SPJ010 Katja L. Kaine. The Author Who Created Her Own Software To Make Writing Easier!

Richard McMunn is a UK self-publishing superstar! He is a former firefighter who discovered a successful writing formula and has built an entire business around his publishing success. He's also the creator of a fabulous, free resource called 'About The Author' which is a really handy tool for all newly self-published writers.

Katja L. Kaine is the creator of Novel Factory, a software created by writers for writers. It takes care of managing characters, locations, drafts and even submissions, so writers can get on with the fun stuff. She also writes novels and short stories and runs a writing group.

Children’s author Abiloa Bello, wrote her debut novel ‘Emily Knight I AM’ at the age of 12! The book was independently published via Trafford Publishing and is the first book in a planned series, with book 2 in the pipeline. Abiola is one of the few authors to self publish a book and then sign to a literary agent and she’ll be telling us all about that journey is our chat today. She also co-founded The Author School with Helen Lewis.

Linzi Drew-Honey is a former glamour model and editor of Penthouse magazine. She has also appeared on Page Three of The Sun. Linzi has just self-published her first book - Every Shade of Blue - which is her debut, erotic fiction novel. The novel has been published through Matador, the self-publishing imprint of The Troubador Publishing Group.

Sarah Taylor is the Group Marketing Manager at Troubador Publishing. That means Sarah works with Matador, which is the company’s self-publishing imprint and The Book Guild, which is their mainstream and partnership publishing company. Sarah is a great person to speak to on the podcast because she’s very involved with the company’s Self-Publishing Conference and their Self-Publishing Experience Days.

Nina Ratcliffe has written and self-published a children’s book called ‘Dublin and Friends’. She has another children’s story in production and there is a further book on an equine theme pencilled in for later this year. She has also has the book ‘A New Home’ available on Amazon in Kindle format. Nina has used some excellent marketing techniques to sell her print books to a local audience as well as some innovative Facebook strategies to build her audience.

In this preview episode of Self Publishing Journeys, show host Paul Teague gives a brief introduction about what to expect in the weeks ahead. The podcast launches with an initial five episodes, packed with great guests who have many tips to share. Paul will outline his own self-publishing journey to date and give a demonstration of the format of the show.