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.
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Most Recent Podcasts and Blog Posts
SPRT #131 – Deciding to Succeed w/ USA Bestselling Author C. Gockel
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This week we were lucky to be joined by speculative fiction author Carolynn Gockel, author of the I Bring The Fire series and The Archangel Project series. When Carolynn decided (that’s right, decided!) to hit the Best Seller’s List, she left nothing to chance, doing the research and applying the techniques needed to reach her goal. We discussed what all went into her plan of cracking the elusive Best Seller List, and all the nitty gritty that went with it.
Inspiration is not a Prerequisite
We recently interviewed Mina Carter on the SPRT podcast (episode #119) and I asked her about about mindset and amongst the great answers, she said she writes even when she doesn’t want to, when she thinks she is out of ideas. She ended her sentence saying that she just shook her head whenever she heard people say that they could only write when they are “inspired” (she used the verbal version of the quotes I just used there).
I shuddered and may or may not have gone on a mini diatribe (ok, I totally did). I hear this very specific type of fallacy often from writers that are better than me but are not doing the work. It usually sounds like this:
I really do want to write, but I sit down and I can’t get inspired to write . I can even write a few things, but then I can’t get into it or I read what I have written and start over.
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Weekly Round up of Indie Publishing News and Stuff – 14 February 2016
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Chrishaun Keller joined Erica and X to discuss the below topics:
– Author Earnings Courts Controversy…Again
– Author Claims Book Banned by Publisher
– Copyright Infringement: Dark Hunter vs. Shadowhunters