How Do I Protect Myself When Writing About Real People? More Questions Answered by Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black in our Member Q&A Podcast
In this month's AskALLi Member Q&A with Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black: How do I protect myself when writing about real people?
Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Paula L. Estrela. Architect Constructs Humorous Children’s Tales With a Serious Message
My ALLi author guest this episode is Paula L. Estrela, who was born in Brazil and now lives in the UK. She initially came to London as an architect to help set up venues for the Olympics. Now, she's an author who constructs tales for children that also contain important messages.
KDP Limits Titles: We Learn How Tricky It Can Be to Legislate Technology – Self-Publishing News Podcast with Dan Holloway
KDP limits titles, and we learn how tricky it can be to legislate technology. Welcome to Self-Publishing News with ALLi News editor Dan Holloway, bringing you the latest in indie publishing news and commentary.
How to Emotionally Reach Your Readers, With Jeff Elkins — Self-Publishing Conference Highlight
In this Self-Publishing Conference Highlight, Jeff Elkins discusses how to emotionally reach your readers. It's not enough to get a reader to pick up our books. We also have to reach them emotionally in order to keep them reading past the first chapter and to inspire them to tell their friends about our stories. The good news is, people are communal in nature. We are hard-wired to connect emotionally with one another, and authors can exploit that wiring with our storytelling by keeping our stories dialogue-centric.
Inspirational Indie Author Interview: CJ Archer. History, Mystery, Fantasy Author Boldly Mixes Genres
My ALLi author guest this episode is CJ Archer, an author of historical, mystery, and fantasy books, genres that the traditional publishing industry told her should not mix. So instead, CJ published them herself and hasn't looked back since. She writes about four books a year as her full-time job and has found a formula that works for her and her fans.