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Writing: A Handy Checklist for Self-Editing to Make Your Self-published Book the Best It Can Be & Reduce Your Editor’s Bill

A handy checklist of different ways to self-edit your books more effectively, saving you money on your professional editor's bills (if you use one), and creating a better experience for your readers - a good quick read for beginner writers and experienced self-publishers

Writing: How to Write a Synopsis of your Self-published Book – and Why Indie Authors Need Synposes Too

Think you don't need to write a synopsis unless you're querying an agent or publisher? Think again! They can be great tools to help you self-edit and market your book. Read professional editor Richard Bradburn's brilliant guide here.

February 21, 2018
Richard Bradburn
Writing

How to Write in Collaboration with Your Life Partner: A Case Study of Husband and Wife Team Alex Knudsen & Charlotte Zang

Does your partner also write? Do you help or hinder each other? For top tips on effective collaboration between partners, read this case study of husband-and-wife authors Charlotte Zang and Alex Knudsen

Writing: How to Collaborate Effectively with Other Indie Authors In Your Genre

A terrific case study of how indie authors in a particular sub-genre can boost their success by working together in collaborative groups and projects, to everyone's benefit - by US zombie fiction writer Grivante

February 7, 2018
Kevin Penelerick
Campaigns, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion, Writing

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A Case Study of Writing in Collaboration: Academic Author + Screenwriter = Thriller

More and more indie authors are experimenting with collaborative writing projects with other authors for marketing reasons, on the basis…

January 31, 2018
Alison Ripley-Cubitt
Writing

Fringe Highlight Podcast: 7 Stages of the Creative Process with Orna Ross

Novelists Jerome Griffin and Orna Ross, ALLi Director, discuss the seven stages of conscious creation as they relate to writing. Understanding the different requirements of each stage from concept to completion can, Orna argues, up your writing speed, ensure you're more likely to finish well, and improve your writing craft.

January 26, 2018
Admin
Writing

Beginners’ Self-Publishing Salon Podcast: Setting 2018 Writing goals with Michael La Ronn & Jay Artale

It's the start of the new year and a great time to look at the year ahead to determine what writing goals you'd like to achieve. Listen in as Michael and I talk about our writing goals, and the challenges that stand in our way to achieving success and how to overcome them.

January 19, 2018
Admin
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Writing

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How to Format Dashes Correctly

Did you know there are three kinds of dash in punctuation? Not sure how to use them all correctly? Help is at hand here with a succinct and helpful summary by editor Richard Bradburn.

January 18, 2018
Richard Bradburn
Process 1. Editorial, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Writing

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Writing: 15 Ways to Choose Characters’ Names

If you write fiction, read this fun checklist of 15 ways to choose the best names for the characters in your fiction - and add your own favourite character's name, with a description of how you created it, via the comments box.

January 17, 2018
Admin
Writing

January 3, 2018
Dan Holloway
Writing

Writing: A Handy Checklist for Self-Editing to Make Your Self-published Book the Best It Can Be & Reduce Your Editor’s Bill

Writing: How to Write a Synopsis of your Self-published Book – and Why Indie Authors Need Synposes Too

How to Write in Collaboration with Your Life Partner: A Case Study of Husband and Wife Team Alex Knudsen & Charlotte Zang

Writing: How to Collaborate Effectively with Other Indie Authors In Your Genre

A Case Study of Writing in Collaboration: Academic Author + Screenwriter = Thriller

Fringe Highlight Podcast: 7 Stages of the Creative Process with Orna Ross

Beginners’ Self-Publishing Salon Podcast: Setting 2018 Writing goals with Michael La Ronn & Jay Artale

How to Format Dashes Correctly

Writing: 15 Ways to Choose Characters’ Names

Opinion: Overcoming Perfection Paralysis – When Good Enough is Good Enough

Writing: Case Study of a Self-published Photographic Memoir

Writing: Why the Prologue Deserves a Place in Modern Indie Fiction