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Opinion: How to Prepare a Successful Book Launch

January 23, 2020
Kristan Julius
Beginning Self-Publishing, Book Promotion & Marketing Advice, Running An Author Business, Self-Publishing LIfe
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A book launch is one part excitement and one part terror. You're finally putting your creation out into the world, which means you're actually putting your creation into the world! People can have opinions and make judgments. But you can also find wonderful readers and supporters of your work. ALLi author member Kristan Julius recently launched her first independently published book and is here to explain how she made it a success.

Partner Member Successes in 2019

During November we asked our members to tell us about their successes during 2019. Today, ALLi member Kayleigh Brindley rounds up some of our partner member successes from 2019.

Author Member Successes 2019

During November we asked our members to tell us about their successes during 2019. Today, ALLi member Kayleigh Brindley rounds up some of our author member successes from 2019.

Associate Member Successes 2019

During November we asked our members to tell us about their successes during 2019. Today, ALLi member Kayleigh Brindley rounds up some of our associate member successes from 2019.

Reinvent the Path to Success

October 5, 2019
Michael La Ronn
Debate & Opinion, Running An Author Business
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For many of us, writing is our passion. We chug along writing book after book, convinced we’re following our dreams. Rarely do we stop to ask ourselves whether we’re on the right path. Michael La Ronn did just that, reinventing himself, and in this encore presentation of his cover feature piece from the Q3 2019 edition of The Indie Author, our member magazine, offers five lessons he learned when reinventing the path to success.

Opinion: Empowered by Self-Publishing, Still Seeking Self-Worth

March 3, 2014
David Rory O'Neill
Book Production & Distribution Advice, Debate & Opinion
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What really counts as success in self-publishing? Prolific Irish author David Rory O'Neill considers the factors that validate the indie author's self-worth and shares lessons he has learned on his own publishing journey. I have been recently engaged with others…

The Psychology of the Put-Down, or Why Being a Self-Published Writer is a Bit Like Being a Bouncer

As an interesting aside to the continuing debate about hostile reviewers, thriller writer James Sheridan finds similarities between his dual roles as a self-published author and a door operative, commonly known as a bouncer. Freshers week is upon us at…