ALLi: Authors should watch out for these costly words

Posted on 01/14/2021 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’ve all chuckled at corporate jargon, but the effects of certain phrases on your author career are actually not funny....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, The business of writing

The Book Designer is sold; could Wattpad be next?

Posted on 01/13/2021 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We thought The Book Designer’s blog had been unusually quiet recently, and Nate Hoffelder of The Digital Reader explains why....

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Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), The business of writing, The Digital Reader

Indie authors’ favorite tech tools

Posted on 01/11/2021 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Who better to recommend tech tools than your fellow indie authors? The Alliance of Independent Authors invited its Facebook fans...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Technology

Podcast: Orna Ross, Joanna Penn share their 2021 goals

Posted on 01/10/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Orna Ross of the Alliance of Independent Authors and Joanna Penn of The Creative Penn have both blogged about their...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Joanna Penn

How authors can plan -- with flexibility -- for 2021

Posted on 01/07/2021 at 02:48 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Orna Ross is taking a different approach to her New Year’s post for the Alliance of Independent Authors. Rather than...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), coronavirus / COVID-19, Motivational

ALLi's best marketing tips from 2020

Posted on 12/23/2020 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

How can you make 2021 a stellar year for your writing career? Looking back at the best tips of 2020...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors)

Make your ebook and audiobook accessible to all readers

Posted on 12/09/2020 at 09:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Audiobooks and ebooks have provided a wonderful opportunity for readers who struggle, for a number of reasons, with traditional print...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Audiobook, Design, Diversity

ALLi suggests taking a look at Kobo’s international markets

Posted on 10/03/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

There are a handful of common questions posted on our Facebook ads that we keep in an easy-to-access file, just...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Kobo, Literature in translation

Warnings from ALLi and Writer Beware

Posted on 09/09/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Two author groups have raised a few alerts to keep all writers safe. The Watchdog Desk of the Alliance of...

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Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), The business of writing, Writer Beware

Marketing doesn't have to — and shouldn't — feel fake

Posted on 08/23/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

One reason that many of us — authors and other professionals — can dread marketing is that it can feel...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Marketing