TwitterChat: Entering Book Awards with Hannah Jacobson
On the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) this week we asked questions about Entering Book Awards with Hannah Jacobson
Opinion: The BookLife Prize for Indie Authors
As independent authors, one of the biggest challenges we face is “discoverability.” In the vast ocean of new books being uploaded onto Amazon every day, launching our own may feel a bit like casting a tiny message in a bottle into titanic waves. In order for our readers to find us, we need reviews—a lot of them—and preferably great ones from well-known and respected sources. With this in mind, Kristan Julius, ALLi author member checked out the Publishers Weekly BookLife Prize. This is her review and experience.
How to Be a Productive Writer and Publisher: AskALLi Self-Publishing Fiction and Nonfiction Podcast with Orna Ross and Dan Blank
ALLi Director Orna Ross and Author Dan Blank survey seven ways to be a productive writer so you can write and sell more books. Expect lots of research-based advice about how best to prepare body and mind, setting daily priorities,…
Inspirational Indie Authors: Hannah Lynn, Winner of the 2018 Kindle Storyteller Award
Like to know more about what it takes to win the Kindle Storyteller Award? Inspirational indie author Hannah Lynn shares the experience of being the 2018 winner, and tells us all about her writing life.
Self-publishing Success Story: Indie Audiobook is Finalist for Voice Arts Award
Here's an inspiring story of an impressive achievement for an indie author competing with the big names in the audiobook publishing industry: Brad Borkan tells how his book was shortlisted for the voice artist's equivalent to the Oscars.
How Indie Authors Can Avoid Predatory Awards
With hundreds of contests and awards open to indie authors, it's hard to know which contests and awards can be trusted. To help separate the bad actors from the legitimate contests, the ALLi Watchdog Desk is pleased to introduce our…
Self-Publishers: How You Can Get Your Questions Answered
Self-publishing (and indeed writing) is often misconceived as a purely solitary business - which makes life a little difficult when you encounter a question which hasn’t got an immediate, self-generated answer. We’re always keen to remove the association between independent…
Publishing: New Award for Indie Authors from HNS
The distinguished historical novelist Helen Hollick who is both self-published and trade-published, announces a new award especially for indie authors of historical novels from the Historical Novel Society. This excellent innovation chimes with ALLi's #publishingopenup campaign. I am delighted to…
Another great leap for author-publishers: ALLi helps Fiction Uncovered “Open Up To Indies”
ALLi's Press and Media Manager Nerys Hudson, based in Berlin, reports on a fantastic score for our Open Up to Indies campaign, particularly for writers of books published in the UK, and for self-publishers and indie authors in general. We are…
Alliance of Independent Authors Members’ Showcase. Bulletin #32
Every Wednesday ALLi will tell the world about our members' latest book launches, news, awards, freebies, workshops and updates on the writing life and take a look at the projects and businesses of our partner members. Roz Morris Awesome…
Alliance of Independent Authors Member News. Bulletin #15
Every Wednesday ALLi will tell the world about our members' latest book launches, news, awards, freebies, workshops and updates on the writing life -- our #WriterWednesday (#WW) update. Francis Guenette Disappearing in Plain Sight - Sixteen-year-old Lisa-Marie has been packed…
Alliance Independent Authors Member News. Bulletin #6
Every Wednesday ALLi will tell the world about our members' latest book launches, news, awards, freebies, workshops and updates on the writing life -- our #WriterWednesday (#WW) update. Joanne Phillips The Family Trap Released on Valentine’s Day The Family Trap…