In this episode James & Cara discuss the week's developments in the indie world and James starts an experiment to see if AI translation service Scribeshadow can do a good enough job on his novels to launch them in France with no human intervention.

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In this episode James & Cara discuss the latest developments in the world of publishing and they discuss how to write in a series or serial to maximise book sales.

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We discuss the use by Meta of pirated versions of books to build their AI. And we talk about our own action points from the fabulous Ireland's Publishing Show.

Useful links:

Check if your book has been pirated on LibGen:
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/03/search-libgen-data-set/682094/

Free PDF - Five Immediate Actions Indie Authors Should Take:
https://www.indiewritersclub.com/fiveactions

The Self Publishing Show Live - London June 25th
https://www.learnselfpublishing.com/spslive

Guardian Article in response to Bill Bryson comments:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/21/more-are-published-than-could-ever-succeed-are-there-too-many-books?CMP=share_btn_url

Sunday Times article in response to Bill Bryson comments ($):

https://www.thetimes.com/article/bbf57595-f4e3-412c-a96d-9012f1b4a9b8

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In this episode Cara and James road test a new AI manuscript analysis tool from seasoned experts, ProWritingAid. The results were...unexpected.

Try out the tool yourself: indiewritersclub.com/pwa

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In this episode of the Indie Writers Club, James & Cara discuss Bill Bryson's reported attack on self publishing and the wider perception of our industry.

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One place left in the IWC Cambridge Writers Retreat: indiewritersclub.com/retreat

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In this episode of the Indie Writers Club, Cara and James discuss the tips and tricks for gaining maximum visibility for your book launch.

Resources: Self Publishing Launchpad online course:
learnselfpublishing.com/launchpad

Five Must Do Actions for New Authors (free PDF):
indiewritersclub.com/fiveactions

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Indie authors have used Facebook (Meta) ads since day one, but we need to be honest with ourselves - are they still performing?

Cara and James discuss the changes that have happened, particularly since the privacy scandals.

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