Opinion: Overcoming Perfection Paralysis – When Good Enough is Good Enough
Do you have trouble letting go of your finished book? Can't quite bring yourself to release your baby into…
Sunday Self-publishing Success Story: Nicole Burnham, Award-winning Romance Writer
"Words in, words out" is award-winning romantic novelist Nicole Burnham's mantra - and she has plenty more great advice for aspiring indie authors in our exclusive interview drawing on her own experience of 17 years as a published author
Indie Author Collaboration Case Study: Working with a Major Local Employer
Ever tried working together with big neighbourhood employers to find new readers for your books? Find out how a team of ALLi authors struck up a great relationship with a major corporation to sell their books to their employees.
Fringe Highlight Podcast: 5 steps to building a successful author platform
This week's Indie Author Fringe Highlight is hosted by Donna Galanti. Even if you don’t have a polished draft to publish,…
Amazon’s Secret 50% Royalty Slips Out
A glitch on KDP's site revealed a surprise: an option for an as-yet-unimplemented 50% royalty rate. What does this mean for indie authors?
Writing: Case Study of a Self-published Photographic Memoir
Ever wondered whether or how to use photographs in your self-published books? Check out this inspiring case study of how professional photographer Sally Hedges Greenwood devised her memoir by analysing and sharing old family photos.
Self-publishing News: Who Owns an Indie’s Works?
New opportunities open up for indies in Arab reading markets while Barnes and Noble have another bad period and a new crowdfunding site launches for author services.
Opinion: Why Bother with Local Bookshops? Suzy Howlett’s Success Story
Wondering whether it's worth the effort to try to get your books into local bookstores? Only you can decide - but Suzy Howlett's post here offers a best-case scenario that you may find inspiring - and we've given a link for further reading to help you make an informed choice about the bricks-and-mortar bookstore route at the end.
Sunday Self-publishing Success Story: Eve Langlais, NY Times & USA Today Bestselling Author of Hot Romance
Take inspiration for your indie author career from Canadian bestselling hot romance novelist Eve Langlais, a Professional Member of ALLi, who shares the secrets of her success on the blog here
Book Marketing: How to Build a WordPress Author Website and Use it Build a Mailing List – and Why You Should
Wondering whether to use WordPress for your author website? Already got a Wordpress website but want to make it work harder for you? Read this easy-to-follow overview by WordPress expert Rachel McCollin to help you get your site up to speed.
AskALLi Members’ Self-Publishing Q&A with David Penny & Debbie Young (January 2018)
Each month David Penny and Debbie Young are in the indie author hot seat to answer the most pressing self-publishing questions from our ALLi Members.
Book Production Top Tip: How and Why to Use Both CreateSpace (KDPPrint) and IngramSpark to Self-publish Print Books – and A Special Free Offer for ALLi Members
Whether you're new to self-publishing paperbacks or an established user of print-on-demand, this post provides a handy reminder of how to use CreateSpace and IngramSpark together to maximise your reach - and how ALLi members can make substantial cost savings