Why indies authors need to take note of this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair
We’re a couple of weeks away from the 2014 Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF), and it’s promising to be a huge…
Name And Gain: Role Models Opening Up To Indie Authors
You've heard of "Name and Shame"? This post is all about "Name and Gain"! We believe the entire publishing industry…
Publishing: Update on The Ethics of Reviewing Other Authors’ Books
Two years on from "sockpuppetgate" - when certain authors were discovered to be posting negative reviews of books they deemed…
Writing: Voice Recognition Software – Is It the Author’s New Best Friend?
The latest generation of voice recognition software can be an invaluable tool for indie authors, whether you are writing full-time…
Opinion: Why the Internet Will Never Replace Face-to-Face Meetings
ALLi author member Kevin Booth, who writes contemporary fiction and fantasy, explains why he finds physical meetings with other writers…
Publishing: Indie Author wins Romance Writers Award
ALLi author Sandra Schwab reports on the encouraging news that a self-published auhor has won one of the most prestigious…
Writing: How to Write About Distant Places
We've been talking on this blog lately about the benefits of writing about what or where you know, such as…
Opinion: Why We Need to Talk About Ethics in Self-publishing
Historical novelist Jane Steen turns the spotlight on ethical issues - an aspect of self-publishing that she deems to be…
Successful Indie Authors Share Their Secrets. How I Do It by Talli Roland
Canadian Talli Roland, now based in London, has sold a quarter of a million self-published women's fiction novels, but many…
Publishing: Is the Quality of Print Books Diminishing?
Paperback books were developed as an affordable alternative to hardbacks, democratising book ownership. These days ebooks usually offer a cheaper…
Writing About Where You Know: Tips for Historical Novelists
Should you use real locations or fictitious ones in fiction? In recent posts, Sandy Osborne, Katharine D’Souza and Jan Ruth…
Want to be involved in the ALLi Self-Publishing Directory?
We’re in the middle of big changes and projects this August, some of which have been mentioned before. Alongside our…