What Kind of Editing is Priority for Indie Authors?
How Do I Get Well-Known Authors to Endorse My Book? AskALLi Members’ Q&A August 2018
Welcome to AskALLi, the self-publishing advice podcast from the Alliance of Independent Authors. This week it's our monthly beginners' self-publishing salon…
Writing: How to Choose and Use Editors for Your Self-published Books
Watchdog Advisory: ProofProfessor
During the first quarter of 2017, ALLi's Watchdog Desk received several complaints about a company known as ProofProfessor. The complaints were…
Different Kinds of Editing – Definitions for Indie Authors
"What kind of edit does my manuscript need?" "What do editors actually do?" "What's the difference between editing and proofreading?" "…
Writing: 4 Top Tips for Editing & Proofreading
When one of our author members asked on the ALLi Facebook forum for a straw poll of who pays both editors and…
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…
10 Tips To Make Your Self-Published Book Look Professional
Sarah Juckes of ALLi Partner Member Completely Novel offers 10 tips to make your self-published book look at home alongside trade-published…
How to Edit Your Own Work Before You Self-Publish Your Book
Whether or not your budget will stretch to a professional proofreader or copy editor, writing coach Derbhile Dromey's down-to-earth advice will…
Using Grammarly’s Proofreading Service to Check Indie Authors’ Grammar and Spelling
ALLi blog editor Debbie Young tests the online service Grammarly as a potential proofreading tool for indie authors. As an avid reader…
Better Your Books with Beta Readers
Joanne Phillips, author of two novels and nearing the completion of her third, explains how to recruit and use beta readers…