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The Ultimate Guide to Author Pen Names

You've finished a book. You're an author, congratulations. Now you need to decide if you publish under your name, or a pseudonym. Pen names can have a lot of emotion connected to them or they can be the freeing safety net you didn't know you needed. But why would you use one? When should you use one? What do you need to consider when choosing? That's the topic the Alliance of Independent Authors AskALLi team is covering today: the ultimate guide to pen names.

Free Ways to Grow an Author Platform, With Orna Ross and Dan Parsons: Beginner Self-Publishing Podcast

Today on the #AskALLi Beginner Self-Publishing podcast: Free ways to grow an author platform. What is an author platform? If you’re just setting out as an indie author, how do you build one? In this episode, ALLi Director Orna Ross and Content Production Manager Dan Parsons outline the fundamental pillars that uphold a good author platform—one that spreads your message and sells your books—without spending a fortune on advertising.

May 6, 2022
Howard Lovy
Podcast, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Establishing Your Author Platform With Sacha Black and Orna Ross: Self-Publishing Fiction & Nonfiction Podcast

In this month’s Fiction & Nonfiction Self-Publishing Salon, Sacha Black and Orna Ross explore the importance of establishing your author…

July 3, 2020
Howard Lovy
Business & Planning, Podcast, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion
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The Ultimate Guide to Building A Solid Author Platform

Authors get very confused about the question of building a solid author platform. What is it, exactly? How is one built? Should we try to build it or let it form organically? If our books are good enough, is that in itself enough to create a great author platform? Today, the Alliance of Independent Authors' AskALLi team brings you the ultimate guide to building a solid author platform.

June 1, 2020
AskALLi Team
Business & Planning, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion, Top 100
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The Ultimate Guide to Finding the Right Readers for your Book

As self-publishers, our readers are our greatest asset and our ability to publish directly to them is our greatest opportunity. Finding the right readers is critical to our success. Which is why this week’s #AskALLi Ultimate Guide gives you everything you need to know to find the right readers f0r your book.

March 23, 2020
AskALLi Team
Business & Planning, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion, Top 100
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Fringe Highlight Podcast: 5 steps to building a successful author platform

This week's Indie Author Fringe Highlight is hosted by Donna Galanti. Even if you don’t have a polished draft to publish,…

January 12, 2018
Admin
Business & Planning, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion
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Ask ALLi Member Q&A with Joseph Alexander and Orna Ross

This month’s Ask ALLi special guest is non-fiction indie authors Joseph Alexander who built his Fundamental Changes guitar series into a instantly recognizable author brand. Find out some of the secrets of his success, and listen in as he and Orna answer self-publishing questions posed by our ALLi Members.

Self-published Author, Poet And Musician Jessica Bell

Writing – How To Survive Writing In A Narrow Niche: Diversify!

Australian self-published author Jessica Bell provides a personal case study of how writers targeting small niches may increase the income…

March 13, 2014
Jessica Bell
Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion, Writing
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Book Publicity Tips for Self-Publishers. Part One: Blogs

GUEST POST: By Ben Cameron of Smith Publicity.

For publicity purposes, there are essentially two kinds of blogs, those that are an offshoot of another form of media, such as a newspaper, magazine or radio show; and those that are independent stand-alones. Either way, they are usually written by a single individual or a small group and have a very personal feel to them.

Like people, blogs can be quirky, opinionated and prejudiced. You are off to a great start if you think if them as people – as funny as your Aunt Bessie or grumpy as your old Uncle Carl.

1) Blogs Are Not an Afterthought

When it comes to media, some rank contacts in order of ‘importance’, with television being the golden ticket and blogs being something you try once other

A Definition of an Author Platform by Jane Friedman

This post originally appeared on Jane Friedman's blog.

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Platform is one of the most difficult concepts to explain, partly because everyone defines it a little differently.

So let's break down this thing called platform a