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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 - EP187 - Interview With Forensics...

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2019/05/15

Want to figure out how to create the perfect crime for your cozy mystery character to solve? Or find out how your investigator protagonist would investigate a murder? Perhaps you just want to find out what investigators look for at a crime scene so you can figure out what to plant at your fictitious scene? Well, your questions will all be answered during this in-depth chat with Federal Law Enforcement Special Agent, Geoff Symon. A forensics expert with 20 years of experience, Geoff was able to

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SPA Girls Podcast - EP186 - What Authors Get Wrong...

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2019/05/08

Have you ever wondered whether your character would survive holding highly enriched uranium metal in their hand? What about if they'd handled that green goo from the barrel marked with a radiation symbol? That's the kind of knowledge that you'll get from listening to this episode of the SPA Girls Podcast. We talk to Natasha Bajema, an expert in national security issues, especially weapons of mass destruction (WMD), nuclear proliferation and emerging technologies. She's worked at cool places like

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SPA Girls Podcast - EP185 - Interview with the...

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2019/05/01

It's the start of Mystery May, and we have a doozy to start you off with! The SPA Girls spent time with Adam Richardson, an American cop who helps authors and screenwriters with their crime-fiction questions through his website and podcast called the Writer's Detective Bureau. He knows his stuff - Adam spent seventeen years of his 20+ year law enforcement career as a detective - and he was able to answer all our silly/strange/just-plain-dumb questions about being a cop in the US. The

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SPA Girls Podcast - EP184 - Keeping The Faith

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2019/04/24

Do you have family and friends telling you not to write? Do they tell you that you've got your head in the clouds, and you need to get a real job? Perhaps people ask you how your little hobby is going, like it's not a real career? Don't let them get you down! Based on a listener question, this week the SPA Girls talk about how to deal with negativity from the people around you (especially in the beginning when you're starting out) and how to turn it around and stay motivated. In the beginning, we

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SPA Girls Podcast - EP183 - Facebook Ads with Maria Luis

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2019/04/17

Are your Facebook ads as successful as you want them to be? Do you wish you could make the kind of ads you've heard other authors boasting about? This is the episode for you! This week we delve back into Facebook Ads with Amazon Bestselling Author and all-around-lovely-lady Maria Luis... She takes what she talked about last week, and adds to it, giving us the lowdown on how to make an ad convert into sales. Maria is super knowledgeable and informative, and gives us some amazing tips and insider

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SPA Girls Podcast - EP182 - Facebook Ads With Maria Luis

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2019/04/10

Not sure about how Facebook Ads work? Need to learn the basics? Join the SPA Girls as bestselling author Maria Luis breaks down Facebook Ads for us, from the beginning steps, to how to choose the best images; plus what to do, and what not to do, and everything in between! This is the first part of a two part series on Facebook Ads from an author who has been successfully running her own ads for the last two years. It features loads of tips and advice for running ads, how to tell if they're a good

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SPA Girls Podcast - EP181 - Dictation with Kilby Blades

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2019/04/03

If you've ever thought you'd like to try dictation, this is the episode for you. We talk to award winning indie author Kilby Blades about how she amped up her writing rates by learning dictation. It's the ultimate skill - being able to use that time in the car, on walks, or even as you're doing the dishes to keep writing. The SPA Girls were all enthralled as we pumped Kilby for information, and she didn't disappoint! Learn about her methods, her tips and tricks and just what you need to do to

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SPA Girls Podcast - EP180 - Book Descriptions with...

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2019/03/27

Ever wondered if your book description could be better? Ever thought it should sell more books? Then this is the episode for you. This week, Brian Meeks, description-writer extraordinaire talks with us about how to write a kick-ass description that will sell more books, and help amp up your advertising sales to the next level. Turns out, it's all about copywriting. And writing the best hooks you possibly can. Lucky for us, Brian takes us through every aspect of writing hooks to help you write

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SPA Girls Podcast - EP179 - Interview with Tara from...

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2019/03/20

This week we talk to Tara Cremin, Author Experience Manager from the self publishing platform Kobo Writing Life. As always it's great to chat to someone from the platform for the real insider information and Tara didn't disappoint! For those of you who've never loaded a book to the platform, Tara talked us through the process and why you should load direct instead of through one of the other aggregators. She also gave us the down-low on boxed sets, pricing, and promotions through Kobo, and how to

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SPA Girls Podcast - EP178 - Newsletter Strategies Part 2

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2019/03/12

What's the one objection you have to overcome to get readers to buy your book? That question is the cliffhanger that Larissa Reynolds left us on in part 1. And now, here it is! The episode where you get to find out the answer... In this second episode about newsletters, Larissa Reynolds talks to us about how to sell your books consistently via your list. She's been writing newsletters for more than 20 years, and says it's about more than just sending regular emails. It's about knowing your readers,

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SPA Girls Podcast - EP177 - Successful Newsletter...

