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Marketing: What’s the Best Timing for Self-publishing a Series?

Received wisdom is to launch the first three books in a series all at once - but does that patience really pay off? K T Lee's case study offers helpful pros & cons to help you decide what's best for your books.

December 16, 2017
K T Lee
Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion, Writing

Writing: Why Every Author Should Write a Christmas Book (and a Book for All Seasons)

How to make the most of the special opportunities to promote your self-published books at Christmas and other seasons: write books to match the moment - or collaborate with other authors for a joint seasonal project.

December 13, 2017
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Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion, Writing

Writing: The Importance of Getting the Facts Right in Your Fiction

Why you need to get your facts right, even if writing fiction - or you'll risk throwing your readers right out of your story. Crime writer Rebecca Bradley explains why and how to do it.

Advanced Self-Publishing Salon Podcast w/ Orna Ross & Joanna Penn December 2017

Each month Orna Ross and Joanna Penn join forces to bring you The Advanced Self-Publishing Salon, an engaging podcast where they discuss what’s going on in the indie publishing world.

December 1, 2017
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Business & Planning, News, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Watchdog, Writing

Genre Expectations: Case Study of an Unusual Form for a Memoir

It's the indie author's choice whether or not to conform with genre expectations - do you? should you? First case study in a new series here focuses on memoir.

November 29, 2017
Lisa Margreet Payne
Writing

Writing: Is it Worth Doing a Creative Writing MA?

Ever thought of doing a Creative Writing MA? With the wisdom of hindsight, novelist Kate Frost shares the pros and cons, and offers caution about this investment.

November 15, 2017
Kate Frost
Writing

Opinion: Why When Writing a Book, Sometimes You Have to Go Backwards to Go Forwards

Ever find yourself procrastinating about your writing? Come unstuck and can't get restarted? Take heart from Dave Sivers' story of how he got himself back on track.

November 13, 2017
Dave Sivers
Opinion, Writing

Why I Write What I Write: A Dementia Memoir

A moving case study of a memoir of dementia that cast a new perspective on this disability - and brought the author, Mina Drever, unintended but positive consequences.

November 8, 2017
Mina Drever
Writing

Sunday Self-publishing Success Story: Indie Author Giacomo Giammatteo Sets a New Publishing Record

Celebrating an extraordinary world record by Giacomo Giammatteo: writing and self-publishing 37 books in a single year, in the wake of heart attacks and strokes. Simply inspirational.

November 5, 2017
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Indie Author Interviews, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Writing

AskALLi Members’ Self-Publishing Q&A – with David Penny & Debbie Young (November 2017)

Each month David Penny and Debbie Young are in the indie author hot seat to answer the most pressing self-publishing questions from our ALLi Members.

Opinion: Why Writing and Self-Publishing Books Fast is a Good Thing for This Indie Author

Would you like to write eight books in less than a year? Read Arietta Richmond's post to find out how she does it without compromising on quality.

October 30, 2017
Arietta Richmond
Opinion, Writing

Writing: Lessons I Learned from Writing My Memoirs – A Case Study

Thinking of writing a memoir? Get off to a great start by reading Dawn Brookes case study, to help you learn from her experience and avoid her mistakes!

October 25, 2017
Dawn Brookes
Writing

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