Partner Spotlight: Jessica Bell
Meet Jessica Bell, a multi-talented artist who creates unique, best-selling book covers.
This Week’s Self-publishing News
Latest stats show indie authors setting the pace in the US digital market, a new 'hybrid' publisher, and writing an expert sales description - just some of the self-publishing news stories this week from our ALLi partners and friends. Valerie Shanley…
Opinion: Online Etiquette for the Indie Author Community
As indie authors, we're all used to dealing with people online, whether or not we've ever met our correspondents in real life. With the digital environment at our disposal, there's never been a better time to be a writer, but…
Writing: Front and Back Matter for your Self-Published Book
Book promotion expert Ben Cameron always says "writing the blurb is the hardest 100 words you'll ever write", and many authors are also stumped when it comes to writing the front and back matter - another task that usually falls…
Reaching Readers – What NOT To Do: Focus On One Book
As a fresh take on our "reaching readers" strand that runs every Saturday, today we've got a top tip on what NOT to do so sell more of your self-published books, from ALLi profressional member Jessica Bell, an acclaimed novelist,…
Connecting Authors and Readers: Introducing our first Goodreads ALLi Social
Ahead of our website launch and another big announcement that's coming to you later this week (we do so love to intrigue!), we're pleased today to introduce a new ALLi event focusing on the connection we all treasure the most…
Reaching Readers with Your Own Book Catalogue
Australian indie author and musician Jessica Bell reports from Athens, Greece, on her great new idea to help indie authors promote their self-published books at public events: the self-published catalogue. Being an expat author and musician in Athens, Greece, I…
Writing: How to Self-Edit Your Novel
Professional editor Jessica Bell, an Australian author and poet living in Athens, Greece, shares her top tips for polishing your fiction writing. Her advice will help you make your book the best it can be, prior to publication. This post complements…
ALLi Book Launch: Opening Up To Indie Authors
A post to celebrate the successful launch of ALLi's new guidebook, Opening Up To Indie Authors, written to help self-publishing authors engage effectively with all parts of the publishing trade, and to encourage the publishing trade to recognise and value…
Writing – How To Survive Writing In A Narrow Niche: Diversify!
Australian self-published author Jessica Bell provides a personal case study of how writers targeting small niches may increase the income from their work by embracing other genres, as she has done. She generously shares some impressive sales figures to illustrate…
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 growth in your writing - and a welcome alternative to social media for befriending other writers. How many years have…
A Year of Opinions about Self-Publishing
Once a week, the ALLi blog serves as a soapbox for one of our members to speak out about an aspect of self-publishing that excites or enrages them.The more controversial the post, the better! At least in terms of fuelling…