Update: What’s Next for Opening Up to Indie Authors?
Every so often, we like to offer a quick recap on what's happening with one of our major campaigns of…
Writing: Do Novice Authors Really Need an Editor?
Having your book professionally edited is one of the most recommended, yet least understood, most ambiguous, and cost-prohibitive, steps in…
Opinion: Australia Must Open Up To Indie Authors
Australian indie author Rebecca Lang, who writes as R R Lang, shares her disappointment at the Sydney Writers' Festival dismissive…
Reaching Readers: The Rise of the Indies at Crimefest 2014
Self-published thriller writer Tim (TJ) Cooke reports on the Crimefest 2014, offering top tips on reaching and engaging readers from…
Writing: Choosing Theme and Genre
In a reprise of recent lectures he has given on the subject of Theme and Genre, Irish hybrid author Laurence…
Opinion: How and Why This Self-Publishing Author Signed Up with an Agent
On the brink of launching the third in her acclaimed Roma Nova alternate history series, Alison Morton, a self-published English…
Reaching Readers with Library Talks
British indie author Julie Day, who has Asperger's Syndrome, describes how her talk about self-publishing at her neighbourhood library raised…
Writing: Turning a Blog into a Book with “Indie Authors Naked”
As a fervent blogger with a passion for repurposing blog content, I'm always on the lookout for blogs that have…
Smashwords Commended by ALLi’s Author Service Award 2014
In today's Opinion slot, Giacomo Giammatteo of our Watchdog team, fresh from updating ALLi's guide book Choosing A Self-Publishing Service,…
Writing: The Value of Mentor Services for Self-Published Authors
"Having a writing mentor is like having a guardian angel on your side," says Rebecca Swift, co-founder and director of…
ALLi News – A Preview of Book Expo America
In just over two weeks, Book Expo America kicks off in New York. And ALLi will be joining thousands of…
Opinion: We Need to Talk About Content, Not Sales Figures
British indie author and journalist Catriona Troth provides a constructive riposte to the media's often over-reductive response to self-published authors'…