#048: James Blatch – The many iterations of the first novel, journalism to fiction, and serving authors with podcasts and courses.

James Blatch is a former BBC Defence Reporter and a former BBFC Film Examiner. He reported for the BBC on the UK military from, among other places, HMS Invincible, Kuwait, the Arctic Circle as well as covering the UK air offensive during the Kosovo Conflict in 1999.

However, you probably know James Blatch as one of the voices of the incredibly rich and popular Self Publishing Formula podcast which he co-hosts with thriller author Mark Dawson. James is also a director of the Self Publishing Formula Limited, an online course provider for independent authors, of which I have personally benefited from.

In this episode we go deep into:

What 3 things James would never leave the house without
Where Jame’s writing journey began
Why NaNoWriMo helped James finish his first project
The challenge between switching from journalistic writing to fiction writing
The evolutionary journey of a 10-year novel
How being surrounded by other writers with the SPF podcast has influenced how James approaches his next works
Why you should always think of writing the next book
The origin of James’ involvement in the Self Publishing Formula podcast
What are the lessons learned from working with Mark Dawson and running the podcast
Getting over imposter syndrome by humanizing other authors
The pressure that comes with launching a first book when you’ve already got a large podcast platform
How to keep the pressure of waiting readers at bay when writing
When are we going to see The Last Flight published?
Why does James write

James answers questions from Patrons:

H.B. Lyne: How do you use your journalism background in your writing?
Meg Jolly: James, is the book done yet?!?
Ian J Middleton: I really enjoyed listening to James on Writers Ink the other week. From his experience in journalism, does he have any tips for interviewing people?
Sacha Black: How many pints does James owe me now for not publishing by LBF?

Find out more about James:

https://selfpublishingformula.com/

https://www.jamesblatch.com/

Links from the show:

J Thorn’s “9 Things”series: http://getbook.at/9thingsseries

The Creative Penn Episode 500: https://pod.link/309426367/episode/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlY3JlYXRpdmVwZW5uLmNvbS8_cD0zMTc4OA==

Ads for Authors course: https://selfpublishingformula.com/courses/

Author Accelerator: https://www.authoraccelerator.com/

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