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Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Karen Inglis. Children’s Author Finds Success by Thinking Locally

My ALLi author guest this episode is Karen Inglis, a self-published children's author with over a half-million sales. She also wrote a book for other indie authors on how to write and market books for children. Among other things, she says it's important to think locally and write from the heart.

April 16, 2023
Howard Lovy
Podcast
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Young Author Problems, Author Interviews in Books, Content Limits on Amazon, and More Questions Answered by Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black in our Member Q&A Podcast

In this month's AskALLi Member Q&A with Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black: young author problems. What are the legal ramifications of my seven-year-old granddaughter authoring a book and I'm one of the co-authors?

April 14, 2023
Howard Lovy
Podcast
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Member Milestones: Celebrating Your Success

Every single day, our members are achieving their dreams and reaching new heights in their author businesses. Today, the Alliance of Independent Authors is starting a new series of posts celebrating your success. It is a huge achievement to reach the end of a draft, let alone publish a book. To continue striving towards your goals is an incredible feat of determination and we are very proud of all of our members at every level.

April 13, 2023
AskALLi Team
Opinion
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Self-publishing News: Amazon to Close Book Depository

Amazon to close Book Depository. IPA welcomes Internet Archive ruling. Twitter takes on Substack, and can AI commit libel?

April 12, 2023
Dan Holloway
News
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How to Self-Edit Your Novel: What You Can Learn from Professional Editors

Paying for an editor is a big but extremely important part of the publishing process. Today, we hear from Alliance of Independent Authors partner member Amelia Winters on what you can learn from professional editors.

Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Julia Boggio. Photographer Pictures New Life as Indie Author

My ALLi author guest this episode is Julia Boggio, who went from professional photographer to indie author. Along the way, she experienced early viral fame and launched a clever marketing campaign that recruited her fellow photographers in promoting her work.

April 9, 2023
Howard Lovy
Podcast
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Crowdfunding for Authors: 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 crowdfunding for authors. They share their own experiences and upcoming plans while providing insights into how to set up a successful crowdfunding campaign, engage your reader community, and smash your funding goals.

April 7, 2023
Howard Lovy
Podcast
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Self-publishing News: Sustainability Centre Stage at London Book Fair

Senior tech figures sign open letter calling for a pause on AI as London Book Fair goes all in on sustainability.

April 5, 2023
Dan Holloway
News
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Analytics for Indie Authors

As writers, we don't often realise the amount of data and numbers we need to crunch in order to run a successful business. Many of us shy away from numbers, preferring words. But understanding how to analyse data is critical for business success. Today, the Alliance of Independent Authors AskALLi team welcomes Ricardo Fayet from Reedsy to explain analytics for authors.

How to Restart Your Creative Flow: Creative Self-Publishing Podcast with Orna Ross and Howard Lovy

On the Creative Self-Publishing Podcast, ALLi Director Orna Ross and News and Podcast Producer Howard Lovy discuss how to work with resistance to restart your creative flow. In their last show, they talked about the Seven Signs of Publishing Resistance. In this episode, Orna and Howard talk about how to connect once more with your creative side.

April 2, 2023
Howard Lovy
Podcast
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Launching Reviews With Dan Parsons and Melissa Addey: Beginners Self-Publishing Podcast

In today's Beginners Self-Publishing Podcast: launching reviews. Selling books can be a tough gig for authors who are yet to attract an audience. When you’re unknown, you need reviews to get sales. But you also need sales to get reviews. Thankfully, there are ways to break out of this vicious cycle. In this episode, ALLi’s Product Marketing Manager Dan Parsons and Campaigns Manager Melissa Addey discuss a few time-tested ways authors with no contacts and a shoestring budget can accumulate early reviews, including strategies to maximize both their quantity and quality.