TwitterChat: Which is more important: Creativity or Work?
On the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) this week we asked questions about Which is more important: Creativity or Work?
Self-publishing News: The Risk of All You Can Eat Audible Service
Audible's expansion of its unlimited subscription model to India while it refuses to accept AI narration has implications for indies. ALLi wins Romantic Novelists' Association's Indie Champion Award.
NFTs for Indie Authors
NFT is a word flying around the indie author community right now. But what does it mean, why should we care and what's happening right now with them? In today's post, the AskALLi team welcomes and thanks Laurence O'Bryan from BooksGoSocial along with Creatokia to discuss breaking news on the NFT front as well as everything you need to know as indie authors.
Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) wins RNA Indie Champion Award 2021
The team at the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) is pleased to share the news that our global association for self-publishing authors has won the Romantic Novelist Association (RNA)’s inaugural Indie Champion Award, at a London ceremony on 28th October 2021.
Inkitt Inks $39M Deal to Bring Books to Big Screen; ALLi Member Wins Kindle Storyteller Award: Self-Publishing News Podcast with Dan Holloway and Howard Lovy
With the rise in streaming services, many authors have visions of their stories tapping in to the books-to-big-screen pipeline. So far, Wattpad has come through on this promise to take stories from young writers and sell them to services such as Netflix. Now, there's another company, called Inkitt, and they just got a new round of investment to make that happen.
TwitterChat: Scary Halloween Horror Writer Special with Justin Bienvenue
On the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) this week we asked questions about Scary Halloween Horror Writer Special with Justin Bienvenue
Self-publishing News: Rachel McLean wins Kindle Storyteller Award
Rachel MacLean wins the 2021 Kindle Storyteller Award with The Corfe Castle Murders. Social media for authors site Copper launches. Realms of Ruin, the first high profile literary NFT project sparks controversy.
The Ultimate Guide to Pitching for Independent Authors
Whether we like it or not, when we have something to sell, be it books, services or something else, then we are going to have to get our hands dirty and sell ourselves or our products. Pitching is something we can all be better at. Which is why today, the Alliance of Independent Authors AskALLi team is talking all about how to pitch blogs, podcasts and traditional media.
Inspirational Indie Author Interview. Haelee Moone: After Abuse, Teen Author Teaches Self-Love
My ALLi author guest this episode is Haelee Moone, a fourteen-year-old author who survived an early childhood that was filled with bullying and abuse. Part of the way she healed herself was to write her book about how to love yourself. Now, she wants to give back by helping other kids who have been abused. I recently spoke to Haelee and her father, Dedrick, who told their amazing story.
An Overview of the Writing Craft, With Orna Ross and Dan Parsons: Foundational Self-Publishing Podcast
Mastering the writing craft is a foundational skill for indie authors and, if you want to earn your living as an author and publisher of books, you have to master not just quality but productivity. In this Foundational Self-Publishing Advice Podcast, Orna Ross and Dan Parsons set up the basics that ensure your production process supports your writing craft.
TwitterChat: SelfPubCon, the Self-Publishing Conference, with Orna Ross
On the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) this week we asked questions about SelfPubCon, the Self-Publishing Conference, with Orna Ross.
Self-publishing News: Into the Metaverse
Facebook promises 10,000 jobs in Europe working on the Metaverse. Amazon launches KDP Transparency Codes.