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…
Opinion: Are New Self-Publishing Platforms Killing the Editing Process?
Are traditional editing services an endangered species, or do we bypass them at our peril? Indie author Yen Ooi debates…
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…
What Makes a Writer – Nature or Nurture?
In this pensive post sharing insights into his own journey to become a self-published author of creative non-fiction, Paul Murphy…
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…
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,…
Different Kinds of Editing – Definitions for Indie Authors
"What kind of edit does my manuscript need?" "What do editors actually do?" "What's the difference between editing and proofreading?"…
12 Top Writing Tips for Beginners
Alison Jack shares her top writing tips will boost the confidence of any author at the start of the self-publishing process - and plenty who have progressed beyond novice status or who are trade-published.
Throwback Thursday at ALLi – #TBT #3
Welcome to Throwback Thursday at ALLi, where we turn back the clock to highlight some of the great posts on…
Writing: Why Do We Write What We Do? – The Compulsion of A Story
In a moving post about the inspiration behind novels, indie author Philippa Rees describes what triggered her remarkable literary novel…
Writing: Past or Present Tense?
Most fiction writers will at some point ask themselves in which tense they should be framing their stories. Part of…
Writing: Voice Recognition Software – Is It the Author’s New Best Friend?
The latest generation of voice recognition software can be an invaluable tool for indie authors, whether you are writing full-time…