Writing: 13 Top Punctuation Problems for Writers and Readers
What are your pet hates in punctuation? Here's a handy checklist of the puncutation errors that most irritate readers (and writers). Make sure you're not guilty of them!
Frankfurt Indie Author Fringe Giveaway Winners and Request for Feedback
We wrapped up another successful Indie Author Fringe this weekend and want to say thanks to our fabulous sponsors and speakers who help us keep our online conference “Free to Attend”. We also want to thank you for attending, and helping us spread the word.
The Five Ws of our Indie Author Fringe
The Five Ws, are considered basic information-gathering or problem-solving questions that need to be answered in any situation. This approach is used in good journalism, research and police investigations - and now at the Indie Author Fringe. We're bringing you the complete story, in as precise a way as possible.
Writing: Setting Good Creative Habits from Orna Ross’s Go Creative! Show
Once a month Orna Ross’s Go Creative! Show focuses on Creative Writing, and this week Orna and Dan Blank talked about how you can Set Good Creative Habits.
Bringing Frankfurt Book Fair to you via the Indie Author Fringe
Find out how Orna and David are bringing the Frankfurt Book Fair into the Indie Author Fringe, and see how you can help us spread the word about our final Fringe event for 2016.
Latest Creative Publishing News From Orna Ross’s Go Creative! Show
Once a month Orna Ross’s Go Creative! Show focuses on Creative Publishing, and in this latest episode with Porter Anderson they chat about the Hot Sheet and three newsworthy topics from the past month that are most relevant to authors.
Jane Friedman shares 7 Things An Author Should Do
In this insightful podcast, Jane Friedman takes us through seven critical elements that are foundational for any author who is serious about their writing career. I've summarised some of the key takeaways that resonated with me, but listen to this broadcast yourselves to delve into the subject in greater detail.
5 Reasons to Attend Indie Author Fringe
Are you ready for Indie Author Fringe on Saturday 22nd October?24 sessions over 24 hour of the best indie author education online to help you turn your creative endeavours into a fully-fledged author business. Here are 5 great reasons to attend our Indie Author Fringe event...
Ask ALLi October Self-Publishing Q&A Video & Podcast
Each month, Joanna Penn of The Creative Penn and Orna Ross, ALLi Director, answer ALLi Members’ self-publishing questions. If you missed our live Q&A session you can catch up with the video, listen to the podcast or read a summary of this month’s questions and answers here.
3 weeks until Indie Author Fringe
We’re on a three-week countdown to our final Indie Author Fringe online conference of 2016. This fringe to the Frankfurt Book Fair is being held on October 22nd, and is focused on helping you run your author business. As well as actionable advice and expertise from other indie authors and industry experts, we have session giveaways and Ingram Spark discounts.
How to ignite your email list with Joel Friedlander and Nick Stephenson
As authors, we all know the role that social media plays in our ability to connect with readers, but the most beneficial ways of building a 1:1 relationship with your potential customers is via your email list. Listen to the actionable tips and sound advice from Joel Friedlander and Nick Stephenson about how to ignite your email list.
Opinion: Why It’s Worth Setting Up Local Author Meet-up Groups
ALLi Author Advice Centre Editor Debbie Young, who runs two local meetups for indie authors, shares top tips for how to run an effective group for self-publishing writers to network in real life, instead of just online