How to Inspire Your Writing and Publishing with Local Meetups
No matter how easy it is for indie authors to network online, whether to share best self-publishing practice or…
Writing: The Morning After – How to Recover from “The End”
"'The End': the most beautiful words in the English language," says bestselling novelist M C Beaton. But once the euphoria…
Writing: What Makes A Good Editor?
Drawing on her own experience of learning the skills required to be a good editor, Lucy McCarraher, Managing Editor of…
Why I Write What I Write
Estonian author Tina Tamman describes how her BBC career inspired her to write and ultimately self-publish biographies of key players…
7 Secrets to Your Ultimate Bestseller: BRIDGET COOK-BURCH
Cut the Learning Curve Most books only sell between 100-250 copies, max. How can YOU turn your powerful message into…
Literary Values in a Digital World: REBECCA SWIFT
Is there anybody reading me? Some years ago i did an MA dissertation called “Is there Anybody reading Me?” which…
Writing for an Audience
As an independent author, you have the right to write for whoever you like, and one of the chief joys…
Why It’s Good to Beat a Writer’s Retreat
Award-winning Scottish author Lorna Fergusson, who is also an English literature and creative writing teacher, explains why she's a firm…
Writing: How to Fend Off Indie Author Burnout
With the heady empowerment of being one's own publisher comes a potentially crippling burden of all those essential tasks that…
Dealing with Friends’ Reactions to Your Writing
Following Francis Guenette's thoughtful post on how to share your writing with your partner, we've been chatting on the ALLi…
Writing: The Role of the Writer and Why I Write What I Write
In our occasional series on the back-stories behind indie authors books, British novelist Clare Weiner, who writes as Mari Howard,…
How I Do It: Becky Chambers on Being Shortlisted for the Kitschies Prize
In a refreshing change from the usual format of our "How I Do It" feature, ALLi author and indie advocate…