Session: Reaching your Ideal Readers: Using Beta Reads to Validate your Book Ideas Audience: All Levels In this two-part presentation, Paul Kilpatrick of BetaBooks.co provides a methodical way for you to find the right readers and outlines ways to use…
Session: Two Tools to Aid Self-Editing: Pro Writing Aid and Fictionary Audience: All Levels In this session, we look at how technology can help you perform a thorough and effective self-edit to tighten and strengthen your manuscript. Kristina Stanley of…
Session: How Authors can use Surveys to Sell more Books Audience: All Levels Surveys are a powerful way for authors to uncover market insights. Because surveys provide an unbiased peek into the readers’ hearts and minds, they are the fastest,…
Session: Voice-Interactive Storytelling: Opportunities for Authors Audience: All Levels The voice technologies powering Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant can transform an audiobook into a two-way conversation between the narrator and the listener. Chatables is pioneering a new type of conversational…
Session: Tools for Winning at Publishing Wide Audience: All Levels Draft2Digital’s Kevin Tumlinson walks you through the tools and features that help authors build and grow their careers. Learn how D2D can empower you to publish, distribute, and promote your…
Session: New International Tools at Ingram Spark Plus An ALLi Member Q&A Audience: All Levels In this session, we will look at the new features available to authors within the IngramSpark platform and we’ll discuss how you can get the…
Session: A Tool to Tackle Digital Piracy: The Copyright Infringement Portal Audience: All Levels Clare Anker, IP Enforcement Manager at the UK Publishers’ Association, explains and explores the problem of digital online piracy--what piracy is and is not, and what can be…
Session: How Authors Can Use A.I. to Hone Their Marketing Campaigns and Reach Their Audience Audience: All Levels Feeling confused and afraid by the prospect of using AI in your writing career? In this session, Holly Payne, CEO of Booxby,…
Session: Quarterly Planning for Authors: Work Rest and Play Your Way to Writing and Selling More Books Audience: All Levels Creative business is not business as usual. Authors often define success very differently from your average business owners, work from…
Session: Tools & Tech Conference Closes Audience: All Levels Orna and Tim Lewis close out the October SelfPubCon: Tools and Tech for Indie Authors, with a summary of the conference highlights.
Session: Writing Craft Conference Opens Audience: All Levels Orna Ross launches the October 2021 #SelfPubCon21: Writing Craft for Indie Authors, with a sneak peek at some of the conference highlights and the great giveaways to come.
Session: Publishing through Kindle Direct Publishing: Setting up your Writing for Success Audience: All Levels A panel of KDP authors speak about "Publishing through Kindle Direct Publishing: Setting up your writing for success”. Even before you begin to write a…
Session: Writing and Editing for Successful Self-Publishing Panel Audience: All Levels This session will teach writers how to use editing to improve their story including the title, blurb, and manuscript. We’ll show the writer the key areas to focus on…
Session: Crafting Beautiful Prose Audience: All Levels Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but there are ways you can bring more lyricism to your writing – without falling victim to purple prose. In this session, you will: Learn…
Session: Plotting for Pantsers: How to Plot a Book if You've Never Plotted Before Audience: All Levels Does the idea of outlining your book make you itchy? Do you worry it’s going to ruin your creativity? Here’s the thing: whether…
Session: Writing Books for Rapid Release: The Prolific Author Mindset Audience: All Levels Having a sustainable author career that’s both fulfilling and profitable means setting yourself up for success from the start. All too often, however, our mindset hinders us…
Session: Writing for a Cause: Dos and Don'ts with Speaker Q&A Audience: All Levels Writing with an aim to change behaviour or change the world is perilous and can lead to preachy or clunky writing, but when done well it…
Session: Doing Research Well: Spend Less time for Better Results Audience: All Levels Research doesn't have to be distracting and time-consuming. This session from an experienced librarian shows indie authors how to structure their research time and organize their sources,…
Session: Writing Great Dialog: The Essentials Audience: All Levels Far more than plot or prose, compelling dialogue takes our readers on an emotional journey that leads them to fall in love with our characters and keeps them invested all the…
Session: How to Write Emails that Sell Books Audience: All Levels In this workshop, Nick will breakdown the four essential elements of every successful marketing email - including how to come up with topics and ideas (even if you have…
Session: The Craft of Writing Short Books with Speaker Q&A Audience: All Levels Mark Leslie Lefebvre and Matty Dalrymple will answer key questions related to the craft of short fiction. What is short fiction? What are your goals for your…
Session: Story Craft in Travel Memoir Audience: All Levels Travel literature is an exciting genre. It is also a difficult one to write in. This session will focus on the importance of story in travel memoirs, offering participants practical tips…
Session: The Craft of Writing Good Agreements with Speaker Q&A Audience: All Levels Writing good agreements is easy. Writing bad agreements is really easy. Successful creatives sign agreements of all types. Understanding contract structure and the meaning of key provisions…
Session: How to Write for Audio Audience: All Levels In this session, Christina Calderone and Scott Curry from Findaway Voices chat with author M.K. Williams on the craft and nuances of writing for audio, a different skill to writing for…
Session: Level Up Your Side Characters! Audience: All Levels All too often, side characters are afterthoughts for an author. Most writers spend their time focused on the hero and the plot, so their side characters are slapped on without much…
