Self Publishing Insiders

Mark Leslie Lefebvre, Jim Azevedo, Lexi Greene

Booking Overview

An interview-focused show about self-publishing, writing, book marketing, publishing technology, and building an author career, typically featuring authors, publishing professionals, platform founders, researchers, and marketing experts. Credible pitches include bestselling authors, self-publishing educators, book marketing strategists, publishing-tech executives, audiobook specialists, and researchers with relevant data; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 296

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 13.0k subscribers

Instagram: 4.1k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

social@draft2digital.com

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Host

Mark Leslie Lefebvre - Author and publishing executive associated with Draft2Digital, focused on indie authors and self-publishing.

Jim Azevedo - Draft2Digital publishing and marketing professional focused on helping independent authors build and grow their careers.

Lexi Greene - Draft2Digital publishing professional focused on independent authors and the self-publishing ecosystem.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Relevant expertise in self-publishing, writing, book marketing, publishing technology, audiobooks, author platforms, or readership growth; credible authors and executives should bring demonstrated results or specialized knowledge.

Required Achievements:

USA TODAY bestselling books, Founder or executive leadership at a publishing or audiobook company, Research leadership at an established market research firm, Demonstrated success building author audiences and subscriber communities

Recent Guest Discussions

Megan Lazovick - Audiobook Listener Research, Study Methodology, Listener Sentiment, And AI Narration Adoption

Phil Marshall - AI Narration, Audiobook Production, And Research On Listener Responses To Human Versus AI Narration

Paul Austin Ardoin - Novel Outlining Techniques For Discovery Writers, Story Structure, And Maintaining Narrative Consistency

Sinem Gnel - Substack Strategy For Indie Authors, Publication Setup, Subscriber Acquisition, And Readership Growth

Recent Topics

Self Publishing, Book Marketing, Publishing, Audiobooks, Writing

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Self Publishing Insiders

Setting Up an Author Newsletter

October 08, 2026

In the current attention economy, it's important to be on your readers' radars. Keeping in touch with your readers by offering them content between releases can turn readers into devoted fans. Our own Nick Thacker joins us to walk authors through setting up their newsletter. We'll dsicuss: • The benefits of maintaining an author newsletter • How to get a newsletter started from scratch • Best practices to ensure you find success with your newsletter//Draft2Digital is where you grow your Ind...

Author Training in the Age of AI

October 01, 2026

Publisher of Indie Author Magazine and Founder of Indie Author Training, Chelle Honiker's a passionate advocate for the success of Indie Authors. She's taking that passion into a new author education venture with indieauthortraining.com. We'll learn: • How training and education in the indie publishing space is changing • What sets Indie Author Training apart from other education platforms • How AI has made action and implementation the new metric of success //Draft2Digital is where you...

Developing Iconic Character Dynamics

September 24, 2026

Claire Taylor is a humor and mystery author and the mind behind The Liberated Writer. As a certified Enneagram practitioner and a long-time editor and story consultant, Claire helps authors understand themselves and their characters more deeply to tell iconic stories. In this episode, you'll learn: · What readers want out of character relationships · How the Enneagram framework can help you create memorable characters · How to use the personalities of your characters to create convincing rel...

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