Steve Scott

ASP 39: Our Top 10 Self-Publishing Screw-Ups, and How to Avoid Them

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Quote of the day:

“Success does not consist in never making mistakes, but in never making the same one a second time.”

– George Bernard Shaw

In this episode, Steve, Barrie, and Ron talk about 10 self-publishing mistakes they have made, why they made them, and how you can avoid making them yourself in the future. Learn from their past screw-ups so you can save yourself time, energy, and money.

(We’ll use David Letterman’s Top 10 list style to present our top 10 self-publishing screw-ups!)

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ASP 38: David Nihill on Testing Book Ideas with Udemy and Going Traditional with His Self-Publishing

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Quote of the Day:

“From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere!”

– Dr. Seuss

In this episode, David talks about how he tested his book on the Udemy platform first, how it became a bestseller, and his decision to leverage this success with a traditional publishing deal.

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ASP 36: Turn Your Book Into A Course: How to Expand Your Author Income Streams

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Quote of the Day:

“Online learning is not the next big thing; it is the now big thing.” – Donna J. Abernathy

Self-published authors are leaving money on the table by not creating courses from their books. In this podcast, we discuss how to create another profitable income stream using content you’ve already created by designing and selling your own course. Barrie and Ron give you an overview of why creating courses is a great business decision, and teach you the steps to get your first course off the ground.

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ASP 35: A Turnkey Self-Publishing Solution with Reedsy

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Quote of the Day:

“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.

– Red Adair

Barrie and Ron took the day off today, so Steve is interviewing Ricardo Fayet from Reedsy.com. Ricardo talks about how to use Reedsy to get help with editing, cover design and marketing your books. He also talks about their brand-new, free book formatting service.

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ASP 34: Expert Editing Advice from Team Writership

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Quote of the Day:

“You write to communicate to the hearts and minds of others what’s burning inside you, and we edit to let the fire show through the smoke.”

– Arthur Plotnik

Today’s guests are Alyssa Archer and Leslie Watts from Writership.org, whom Steve has met previously. Alyssa and Leslie will actually be working with Steve on the book that he is currently co-authoring with Hal Elrod. Leslie does developmental and structural editing, and also does some proofreading.

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ASP 33: Affiliate Marketing for Authors (an Overview)

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Quote of the Day:

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like hard work.”

– Thomas Edison

As an author, you can increase your income potential by diversifying your streams of income. A great place to start is with affiliate marketing.

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ASP 32: How to Get Published on Kindle Scout with Rachelle Christensen

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Quote of the Day:

“When you publish a book, it’s the world’s book. The world edits it.”

– Philip Roth

Rachelle is the award-winning author of 10 books, including The Soldier’s Bride (a Kindle Scout Selection). She is a stay-at-home mother of five who writes mystery/suspense and romance from a little farm in Idaho, where she lives with her husband and family. In between raising kids and chickens, she carves out time to write daily, and studies marketing strategies. Rachelle graduated from Utah State University with a degree in psychology and a minor in music.

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