Self-publishing News: New Sponsor for Indie Inclusive Prize Promises to Double Prize
A new sponsor for one of the biggest prizes open to indie authors, the Young Writer of the Year & the size of Amazon's fake review problem
Inspirational Indie Author Interview. Benedict Brown: Children’s Author Turns to Life of Crime Fiction
My ALLi author guest this week is Benedict Brown, a crime fiction author who started out writing for children. He loved the creative freedom that came with writing books for kids. He found out the hard way that it's a very competitive market for traditionally published children's authors. That's when he discovered self-publishing and he turned to a life of crime … well, crime fiction. It was there that he found success. Benedict Brown tells us his story.
What’s the Best Way to Keep in Touch With My Readers? Other Questions Answered by Orna Ross and Michael La Ronn in our Member Q&A Podcast
What's the best way to keep in touch with my readers? This is among the questions answered on our #AskALLi Members Q&A, hosted by Michael La Ronn, author of science fiction and fantasy novels as well as author self-help books, and ALLi Director, author, and poet Orna Ross.
The Ultimate Guide to Reader Magnets for Indie Authors
Reader Magnets, Lead Magnet, Freebies. All words that get flung around the indie sphere a lot. But what do they mean? Why are they so useful and what sort of thing should you create anyway? These are the questions we will cover in today's post: The Ultimate Guide to Reader Magnets.
Debunking Myths About Self-Publishing and Indie Authors: Advanced Self-Publishing Podcast With Orna Ross and Joanna Penn
In this #AskALLi Advanced Self-Publishing Advice podcast, ALLi Director Orna Ross and author Joanna Penn explore the top ten myths about self-publishing and indie authors. Some people think all self-publishers are amateurs, that we can’t get our books into bookstores, that we never use trade publishers, that we can’t win prizes. Then there are the myths we believe ourselves. "Authors can’t make money.”
Pearson Media Group: A Watchdog Advisory
Prolific spammer Pearson Media Group boasts of their expertise and connections, but like much about the company, these claims ring false.
Self-publishing News: What does the EU Copyright Directive mean for you?
What the EU Copyright Directive (Article 17) means for indie authors, and Bologna Children's' Book Fair puts self-publishing centre stage.
Podcasting as an Indie Author
Podcasting is popular business, many authors are taking up the mic and putting their voices out in the world to help them find readers, building up a platform and growing their confidence. Today, the Alliance of Independent Authors AskALLi team is launching a new book all about podcasting for indie authors. This is how to design a podcast show for indie authors.