This extract from ALLi’s Campaign Book, “Open Up to Indie Authors”, offers the indie perspective on the book award landscape, from the biggest to the smallest writing prizes – and encourage us to keep campaigning!
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Looking for the ALLi Self-publishing Conference?
SELFPUBCON, ALLi’s free online self-publishing conference, now has its own dedicated website – this post will show you how to find it and when to look for it!
New IndieLAB Conference Focuses on Indie Authors
We are delighted to preview IndieLAB, one of a growing number of conferences that are opening up to indie authors this fall – organised by Writers Digest in Cincinatti, Ohio.
12 Reasons Why Book Production for Indie Authors Means Thinking Digital
This extract from ALLi’s Guidebook on Choosing the Best Self-publishing Services is a powerful reminder of the many benefits the modern form of self-publishing offers indie authors in the digital age
Production: 10 Questions to Ask Self-Publishing Service Providers
Want to be sure you won’t get ripped off by a service provider you’re thinking of using as part of your indie author business? Read this handy checklist of 10 key questions to ask to help you steer clear of the sharks.
Self-publishing Success Stories: Happy 6th Birthday, ALLi!
Celebrating what ALLi has achieved in the six years since it was founded by Orna Ross at The London Book Fair six years ago – are you making the most of the vast resources it has to offer you? Read this checklist to make sure you’re not missing a trick!
Your Invitation to SPAC – ALLi’s Free Online 24-Hour Self-publishing Advice Conference (formerly known as ALLi’s Indie Author Fringe)
Catch up with the latest developments in ALLi’s hugely popular free 24-hour online conference – this year relaunching as SPAC – the Self-publishing Advice Conference. Click here to find out more and to meet the new SPAC organiser, Alexa Bigwarfe.
Collaboration Case Study: How to Use Skype to Work Together Across Continents
Have you ever thought about the possibilities that Skype brings to help you collaborate with other indie authors? Here’s an interesting case study between two ALLi members in the US and Qatar, working together in real time.
How to Write in Collaboration with Your Life Partner: A Case Study of Husband and Wife Team Alex Knudsen & Charlotte Zang
Does your partner also write? Do you help or hinder each other? For top tips on effective collaboration between partners, read this case study of husband-and-wife authors Charlotte Zang and Alex Knudsen
ALLi Partnership Success Story: Thomson-Shore to the Rescue
A heartwarming story of how publishing service provider Thomson-Shore rescued one author from an exploitative deal by the kind of unscrupulous provider that ALLi campaigns against