Writing: Why Do We Write What We Do? – The Compulsion of A Story
In a moving post about the inspiration behind novels, indie author Philippa Rees describes what triggered her remarkable literary novel…
Writing: Should You Do NaNoWriMo?
As November approaches, so does NaNoWriMo - short for National Novel Writing Month. As aspiring novelists everywhere - and many…
Writing: How to Gain Inspiration from Writers’ Retreats Abroad
Indie author and poet Jessica Bell makes the case for investing in writers' retreats abroad to gain fresh inspiration and…
Writing: A Round-Up of ALLi’s Best Writing Advice from 2013
As regular readers of this blog of self-publishing advice will know, each Thursday we host a guest post about a…
How I Do It: Successful Indie Authors Share Their Secrets. This week: Orna Ross
This week, as she launches a poetry anthology for Christmas and celebrates being dubbed "One of The 100 Most Influential…
Opinion: Now NaNoWriMo’s Over, How About NoPCMo?
As writers all over the world report on the results of their NaNoWriMo, ALLi blog editor Debbie Young proposes NoPCMo…
Reaching Readers: The Undercover Soundtrack – A Desert Island Discs* for Novelists
Roz Morris, author of My Memories of A Future Life and Nail Your Novel, describes how the highly popular, innovative…