Online Groups are little microcosms with their own energy and hierarchies. The longer they exist the more entrenched these power positions become. They are no different from the outside world in that way. So what happens when a new person is introduced? It all depends on the new person. Fitting in – Web Groups I […]
Having published an astonishing 157 posts in its first year, the ALLi Self-Publishing Advice blog is gaining a reputation as THE essential reference point for indie authors the world over. Developing and maintaining a blog on this scale is a big job, and to grow it further will require more manpower – and that’s where […]
As the literary events and conference season kicks off, one London conference stands our from the rest. Writing in a Digital Age was launched last year by The Literary Consultancy (TLC) and it was notably inclusive in its approach, perhaps because TLC founder and Director, Rebecca Swift, also happens to be ALLi’s Literature Advisor. “Our […]
When I first came across fan fiction I was amazed – not at the idea of writing my own stories with TV and literary characters as heros (I used to do that as a kid) – but at the volume and scope of this quite amazing genre. I guess I can call it a genre? […]
As festival season approaches, we’re getting started on our campaign to get literary organisations, festivals, bookstores and reviewers to find room for self-publishers in their programs. We’ll have our guidebook soon and are setting up a mechanism by which our volunteers will be able to tell us the results they are getting, in a “Name-To-Gain” […]
I’ve been blogging for four years. In that time, the writing community has grown. A lot. We have all read our fair share of cover reveals, book launch announcements, and author interviews, so much so that, though I hate to say it, we are becoming immune to blog tours. Every day, my blogger dashboard is […]
Every Wednesday ALLi will tell the world about our members’ latest book launches, news, awards, freebies, workshops and updates on the writing life — our #WriterWednesday (#WW) update. Jessica Bell I’d like to bring your attention to a very special project I’ve been working on … It’s an anthology I’m compiling and editing called, […]
Branding is a buzzword these days. A friend of mine who’s a linguistic anthropologist went to a job hunt workshop, and was there told to develop a “brand” for herself as she wrote up her resume. If she needs to do it, I daresay we all do, but as an author, where do we start? […]
