The Most Significant Events for Indie Authors in 2017
ALLi founder and director Orna Ross reflects on the state of self-publishing at the close of 2017 and gives great advice on how to move forward successfully as an indie author in 2018
Choosing The Best Self-Publishing Services: New Edition for 2018
Book 2 in our Successful Self-Publishing series "Choosing the Best Self-Publishing Companies and Services 2018" was compiled by the Watchdog team at The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi). It tells you all you need to know in order to choose the self-publishing pathway that’s right for you.
Advanced Self-Publishing Salon Podcast w/ Orna Ross & Joanna Penn December 2017
Each month Orna Ross and Joanna Penn join forces to bring you The Advanced Self-Publishing Salon, an engaging podcast where they discuss what’s going on in the indie publishing world.
Opinion: What Should Indie Authors Do with their Back Catalogue of Early Self-published Books?
What should you do with your backlist? Suppress it? Improve it? Promote it? Find out what other ALLi authors are doing with theirs, and why.
Opinion: Paying for Author Services Does Not Equate to Vanity Publishing
Why paying for author services is the mark of the professional authorpreneur - and nothing to do with vanity publishing
Writing: 6 Good Reasons to Write a Non-fiction Book
6 good reasons to write non-fiction, by Australian publisher and ALLi partner member Ann Wilson - should you be doing it too?
Opinion: Why I Swapped the Traditional Publishing Dream to Self-Publish
With two trade-published books to her name, one fiction, one non-fiction, Emily Benet chose to switch to the path of…
How To Self-Publish and Sell Poetry in the Digital Era: Michael La Ronn
Michael La Ronn offers an abundance of tips on using current publishing trends to monetize poetry, whether it be a single poem, an existing collection, or your next manuscript. A must-see presentation for any poet who wants to stand out in this genre.
Sunday Self-publishing Success Stories: Sue Johnson
Top takeaway tips for authors from the profilic novelist and poet Sue Johnson, both self-published and trade-published
Publishing: A Case Study of Getting Back Your Rights to a Trade-published Book
Non-fiction indie author Ann Richardson shares her case study of getting her rights back to two trade-published books
ALLi Live Self-Publishing Events happening in April for Indie Authors
Each month ALLi hosts two live events on YouTube aimed at helping indie authors achieve their self-publishing goals. The first event is an Ask ALLi Member Q&A hosted by Orna Ross, who'll be joined by Paul Teague this month. Our second event is our self-publishing salon hosted by Orna Ross and Joanna Penn.
Self-Publishing Salon with Orna Ross & Joanna Penn: Video, Podcast & Event Recap
Each month Orna Ross and Joanna Penn join forces to bring you The Self-Publishing Salon, and live online broadcast where they discuss what’s going on in the publishing industry, and provide an update on the latest tools and techniques that are helping them achieve their writing and publishing goals.