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SPA Girls Podcast

SPA Girls Podcast

Each week the SPA Girls provide information, tips and honest advice on self publishing for indie authors. Hosted by four experienced self-publishing writers, we provide a mix of interviews, craft shows, and marketing information that will help you start your self-publishing journey. Join us today!

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SPA Girls Podcast - EP347 - The Power Of Writing Sprints

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2022/06/06

Are you struggling to get your words down each day? Why not give writing sprints a try? You can do them alone, however, you might find they work better with others like we did. How it works: Find a friend or a group and set aside a certain amount of time. Now break this into doable time slots. For example, if you had two hours, then the time could be 4 slots of 30 mins, or 2 times 1 hour each, or 8 times 15mins. Or any number that suits the majority. Sometimes it’s better to start small. It’s also a

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48:41

SPA Girls Podcast - EP346 - Julia Roberts

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2022/06/01

* we apologize for the technical gremlins that appear occasionally in this recording. Stick with it because the info is gold! Today we're joined by Julia Roberts, MSc, writer, creativity coach, and soon-to-be Ted Talker. Julia is going to talk us through procrastination and the tools we can use to manage it. Goodness knows we all need this help! Her expertise is the creative process - she focuses on writers and writer's block. She has her Masters of Science in Creativity and uses proven tools

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01:04:41

SPA Girls Podcast - EP345 - How To Write A Successful...

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2022/05/25

Do you want to learn how to design a series that will hook and keep readers, AND set you up for long term success? Helen Scheuerer, YA fantasy author of the bestselling series, The Oremere Chronicles and the Curse of the Cyren Queen quartet, joins us today to discuss how we can write a successful series. Topics covered include: The REAL reasons you should write in a series How to find and use your target market to satisfy hungry readers How to use foreshadowing and cliffhangers to create

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44:57

SPA girls Podcast - Book Projects

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2022/05/18

self publishing for beginners.

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SPA Girls Podcast - EP343 - Interview with Asa Maria...

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2022/05/10

Bestselling Author Asa Maria Bradley suggests collaboration as a way to get creative again. Growing up in Sweden surrounded by archaeology and history steeped in Norse Mythology, inspired her sexy and paranormal romance series. She also writes urban fantasy about empowered heroines who kick ass while saving the world. Her work has received a double nomination for the Romance Writers of America’s RITA contest, a Reviewers Choice Award nomination, a Holt Medallion win, and Bookseller’s Best Award win

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SPA Girls Podcast - EP342 - Interview with Editor,...

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2022/05/03

Today we’re thrilled to welcome editor extraordinaire, Mary-Theresa Hussey, to the SPA. Prior to becoming a freelance editorial consultant, Mary-Theresa (known as Matrice) worked at Harlequin for more than 25 years, editing nearly a thousand titles. As editor, senior and executive editor, she read, acquired, revised, rejected and critiqued triple that. Many of the books she has edited went on to find places on both the NYT and USA Today bestseller lists. Matrice shares the top ten mistakes she sees

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SPA Girls Podcast - EP341 - Graphics For Authors

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2022/04/26

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43:32

SPA Girls_First Draft

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2022/04/20

Hit the ground running with this episode all about how to successfully finish the first draft of your novel! We talk about how we stay motivated, what you need to know before you can start, how we keep going when we get to the saggy middle, what we plan beforehand, and what we leave to figure out as we go. If you've been struggling to get started on your first draft, or you're wallowing somewhere in the middle, this is the episode for you!

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SPA Girls Podcast - EP 339 - Becoming A Full-Time Writer

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2022/04/12

Do you want to be a full-time author? Today we discuss how we transitioned to writing full time, including: how we approached the financial and business planning balancing the creative and business sides of the job mindset tips and corrections along the way our expectations versus reality courage and resourcefulness Make a plan, understand your process, know how much you need to earn and adopt the right mindset to ensure you’ll be ahead of the game. Listen at www.spagirlspodcast.com and if you

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SPA Girls Podcast - EP388 - Psychology Tools For...

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2022/04/05

Struggling to write compelling characters and compelling but realistic conflict in your stories? Well, have we got a show for you! Darian Smith is a prize winning fiction writer with a degree in psychology, and is a member of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors. He combines these two sides of his background to provide simple, easy to follow tools that make use of established psychological theory to help writers develop fully rounded, interesting, realistic characters and inject conflict into

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SPA Girls EP 337 - Audio Books

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2022/03/30

In the Spa this week we talked to the talented Naomi Barton. With more people listening to audio books now, there has never been a better time to learn about this side of our industry. Naomi has produced audio books for our very own Cheryl, under CA Phipps, her cozy mystery pen name. We talk about processes, cost, and the industry. You won’t want to miss this one! https://www.naomibartonvoice.com/ You’ll find all the show notes and SPA Girls podcast episodes at: www.spagirlspodcast.com Make sure

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01:03:09

SPA Girls Podcast - EP336 - PR for Authors with...

