Elaine Pereira’s guest post last December about writing I Will Never Forget, her award-winning memoir of her mother’s dementia, was a moving testimony to the power of self-publishing to help authors deal with life’s major challenges. The experience was also Elaine’s introduction to self-publishing, and in this new post she describes how she overcame her […]
Professional copyeditor and writing coach Susanne Lakin explains how learning the rules of grammar will improve the fortunes of self-published authors, creatively as well as financially. She makes particular reference to grammar in fiction writing, the focus of her latest book, “Say What?” Writers know they have to learn grammar. At least some grammar. Back […]
Every Wednesday ALLi will tell the world about our members’ latest book launches, news, awards, freebies, workshops and updates on the writing life and take a look at the projects and businesses of our partner members. ALLI News Announcing ALLi’s Spring Event Line-Up With Spring hopefully a few weeks away here, we forging full steam […]
Announcing ALLi’s Spring Event Line-Up With Spring hopefully a few weeks away here, we forging full steam ahead with a packed schedule of events for the upcoming months. We have put together a list of appearances and panels that are for both members and for broader audiences, that happen online and offline and we think, […]
“If you had $100 to spend to market your new book, what would be the best way to spend it?” This question was posed recently to ALLi members on our private Facebook forum – an invaluable resource on which to gain advice from experienced self-published authors. True to form, plenty of advice was forthcoming within minutes, […]
Self-published authors often wonder whether they can justify paying substantial entry prices to publishing trade and book fairs. Two of ALLi’s valued Partner Members, Kathy Meis of Bublish and Helen Hart of SilverWood Books, explain how why it’s worth considering such events, and how to make the most of your investment in attending. Why Publishing […]
How do you engage readers? Self-published author Michael La Ronn, from Iowa, USA, shares his positive experience of writing interactive fiction. Last year, I stumbled across an answer when I reread my favourite Choose Your Own Adventure novel. If you were a kid like me in the 80s or 90s, it was hard not to […]
Every Wednesday ALLi will tell the world about our members’ latest book launches, news, awards, freebies, workshops and updates on the writing life and take a look at the projects and businesses of our partner members. ALLI News Dramatic Rights with Dialogue Berlin This week, we are excited to announce our links with Dialogue_ Berlin, […]
Dramatic Rights with Dialogue Berlin We kick off the news by turning our attention back to dramatic rights: TV & film. This week, we are excited to announce our links with Dialogue_ Berlin, a communications collective borne out of a bookshop that now offers a range of services connecting stories to readers (and already works […]
No, this isn’t one of those articles about how self-publishing is the way forward for all writers and Penguin-Random House might as well pack up and go home. I’m as indie as an indie author can be but I know from my work with ALLi that a particular blend of character and skill is necessary […]
