Interview with Chris Calder: Author in His 80s Pens Thrillers: Inspirational Indie Authors Podcast
My guest this week is Chris Calder, a writer who discovered his voice later in life. In his 70s, in…
How to be Creative for the Long Term, with Orna Ross and Joanna Penn: Advanced Self-Publishing Podcast
In this session Orna and Joanna go back to the source to talk about creativity: what it is, how to…
Self-publishing News: DigitalBookWorld Stands with Libraries
DigitalBookWorld bans MacMillan over library charges and Amazon tops $1 trillion market cap, and KKR shape up for a serious digital move.
What Amazon Ads Dashboard Changes Mean for Authors
Amazon made a variety of welcome changes to their advertising dashboard in 2019. These changes create opportunities and challenges for authors. Laurence O'Bryan, ALLi partner member and founder of ad agency for books, BooksGoSocial, is here to explain the latest Amazon ads dashboard changes and what they mean for you.
Interview with Julie Carter, English Author Who Finds Joy and Healing Through Fell Running: Inspirational Indie Authors Podcast
My guest this week is English author Julie Carter. When she's not writing, you'll see her doing something called fell…
How To Publish Love Poetry Books: A Guide For Indie Authors: Self-Publishing Poetry Podcast
Interested in writing and publishing love poetry? In advance of Valentine’s day, this week’s AskALLi session with Orna Ross and…
Self-publishing News: Audible Captions dispute may be over
Audible Captions settles its dispute with publishers, Kindle Unlimited pays over $250m for the second year in a row, and piracy is in the news.
SEO for Authors: Google Search Algorithm Changes
If there's one thing we can all be assured of in our industry, it's that change is a constant. The blog has run in its current format for a while, but with algorithm changes at Google Search affecting SEO for authors, we're changing our format. This post explains the changes you can expect around here and what the Google Search algorithm changes might mean for you.
Interview with Jude Lennon, a Traveling Children’s Storyteller: Inspirational Indie Authors Podcast
My guest this week is Jude Lennon, an English children's author who does so much more than write. She is…
Opinion: Why You Should Continue Researching After Publishing Your Book
Getting your first book to publication is an enormous feat of learning, time and energy and iteration. But what do you about those learning habits once you've finally published it? Well ALLi author member L. N. Mayer suggests we should continuing learning and growing throughout our careers.
Opinion: How to Prepare a Successful Book Launch
A book launch is one part excitement and one part terror. You're finally putting your creation out into the world, which means you're actually putting your creation into the world! People can have opinions and make judgments. But you can also find wonderful readers and supporters of your work. ALLi author member Kristan Julius recently launched her first independently published book and is here to explain how she made it a success.
Writing Questions Answered with Orna Ross and Michael La Ronn and News with Daniel Holloway: Member Q&A & Self-Publishing News Podcast January 2020
This week it's the return of our Members Q&A and Self-Publishing News Salon with Michael LaRonn in the co-presenter seat with Orna…