Summer is here in London, temperatures are rising - and so it seems is the general pulse of the self-publishing world. From author earnings through to award schemes, it’s incredible to see so much debate happening in writing-related matters. Understanding…
It’s been hard not to notice how the publishing industry’s attention has been focussed on the always-thorny topic of author earnings lately. With lots of different issues, facts and figures at play here, picking apart the various strands and finding…
When I left my publisher for the creative freedom of going it alone, I was delighted to find a community of likeminded people, who weren’t afraid to take control of their own work and show the rest of the world…
Dramatic Rights with Dialogue Berlin We kick off the news by turning our attention back to dramatic rights: TV & film. This week, we are excited to announce our links with Dialogue_ Berlin, a communications collective borne out of a…
During 2013, we've run a series of interviews with high-achieving self-published authors who have kindly agreed to share their top tips about how they work - not only in terms of writing books but also getting and staying in creative…
The conversation around successful self-publishing too often revolves around sales. Today's super-successful indie is Dan Holloway, a beacon for literary values in a commercial age. Here he shares the secrets that have made him a success in the only terms…
Before we get back to normal transmission next week, we thought you might like Tolstoy's answer to the indie author's perennial dilemma of feeling pulled in all directions.We're author-publishers, which means we're writers and publishers, each of which is…
The Self Publishing Advice blog is taking a holiday. We'll be back on August 28th, to kick off an exciting end-of-year blog programme. In the meantime, contacts, connections, learning and campaigning goes on at the Alliance of Independent Authors. Not yet…
ALLi is delighted to announce a new arrangement with PubMatch, the international book rights network. The deal means ALLi Author Members will be able to access the premium range of PubMatch membership services at a discounted rate of just $9.99…
"Write as if nobody will read it; publish as if everyone will read it." Hugh Howey talks about the writing and publishing strategies that have made him one of the world's bestselling self-publishing authors. * What's the secret of your…
Indie book evaluation sites assure readers of the quality of self-published books, but how can indie authors get involved? Find out today from Jessica Bennett of Compulsion Reads. Come back next Saturday to hear from Tahlia Newland of Awesome Indies. Welcome, Jessica!…
ALLi blog editor Debbie Young tests the online service Grammarly as a potential proofreading tool for indie authors. As an avid reader of self-published books, I know how galling it is to have the flow of a good story interrupted by…