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How Self-Publishing Helps Us Heal

Writing helps many of us to heal. It's a catharsis, a way of channeling out the pain we're feeling. That's never truer than for Kim Mcleod who loss a child, one of the most devasting tragedies a person can go through. Kim's here to talk about how writing helps healing.

May 13, 2019
Kim Macleod
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Inspirational Indie Authors: Award-Winner Jane Davis Makes Real Tragedy More Understandable Through Fiction

We welcome award winning inspirational author Jane Davis who is a total indie rock star. We discuss how fiction can help humanize big disasters, placing them in perspective while assigning what she calls "unblame."

Copyright Matters with Orna Ross and Rebecca Giblin; Inspirational Indie Author Jane Davis; AskALLi Beginners Self-Publishing Salon for May 2019

Copyright is all of the financial, the economic rights that an author has in their work and that needs to sustain them and it needs to protect their interests. Which is why authors need to be concerned with their rights.

May 11, 2019
Howard Lovy
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Bring Your Book Covers to Life with Facebook’s 3D Photos

Your book's cover is one of the most powerful marketing assets at your disposal. Combine that with Facebook's new 3D Photos feature, and you've got a marketing gimmick that's sure to turn heads.

7 Facebook Advertising Basics for Booksales

Facebook ads can be daunting, but if you get them right, they can also sky rocket your book sales. Katherine Smith discusses seven Facebook advertising basics you can implement when using the platform to grow your readership.

May 8, 2019
Katharine Smith
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Self-publishing News: Taking on Plagiarism

Nora Roberts takes on Amazon's most infamous plagiarist, while Creative Commons makes over 300 million free-to-use images searchable.

Watchdog Advisory: Blasty

ALLi's Watchdog Desk has received over twenty complaints of Blasty failing to respond to customer service inquiries, failing to honor cancellation requests, and continuing to charge customer credit cards and bank accounts after cancellation. Some complainants felt they had no other recourse than to cancel their credit cards, or file fraud claims with their banks.

Inspirational Indie Author Susan Grossey Writes About Money, Crime, and Human Nature … In Her Day Job and in Fiction

Today Howard Lovy is joined by inspirational indie author Susan Grossey they're talking about money, crime, and human nature. The place where fiction and nonfiction meet.

How to Scale your Author Income Without Burnout; AskALLi Advanced Self-Publishing Salon with Joanna Penn and Orna Ross May 2019

Joanna Penn, of TheCreativePenn.com, and Orna Ross, director of the Alliance of Independent Authors, explain how to scale your author income without compromising your creativity or giving up on your life.

May 4, 2019
Howard Lovy
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Planning For a Successful Book Fair

With book marketing consistently ranked as one of the top challenges for the self-publishing author, you might wonder whether paying to participate in book fairs is worth the money and the effort. Indie author and ALLi member Sue Rovens provides recommended do's and don't's for a successful book fair, based on her personal experience.

Book Distribution: Why You Need to Drive Readers into Bookstores

Wondering why no-one's buying your books from bookstores, even though you've published your print books through IngramSpark? You need to drive readers into bookstores to buy them - Debbie Young explains why and how.

May 2, 2019
Admin
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Understanding the Basics of Editing Terminology

Is your manuscript in need of substantive editing, developmental editing, copy-editing, or line editing? When is it ready for a proofread? ALLi partner member Richard Bradburn of editorial.ie helps demystify the terms.