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.
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!
Beginners’ Self-Publishing Salon Podcast: Being a Part-time Author w/ Michael La Ronn & Jay Artale
Michael La Ronn and Jay Artale extoll the virtues of the indie author triangle of success: the right mindset, effective writing tools that work for you, and a consistent support network. In this podcast they share how to use these three elements to create a strong foundation to build your indie author goals upon.
Writing to Match Genres & Categories – or in Defiance of Them (the Indie Author’s Prerogative!)
Should indie authors comply with genre expectations or defy them? Kicking off a new series about the role of genre in self-publishing authors' success.
2 Top Productivity Tips: Do NaNoWriMo in November – And Start Planning for It Now!
Now is the perfect time to start thinking about whether to take part in NaNoWriMo next month to help you boost your writing productivity - here's all you need to know.
Why I Write What I Write: A Memoir in Pictures & Prose by Katharine Smith-Warren
A moving case study of how artist and author Katharine Smith-Warren developed her unique memoir of bereavement, self-published to help others like her.
Opinion: Why I Unpublished My Old Work – A Case Study by Topher Burk
Indie author Topher Burke explains why he unpublished his back catalog later in his career, and why he's glad he did. Maybe you should too?
Writing: How to Write and Market a Memoir about Relocating Abroad
Ever moved house, region, country, continent? All good fodder for a self-published memoir - and Jean Gill, relocated from Wales to France, tells you how to write one.
Opinion: What Should Indie Authors Do with their Back Catalogue of Early Self-published Books?
What should you do with your backlist? Suppress it? Improve it? Promote it? Find out what other ALLi authors are doing with theirs, and why.
Fringe Highlight Podcast: Tips for Marketing and Promoting your Travel Memoir
This month's Indie Author Fringe Highlight podcast features three Travel Memoir authors sharing their tips and advice about how to use your blog content to write and promote your book, the importance of defining your audience, and collaboration and cross-promotion opportunities with other authors in your niche. All with the goal of reaching more readers.
Writing: How to Turn a Memoir into a Novel – Case Study by Sue Johnson
We all have a life story to tell - but when is it better to turn it into fiction rather than memoir? Sue Johnson provides a case study from her own past.