Indie Writers Club

By: James Blatch & Cara Clare
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  • Summary

  • Cara Clare and James Blatch host a weekly light-hearted chat about all things self publishing.

    Join the Word Count Club to be a part of the accountability partnership. We'll support each other in getting the words done :)

    Send in your questions, comments and talking points to our discord channel.
    © 2025 Indie Writers Club
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Episodes
  • 031 - Patreon Launch

    031 - Patreon Launch
    Apr 4 2025

    It's your chance to become a part of the IWC and help us stay on air.

    Head to indiewritersclub.com/support to sign up.

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    47 mins
  • 030 - Did Meta Steal Your Book?

    030 - Did Meta Steal Your Book?
    Mar 28 2025

    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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    56 mins
  • 029 - Does AI Hate Your Novel?

    029 - Does AI Hate Your Novel?
    Mar 21 2025

    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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    36 mins

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