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Editing: How to Find and Use the Best Editor for Your Self-published Book

Know your manuscript needs a professional editor but worried about being ripped off or taken for a ride? Let Richard Bradburn, ALLi partner member and experienced professional editor, talk you through the process and avoid the pitfalls.

How to Self-Edit a Book & Interview with Inspirational Indie Author Susan Grossey: AskALLi Beginners’ Self-Publishing Salon February 2019

Orna Ross and Tim Lewis discuss the challenges and delights of self-editing for author-publishers. Every author needs to self-edit before…

February 9, 2019
Howard Lovy
Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion, Writing
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Writing: Where Spellcheckers Fall Short – and Why You Need an Editor

Why spellcheckers are good and getting better - but are still no substitute for the brain and eye of a human editor. Jim Giammatteo explains why, with some fun examples.

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Writing: ALLi Editors’ Top Tips for Indie Authors

A handy checklist of ALLi editors' favourite tips for indie authors on how to self-edit your book more effectively before passing it across to your chosen editor for the final polish

January 23, 2019
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Writing
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How to Improve Your Manuscript by Editing Backwards

Effective self-editing enables you to submit a cleaner ms to your chosen editor, so any tip that helps you improve your self-editing process has to be worth considering - like to give Margaret Skea's editing backwards technique a try?

How to Find the Best Editing Service for your Self-published Books

Wondering how to find the best editing service for your self-published books? Not sure why you need one? Worried about getting ripped off by sub-standard service providers? All the answers you need are in this post about editing for beginners.

January 3, 2019
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Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Self-Publishing Advice Conference Highlights: How Authors and Editors Work Together, with Jodi Brandon

This session will detail how a successful author-editor relationship works, no matter which type of editor your project needs. It…

December 29, 2018
Howard Lovy
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Writing
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Best Writing Advice 2018

Grab inspiration for your new writing year by revisiting some of the best posts about writing craft from the ALLi blog in 2018 - from what makes you a writer to how to be better one - and earn more money from your self-published books!

December 26, 2018
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Writing
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Tips and Tools for Launching a Book: AskALLi Advanced Self-Publishing Salon October 2018

In this month's Advanced Self-Publishing Salon from the Alliance of Independent Authors, Orna Ross and Joanna Penn discuss tips and…

October 6, 2018
Howard Lovy
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion, Writing
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Choose A Different Colour Editing Pen NaNoWriMo And ALLi

What Kind of Editing is Priority for Indie Authors?

If you can only afford one kind of editing for your books, which should it be, and why? Developmental, line or proofreading? ALLi authors and editors share their views, based on their own experience.

September 26, 2018
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Working With an Editor: AskALLi Beginners’ Self-Publishing Salon June 2018

Welcome to AskALLi, the self-publishing advice podcast from the Alliance of Independent Authors. This week it's our monthly beginners' self-publishing…

June 16, 2018
Howard Lovy
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Writing
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Writing: How to Create and Use a Style-sheet to Keep the Details in Your Books Consistent

Lost the plot with your fiction writing? Having trouble keeping track of your characters? You need to start keeping a style-sheet - or at least ask your editor to create one for you. Such a useful writing tool you'll wonder how you ever managed without it! Here's how.