Here's the latest harvest of neat ideas from
ALLi author members around the world.
ALLi Author Members need professional, trustworthy publishing services; our Partner Members want to showcase their services to authors.
Not exact matches
Apart from
ALLi I'm a
member of many book promo sites, which I never visit until I have something to push... and also a couple like the One Stop Fiction
Authors Resource Group and Tom Winton Helping
Authors.
Here are some typical errors recently shared by
authors and editors on
ALLi's private
member forum, spotted either in their own books or in books by other writers.
I have to declare an interest here: I'm an
author member and I also edit
ALLi's blog of self - publishing advice, which issues daily guidance for
authors everywhere, written by the
members themselves.
This post from Debbie Young rounds up the experience of
ALLi (Alliance of Independent
Authors)
members when being interviewed on local radio.
The Alliance of Independent
Authors (
ALLi) is a global, non-profit association for self - publishing writers and good
author services (yes, Draft2Digital and Books2Read are Partner
Members!).
Featuring case studies, service analysis and the experiences of
author - publishers and
ALLi members, the guide is a timely and indispensable source of knowledge for anyone considering self - publishing as an option.»
Finally, I'd recommend anyone starting out as an
author to join the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) as an Associate Member — you can convert to Author Membership when you publish your first
author to join the Alliance of Independent
Authors (
ALLi) as an Associate
Member — you can convert to
Author Membership when you publish your first
Author Membership when you publish your first book.
Not one day goes by without useful information being shared among its
members; not one day passes without my referring
authors to the
ALLi blog for answers.
Self - Publishing Services Directory This Directory of our Partner
Members now publishes twice yearly and delivered to existing ALLi members and the wider author community via this website and our Self - publishing Advice Centre and goes with us to Book Fairs and
Members now publishes twice yearly and delivered to existing
ALLi members and the wider author community via this website and our Self - publishing Advice Centre and goes with us to Book Fairs and
members and the wider
author community via this website and our Self - publishing Advice Centre and goes with us to Book Fairs and events.
ALLi has a Code of Standards for both Partner and
Author Members and a Watchdog Desk.
We know this movement is great for all writers, whether or not they choose to self - publish and
ALLi members are proud of our indie status and carry that pride into all our ventures, negotiations and collaborations, with publishers, services and other
authors.
#FUTURECHAT EXAMINES OPENING UP TO INDIES Porter Anderson
ALLi's Orna Ross and
members weigh in on a Futurebook chat relating to Opening Up to Indie
Authors.
I am a proud
member of
Alli, and this message is from one of the three organizers, Orna Ross, of
Alli (the Alliance of Independent
Authors)(David Penny and Jay Artale are the other two):
She is a
member of the Alliance of Independent
Authors (
ALLi), Colorado Independent Publishers Association (CIPA), the Northern Colorado Writers Association and Writers Idea Factory, Louisville CO..
We are
members of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) and the Alliance of Independent
Authors (
ALLi).
I just joined
ALLi as an
author member.
She is also an established
author and the Founder of
Alli, a professional organisation for self - published
authors of which I am also a
member of.
She is a
member of RMFW, Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and
ALLi, The Alliance of Independent
Authors.
Honestly, if you're not a
member of
ALLi, you're missing a lot of great information and support like this book, which is chock - full of resources for
authors.
I'm also a Charter
Member of the Association of Independent Publishing Professionals (AIPP), and a Partner
Member of the Alliance of Independent
Authors (
ALLi).
For example, there are leadership
members of the UK - based Alliance of Independent
Authors (ALLi), serving as guides and advisors to many other a
Authors (
ALLi), serving as guides and advisors to many other
authorsauthors.
ALLi also maintains a watchdog desk and publishes an annual report on
author services, Choosing A Self - Publishing Service, provides book promotion and rights selling opportunities for its
members, and targets information and resources at aspiring, emerging and experienced self - publishers
Dan Holloway, self - published
author and
ALLi member, said: «I would like the Booksellers Association in the UK to encourage booksellers to recognise that indie bookshops and self - published writers are a natural partnership, and to work together with writers to exploit that partnership to their mutual benefit.»
An indie
author who wants to connect with a global audience must necessarily work online but
ALLi members also connect offline too in their own local areas.
I'm a
member of
ALLi (the Alliance of Independent
Authors) and am sometimes asked if it makes sense for US writers to join or if it's more UK centric.
Subscribe to the Ask
ALLi Podcast here: selfpublishingadvice.org/subscribe-
alli-podcast/ The podcast is one of the many services for indie
authors in
ALLi's Self - Publishing Advice Center: selfpublishingadvice.org Find out about becoming an
ALLi Member: www.allianceindependentauthors.org/reasons…n-
alli /
It is organized essentially by three incredibly energetic women: Elizabeth Jennings (
author and translator, and a
member of the
ALLi), Maria Paola Romeo and Mariateresa Cascino.
«Some of our
Author and Partner
Members feared they would lose out on Pro
Members» expertise, others questioned the use of the word «professional» in this context, and others felt that such a move was elitist, a betrayal of
ALLi's stated principles.
TMA sells subsidiary rights for
members of the Alliance of Independent
Authors (
ALLi).
At
ALLi, we believe it is possible for indies to work effectively with bookstores, and many of our
author members are doing so.
CompletelyNovel is a Partner
Member of the Alliance of Independent
Authors, and has been vetted by
ALLi's Watchdog Desk.