Writing to Match Genres & Categories – or in Defiance of Them (the Indie Author’s Prerogative!)
Should indie authors comply with genre expectations or defy them? Kicking off a new series about the role of genre in self-publishing authors' success.
Fringe Highlight Podcast: Author Tools to Reach Readers
In this Fringe Highlight podcast from Carla King you will learn how to vary pricing to leverage the power of free without sacrificing profit; how to generate a monthly income with subscriptions to your works-in-progress, how to pre-sell, and what tools you can use to reach readers.
Opinion: How Indie Authors Can Stop Worrying and Learn to Love Book Marketing
Four main reasons why authors hold back from marketing their books - which describes you? And how do you snap out of it?
Belinda Griffin shares a 3-point action plan.
Writing: How to Write and Market a Memoir about Relocating Abroad
Ever moved house, region, country, continent? All good fodder for a self-published memoir - and Jean Gill, relocated from Wales to France, tells you how to write one.
Opinion: How Effective Is Facebook Advertising for Indie Authors and Self-published Books?
Here's a chance for you to take part in an important new survey about the effectiveness of Facebook advertising for indie authors - don't miss out!
Book Marketing: Creative Ways to Find Physical Stockists for Your Self-published Books
Don't fret if you can't get your books into bricks-and-mortar bookstores - take inspiration from Jude Lennon, reaching readers via other shops and community venues
Book Marketing: Founding a Local Indie Literature Festival – Case Study with Suzan Collins
Like the chance to appear at a local lit fest or author event? Why not start your own? It's not as hard as you might think, as Suzan Collins' case study shows.
AskALLi Members’ Self-Publishing Q&A w/ David Penny & Debbie Young September 2017
David Penny and Debbie Young are in the indie author hot seat to answer the most pressing self-publishing questions. Listen to the podcast, watch the video, or read the full show transcript.
An Inventive Idea for Book Marketing & Promotion on your Author Website
How to get readers to visit more pages of your author website via a simple I-spy competition - by military history writer Russell Phillips
How Indie Authors Can Get Podcast Interviews to Market their Self-published Books
How indie authors can secure radio and podcast interview slots around the world to promote their self-published books
How to Use Leaflets to Market Your Self-published Books
Here's an easy way to promote your books at next to no cost at events: check out Richard Dee's home-printed leaflets with extracts of his books.
Book Marketing: How to Get Your Self-published Books into Bookstores
An inspiring and fun extract from the new must-read guidebook for indie authors, "How to Get Your Self-published Book into Bookstores" by Debbie Young