The Self-Publishing Advice Center

PODCAST DROP: Latest Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway
2026-06-26 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-06-19 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-06-12 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-06-05 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-05-29 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-05-22 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-05-15 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-05-08 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/London) and 5 more dates | ALLi Podcast
A breakdown of the week's most significant self-publishing news, providing insights, implications, and in-depth analyses.
The Self-Publishing News Podcast stream is proudly sponsored by PublishMe—helping indie authors succeed globally with expert translation, tailored marketing, and publishing support. From first draft to international launch, PublishMe ensures your book reaches readers everywhere. Visit publishme.me.

PODCAST DROP: Inspirational Indie Authors interview
2026-06-21 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-06-07 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-05-24 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-05-10 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-04-26 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-04-12 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-29 13:00 - 14:00 | ALLi Podcast
Dive deep into personal stories of indie authors, understanding their pathways to success, challenges faced, and lessons learned.

PODCAST: Publishing for Profit Advice
2026-05-13 13:00 - 14:00 | ALLi Podcast
Transform your passion into profit. This podcast helps you balance artistry and entrepreneurship, guiding you every step of the way.

PODCAST: Marketing & Promotion Advice
2026-05-06 13:00 - 14:00 | ALLi Podcast
Join host Orna Ross as she interviews the brightest minds, experts, and insiders in the writing and self-publishing business. Get actionable insights to help you level up your author brand and reach more readers.
The Marketing & Promotion podcast stream is proudly sponsored Bookfunnel

PODCAST DROP: Real-world production and distribution decisions from best-selling author, Andrew Griffiths
2026-04-29 13:00 - 14:00 | ALLi Podcast
In this episode, ALLi's Non-Fiction Advisor Anna Featherstone is joined by Andrew Griffiths, a best-selling small business author to unpack the real-world production and distribution decisions behind his successful books.
From choosing between traditional publishing and self-publishing, to making deliberate design and print choices, Andrew shares how those decisions influence perception, pricing, and reach.
The Self-Publishing With ALLi Production & Distribution Podcast Stream is proudly sponsored by Gatekeeper Press – Your partner in premium independent publishing. Empowering authors with expert guidance, 100% rights, 100% royalties, and global distribution. From editing to marketing, their all-inclusive services help you publish professionally and confidently. Gatekeeper Press — Where Authors Are Family.

LIVE PARTNER WEBINAR: Grow Your Book Business with Customization and Direct Sales with Lulu
2026-04-28 19:00 - 20:00
It's more important than ever for authors to own their content and audience. With Lulu's Print API, you can create a library of personalized books, journals, and planners for your readers and sell them directly from your website. No inventory, no upfront costs and no losing your customers to third party retailers.
In this ALLi Member only session, Lulu's Education & Community Manager, Chelsea Bennett, will explain the benefits of customization and direct sales, and share some user cases and steps to get started.
If you're looking for a competitive edge for your author or publishing business, this may be it!
Key takeaways:
1) How to utilize customization to grow your business
2) How direct sales can help build relationships with readers
3) What to know before you get started
Join us live and bring any questions you have about Lulu for our closing Q&A.
See you there!

PODCAST DROP: Editing & Design
2026-04-22 13:00 - 14:00 | ALLi Podcast
Tune in to our Editing & Design podcast stream with Howard Lovy. Discover how you can apply best practices in these first stages of the publishing process to ensure the excellence of your work and its ability to appeal to your target readership.

PODCAST DROP: Lunar Planning as a Creative Tool for Authors
2026-04-19 13:00 - 14:00 | ALLi Podcast
Orna Ross explores lunar planning as a creative framework for authors: a way to set intentions, focus attention, and shape your writing and publishing work across a natural, grounded, and connected cycle of momentum and release.
Drawing on her own lunar planning practice, and offering some simple tools you can use immediately, Orna shows how the moon’s phases can provide an establishing rhythm and routine for sustaining your most essential work, rest and play as an author-publisher—idea-gathering and drafting, editing and finishing, outreach and promotion, release and renewal.
Stop pushing your natural energy and start collaborating with it to build a creative life that’s both productive and sustainable.

PODCAST DROP: Marketing & Promotion
2026-04-08 13:00 - 14:00 | ALLi Podcast
The Marketing, & Promotion podcast stream is proudly sponsored by Bookfunnel
Tune in to our Marketing, & Promotion podcast stream with Orna Ross. Orna interviews the brightest minds, experts, and insiders in the writing and self-publishing business. Get actionable insights to help you level up your author brand and reach more readers.
Bookfunnel – The essential tool for your author business.

PODCAST DROP: Gardners vs Ingram, Account Closures, Vetting Service Providers, and More
2026-04-05 13:00 - 14:00 | ALLi Podcast
This month's episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi Member Q&A podcast with hosts Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black, covers:

Should I use Gardners vs. IngramSpark?
Help! Amazon KDP closed my account!
Help! Google Play closed my account!
How do I vet a service provider to determine if they are legitimate?
How do I vet an unsolicited request from a literary agent?

And more…
Don't miss it!

PODCAST DROP: Verse, Visuals & Special Edition Decisions — Making a Book with Intention
2026-04-01 13:00 - 14:00 | ALLi Podcast
In this episode, Anna Featherstone explores with author Lande Jewels the many decisions that can sit around — and beyond — the writing of a book.
The conversation looks at what happens when authors think carefully about form, illustration, publishing models, and the wider impact of how their work is made and shared.
They talk about writing in verse, working with illustrations, choosing a pen name, publishing special editions with a focus on quality, using Kickstarter and thinking about social responsibility in authorship.
Along the way, Lande reflects on what she's learned by doing — offering practical insights for writers and creators who are curious about publishing choices beyond the manuscript.
The Self-Publishing With ALLi Production & Distribution Podcast Stream is proudly sponsored by Gatekeeper Press – Your partner in premium independent publishing. Empowering authors with expert guidance, 100% rights, 100% royalties, and global distribution. From editing to marketing, their all-inclusive services help you publish professionally and confidently. Gatekeeper Press — Where Authors Are Family.

Live Webinar: Putting Together Your Publishing Dream Team with Reedsy
2026-03-31 19:00 - 20:00 | SellfPubConnect
ALLi Member Exclusive Event.
Learn how to assemble the right professionals for your publishing journey — from editors and designers to marketers and translators.
Reedsy cofounder Ricardo Fayet walks you through each stage of the publishing process, what services you actually need (and what they cost), how to spot scams, and pro tips for finding, hiring, and collaborating with top-tier freelancers.
Plus, discover free tools like Reedsy Studio that can save you money on formatting and typesetting.
The presentation will be followed by a 15 minute Q&A.
