Feeling stressed by the pressure to become a bestseller? Think only making the top of the sales charts will do? Think again. Kassandra Lamb explains why she’s happy to aim for the mid-list, drawing on previous career experience.
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Opinion: Make 2019 Your Best Year Yet as an Indie Author
To help you concentrate your thoughts for a successful new year of self-publishing, here’s a chance to revisit the most relevant opinion posts from the AskALLi blog in 2018. Here’s to our best year yet as indie authors!
Opinion: Why I Don’t Worry About Amazon Reviews
Frustrated by concerns about Amazon’s reviews process? Take heart from this post updating you on ALLi’s consultations with Amazon, and Barry Faulkner’s reality check on readers’ attitudes.
Opinion: Weird Things People Say to Indie Authors – and How to Reply
Honestly, the weird things people say to indie authors… Alex Klaushofer raises a laugh – and some community spirit among indie authors – with the results of her recent informal survey of odd comments writers receive – and suggests some smart responses.
Opinion: First Things First – Why Book Marketing Doesn’t Trump Writing Craft
Why you need to make sure your writing is the best it can be before you invest in marketing it – tough love on the importance of writing craft from ALLi Author Advice Center Manager Debbie Young, herself the author of a series of cozy mysteries
Opinion: Why Indie Authors Should Also Be Readers
Do you make time to read for pleasure? If not, you should – it’s the easiest way to enrich your writing and hone your craft as an author. Debbie Young explains why and shares a captivating poem on the topic by Julia Donaldson.
Opinion: The Missing Piece in Self-Published Literary Fiction: Unapologetic Marketing
Why indie authors of literary fiction should take a leaf out of the marketing book of genre writers – Jay Lemming describes how this strategy works for him.
Opinion: Why Sometimes It’s Good to Be an Irregular Writer
Novelist Debbie Young describes her switch from a set word count per day to an endless binge – and why she’s happy that way
Opinion: Take Your Time to Self-publish Well
Why it’s important for indie authors to take their time to self-publish – by ALLi Partner member Taryn Johnston
Opinion: Why You Should View Your Books from a Bookseller’s Perspective
A valuable insight into how booksellers view self-published books, by successful US indie author Karen Myers