My ALLi author guest this episode is Alessandra Torre, who began writing romance novels on a dare from her husband and discovered that people read what she wrote. A lot of people, in fact. So many people that Harlequin and Hachette both offered her contracts. But she soon found that indie publishing gave her the freedom she desired to write and market her books her way. Alessandra also discovered that the secret to success in fiction writing could be packaged and sold as a software program that helps writers find their voice. That's how her company, Authors A.I., was born. Here is Alessandra's story.
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Inspirational Indie Author Interview. Alessandra Torre
On Inspirational Indie Authors, @howard_lovy interviews @ReadAlessandra, a Romance writer who found a fiction-writing formula as CEO of @AuthorsAi. Share on XFor self-publishing advice and news, alongside indie author interviews, subscribe to the ALLi podcast:
About the Author, Alessandra Torre
Alessandra Torre is an award-winning New York Times bestselling author of twenty-six novels. Her New York Times bestseller Hollywood Dirt was produced as a full-length movie in 2017. Two more of her books have been optioned for film, and her books have been translated in thirteen different languages, in over thirty countries. She’s published through Hachette, Harlequin, and Thomas & Mercer. A popular speaker and self-publishing advocate, Alessandra has built a community of over 30,000 aspiring and published authors. She is also the CEO of Authors A.I. and BingeBooks, companies that use artificial intelligence to improve the novel creation and discovery process. You can learn more about Alessandra at alessandratorreink.com or you can find her on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook.
About the Host
Howard Lovy has been a journalist for more than 35 years, and now amplifies the voices of independent author-publishers and works with authors as a developmental editor. Howard is also a freelance writer specializing in Jewish issues whose work appears regularly in Publishers Weekly, the Jewish Daily Forward, and Longreads. Find Howard at howardlovy.com, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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