Speech Tags – How to Get the Balance Right in your Writing
Do you struggle to get the balance right when writing speech tags in your fiction? Read these top tips from the ALLi hive mind on how to help you pen better dialogue.
Self-publishing News: Our Digital Future
A new paper from Frankfurt Book Fair makes the case that in a digital world, publishing will move in the direction of subscription and serialisation. The European Union rolls back on legislation to require us all to police every guest post we upload, and Amazon announces this year's Prime Day.
Self-Publishing Across Different Genres: AskALLi Advanced Self-Publishing Salon July 2018
The particular challenges of self-publishing across different genres is the theme of this month's Advanced Self-Publishing Salon from the Alliance…
Financial Management for Authorpreneurs (Part 2): How to Measure Net Income
In the second of really useful, clear guide to managing the profitability of your indie author business, authorpreneur Karen Myers talks about net income and how to calculate it.
Paperback Box Set: How, When & Why to Self-publish One
Ever thought about self-publishing a box set in paperback form? It's easier than you might think - and a great supplement to an ebook box set. Helena Halme talks you through the process in this helpful post.
Writing Advice: 8 Self-editing Techniques to Cut Your Editing Time in Half
Do you dread self-editing? Learn to embrace and enjoy it - and to do it faster and better - with this simple checklist of 8 top tips by ProWritingAid's Hayley Millman - suitable for writers in every genre
Self-publishing News: Talking Author Earnings
Figures show that author incomes continue to fall. Now is the time to make your website secure or fall foul of Google's algorithms, while you may already be falling foul of Facebook and Amazon's.
Opinion: Weird Things People Say to Indie Authors – and How to Reply
Honestly, the weird things people say to indie authors... Alex Klaushofer raises a laugh - and some community spirit among indie authors - with the results of her recent informal survey of odd comments writers receive - and suggests some smart responses.
Self-publishing Success: Lynn Florkiewicz, Indie Author of Cozy Mystery Novels
Our weekly dose of inspiration from a bestselling indie author: meet British self-starter Lynn Florkiewicz and find out how she is making her living from writing and self-publishing cozy mystery novels
What’s Up With Wattpad? IndieVoices Broadcast June 2018
Welcome to AskALLi, the self-publishing advice broadcast from the Alliance of Independent Authors. This week it's our monthly IndieVoices' self-publishing…
Financial Management for Authorpreneurs (Part 1): How to Measure Gross Income and What That Means for Your Indie Author Business
Want to make your author business more profitable/cost-effective? Karen Myers' new series on financial management for indie authors kicks off with a clear explanation of what gross income is, why you need to know yours, and how that data can help you.
Is It Ever Okay to Buy Reviews?
Ask any author's group when you should pay for reviews, and the answer will usually be a resounding "NEVER!"
But is that true?
That depends on what type of review is involved, and how those reviews are obtained.