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2019/03/06

If you've been wondering and worrying about whether your author newsletter is working as it should (or if you should even start one) then this is the episode for you! Today we're talking to Larissa Reynolds, a marketing guru with years of experience working with authors on their newsletters, about what you need to have in your author newsletter. It can be overwhelming when you first start out, and a newsletter can sometimes seem like a step too far. And while some people swear by them, others say

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SPA Girls Podcast - EP176 - How to Speak Self Publishing

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2019/02/27

Ever listened to someone talking about self publishing and been mystified about what they're actually saying? Maybe understood about one in every three words? It's a common problem, and one we sometimes come across ourselves, as things change in the industry and new jargon hits the streets. Added to that, even if you decide to look it up online, it's sometimes not easy to understand. That's where the SPA Girls come in. This episode we go through all the self publishing jargon we could think of, and

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SPA Girls Podcast - EP175 - Making Facebook Work For You

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2019/02/20

We often get asked what authors should post on Facebook, and whether it's worthwhile even being on the platform at all. The answer is a firm yes, we in the SPA believe Facebook is a really useful tool for authors, especially in romance. There are many positives to having a presence on the social platform, not least of which is the ability to do Facebook Ads, but also the ability to connect with readers and other authors. So this week we break down the platform and talk about the different areas

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SPA Girls Podcast - EP174 - Writing Regency Romance

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2019/02/13

This episode we talk to our very own Wendy Vella about writing Regency romance. Since 2013, Wendy has forged a very successful indie career writing historical and contemporary romance. Her Regencies have been on the Amazon's top seller lists many times and collectively she's sold over one million books to date. Like many romance writers, Wendy cut her historical reading teeth on Georgette Heyer, and then discovered the wonderful worlds of Eloisa James, Stephanie Laurens, Julia Quinn and Lisa Kleypas

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SPA Girls Podcast - EP173 - How To Identify Your...

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2019/02/06

INTRO: Today's episode was inspired by a comment on our podcast website www.SpaGirlsPodcast.com by listener Carron, who asked "...when you're starting out (writing) how do you know what weaknesses to focus on? You don't know what you don’t know. Love to hear an episode on things to work on, or things you ladies have struggled with and how you’ve gone about correcting them." Carron makes a really good point and we're kinda kicking ourselves that we haven't discussed this before. We've all been in

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SPA Girls Podcast - EP172 - Interview with Dan Wood

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2019/01/30

Thinking about self publishing and don't know where to start? Join the SPA Girls for 30 minutes of honest advice, tips and resources. The delightful Dan Wood joined us in the SPA today to talk about the Indie distribution channel Draft2Digital. It's an informative hour-long interview with Dan, who attends 20 plus author conferences a year, and has his finger on the pulse of Indie publishing. He not only explains everything that Draft2Digital offers indie authors - from free formatting for your

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SPA Girls Podcast - EP171 - Interview with romance...

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2019/01/23

We are delighted to welcome romance author, Serenity Woods, to the SPA today. Serenity lives in the sub-tropical Northland of New Zealand. She is a USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance and has been published since 2011 and self-published since 2013. Serenity is incredibly business savvy and prolific. To date, she's published 65 books across many different romance series, and she is a USA Today bestselling author, reaching #53 on the USA Today bestseller list with her Three Wise Men

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SPA Girls Podcast - EP170 - Get Your Head In The Game

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2019/01/15

Are you motivated or disillusioned by all the "end of year earnings" screenshots some authors post? For some of us, it's incredibly inspiring; others find it a distraction or even a bit depressing! There is no "right" answer - the trick is understanding yourself and this week we talk about the things you CAN control and why you should feel super positive about that! We also discuss Melissa Storm's Litring Reader Survey which shows some very encouraging reader buying behavior that can help your sales

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SPA Girls - EP169 - 5 Goals You Need To Set In 2019

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2019/01/09

Goals! We're all so excited about them at the beginning of January, and then we feel them like chains around our necks by the end of the month. (Well, here in the SPA we do. Maybe you're able to make it into February without feeling like you're never going to make them work...hehe) What we've decided is that instead of overwhelming yourself with ALL THE GOALS, if you set one goal in these five areas, for a shorter period of time (we're suggesting 12 weeks) then you're more likely to make them

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SPA Girls Podcast - EP168

SPA Girls Podcast ·

2019/01/02

This year we decided to begin with something a little different. Instead of the usual "motivational and uplifting" or "beginning of the year goal setting" type show, we thought we'd give you 31 quick and easy author marketing ideas that you can do each day to give you a solid start to 2019. It's a great way to show you how little jobs done daily can add up quickly to make something pretty great. You'll be amazed at the results you can achieve from what seems like a tiny daily effort! You can do

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