Ten-Word Story Competition from ALLi and Kobo Writing Life
As part of the Alliance of Independent Authors' tenth-anniversary celebrations, we're running a Ten-word Story Competition, sponsored by Kobo Writing Life…
TwitterChat: Difficult topics to write about
On the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) this week we asked questions about Difficult topics to write about
TwitterChat: Scary Halloween Horror Writer Special with Justin Bienvenue
On the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) this week we asked questions about Scary Halloween Horror Writer Special with Justin Bienvenue
TwitterChat: How much time should you spend Marketing vs Writing?
On the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) this week we asked questions about How much time should you spend Marketing vs Writing?
The Ultimate Guide to Self-Editing your Manuscript
When you open your completed manuscript to start editing, it seems like a monumental task. But like any project, if you break it down into stages, the baby steps are much more manageable. Which is why today's ultimate guide is all about self-editing your manuscript. The Alliance of Independent Authors’ AskALLi team thanks all ALLi members and partners who shared their experiences, in particular Alison Shakspeare of Shakspeare Editorial, Kristina Stanley of Fictionary.co and Lisa Lepki of ProWritingAid for their in-depth contributions and advice.
The Ultimate Guide to Writing Good Prose
There are no rules in prose, you can get away with virtually anything, even not using a full stop but there are tactics that sharpen your descriptions and improve your sentence-level craft and things to avoid when writing prose.
Five Historical Fiction Mistakes to Avoid
The Alliance of Independent Authors has members writing in all sorts of genres. But today, Andrew Noakes, founder and executive editor of The History Quill is here to go niche. Andrew discusses historical fiction and the most common mistakes you should avoid when writing in the genre.
Writing Competitions: Why Enter and How to Win
Publishing books is most indie author's bread and butter, but how many of us still enter writing competitions? Dea Parkin, ALLi partner member, Editor-in-chief at Fiction Feedback and Secretary of the Crime Writers’ Association, gives us an insight into her experience administrating and reading for major writing competitions and advises how best to go about preparing your entry.
Everything You Need To Know About Fiction Editing
Getting your first book edited can be an overwhelming experience. There's different types of editors, huge swings in price ranges and that's all before you receive the feedback itself. ALLi partner member and CEO of Fictionary.co Kristina Stanley, is here to explain everything you need to know about fiction editing.
Best Writing Related Posts of 2019
We're continuing with our review of 2019 this month and today brings a look back at the best writing related posts of 2019. Sacha Black, ALLi Blog and Conference manager rounds up some of her favorite posts from the year.
Plot vs Character: Which Comes First?
There are a few fundamental debates in writing, plotting vs pantsing, indie route or traditional, wide or exclusive and today's debate: plot vs character. But ALLi author member Rachel McCollin has a different perspective. She believes there is no debate, the two are interchangeable. Here's why...
The Best Writing Books of 2019
As the year draws to a close, in ALLi we've been busy looking at the year's highlights. Today, we're celebrating some of our favorite books published in 2019 for writers. We've purposefully not included any of the books mentioned in yesterday's best audiobooks of the year post so we celebrate a range of book. So if you'd like a comprehensive list of the best writing books of 2019 have a look at both post.
