Opinion: Promote Your Self-Published Books Your Way
In this week's Bookseller magazine, the trade paper of the British publishing industry, Sarah Shaffi writes: "Authors should feel comfortable…
Why I Love Bookshops (#Authors4Bookstores)
When launching ALLi's new #Authors4Bookstores campaign during IndieReCon, English historical novelist Piers Alexander captivated the audience with his nostalgic explanation…
No, Crowdfunding Is Not Begging
Orna Ross, Director of the Alliance of Independent Authors, explains her crowdfunding project and why authors who publish their own…
Opinion: We Need Greater Social Diversity in Publishing
At last week's IndieReCon conference, author, poet and campaigner Dan Holloway performed his new poem calling for social diversity in…
Literary Values in a Digital World: REBECCA SWIFT
Is there anybody reading me? Some years ago i did an MA dissertation called “Is there Anybody reading Me?” which…
Opinion: Author Co-operation Is Transforming Publishing
“Where there is no gift there is no art,” says Lewis Hyde, in The Gift: How The Creative Spirit Transforms The World. …
Opinion: You Can’t Beat Live Meetings
Still buzzing from attending Kingston University's excellent conference at the end of March, organised by Dr Alison Baverstock, ALLi's Author Advice…
Why I Want An Editor Who Isn’t An Author
Debbie Young, Blog Editor, writes: "We don't usually publish anonymous posts here, but it seemed reasonable to me to share…
Opinion: Parity in Publishing is Not Just A Pipe-Dream
In an interesting counterpoint to Mohana Rajakamur's post a fortnight ago about equal opportunities in publishing, "She Needs a Website…
Opinion: Literary Festivals Should Focus on Readers
ALLi's Advice Centre Editor Debbie Young steps on her soapbox to respond to bestselling novelist Joanna Trollope's call for literary…
Opinion: Why I Don’t DIY Self-publish
As a counterpoint to US indie novelist Kathryn Guare's thoughtful post before Christmas explaining why she moved from assisted publishing…
Opinion: “She Needs a Website of Her Own” – on Women, Writing and Self-Publishing
Echoing Virginia Woolf's seminal feminist essay, A Room of One's (first published 1929), indie author and scholar Mohana Rajakumar considers the…