British thriller writer Alison Morton, lets off steam about her frustration with indie authors with the wrong attitude to self-publishing: a sense of entitlement. You’re not. Entitled, I mean. To anything. Well, not in the book world. I’m going to…
Still buzzing from attending Kingston University's excellent conference at the end of March, organised by Dr Alison Baverstock, ALLi's Author Advice blog editor Debbie Young enthuses about the advantages of real-life meetings to keep you informed and motivated in your self-publishing…
Every Wednesday ALLi will tell the world about our members' latest book launches, news, awards, freebies, workshops and updates on the writing life and take a look at the projects and businesses of our partner members. AUTHORS Piers Alexander After…
ALLi author Sandra Schwab reports on the encouraging news that a self-published auhor has won one of the most prestigious awards in romance publishing. On Saturday, 26 July 2014, Carolyn Crane won a RITA® award for her self-published romantic suspense…
When looking to increase their knowledge about self-publishing, many indie authors instinctively turn to the written word via blogs or books. But there's also plenty of valuable audio-visual material freely available to ease your self-publishing journey, starting with ALLi's YouTube…
100,000 books sold, 1,000 reviews on Amazon, 20 books in two and half years - that's self-publishing superstardom by any standards! Kristen James, who writes from the North West Pacific coast of the USA, shares the secrets that have enabled…
Another once-venerable publishing brand, Writers & Artists, an imprint of the Bloomsbury group, is showing little regard for writers as they move into the self-publishing arena. We've written here before about trade publishers like Penguin and Simon & Schuster showing…
Every Wednesday ALLi will tell the world about our members' latest book launches, news, awards, freebies, workshops and updates on the writing life -- our #WriterWednesday (#WW) update. Cynthia Luhrs Lost in Shadow, A Shadow Walkers Novel is a paranormal…
Every Wednesday ALLi will tell the world about our members' latest book launches, news, awards, freebies, workshops and updates on the writing life -- our #WriterWednesday (#WW) update. Amy Shojai As a way to expand my "brand" and platform, and…
As authors building our author brands and promoting our books, social media can be a great tool for us. If we know how to use it effectively, that is!
So what constitutes using it effectively?
To boil it down, there is one simple rule for self-published authors to live by…
Interacting and responding to online conversation is what puts the social in social media!
But how can we possibly find the time to reply and comment to every social media mention we get, every blog post comment that we receive and to continue the conversation in other places online?
Especially when you consider all of the other writing and marketing activities we’re expected to do?
We all have certain time constraints, but there is a not-so-difficult answer.
Go deep or go home!
Imagine Indie authors and readers connecting inside their e-books – sounds like something way in the future? Well as we know on the web, the future is yesterday! I’ve just discovered this new connection platform is called a WeJIT. Democrasoft's…
Are your books priced at 0.99c? Are you skipping out on editing or in too much of a hurry to press publish? You are devaluing not just your own work but all self-publishing writers, argues Alliance Community Builder, Melissa Foster.…