What are the Most Time-Consuming Tasks for First-Time Authors? Questions Answered at AskALLi Members’ Q&A
Welcome to AskALLi, the Self-Publishing Advice Podcast from the Alliance of Independent Authors. This week it’s our monthly Member Q&A…
Speech Tags – How to Get the Balance Right in your Writing
Do you struggle to get the balance right when writing speech tags in your fiction? Read these top tips from the ALLi hive mind on how to help you pen better dialogue.
Writing Advice: 8 Self-editing Techniques to Cut Your Editing Time in Half
Do you dread self-editing? Learn to embrace and enjoy it - and to do it faster and better - with this simple checklist of 8 top tips by ProWritingAid's Hayley Millman - suitable for writers in every genre
What’s Up With Wattpad? IndieVoices Broadcast June 2018
Welcome to AskALLi, the self-publishing advice broadcast from the Alliance of Independent Authors. This week it's our monthly IndieVoices' self-publishing…
Writing in Collaboration: Case Study of a Father-Daughter Author Team
Writing in collaboration with another author is a great way to boost your own productivity and to broaden your scope. Be inspired by this case study of a sparky father-and-daughter team behind the "author" LT Anderson.
Self-Publishing Advice Conference Highlights: Beating Writers Block with AG Billig
This seminar from author AG Billig is from our Self-Publishing Advice Conference. Literary history abounds in authors who wrote books…
Running an Author Business: Top Tips on Managing Research Trip Costs
Do you ever make research trips as part of your writing process? If so, read Anna Castle's latest post to pick up top tips on how to incorporate travel and research costs into the financial management of your author business.
Why I Write What I Write: Books about Egyptology in Different Genres
Do you have a hobby or interest that you're passionate about? If so, could you use it to fuel your writing career? Take inspiration from Finnish author Leena Pekkalainen's love of Ancient Egypt brought her self-publishing success and more
Working With an Editor: AskALLi Beginners’ Self-Publishing Salon June 2018
Welcome to AskALLi, the self-publishing advice podcast from the Alliance of Independent Authors. This week it's our monthly beginners' self-publishing…
Writing to Meet Genre Expectations #1 – Crime/Mystery/Thriller/Detective/Suspense
How do you decide what genre to put your books into? In this first in a series of discussions about genre definitions, we consider the many types of crime writing, to help you home in on the right labels for your books.
Why I Write What I Write: A Mathematics Book for Adults
Think your current work-in-progress is challenging? Read Helen Prochazka's extraordinary tale of her six-year labor of love to write and self-publishing a beautiful mathematics book for adults.
Writing: 7 Errors Your Grammar Checker is Missing
What's the difference between a grammar checker and a writing aid? Find out here in Hayley Milliman's post about the critical mistakes that grammar checkers miss - and how to circumvent that problem with a writing aid instead.