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Resilience with Jane Steen

April 28, 2020
Timothy Lewis
Inspirational Indie Authors, Self-Publishing LIfe, Writing Advice
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Last week on the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) we asked questions to Jane Steen, an author who has faced a series of major challenges over the last five years about resilience. The ALLi Twitter chat starts 8pm UK Time on Wednesdays (that's 3pm EST and noon Pacific Time) under the hashtag #indieAuthorChat and lasts for an hour. We ask a guest questions and they answer on Twitter. The tweets below are only the questions and answer tweets not every tweet on the chat. The topic of this chat was resilience.

Working from Home with Amanda Brown

April 21, 2020
Timothy Lewis
Book Production & Distribution Advice, Running An Author Business, Self-Publishing LIfe
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On the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) we asked questions to Amanda Brown, the Homepreneur, about the working from home.

Home Video Equipment with Deb Cole

April 7, 2020
Timothy Lewis
Book Promotion & Marketing Advice, Running An Author Business
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This week on the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) we asked questions to Deb Cole, video marketing coach and former national TV presenter in the US about the topic of home video equipment.

Opinion: Why You Should Continue Researching After Publishing Your Book

January 24, 2020
Lindsay Mayer
Beginning Self-Publishing, Self-Publishing LIfe, Writing Advice
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Getting your first book to publication is an enormous feat of learning, time and energy and iteration. But what do you about those learning habits once you've finally published it? Well ALLi author member L. N. Mayer suggests we should continuing learning and growing throughout our careers.

Opinion: What is the Future of Nonfiction Publishing?

As we move into the final quarter of the year, it tends to be a time of reflection and future gazing. Partner member Karen Williams, The Book Mentor, looks to the future of nonfiction publishing.

How to Scale your Author Income Without Burnout; AskALLi Advanced Self-Publishing Salon with Joanna Penn and Orna Ross May 2019

May 4, 2019
Howard Lovy
Book Production & Distribution Advice, Book Promotion & Marketing Advice, Writing Advice
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Joanna Penn, of TheCreativePenn.com, and Orna Ross, director of the Alliance of Independent Authors, explain how to scale your author income without compromising your creativity or giving up on your life.

What are the Most Time-Consuming Tasks for First-Time Authors? Questions Answered at AskALLi Members’ Q&A

July 14, 2018
Howard Lovy
Book Promotion & Marketing Advice, Writing Advice
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Welcome to AskALLi, the Self-Publishing Advice Podcast from the Alliance of Independent Authors. This week it’s our monthly Member Q&A where the most pressing self-publishing questions from ALLi members are analyzed and answered. Join your regular hosts for the Member…

Self-Publishing Across Different Genres: AskALLi Advanced Self-Publishing Salon July 2018

July 7, 2018
Howard Lovy
Book Production & Distribution Advice, Book Promotion & Marketing Advice, Self-Publishing News
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The particular challenges of self-publishing across different genres is the theme of this month's Advanced Self-Publishing Salon from the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi), with ALLi Director Orna Ross and Advisor, Joanna Penn. Orna writes novels and poetry as well as…

Indie Authors: The View from Hollywood. By Walt Morton.

What's going on with John Green and his Why I'll Never Self Publish (and Sue Grafton's Self-Publishing is a Short-cut, a while back, for which she made a gracious apology), and all the rest? Both authors expressed opinions that sent shockwaves of…

Cracking Kobo: Read All About The ALLi Event

For those of you who missed tonight's online event on Shindig about Kobo's Writing Life Platform, here's a PDF of Mark's Presentation: CrackingKobo_ShinDig. Comments, as always, welcome below.