteWM Ghosts of Mars is available to buy here: https://t.co/hJpVW4qKxL

    36 min

  9. 05/10/2023

    Diary of a Self-Published Author: Ep3: MG, YA or Tween? Where's the line? ALSO: SHORTLISTED AND 1000

    Ever wondered what it’s really like to self-publish? Obsessive, compulsive, addictive. Autonomy, power, freedom, control. Accountable, responsible, heavy. These are just a few of the feelings we get every day. In this podcast we’ll explore the everyday of being a self-published author, with a focus on process over outcomes. If we do the small everyday things well, and consistently, then the outcomes take care of themselves. Here’s what it’s like. Segments: - General News from the Self-Publishing Sphere - Writing/Editing/Planning - Marketing - Finances - Mental Health Stuart is a self-published author, and founder of WriteMentor, an organisation that strives to help authors achieve their writing dreams and form community. He is a secondary school science teacher by day, and writer and multiple business owner by night. He has a young family, with a son and a daughter, Luke and Leia (only kidding!), and is a Star Wars fanatic! He writes fantasy and science fiction for Middle Grade and Young Adults. He lives in Glasgow, Scotland. You can keep up with me on my monthly newsletter - sign up here: https://stuartwhite.substack.com You can also follow me in the following places: Website: https://stuartwhiteauthor.co.uk/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMNuaRDeP/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stuartwhitewm/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/StuartWhiteWM Ghosts of Mars is available to buy here: https://t.co/hJpVW4qKxL

    40 min

  10. 05/04/2023

    Diary of a Self-Published Author: Episode 2: Artificial Intelligence

    Ever wondered what it’s really like to self-publish? Obsessive, compulsive, addictive. Autonomy, power, freedom, control. Accountable, responsible, heavy. These are just a few of the feelings we get every day. In this podcast we’ll explore the everyday of being a self-published author, with a focus on process over outcomes. If we do the small everyday things well, and consistently, then the outcomes take care of themselves. Here’s what it’s like. Segments: - General News from the Self-Publishing Sphere - Writing/Editing/Planning - Marketing - Finances - Mental Health You can sign up to the Diary of a Self-Published Author facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2185895738466818 Stuart is a self-published author, and founder of WriteMentor, an organisation that strives to help authors achieve their writing dreams and form community. He is a secondary school science teacher by day, and writer and multiple business owner by night. He has a young family, with a son and a daughter, Luke and Leia (only kidding!), and is a Star Wars fanatic! He writes fantasy and science fiction for Middle Grade and Young Adults. He lives in Glasgow, Scotland. You can keep up with me on my monthly newsletter - sign up here: https://stuartwhite.substack.com You can also follow me in the following places: Website: https://stuartwhiteauthor.co.uk/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMNuaRDeP/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stuartwhitewm/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/StuartWhiteWM Ghosts of Mars is available to buy here: https://t.co/hJpVW4qKxL

    33 min

  11. 04/27/2023

    Diary of a Self-Published Author: Episode 1

    Ever wondered what it’s really like to self-publish? Obsessive, compulsive, addictive. Autonomy, power, freedom, control. Accountable, responsible, heavy. These are just a few of the feelings we get every day. In this podcast we’ll explore the everyday of being a self-published author, with a focus on process over outcomes. If we do the small everyday things well, and consistently, then the outcomes take care of themselves. Here’s what it’s like. Segments: - General News from the Self-Publishing Sphere 4:30 - Writing/Editing/Planning 10:41  - Marketing 21:04 - Finances 28:13 - Mental Health 30:28 Stuart is a self-published author, and founder of WriteMentor, an organisation that strives to help authors achieve their writing dreams and form community. He is a secondary school science teacher by day, and writer and multiple business owner by night. He has a young family, with a son and a daughter, Luke and Leia (only kidding!), and is a Star Wars fanatic! He writes fantasy and science fiction for Middle Grade and Young Adults. He lives in Glasgow, Scotland. You can keep up with me on my monthly newsletter - sign up here: https://stuartwhite.substack.com You can also follow me in the following places: Website: https://stuartwhiteauthor.co.uk/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMNuaRDeP/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stuartwhitewm/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/StuartWhiteWM Ghosts of Mars is available to buy here: https://t.co/hJpVW4qKxL

    35 min
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Ever wondered what it’s really like to self-publish? Obsessive, compulsive, addictive. Autonomy, power, freedom, control. Accountable, responsible, heavy. These are just a few of the feelings we get every day. In this podcast we’ll explore the everyday of being a self-published author, with a focus on process over outcomes. If we do the small everyday things well, and consistently, then the outcomes take care of themselves. Here’s what it’s like.

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