Howard Lovy, Author at The Self-Publishing Advice Center

Artificial Intelligence and the Indie Author: AskALLi Advanced Self-Publishing Salon with Orna Ross and Joanna Penn

Artificial intelligence sounds like a very futuristic term but you have already experienced it in your author business, from the…

August 7, 2019
Howard Lovy
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion, Writing
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Inspirational Indie Authors: Rohan Quine’s Sci-Fi Transcends Genre With Gender Fluid Characters

Today's guest is Rohan Quine, author of The Beasts of Electra Drive, which was a 2018 finalist for the Independent…

Encore Presentation: Older Authors Refuse to Fade Away

In this encore presentation of a 2018 interview from Howard Lovy's IndieVoices podcast, we revisit the topic of ageism.

Encore Presentation: Curing Your Cancer While Caring For Kids

While there are many concepts debated in the writing world, one that is universally accepted is that writing has healing power. In today's encore podcast, Howard speaks to Angelique L'Amour. Back in 2009, Angelique L'Amour received news that she had cancer. But her first thought was not for herself. It was for her family, particularly her children. How was she going to hold things together for her kids while she went through the ordeal of chemotherapy.

July 21, 2019
Howard Lovy
Indie Author Interviews, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Encore Month: Rachel Thompson Survivor and Inspiration

Welcome back to encore month, today Howard interviews special guest Rachel Thompson about her books, coming to terms with sexual abuse and how she's inspired many other survivors to come out of hiding and seek help.

July 14, 2019
Howard Lovy
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Encore Presentation: Should Just Anybody Write a Memoir? September 2018

Next up we have Leila Summers an indie author writing and publishing memoir. Leila makes painful topics universal, a podcast well worth listening to if you missed it the first time around.

July 7, 2019
Howard Lovy
Process 1. Editorial, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Writing
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Encore IIA Podcast: Jandra Sutton & Ashleigh Gardner

Encore Presentation: Wattpad Author Jandra Sutton June 2018

Welcome to encore month. For the next few Sundays, we'll be sharing some of our most popular podcasts from the last couple of years. First up we have Jandra Sutton, a Wattpad author, and Ashleigh Gardner, from Wattpad Studios.

June 30, 2019
Howard Lovy
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion
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Midyear Author Business Review: AskALLi Advanced Self-Publishing Salon with Orna Ross and Joanna Penn

It’s Week 23 Q2, 2019, halfway through the year. How is your author business doing so far? In this month’s AskALLi Advanced…

June 29, 2019
Howard Lovy
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion, Writing
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Inspirational Indie Authors: Steff Green Writes a Book About Bullying, Gothic Style

On today's Inspirational Indie Authors interview, I talk to New Zealand author Steff Green. She's a paranormal romance author, teaches self-publishing…

ALLi Launches the Indie Authors’ Copyright Bill of Rights

Copyright is fundamental to an author’s ability to publish and trade in books, create successful author-businesses, and earn an income from their work. Thus, changes in copyright law are of deep concern to the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi). Our Copyright Bill of Rights offers ALLi’s interpretation and recommendations of what today’s authors and readers currently need from copyright law, policy, and practice.