Writing: How to Share Your Manuscripts with Your Partner
Following a lively conversation on our members-only Facebook page about whether and how to share your writing with your partner…
It’s All About the Writing! How a Lifelong Writer Found Fulfilment in Self-publishing
For those who were early adopters of self-publishing in its modern form and are now seasoned professionals, it's easy to…
Writing: Case Study of a Writer’s Motivation
What compels you to write and to self-publish what you've written? In our occasional series examining what motivates ALLi author…
The Most Valuable Lesson for an Author: Brevity
British indie author John Lynch generously shares the best writing advice he ever received, learned at the outset of his…
Writing: Why this Indie Author’s Going Back to the Book This Year
Indie author Ben Galley provides us all with a licence to spend more time writing and shares his four top…
Writing: How to Deal with Bad Reviews
Australian author Tahlia Newland, who also founded and runs the Awesome Indies book appraisal programme, shares the psychology of dealing…
Writing: What Author-Publishers Can Learn from Their Mistakes
In a brave post to kick off our Writing posts for 2015, US indie author Samantha Warren recounts her experience…
ALLi Advice Blog: Writing Posts in 2014
Casting my eye back over all our blog posts from 2014, I'm astonished to see just how much we squeezed…
Writing: Musings from a Hybrid Author of Jane Austen Fan Fiction
In honour of the birthday this week of one of the most famous self-published authors of all time, Jane Austen,…
A Sneak Peek at Alliance of Independent Authors’ Initiatives in 2015
This weeks ALLi news post skips pasts the ghosts of Christmas present and past, looking forward instead to ALLi's 2015,…
Writing: Show and Listen
Drawing on her own experience of self-publishing, British indie novelist Katharine d'Souza explains how to respond positively to constructive criticism…
Opinion: Why Writing Should Not Be Your First Career
Finnish self-published novelist Helena Halme makes the case for indie authors making writing their second or even third career. Last…