About this podcast
Welcome to The Publishing Performance Show, the quintessential podcast for both budding and veteran self-published authors! Join your host, Teddy, as he sits down with with successful indie authors and top experts in the publishing world, who generously share their unique journeys, creative inspirations, and future aspirations in their writing careers and the wider industry.
Immerse yourself in a trove of valuable insights and actionable advice on writing, essential tools, and practical tips to elevate your self-publishing prowess. Whether you’re just beginning your literary voyage or seeking to refine your craft, this show brims with wisdom and inspiration to help you thrive in the self-publishing realm.
Each episode promises listeners at least one actionable tip for their self-published books and a must-read recommendation from our esteemed guests.
Tune in for an inspiring, informative, and thoroughly enjoyable exploration of the indie author experience!
Episodes
The newest 20 of 154 episodes
- Can AI Really Translate Your Book? (My Wife Interviews Me) · 34 minSomething a bit different this week. My wife Clare, an author herself, turns the tables and interviews me about BookLingua, the AI book translation service I built for indie…
- H.J. Chammas – How to Use a Book to Build Authority, Get Clients & Grow Your Coaching Business · 38 minH.J. Chammas is the founder of Authority Publishing, a full-service publishing, promotion, and monetization platform for coaches, consultants, and experts who want to use a book…
- Jo Blackwell – How to Use YouTube and Substack to Build a Writing Brand (Without Going Viral) · 42 minJo Blackwell is a writer, podcaster, researcher, and personal brand builder whose work centers on helping women over 50 rethink aging. After raising four children, navigating…
- Robert Moutal of Cover Design App – Why Your Book Cover Is Killing Your Sales (And How AI Can Fix It) · 29 min · Episode 150Robert Moutal is the founder of Cover Design App, an AI-powered tool that helps independent publishers create professional, market-ready book covers using principles from…
- Kevin Anderson – The Truth About Ghost Writing: What It Costs, Who Does It, and How It Actually Works · 45 min · Episode 149Kevin Anderson is the CEO, founder, and editor-in-chief of Kevin Anderson & Associates, one of the publishing industry's most respected ghost writing and editorial firms. With a…
- Michael Stewart of Sudowrite – How to Write your Book with Sudowrite · 43 min · Episode 148Michael Stewart is the Community Lead at Sudowrite, an AI creative writing partner designed primarily for fiction writers. His background is in journalism and nonfiction writing…
- Madeline Shue ElevenLabs - Create Professional Audiobooks for $100-200 Using ElevenLabs AI (plus how to get Michael Caine to be your narrator) · 42 min · Episode 147Madeline Shue is the Publishing Lead at ElevenLabs, an AI audio platform founded in 2022 and based in London with approximately 400 employees worldwide. ElevenLabs builds AI…
- Walt Hampton – The 6 Paths to Finishing Your Book (Even When You’re Busy) · 41 min · Episode 146Walt Hampton is the Acquisitions Editor and Director of Marketing at Summit Press Publishing, where he reviews incoming manuscripts and helps authors do more than simply…
- Nicholas Keating-Casbarro – Creating Factions, Religion, and Government for Your Fictional World · 47 min · Episode 145Nicholas Keating-Casbarro is the author and creator of the Vitilarium Universe, a far-future sci-fi series following humanity after becoming multi-planetary. With seven books…
- Becca Puglisi – Why Your Characters Keep Shrugging (And How to Fix It with The Emotion Thesaurus) · 33 min · Episode 144Becca Puglisi is an international speaker and bestselling author who has sold over one million copies of her Thesaurus series, with The Emotion Thesaurus being her flagship book…
- Michael Drew – Why Self-Published Authors Can't Hit Major Bestseller Lists (And What to Do Instead) · 56 min · Episode 143Michael Drew is the founder of PromoteABook.com (established 25 years ago) and BookRetreat.com, with a track record of helping 132 consecutive books hit major bestseller lists…
- Amy Suto – The Three-Pillar System for Making Six Figures as a Self-Published Author · 41 min · Episode 142Amy Suto is a seven-figure freelance writer, memoir ghostwriter, bestselling author, and founder of the top Substack newsletter Make Writing Your Job. Starting as a Hollywood TV…
- Dave King – Self-Editing Techniques Every Fiction Writer Must Know Before Publishing · 35 min · Episode 141Dave King is a professional fiction editor with over 35 years of experience and co-author of the bestselling writing manual Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, which has sold over…
- Louise Harris – The Four Types of Editing Every Author Needs · 36 min · Episode 140Louise Harris is the founder and president of Last Research and Editing, a comprehensive editing service specializing in both fiction and nonfiction books. With a journalism…
- Lucy McCarraher of BookMagic AI – Using AI to Write Your Book (Without AI Writing Your Book) · 46 min · Episode 139Lucy McCarraher is the founder of Rethink Press (a hybrid publisher specializing in business books) and BookMagic AI (an AI-assisted writing platform). Over 12 years, she has…
- Barbara Boyd – The Venn Diagram Strategy: Writing Nonfiction Books That Actually Get Read · 38 min · Episode 138Barbara Boyd is a certified book coach through Author Accelerator who has guided over 100 authors through the nonfiction writing process. With expertise in helping experts…
- Evan Gow of StoryOrigin – How to Grow Your Author Newsletter from Zero to Thousands · 46 min · Episode 137Evan Gow is the founder and indie developer of StoryOrigin, an all-in-one platform designed to help authors manage their book marketing infrastructure. After writing short…
- Dale L. Roberts – The Complete Guide to Publishing Wide Across Multiple Platforms · 43 min · Episode 136Dale L. Roberts is an award-winning author and self-publishing educator with over a decade of experience in the indie publishing industry. He's the author of "Wide Publishing for…
- Rodney Miles – What First-Time Authors Need to Know Before Self-Publishing · 36 min · Episode 135Rodney Miles is the author of the Book Dude's Guide to Self-Publishing series and a self-publishing consultant who has worked on over 300 book projects. With a lifelong love of…
- Alexa Nazzaro - Effective Book Launch Strategies That Actually Work · 36 min · Episode 134Alexa Nazzaro is the founder of Axel Author Group, a publishing services company with the memorable tagline "we won't let you publish crap." With a background in writing and…
