Indie Author Roadmap Podcast

Ep 31: Indie Author Conference (pt 2)

In today’s episode Rachel and Rob chat about their take homes from SPS live, in London. Writing is a solitary affair, but when attending author conferences it reminds you that you are not alone.

Ep 30: Author Conferences (Pt 1)

In this two part episode, this week Rachel and Rob chat about their personal experiences at author conferences, the benefits of going, what one might expect, and how to navigate the day. An episode full of actionable advice and pre-recorded just before the IAR hosts head down to London for Europe’s biggest indie author conference.

Ep 029: Talking TikTok

In this week's episode Rachel and Rob sit down for a chat with author A.P Beswick. A.P (Adam) dives deep into his own story and how he used video marketing on social media to find new readers and sell books to them.  From there he has gone from strength to strength building his author business through organic marketing on social media.  If you're interested in reaching your readers through social media channels this is the guy to listen to.
Below is Adam's Facebook community which is all about organic marketing on social media. Full of great content and really nice fellow authors: https://www.facebook.com/groups/870314997912256
 

Ep 028: Cops & Scribblers

This week Rachel and Rob bizarrely talk condoms and beach towels, and are then joined by new thriller author James Felix as he dives into the inspiration behind his books having just retired after thirty years in the police service. 

Ep 027: The Halfway Mark

To celebrate six months on air, Rachel and Rob reflect on the past six months of their author careers as well as chatting about plans for the next six months, and of course skewing completely off topic as per usual. Lots of fun as usual with the IAR crew.

Ep 026: Author Expectations

This week's show sees Rachel and Rob talking about the expectations of new authors and the realities of life as a storyteller. 

Ep 025: Interviewing Authors

For the first, but by no means the last, time in IAR history, Rachel and Rob are joined by another author.  In their interviewing debuts, the chief wafflers invite lit-RPG and fantasy author Mike Hibbert onto the show to chat about his writing, publishing, and plans for the future.  Expect a jam packed episode! 

Ep 024: Works In Progress

Works In Progress, or WIPS, are your delightful current projects, but what happens when they multiply like little Gremlins taking a shower? In this week's episode Rachel and Rob chat about their own works in progress and how they plan to tackle the little gremlins.

Ep 023: Rob In The Hotset

In this week's episode, Rachel decides to put Rob in the Hotseat, going through a host of terminologies you will pick up as an indie author.
An entertaining and informative episode as always focusing on all things indie. 

EP 022: AI-ing

Love it or loath it, view it as a helpful friend or a wicked enemy, AI is here and here to stay. In this week's episode, Rachel and Rob discuss AI and how it can help you in your author journey.