Alexa's Book Marketing & Publishing Chat

233 episodes

How to Get Speaking Gigs (and Keep Them) with Sasha Simmons
2026/09/02 | 35 mins.
Speaking is half talent and half business. Sasha Simmons, founder of Speak Life LLC and author of 20 Major Keys to Establish Your Own Greatness, breaks down her SLAB framework for crafting a speech that lands, then shares the unglamorous work of actually getting booked: cold calls, persistent follow-up, and building the reel that sells you.
Bootstrap, Investors, or Crowdfunding? feat. Hannah Jacobson
2026/08/26 | 1h 4 mins.
Bootstrap, investors, or crowdfunding? Hannah Jacobson built Book Award Pro from a spreadsheet into the world's largest database of legitimate book awards. She and Alexa break down how to fund an author or publishing business, price your work so you stop losing money, and own the platform you build on.
Why Your Author Income Is Stuck (And It Is Not Your Writing)
2026/08/19 | 14 mins.
Forty-four percent of indie authors earn one hundred dollars a month or less. Usually the gap is not craft, it is structure. Alexa breaks down the four business skills separating authors who plateau from authors who compound: money systems, legal foundations, a profitable model, and new markets. Bootcamp is August 21 to 22.
The Reader Is Your Co-Writer: Speculative Fiction with Heather Davis {ep. 230}
2026/08/12 | 27 mins.
Heather Davis coaches speculative fiction writers and runs Worldshift, the conference built for the authors sci-fi and fantasy spaces keep overlooking. She and Alexa unpack why your reader is your co-writer, how genre-specific community protects a career, and what to do when your genre's sales cycle drops. For writers who want craft and business.
How to Spot Scams Targeting Authors & more with Patricia Marshall of Luminare Press {ep. 229}
2026/08/06 | 41 mins.
Patricia Marshall, CEO of Luminare Press and Lucent Book Group, reveals why publishing scams are proliferating, how authors can protect themselves, and why AI is a tool—not a shortcut. We dig into GEO, the changing landscape of book discoverability, and what indie authors truly need in their corner.

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About Alexa's Book Marketing & Publishing Chat

Personal interviews on the struggles, stories, and success routes for authors and publishing industry professionals, publishing and book marketing coaching from host Alexa Bigwarfe of the Women in Publishing Summit. Tips for success, advice and information from publishing industry professionals for authors and publishing industry professionals looking to start or grow their book-focused businesses. Covering routes to publishing, production, publishing advice, book launches, book marketing, tips, tools, software, publishing support and resources to write, publish, and sell your book. Encouragement and support because we're #bettertogether.

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