This Week’s Self-publishing News
As we head into the book market's biggest season and Super Thursday (8 October), there is news a-plenty, most of…
NaNoWriMo – A Great Productivity Prompt for Self-Published Authors
With the organisers of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) starting to bang the drum for the 2015 event, now's the…
ALLi Insights: Marketing your Book through BookBub Video & Podcast
In this month’s How-to for Authors, Orna chatted with Katie Donelan from BookBub. Here's our edited highlights and the ALLi…
Five Self-publishing Lessons Learned Between Debut and Second Book
In the run-up to self-publishing her second book, Irish indie author Lorna Sixsmith, who self-published her first book on 29th…
How to Get Your Self-Published Books into Bookshops
Many indie authors are discouraged by rumours that big bookstore chains won't carry self-published books - yet if you persevere,…
This Week’s Self-publishing News
Latest stats show indie authors setting the pace in the US digital market, a new 'hybrid' publisher, and writing an expert…
News and Advice from the Publishing Next Conference in Goa, India
Following her attendance at the recent PublishingNext conference in Goa, ALLi Ambassador Rasana Atreya has compiled a series of fascinating take-home…
How to Choose A Pseudonym – A Case Study
Do you write under a pseudonym? Should you? And which would you choose? British indie author Denise Barnes shares the…
Does Paid Marketing Work for Authors? #AuthorALLiChat with Orna Ross
Orna posed the question "Does Paid Marketing Work For Authors?" and our Twitter followers didn't hold back in their responses. Each…
Opinion: Writers Need Conferences
Writers are social animals, says Irish author Laurence O'Bryan, founder of BooksGoSocial, who advocates attending writers' conferences to keep the potential…
How to Promote a Children’s Book with Crossword Puzzles
Following the recent post on using quizzes to promote your book, British indie author Karen Inglis, ALLi's advisor on writing…
This Week’s Self-publishing News
The manifesto for indies, securing foreign rights in a trad world, Kindle Scout pitch their tent in the UK, and…