PPD 14th January 2017

Published: Jan. 14, 2017, 5 a.m.

The Essential Weekly Podcast For New And Aspiring Indie Authors Paul's Podcast Diary Feature

This Week\u2019s Talking Points

1) ALLi self-publishing Q&A on Tuesday 17th January:\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZk1BhdGq8g&feature=youtu.be

Alli membership:\xa0http://www.paulteague.com/alli [Affiliate link]

2) I use The Results Machine to time my uninterrupted writing stints in 1 hr + 1 hr + 1.5 hr blocks.

I beat the clock today, writing my first 2k words in that first 60-minute session.

The Action Machine is exactly the same software, just a different name.

Here is my affiliate link:\xa0http://www.paulteague.com/AM

3) I ordered those covers from fiverr via\xa0https://www.fiverr.com/lisabook/design-professional-book-cover-08cef513-b312-4301-a9ca-8875b29ad7b6

4) I\u2019m going to use Vellum to format my books from now on:\xa0https://vellum.pub/

To use Vellum on a regular PC, you can access MacInCloud, which lets you use a virtual machine:\xa0http://www.macincloud.com/

5) Listing in Kindle Scout:\xa0https://kindlescout.amazon.com/submit

6) Dave Jackson\u2019s School of Podcasting:\xa0http://schoolofpodcasting.com/

Also see

John Lee Dumas:\xa0http://www.eofire.com/

Cliff Ravenscraft:\xa0http://podcastanswerman.com/

7) Writing tools

Scrivener:\xa0http://www.paulteague.com/scrivener\xa0[Affiliate link]

The Novel Factory:\xa0http://www.paulteague.com/novelfactory

Save The Cat:\xa0http://www.savethecat.com/

8) My recommended web hosting service:\xa0http://www.paulteague.com/SG