Indie Author Roadmap Podcast

Ep 011: Writing Routines

Episode 11 sees Rachel and Rob revisitng the writing routines they touched on in the very first episode.  They also talk about Patreon, tik-tok, and as always fill the spaces with general chit-chat about writing and publishing. 

Ep 010: Character Arcs

Ep 009: Income Diversification

In this week's episode Rachel and Rob explore other ways to gain income from your books and the platforms available to achieve this. 

Ep 008: Writing Confidence

Rachel and Rob chat about having confidence in your writing when starting out, as well as talking about keeping that impostor syndrome at bay amoungst the usual of topic waffle they always manage to bring to the table.

Ep 007: The Vs Episode

In this week’s episode Rachel and Rob chat about the differences between Traditional Publishing, Indie Publishing and Vanity Publishing, as well as casting a light on being Wide or Exclusive with your ebooks.
There may be a little swearing when Rob goes off on a rant about Vanity publishers. Be warned…

Ep 006: 2025 Goals!

Rachel and Rob sit down to discuss their writing, publishing and marketing goals for 2025.
These include Rob joining the Novel Gains 30 Day video marketing challenge hosted by fantasy author A.P Beswick, and Rachel talking about Matt J Holmes's Facebook Jumpstart course.
Novel Gains FB Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/870314997912256
Matt J Holmes FB Ads Course for authors: https://www.matthewjholmes.com/a/2147523688/PwoDPtdE
 

Ep 005: Bookstrapping

Rachel and Rob see in the New Year by talking about Bookstrapping, covering book covers, editing, formatting, and uploading, the four key elements of publishing you must have in place to enable you to publish your book.

Ep 004: Reviews

After receiving a dreaded 1 star review for one of his books, Rob and Rachel chat about the review eco-system, the different kinds of reviews authors can receive, and the mindset to overcome bad reviews. Also Thrive in 25 updates and as always a few laughs along the way. 

Ep 003: Social Media

Rachel and Rob chat about the social media channels they use, when to start your author social media, and how they think social media helps sell books.

Ep 002: Thrive in 25

Rachel and Rob chat about thrive in 25, their accountability drive to get people writing in 2025