Opinion: If Indieland Must Have Gatekeepers… by Dan Holloway
Indie author and poet Dan Holloway considers whether it's possible to implement quality control standards in the world of self-publishing…
Read An Indie Author: ALLi Book of The Month Awards
Since ALLi (The Alliance of Independent Authors) began, back at London Book Fair 2012, we have used a reading panel…
Will NaNoWriMo Help You Publish A Novel? Why This Self-Published Author Thinks It Will
Fantasty writer Chele Cooke makes a great case for aspiring self-published authors to use NaNoWriMo as a stepping-stone to publishing a…
Writing Craft: The Challenge of Writing An Opening Line of Staggering Genius
Indie author Kathryn Guare shares her thoughts on the importance of opening your novel with a memorable, brilliant first line.…
Opinion: How Indie Publishing Compares to the Indie Music Scene
With a foot in both camps, indie author, poet and musician Jessica Bell is in a great position to compare…
Reaching Readers: The Best Way to Schedule your Tweets to Get More Twitter Followers
Great advice from Karen Lotter, ALLi's Social Media Manager, to help you get more mileage from Twitter If you find…
How Writing “Small Stones” Hones the Writer’s Craft
For today's Writing Craft strand, novelist Satya Robyn explains the meaning, process and value of writing "small stones" - tiny…
Opinion: I Love You, Lulu, But… by Francis Booth
I recently wrote an article for The Guardian’s blog about how the rise of the Creative Writing course had killed…
Alliance of Independent Authors on Erotica Controversy & Removal of Author-Published Books
The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) and I have been quoted and, yes, even misquoted, about the removal of author-published…
How I Do It: Successful Indie Authors Share Their Secrets. This week: Dan Holloway
The conversation around successful self-publishing too often revolves around sales. Today's super-successful indie is Dan Holloway, a beacon for literary…
How to Reach More Readers: Get Your Book Listed on BookBub
Book recommendation websites can be a valuable tool to help you reach more readers. One of these, the free subscription…
How to Index A Self-Published Non-Fiction Book – A Beginner’s Guide by Joanne Phillips
Professional indexer and successful self-published novelist Joanne Phillips provides an easy-to-follow guide to compiling an index for a self-published non-fiction…