The Self-Publishing Roundtable (SPRT) was a podcast and blog
run by indie writers for indie writers.
Every Thursday Night we used to stream an interview or discussion live on YouTube, and this website.
For those who like to read words, we (or a guest) sometimes blogged on Wednesdays.
Don’t want to look at our pretty faces? Then get the audio, available on iTunes.
You can also watch us on our YouTube channel at any time.
Most Recent Podcasts and Blog Posts
Weekly Roundup of Indie Publishing News and Stuff – 3 April 2016
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Science Fiction author Jamie Dodge joined Erica today to discuss the below topics:
– Author should tear this plagiarist to shreds
– When original content creators feel sorry for the plagiarist
– James Patterson presents…
– Today an AI writes a novel, tomorrow… the world!
– 22% of eBooks sold in UK are self-pubbed… or are they?
– Colour me crazy!
SPRT #137 – Pulp Speed: How to write it, maintain it and achieve warp 10 with Jim Johnson and Ivy Sinclair
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Pulp Speed isn’t a new concept but the name might well be. It was coined by Dean Wesley Smith and essentially means: sitting down and writing lots of words and stories. Also known as putting your arse in the chair and writing. Dean went a little bit further with his definition and created pulp speeds — similar to Star Trek’s warp speeds — so people can say they’re at pulp speed one or whatever.
This is a popular yet controversial topic but considering all of the hype around 21 day / monthly challenges (Chris Fox, etc) that are currently circulating we thought we should dedicate a podcast episode to it. So we invited two authors Jim Johnson who runs a Google+ Group called Pulp Speeders and is currently completing a 3 Novels in 3 Months Challenge; and Ivy Sinclair who wrote: How I wrote 28,000 words in two days. Two authors who are definitely writing at pulp speeds and we asked them what pulp speed is, how to achieved it and how to get to the next speed…
Book Review: Prosperity for Writers by Honoree Corder
Honoree Corder provides straightforward advice about overcoming the obstacles holding back writers from achieving financial and personal freedom in her book Prosperity for Writers. It is a self-help book that can apply to not only writers, but also any general business endeavor.