Pros & Cons of Speech To Text : ALLi Members
[sc:bea16hdr] In this article, Members of the Alliance of Independent Authors provide feedback about the pros and cons of using Dragon…
Essentials For Self-Publishing Authors: The Seven Must-Haves : Kiffer Brown
Indie Author Fringe: In this live 20 minute presentation from BEA, Orna Ross and Kim Bookless talk about how their respective organisations serve the needs of indie authors and can help you write and sell more books.
10 Amazing Tools For Indie Authors: Build Your Author Platform & Get More Writing Done! : Paul Teague
In this video presentation, social & digital marketer and indie author Paul Teague will demonstrate ten amazing tools to save you time and effort give your writing and author platform an instant shot in the arm.
Kobo Writing Life Author Interviews from LBF 2016 Part 2
In the second Video recorded by Kobo Writing Life at the London Book Fair 2016, authors Kathryn Croft, Mel Sherratt, Paul Pilkington, Alison Morton and Harvey Black are interviewed.
Get Out of the Writing Cave: Turning Readers into Fans : Natalie Wright
Indie Author Fringe: Setting up shop at book festivals, comic cons and genre-specific conventions can be a highly productive way for genre fiction authors to build their email lists, sell books, expand their brand and meet the readers that will become their biggest fans.
Should Indie Authors offer Pre-Orders? : Elizabeth S. Craig
Indie Author Fringe: Most advice encourages indie authors to do pre-orders. But is it always a good idea? Author Elizabeth Spann Craig outlines her own pre-order experiment and offers seven tips for other authors.
How to hit the eBook Bestseller list with Pre-orders : Mark Coker
Indie Author Fringe: How to leverage preorders to sell more books. Less than 15% of indies are using preorders, even though it's been proven that books born as preorders sell more copies.
How To Use Your Distributor to Market Your Books : Dan Wood
Indie Author Fringe: There are various opportunities to merchandise your books through Amazon, Apple, Kobo, Nook and other ebook disbributors. Draft2Digital's Dan Wood explains the different requirements of each of the major vendors and how to give your book the best chance of landing one of those coveted spots.
Nailing It – A Writer’s Workshop on Artistic Vision vs. Sales : HM Ward
Indie Author Fringe: Writing tips for aspiring, indie, and traditionally published authors that reflect the new market brought to you by one of the bestselling writers in the world today, H.M. Ward. With over 21 titles on the NYT Bestseller List and 12 million copies sold worldwide, listen in as she shares some of her best tips about striking balance between art and marketability to create the perfect storm for your next novel.
Story Structure & Strategy in Writing and Marketing : Joni & Jerusha Rodgers
In this live 20 minute presentation from BEA, mom and daughter ghostwriting and editing team, Joni & Jerusha Rodger, explain how story works ... in your books and in the words you write around them.
Writing for Kindle Worlds – the Good and the Ugly : Toby Neal
Toby Neal has her own Kindle World with 35 (and counting) books starring her characters, and has written two for others' Worlds.