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Episode 62, release date Monday 8th May, 2017
Jason Blacker writes mystery fiction and literary fiction as well as poetry and daily haikus at his haiku blog.
Jason's stories range from Adventure to Zombies, though he's best known for his Lady Marmalade cozy mysteries and his Anthony Carrick hardboiled mysteries.
Jason received an incredible 300 rejections from traditional publishers before turning to self-publishing, where he deploys lots of online marketing techniques to promote his work.
Find Out More:
Jason's Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jason-Blacker/e/B0051QUDA0
Jason's website: http://jasonblacker.com/
Jason Blacker on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2156914.Jason_Blacker
Follow Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jasonblacker
Jason Blacker on Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/jasonblacker
Jason's Haiku website: http://haiqueue.com/
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Talking Points:
1) More about the Pomodoro technique http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/the-pomodoro-technique-is-it-right-for-you.html
2) Scrivener https://self-publishing-academy.com/SC [My affiliate link]
3) Vellum software https://vellum.pub/
How to use Vellum on a PC https://paulteague.com/how-to-use-vellum-on-a-pc/
4) ConvertKit website https://convertkit.com/
I use GetResponse https://paulteague.com/getresponse [My affiliate link]
I'm currently moving over to MailerLite https://paulteague.com/ML [My affiliate link]
5) My sci-fi/dystopian Instafreebie Giveaway https://freebie-books.com/
My Crime/Thriller Giveaway https://freebie-books.com/crime-thrillers/
InstaFreebie https://self-publishing-journeys.com/IF [My affiliate link]
Use Zapier to automate the InstaFreebie process https://zapier.com/
This Week’s Self-Publishing News
The Alliance of Independent Authors news update: http://selfpublishingadvice.org/self-publishing-news-ebooks-are-not-in-crisis/