LBF16 Session Archives

Back to Basics: Priorities for new Authors: Jay Artale

Indie Author Fringe: New authors will learn how to identify their priorities and focus on getting their book to market by putting the nice-to-haves on the back burner and focusing instead on the three critical elements.

April 16, 2016
Indie Author Fringe
Process 1. Editorial, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution

My Partner in Crime – How My Agent helps me Succeed as a Hybrid Author: SR Johannes

Indie Author Fringe: YA author SRJohannes share her experience, and the benefits, of a hybrid-author working with an Agent.

Spotting Trends in Children’s Publishing 2016: Ali Cross

Indie Author Fringe: Ali Cross is an experienced author writing for the Young Adult audience, and discusses the current state and future of the YA market.

April 16, 2016
Indie Author Fringe
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution

Jane Dixon Smith Indie Author Fringe 2016

5 Top Tips to Create a Book Cover that Sells : JD Smith

Indie Author Fringe: Jane Dixon-Smith, is always being asked about what makes the perfect cover. Here she talks about what works and what doesn’t.

The bliss (and the planning) of being a Writer in Residence: Melissa Addey

Indie Author Fringe: Melissa Addey is a Writer in Residence at the British Library. Here's how she got the gig & tips on a successful residency.

April 16, 2016
Indie Author Fringe

How to switch Genre without Breaking your Brand: Mohana Rajakumar

Indie Author Fringe: In this podcast, Mohana Rajakumar talks about how she managed to switch her writing between genres while still maintaining a consistent brand.

Toby Mundy Author Agent Rights Representation

Why Indie Authors need Literary Agents too: Toby Mundy

Indie Author Fringe. Toby explains that it's not only big name, traditionally published authors who need a literary agent.

Five Steps To Writing Diversity Right: Yen Ooi

Indie Author Fringe. Yen Ooi explores how to confidently write in color, without compromising either our writing style or the expectations of our readers

Self-Publishing Accessible Ebooks: A Guide for Indie Authors

Indie Author Fringe. Katie Webb and Maribel Steel share how to open up your books to readers who can’t access texts in conventional formats because they are visually impaired or ‘print disabled’.

April 16, 2016
Indie Author Fringe
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Writing

Authors Publishing Authors: Bob Mayer & Jen Talty

Indie Author Fringe: Bob Mayer shares his experience of using the skills he acquired from self-publishing his own back-catalogue, to where he is today with "authors publishing authors"