Why This Indie Author is Dispensing with Social Media Like-Fests
Indie author Sue Millard cautions authors against indiscriminate like-fests on Facebook, Twitter and other social media. Instead, she recommends her…
Mark Coker’s Smart Self-publishing Strategies. Part Two: Merchandising For Apple iBooks.
Normally on a Sunday, we run a feature called "How I Do It" that focusses on super-successful indies. Today, in…
Indie Authors: Would You Pay for A Book Review? Amy Edelman and Orna Ross Go Head-to-head
Amy Edelman of Indie Reader (IR) recently posted a story, “Why Do Indie Authors Pay for Consumer Reviews?” on the…
How to Choose the Best Self-Publishing Service
A profile of ALLi's Choosing A Self-Publishing Service Guide by its co-author, Ben Galley, one of ALLi's Watchdog team. As…
5 Cures for the Self-Published Writer’s Block
It's a rare writer who never suffers from writer's block. If you do, you're in good company: it hampers even…
Put The Author At The Centre, Not The Publisher.
Let's talk terminology -- a subject that's been exercising minds around ALLi Towers of late. And for the purposes of…
Mark Coker’s Self-publishing Strategies for Success
Today we are giving the blog floor over to somebody who has worked for years to help indies succeed: Mark…
Reaching Readers: Case Study of a Blog Tour with Gregory Delaurentis
Indie author Gregory Delaurentis' account of organising a blog tour for his debut novel Cover of Darkness provides a useful…
How to Write an Effective Blurb for a Self-Published Book
An easy-to-follow guide to writing a cover blurb to help seal that sale to your target reader, by YA author…
Never Give Up Your Dreams of Being a Successful Self-Published Writer
Artist and author Natalie Buske Thomas shares her inspiring story of how she never gave up on her painting, despite…
The Psychology of the Put-Down, or Why Being a Self-Published Writer is a Bit Like Being a Bouncer
As an interesting aside to the continuing debate about hostile reviewers, thriller writer James Sheridan finds similarities between his dual…
The Alliance of Independent Authors Watchdog Warning: New Self-Publishing Resource from Writers & Artists
Another once-venerable publishing brand, Writers & Artists, an imprint of the Bloomsbury group, is showing little regard for writers as…