Production: How to Make a Free Book Cover
One of the pieces of advice most frequently given to indie authors is to invest in a professional cover design. Here…
A-Z of Effective Social Media Prompts for Authors
Are you getting bored with social media or stuck in a social rut? Don't worry, it happens to us all…
Opinion: Online Etiquette for the Indie Author Community
As indie authors, we're all used to dealing with people online, whether or not we've ever met our correspondents in…
Book Promotion: How to Market Self-Published Books in India
Indian novelist Laxmi Hariharan, who now lives and writes in London, England, explains how she secured shelf-space for her self-published books…
Indie Authors, Is Your Editor A Robot? This Week’s Self-publishing News from Alliance of Independent Authors
Indie contracts, audios, catalogues and ... what's that you say? A robot editor? It's all happening in this week's self-publishing…
Ebook Library Services For Self-Publishing Authors
Andrew Lowe, UK indie author, offers an in-depth review of which library services are best for self-publishing authors. Discoverability is one…
The Best Seating Solutions for Indie Authors at their Writing Desks
If, like me, one of your favourite writing top tips is "Apply bottom to chair", you may have been alarmed…
ALLi Insights: Legal Essentials for Authors with Helen Sedwick Video & Podcast
In this month’s How-to for Authors, Orna chatted with Helen Sedwick to discuss self-publishing legal essentials. Helen uses simple terms and…
Indie Authors: Go Set a Watchman’s Publishing History Matters To You: An Editor’s Opinion
The publishing history of Harper Lee’s novel raises important questions about author care, creative control and the power dynamics of trade…
Book Promotion: How Not to Annoy a Book Reviewer
Some heartfelt advice about how indie authors should - and should not - go about soliciting book reviews for their…
This Week’s Self-publishing News
The bookworld may be buzzing about Harper Lee, but busy indies are making the news this week too. Valerie Shanley…
Changes To ALLi Team: Watchdog
It's all change here at ALLi at the moment. We're sorry to announce that Karen Lotter, who has been with…