Inspirational Indie Authors: Helena Halme Turned Her Real-Life Experiences into Romantic Nordic Mysteries
My guest this week is Helena Halme, a writer of romantic Nordic mysteries. She lives in the United Kingdom, but…
Everything You Need to Know About SelfPubCon
The Self-Publishing Advice Conference is HERE! I'm going to tell you absolutely everything you need to know about SelfPubCon including how to attend and how to get the most out of the conference.
What is Writing Rhythm?
Rhythm is an obvious element in poetry but it’s just as important in stories, novels, even essays. As timing is to the sportsman or comedian, so rhythm is to the writer. Today, Bill Kirton ALLi author member, examines writing rhythm across literature.
Welcome to Our First #AskALLi Self-Publishing Poetry Podcast with Orna Ross and Dalma Szentpály
In another first for the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi), and as part of its 2019-2020 season of broadcasts, ALLi…
Help! Someone is Pirating My Book; More Questions Answered; AskALLi Member’s Q&A with Orna Ross and Michael La Ronn; News with Daniel Holloway
Help! Someone is pirating my book. This is among the questions answered and concerns addressed in this week's AskALLi, the Self-Publishing…
Artificial Intelligence and the Indie Author: AskALLi Advanced Self-Publishing Salon with Orna Ross and Joanna Penn
Artificial intelligence sounds like a very futuristic term but you have already experienced it in your author business, from the…
AudioBooks and Exclusivity: A comparison of ACX and Findaway Voices
With the rise of audiobook popularity, comes a familiar question to other book formats: wide or exclusive? Still today, indie authors struggle with the decision over whether or not to publish their ebooks exclusively with Amazon’s KDP Select or “to go wide” by distributing them to additional retailers. In today's post, author member Mary Louisa Locke discusses audiobooks and exclusivity.
Encore Month: 5 Reasons Authors Fall for Vanity Presses
When stories surface about authors defrauded by unscrupulous vanity presses, sometimes for tens of thousands of dollars, the reaction is sometimes unsympathetic. In today's encore post, John Doppler explains the five reasons authors fall for vanity presses.
Encore Month: An Easier Way to Upload Book Metadata to Distribution Platforms
An essential part of the indie author's self-publishing process is to complete the metadata on the distribution platforms of your choice. You might hire other professionals for some of the tasks involved in the process, but uploading the metadata is likely to rest with you, the publisher. In today's encore post, Jo Van Every explains how to upload book metadata like a professional.
Encore Month: How to Increase Your Global Reach
In today's encore post, Alison Clifford, author member shows you how to increase your global reach. Many self-publishing platforms have an extensive world-wide reach for potential sales. But what should authors think of in order to be global and create a global audience? What can we indie authors do to truly embrace our world-wide audience?
Encore Month: Why and How to Build a Book Project Plan
Here's a smart businesslike way to manage the production of your self-published books: devise and follow a book project plan, as outlined here by John Wagner-Stafford of Ingenium Books.
Encore Month: How to Write a Trilogy
How to write a trilogy - Rosalind Minett shares the lessons she learned while writing her Relative Invasion trilogy.
