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Liza Perrat

Interview with Liza Perrat — Novelist Uses French, Australian History as her Canvas: Inspirational Indie Authors Podcast

My guest this week is Liza Perrat, a truly international indie author—an Australian by birth who writes historical novels about France, her adopted country. In fact, you'll hear a combination of both countries in her voice.

Producing Audiobooks in Australia

As a community, we know that audiobooks are booming. But with audio comes a more nuanced range of hurdles to overcome. For example, accents, regional dialects need to be considered if you want to create a product that's accessible across the world – not just the UK and USA. ALLi author, Sarah Williams explains her experience of producing audiobooks in Australia.

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Distribution: Case Study of a Self-publishing Success Story with a Local Indie Bookstore

A case study of how indie author Ian Andrew built a great relationship with a local indie bookstore in Australia

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Australian Government’s Proposed Changes to Copyright Law

A few weeks ago, in our regular news column, we mentioned the Australian Productivity Commission’s consultation on proposed revisions to intellectual property…

Bookstore Success for Australian Indie Author

Novelist Darcy Conroy, whose debut self-published novel gained over a million reads on Wattpad, shares her success story of getting…

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Opinion: Australia Must Open Up To Indie Authors

Australian indie author Rebecca Lang, who writes as R R Lang, shares her disappointment at the Sydney Writers' Festival dismissive…

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Writing: How Do You Judge Self-Publishing Success?

Not long after the release of his debut YA novel, British author Stuart Harper made an exciting discovery that made…

Australian Novelist Elisabeth Storrs

Opinion: Australian Prime Minister’s Literary Awards Let Indie Authors Down

Australian historical novelist Elisabeth Storrs, whose first book was trade published, is disappointed that the Australian government will not consider…

Book Designer And Author Scarlett Rugers

How To Build a Great Relationship Between Author and Book Designer

Australian professional book designer Scarlett Rugers offers advice on the best way for self-published authors to build a great working…

Advice For Indie Self-publishing Authors

Self-Publishing in Australia

It’s still a rarity to see someone on a bus in Australia with an e-reader, even an iPad, says ALLi…