10 Top Tips on How to Write the Best Book Blurb
Writing the blurb for your self-published book is one of the privileges of being an indie author. However, this task…
Reaching Readers with Your Own Book Catalogue
Australian indie author and musician Jessica Bell reports from Athens, Greece, on her great new idea to help indie authors…
How to Reach More Readers by Harnessing Retailers’ Algorithms
The self-published British sci-fi novelist Simon Denman has drawn on his own experience from launching his bestselling sci-fi novel "Connected" to…
6 Great Reasons to Enter Writing Competitions
Writing competitions abound, and new ones are announced every day, it seems. Yet entering a writing competition takes time, effort…
Successful Indie Authors Share Their Secrets. How I Do It by Nick Spalding
Today sharing his top tips for self-publishing success is indie author Nick Spalding, whose special subject is humour, as you'll…
Top Tips on Crowdfunding for Authors
Authorpreneur Ben Galley kicks off his role as ALLi's new Crowdfunding Advisor with an introduction to the concept of crowdfunding…
Successful Indie Authors Share Their Secrets. How I Do It by Talli Roland
Canadian Talli Roland, now based in London, has sold a quarter of a million self-published women's fiction novels, but many…
Opinion: Why Indie Authors Shouldn’t Pay for PR Services
In response to recent reports on ALLi's Facebook forum from indie authors disappointed by poor results from professional PR campaigns,…
How to Reach More Readers: Play the Local Card to Libraries
We've run a few posts lately on the subject of "write what you know". Today we're looking instead at how…
Reaching Readers: Top Tips for Author Events
Sarah Juckes of ALLi Partner Member Completely Novel shares her top tips to help self-published authors make their publicity events…
Successful Indie Authors Share Their Secrets. How I Do It by Rebecca Cantrell
Rebecca Cantrell, is a New York Times bestselling author, recently became the first indie author to win the prestigious International…
Reaching Readers via Libraries: Important Feedback from Jane Davis
Having previously failed to convince her local libraries to stock her self-published titles, British novelist Jane Davis was delighted to…