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2022/03/23

This week we talk to long-time PR coach and publicist Lilian Sue about how authors can successfully use PR to help with their author business. Her aim is to help authors fulfill their potential and become global industry leaders by focusing on how to build a healthy PR mindset above any strategy. We talk about authors can develop strong and healthy PR mindsets (by busting down fear and imposter syndrome) and how to use the right tools, knowledge, and resources to fulfill their goals. It's another

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01:03:33

SPA Girls Podcast – EP335 – Romance Your Goals

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2022/03/15

Today we welcome back for a record 3rd time, Zoe York, to talk about Romancing Your Goals. Like so many authors it was hard to read and write during 2020 which was the last time Zoe was with us. Yet, her latest book Romancing Your Goals was written during the pandemic and highlights how to treat your business and is full of wonderful tips to build a marketable genre fiction series. At the end and beginning of our business plans emotions come in strong. They must be honest to get what we want

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SPA Girls Podcast - EP334 - Amazon Ads with Deb Potter

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2022/03/09

We’re thrilled to welcome fellow Kiwi author, Deb Potter, to the SPA today to give us the breakdown on how to create, manage and optimize Amazon ads. Many of us have tried different methods to get AMS Ads to work: from creating hundred of ad variations to wrangling spreadsheets with thousands of keywords to try. And then there’s the whole bid price conundrum – how do we know what to bid? Can we trust auto ads? As a statistician by trade, and also a self-published author, Deb is fantastic at

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SPA Girls - EP333 - MM Romance With Jay Hogan

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2022/03/01

Jay is a 2020 Lambda Literary Award Finalist in Gay Romance and her book Off Balance was the 2021 New Zealand Romance Book of the Year. She is a New Zealand author writing mm romance and romantic suspense, primarily set in New Zealand. She writes character driven romances with lots of humour, a good dose of reality and a splash of angst. She's travelled extensively, lived in many countries, and in a past life she was a critical care nurse, nurse educator and counsellor. Jay is owned by a huge Maine

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01:08:40

SPA Girls Podcast - TikTok Tips with AK Mulford

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2022/02/23

This week we talk to fantasy author AK Mulford about how she got started on TikTok! We cover TikTok for authors in depth: how to start, who to follow, how to get your follower count up, best length of videos, what to post, how to create the videos, hashtags, sounds, dealing with comments, batching, duets, stitching, etiquette plus differences from other social media platforms. And most importantly: does it sell books? If you've ever considered jumping on TikTok, this is the episode for

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SPA Girls Podcast - EP331 - Reignite Your Writing Joy!

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2022/02/15

Feeling a bit blah about your writing? Struggling with getting good words down and your word count UP? Today we're taking inspiration from Marie Kondo, and we're sparking back the joy in our writing lives! Our SPA Girls tried-and-true steps are: Re-commit to your Why Re-evaluate your ideal writing life / writing day Let gooooooooo Start with Simple Be Like Marie and ask Does It Spark Joy? As always, a brutally honest and real-time discussion how we're all struggling a bit for different reasons

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SPA Girls Podcast - EP330 - Covers That Sell

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2022/02/09

How do you get a cover that finds readers and converts to sales? Today we’re unpacking exactly how you can do that. What your cover needs to do What SHOULDN’T be on your cover What cover images risk getting your cover banned from advertising The Anatomy Of A Cover Why are fonts so important? How to find a good designer What to expect to pay for a good cover 💗 Full Show Notes and Resource Links at www.SelfPublishingAuthorsPodcast.com Sign up for our free weekly self-publishers newsletter full of

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SPA Girls Podcast - EP329 - Success With Short Romance

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2022/02/01

Today we're delighted to welcome Ella Barnard to the SPA. Ella is an author, a podcast host on Author Like A Boss podcast, and an author coach. She's here today to talk about how she found success publishing short romances as Liz Fox, going from zero to $3k per month in just three months. You can find her at: http://authorlikeaboss.com/ Going from zero to $3k per month in just a few months is a dream for many of us and today's guest achieved just that. Ella Barnard is here to talk how she did it,

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SPA Girls Podcast - EP328 - All About Preorders

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2022/01/26

Confused by preorders? Wondering if you should start using them? Wondering if you should stop using them? This is the episode for you! We talk about what preorders are and how they work, how we use preorders, and when we think you shouldn't use preorders. Join us for another intriguing episode in the SPA!

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