10 Myths and Misunderstandings about Amazon
Popular myths about Amazon policies could cost you royalties, or even your Amazon account. Have you been misled?
Opinion: Why It Helps If Indie Authors Develop a Thick Skin
Would you like to be able to cope better with negative reviews? Read what Marie McCann's advice about bolstering your resilience by developing "the skin of confidence".
Watchdog Advisory: ProofProfessor
During the first quarter of 2017, ALLi's Watchdog Desk received several complaints about a company known as ProofProfessor. The complaints…
Publishing: How to Use ARC Copies to Promote New Books
In the publishing trade, it's common practice to issue prior to a book's publication a number of ARCs - which…
Dealing with Friends’ Reactions to Your Writing
Following Francis Guenette's thoughtful post on how to share your writing with your partner, we've been chatting on the ALLi…
Writing: How to Deal with Bad Reviews
Australian author Tahlia Newland, who also founded and runs the Awesome Indies book appraisal programme, shares the psychology of dealing…
Opinion: Why It’s Good to Get Bad Reviews
Theo Rogers turns the issue in his book "How to Get Good Reviews on Amazon" on its head and explains why…
Opinion: Why We Need to Talk About Ethics in Self-publishing
Historical novelist Jane Steen turns the spotlight on ethical issues - an aspect of self-publishing that she deems to be…
Watchdog: Is Kirkus Selling Dreams – or Do They Deliver?
ALLi Watchdog Giacomo Giammatteo continues his examination of the Kirkus book reviews service. A lot of companies have jumped on…
Opinion: Empowered by Self-Publishing, Still Seeking Self-Worth
What really counts as success in self-publishing? Prolific Irish author David Rory O'Neill considers the factors that validate the indie…
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…
Opinion: I Love You, Lulu, But… by Francis Booth
I recently wrote an article for The Guardian’s blog about how the rise of the Creative Writing course had killed…