How to Write an Effective Blurb for a Self-Published Book
An easy-to-follow guide to writing a cover blurb to help seal that sale to your target reader, by YA author…
How to Edit Your Own Work Before You Self-Publish Your Book
Whether or not your budget will stretch to a professional proofreader or copy editor, writing coach Derbhile Dromey's down-to-earth advice…
7 Ways To Integrate Your Writing & Your Day Job
Sci-fi and YA author Steven O'Connor provides practical tips for self-published authors to maximise their writing time without giving up…
Open Up to Indie Authors Campaign Seeks Volunteers
You've heard of "Name and Shame"? Our Open Up To Indie Authors campaign is all about "Name and Gain". We…
How Indie Authors Can Remain Resilient: Know Which Critics To Listen To and Which To Ignore
Before you react to a disappointing review, consider who sent it - "the peanut gallery" or your peers? ALLi's Creative…
Mark Coker, ALLi Advisor, To Give Two Workshops for Members
Mark your diaries (pardon the pun!) for our first online event of the autumn. Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords and…
Your Self-Publishing Questions Answered at ALLi Author Monthly Circle
Whether you’re struggling with a specific part of the process (finding fans, blog tours, book launches), a publishing tool (KDP…
Indie Authors: Feeling Overwhelmed? Tolstoy Has The Answer.
Before we get back to normal transmission next week, we thought you might like Tolstoy's answer to the indie…
Join The Alliance of Independent Authors: An Invitation
Welcome back! Lots of us in the Northern Hemisphere are, like Shakespeare's whining schoolboy, "creeping like a snail, unwillingly" back…
Happy Holiday!
The Self Publishing Advice blog is taking a holiday. We'll be back on August 28th, to kick off an exciting…
New International Rights Service for ALLi Members
ALLi is delighted to announce a new arrangement with PubMatch, the international book rights network. The deal means ALLi Author…
How To Sell More Books: Take Two
ALLi is hosting David Gaughran again tomorrow, Tuesday 9th July (4:00pm – 5:00pm EDT; 9pm - 10pm GMT), to reprise…