“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 […]
“Word of mouth has taken me to where I am,” says USA Today bestselling author Bette Lee Crosby, with 14 literary awards to her name so far. Below she generously shares her top tips on how to build an enthusiastic fan base – and how to write and self-publish books in a business-like way that […]
Ask every self-published writer what they want more than anything else and they will tell you that they want to sell their books. ALLi’s Social Media Manager Karen Lotter describes five ways that Pinterest can help authors not only sell more books but plan and write them too. What is Pinterest […]
“Today is the best time to be an author, especially of non-fiction,” says Amy Shojai, certified animal behaviour consultant and award-winning author of 27 best-selling books. Here she explains why self-publishing is such a good choice for writers of non-fiction – and why fiction writers should also add some non-fiction titles to their work. In […]
Launching Cauldstane, her seventh novel, has a special significance for Linda Gillard, because the book embodies her response to her diagnosis of cancer and marks her “return to self” as she emerges from the aftermath of treatment. This is an inspiring post about an indomitable creative spirit empowered by writing and self-publishing in the face […]
