TwitterChat: Choosing a genre or topic to write about
On the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) this week we asked questions about Choosing a genre or topic to write about
Self-publishing News: What Are the Highest Indie Author Earners Doing?
How much time indie authors spent marketing in 2022, and concerns grow over the use of AI generated text getting too good.
ALLi’s Best Self-Publishing Advice Posts 2022 – Business
We're continuing our round up of the best posts from 2022. The Alliance of Independent Authors AskALLi team strives to bring you the best, most comprehensive content on every stage of the publishing journey no matter whether you're a beginner or seasoned pro. Today, we're bringing you a selection of the best indie author business blogs from 2022.
Inspirational Indie Author Interview. Landis Wade: Trial Lawyer Rests His Case, Assigns Himself New Brief as Indie Author and Podcaster
My ALLi author guest this episode is Landis Wade, who was a trial lawyer until he reached his fifties, and then decided he wanted to leave a different kind of legacy than just the cases he's won. So he set out on a different journey as an indie author. Along the way, he launched a podcast to learn from other authors just how to run an indie publishing business.
Book Marketing Foundations With Dan Parsons and Melissa Addey: Beginners Self-Publishing Podcast
In today's Beginners Self-Publishing Podcast: book marketing foundations. Talk to experienced indie authors and most will tell you that writing well is only part of the equation. If you want to succeed commercially then you must also master marketing. In this episode, ALLi’s Product Marketing Manager Dan Parsons and Campaigns Manager Melissa Addey outline the foundations of marketing a book for debut authors: what works, what doesn’t, and what can work but isn’t applicable for most first-time authors. If you want to save time, sidestep common mistakes and shift early copies, this is the episode for you.
TwitterChat: Ideas to Boost Author Productivity
On the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) this week we asked questions about Ideas to Boost Author Productivity
Self-publishing News: Author Surveys Show Earnings from Writing are Low and Falling
Australian National Author Survey shows author earnings remain low. Bookbeat moves away from all you can eat subscription.
Best Indie Author Marketing Posts of 2022
Every year, as we near the close of the year, we take a moment to pause and round up the best of the best on the Alliance of Independent Authors blog. Today, we're bringing you a selection of the best marketing blogs from 2022. It's time to review your marketing plans, tools and resources and prepare for 2023. These are the best marketing tips for indie authors from 2022.
Inspirational Indie Author Interview. Debbie Young: Cozy Mystery Author Keeps Indie Mindset in Negotiations With Traditional Publisher
My ALLi author guest this episode is Debbie Young, who many of you already know from our ALLi member forums on Facebook. She's usually there to answer questions about indie publishing. Well, Debbie, a writer of cozy mysteries, recently signed a deal with a trade publisher. But, as she says in our interview, she approached her negotiations with a traditional publisher with the mindset of an indie author.
When to Quit Writing and Publishing: Advanced Self-Publishing Podcast With Orna Ross and Joanna Penn
In this month’s Advanced Self-Publishing Podcast ALLi Director Orna Ross and Enterprise Adviser Joanna Penn discuss when to quit writing and publishing. Should you just keep writing and publishing even if it’s not going anywhere? Should you persist with the creative and business choices you have invested in for so long–or could you just walk away? Orna and Joanna talk about the times in our lives when we might need to consider quitting aspects of our writing, publishing, marketing, and business.
TwitterChat: Does Publishing Need to be Commercial?
On the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) this week we asked questions about Does Publishing Need to be Commercial?
Self-pub;ishing News: Spotify’s Continuing Audiobooks Roll-out Fails to Smooth out Initial Bumps
Spotify's roll-out to English-speaking markets outside the US. ?Half of 16-25 year-old readers say BookTok got them into books.