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Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Russell Nohelty

Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Russell Nohelty. Fantasy Author Shows How Crowdfunding and Substack Are Done

My guest this episode is Russell Nohelty, a bestselling fantasy author and ALLi's crowdfunding adviser. He has helped authors raise over $1.5 million through crowdfunding, and nearly $500,000 for his own publishing projects. And, lately, he's a big advocate of the Substack platform for indie authors.

Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Michael Webb

Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Michael Webb. Fantasy Author Shows How to Launch and Market a Debut Novel

My ALLi author guest this episode is Michael Webb, who writes YA Fantasy books, but attracts readers of all ages. Michael has a great deal of advice for other authors on how to successfully write, launch, and market a debut novel and keep the momentum going for subsequent books.

Lindsay Mayer

Interview With Lindsay Mayer: Middle-Grade Author Explores Dark Side of Imagination—Inspirational Indie Authors Podcast

My guest this week is Lindsay Mayer, an author of middle-grade fiction who is defying the standard tropes to create unique characters that explore the dark side of imagination. Lindsay was born in the United States but lives in Paris, where she is an IT worker by day and lets her imagination loose as an author by night.

Inspirational Indie Authors: Rohan Quine’s Sci-Fi Transcends Genre With Gender Fluid Characters

Today's guest is Rohan Quine, author of The Beasts of Electra Drive, which was a 2018 finalist for the Independent…

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Self-publishing Success Story: Connie Suttle, Fantasy Writer

US fantasy writer Connie Suttle shares her top tips on how to become a self-publishing success story, gleaned from her own experience of becoming a bestseller lauded by the Wall Street Journal

Writing: The Thrill of Belonging to the SFWA

US novelist Brian Freyermuth describes the thrill of being accepted as a member of a prestigious genre writers' organisation, the…

Writing Magical Realism

Freedom to write in the genre of your choice, and to swap and to blend genres, is one of the…

Writing: Why Now’s A Good Time to Self-Publish Serial Fiction

American self-published fantasy novelist Samantha Warren draws our attention to the growing market and potential success of serial fiction, drawing…

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Publishing: How To Find & Work Successfully With A Cover Illustrator

Karen Myers, American self-published author, provides a helpful and comprehensive case study of how she sourced new book covers for…

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Writing: How To Use the Snowflake Technique to Write A Novel

British historical novelist Richard Denning explains the very popular Snowflake Method for planning and writing novels, illustrated by examples from…

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My First Year In Self-Publishing (8,000 Sales On)

Polish-born British author James Calbraith condenses his experience of his first year as an indie author into five top tips that worked…