Session: Writing Irresistible Kidlit with Speaker Q&A Audience: All Levels In this session, you will learn all about how to write compelling children's books (from picture books to young adult) to connect directly with a young audience. There are many…
Session: Critique Groups: Finding One That's Right for You with Speaker Q&A Audience: All Levels Should I join a critique group? Where can I find one? How do I know if it’s right for me? Not every group, whether in…
Session: The Craft of How-To Non-Fiction Panel Audience: All Levels Writing nonfiction is an art, but there’s a science to it too. In this session, Michael La Ronn chats with acclaimed YouTuber and writer Dale L. Roberts as they discuss…
Session: Using Writing Prompts to Animate Your Work-in-Progress with Speaker Q&A Audience: All Levels Prompt-based writing is popular, with many opportunities to receive prompts by email or in apps, and the resulting writing bursts can be downright exhilarating. But how…
Session: Write Every Day: Motivate Yourself to Success in 10 Easy Steps Audience: All Levels Strange as it may seem, one of the biggest problems indie authors face is how to make time for writing. Writing every day is what…
Session: The Craft of Genre Fiction Audience: All Levels If the prime purpose of genre fiction is to entertain, following the expected rules and tropes should help you reach and please readers. But how do you adhere to the guidelines without…
Session: From Story to Blurb to Cover: Signposting Your Themes to Your Readers with Speaker Q&A Audience: All Levels Getting your story in the hands of readers starts with your cover and your blurb, but many authors struggle with the…
Session: The Writing to Heal Panel Audience: All Levels The Writing to Heal panel focuses on how you can use writing to process trauma, grief, and the challenges of life. This 3-person panel, composed of Alexa Bigwarfe, Cami Ostman, and…
Session: Writing With AI Audience: All Levels Matthew Jockers, PhD, co-author of The Bestseller Code explains how Marlowe from Authors. A.I. helps fiction authors enhance their storytelling, produce manuscripts more efficiently, and sell more books once their titles are published. In…
Session: Publishing through IngramSpark: Setting up your Writing for Success Audience: All Levels In this session about how to set up your books for success on IngramSpark, authors NGK and Alice Clover pass on their top writing tips, how they…
Session: Writing Craft Conference Closes Audience: All Levels Orna Ross closes out the Writing Craft for Indie Authors conference with a look back at the highlights and a reminder of how to enter the giveaways.
Session: Welcome to #SelfPubMiniCon22 Audience: All Levels Orna Ross and Luutsche Ozinga launch the online celebrations with a sneak-peek at all that’s to come.
Session: Beyond the Bookshop: Authors and the Creator Economy Audience: All Levels In the first of our sessions, brought to you from London Book Fair, Michael Anderlé, Joanna Penn and Orna Ross explain the creator economy for authors, outline the…
Session: INTERLUDE - London Book Fair Audience: All Levels Footage from the London Book Fair - April 2022
Session: Finding readers and publishing success through Kindle Direct Publishing Audience: All Levels A panel discussion with authors who have found success independently publishing through Kindle Direct Publishing. This session will cover how to get started, approaches to engaging and…
Session: Digital Tools to Help Authors Reach More Readers Audience: All Levels In this session, Josh Schwartz, CEO of a leading digital publishing agency, guides authors in understanding the latest digital marketing tools and how they work for books. Focussing…
Session: INTERLUDE - ALLi After-Party Audience: All Levels Footage from the Alliance of Independent Authors After-Party at the London Book Fair - April 2022 Kindly sponsored by Amazon KDP
Session: Finding readers and publishing success through Kindle Direct Publishing Audience: All Levels A panel discussion with authors who have found success independently publishing through Kindle Direct Publishing. This session will cover how to get started, approaches to engaging and…
Session: Smashwords and Draft2Digital Merge: What Does It Mean for Indie Authors? Audience: All Levels Draft2Digital, one of the largest independent distributors of self-published books, has acquired e-book pioneer Smashwords, uniting two of the industry’s most innovative and author-friendly publishing platforms. So what…
Session: Finding readers and publishing success through Kindle Direct Publishing Audience: All Levels A panel discussion with authors who have found success independently publishing through Kindle Direct Publishing. This session will cover how to get started, approaches to engaging and…
Session: Announcement of new ALLi Organization Membership & updated OUTIA Guidebooks Audience: All Levels Join ALLi's Organization Member Manager, Melissa Addey, as she announces ALLi's new membership tier for self-publishing organizations, and shares a sneak peek at the updated Open…
Session: INTERLUDE - Interview with Selfies Award-Winner (Adult Fiction) - Ivan D Wainewright Audience: All Levels Footage from the London Book Fair (April 2022) - An interview with Selfies Award-Winner (Adult Fiction) Ivan D Wainwright Kindly sponsored by Amazon KDP
Session: Ten-word Story Competition Prize-Giving and Reading of the Winning Stories Audience: All Levels Join Tara Cremin, Director of Kobo Writing Life, live as she announces the winners of ALLi’s Ten-word Story Competition, reads the winning entries and, with the…
Session: #SelfPubMiniCon22 Closes Audience: All Levels Orna Ross and Luutsche Ozinga close out the conference with a look back at the highlights and a reminder of how to enter the giveaways.
Session: Reach More Readers Conference Opens Audience: All Levels Orna Ross launches the October 2022: Reach More Readers Self-Publishing Advice Conference (#SelfPubCon22), with a sneak peek at some of the sessions to watch out for and how to enter this…
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