Self-publishing News: Bringing the gift of books
When I was a teenager, one of the most wonderful things about starting my degree course was getting a store…
Publishing: How to Use ARC Copies to Promote New Books
In the publishing trade, it's common practice to issue prior to a book's publication a number of ARCs - which…
Podcast: Writing Better Stories Faster with Johnny B. Truant & Sean Platt
Have you started thinking about NaNoWriMo yet? November isn't far away, so if you plan on participating this year you should already be considering what, and how, you're going to write. Who better to get your plotting wheels turning than Johnny B. Truant and Sean Platt in this ALLi podcast.
Opinion: The Importance of Informed Independence
Enjoy your independence, but make sure your decisions are well informed, cautions ALLi Author Advice Center editor Debbie Young. As…
Book Marketing: A Case Study of the Benefits of Reading in Public – at Novel London
Online interaction and social media networking is all very well, but you can't beat real life. Reading your work in…
Self-publishing News: Collectives
It is a week since my office burned down as I write this, and our whole faculty is currently working…
How to Use Amazon Categories, Themes and Keywords to Sell More Self-published Books
To help you fine-tune your Amazon publishing projects, we have top advice for you today from Penny C Sansevieri, Founder…
More Writers’ Wednesday Aphorisms
For this Writers' Wednesday, we have a second helping of ALLi members' favourite wise words about writing to inspire indie…
Opinion: Yes, You DO Have Time to Write!
It's too easy for self-publishing authors to blame lack of time for their slow progress on writing projects, particuarly if…
Sunday Success Stories: M. Louisa Locke
In our new occasional series on how ALLi members have achieved success here an interview Debbie Young undertook with M. Louisa Locke, author of the successful Victorian San Fransisco Mysteries.
Self-publishing News: truly original books are what indies do best
Well, that was a week. Apologies if any of this is incoherent at all - just as I was sitting…
Publishing News – VAT on ebooks & Indie Authors
ALLi's Dan Holloway wants to spread the word about an EU consultation on VAT on ebooks. The EU has just…