Episode notes
A lively, candid round table on Trad vs Indie Publishing with writers who’ve been traditionally published, self published, small press published, and everything in between. In this 40 minute conversation, we dig into the real differences between traditional and independent publishing: Strengths & trade offs; Money & earning potential; • Creative control; Industry shifts: orphaned books, small press revivals, hybrid careers, and the rise of breakout indies; Myth busting: debut author illusions, “self pub is inferior,” “trad guarantees success,” and more Guests Kate MacDonald: former publisher, now indie novelist (Peachfield Press) https://katemacdonald.net/ Stephen Cox: hybrid author of The Crooked Medium series https://stephencox.co.uk/ Jacey Bedford: long time trad author now republishing with Wizards Tower https://www.jaceybedford.co.uk/ Trudie Skies: indie fantasy author of The Chosen One Con https://trudieskies.itch.io/ Hosted by Donna Scott Editor, publisher, and organiser of the MK Indie Book Fair. https://theslab.press/ https://www.mklitfest.org/ibf2026reg If you enjoy these conversations, please like, subscribe, and leave a comment — we always reply!