{"podcast":{"title":"Self-Publishing with ALLi","slug":"self-publishing-with-alli-426041","podcast_index_feed_id":426041,"rss_url":"https://ornaross.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://selfpublishingadvice.org/ask-alli-podcast/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/7/0/b/570b9c24f9753a4c27a2322813b393ee/AskALLi_Podcast_Squares_7_copy.jpg","author":"Alliance of Independent Authors","episode_count":927,"summary":"The Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast from the Alliance of Independent Authors provides a comprehensive guide for indie authors.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T22:22:25.284750+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/self-publishing-with-alli-426041"},"episode":{"title":"Inspirational Indie Author Interview #208: Biba Pearce. Crime and Romance Author Builds Six-Figure Career Across Multiple Pen Names","slug":"inspirational-indie-author-interview-208-biba-pearce-crime-and-romance-author-builds-six-figure-career-across-multiple-pen-names","published_at":"2026-04-26T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/self-publishing-with-alli-426041/inspirational-indie-author-interview-208-biba-pearce-crime-and-romance-author-builds-six-figure-career-across-multiple-pen-names","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/self-publishing-with-alli-426041","url":"https://ornaross.libsyn.com/inspirational-indie-author-interview-208-biba-pearce-crime-and-romance-author-builds-six-figure-career-across-multiple-pen-names","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/ornaross/Biba_Pearce_IIA_Final.mp3?dest-id=620973","summary":"My guest this episode is Biba Pearce, an award-winning author with more than fifty novels across crime, romance, and cozy mystery. She's built a six-figure career as an author and now mentors writers who want to build sustainable careers of their own. Find more author advice, tips, and tools at our Self-publishing Author Advice Center , with a huge archive of 2,000+ blog posts, and a handy search box to find key info on the topic you need. We invite you to join our organization and become a self-publishing ally. About the Host Howard Lovy is an author, developmental editor, and writing coach with a long career in journalism and publishing. He works with writers at many stages of their careers, with a focus on helping them develop their ideas and strengthen their work while preserving their unique voices. He lives in Northern Michigan. About the Guest Biba Pearce is an award-winning, internationally bestselling crime author known for her gripping, atmospheric thrillers. She writes across multiple genres and pen names, including gritty crime as Biba Pearce and romance as Gemma Ford. A hybrid author published by Joffe Books and Liquid Mind Media, as well as independently through her imprint Mortlake Press, she has built a global readership across more than fifty novels. She is also a mentor, publisher, and founding executive committee member of Sisters in Crime UK/EU Chapter. You can find her on her website , Substack , Instagram, and Facebook .","meta_description":"My guest this episode is Biba Pearce, an award-winning author with more than fifty novels across crime, romance, and cozy mystery. She's built a six-figur…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1846,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/self-publishing-with-alli-426041/episodes/inspirational-indie-author-interview-208-biba-pearce-crime-and-romance-author-builds-six-figure-career-across-multiple-pen-names/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/self-publishing-with-alli-426041/inspirational-indie-author-interview-208-biba-pearce-crime-and-romance-author-builds-six-figure-career-across-multiple-pen-names.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}