Askalli: Self-publishing Advice Podcast

Ep#77: This week we're showcasing the session "How Authors use Podcasts to grow their Brand" hosted by Tim Lewis. If you’re considering starting a podcast to raise your indie author profile and grow your audience, Tim shares the what, why, and when of podcasting for beginners. Topics covered in this author podcast include: What is a Podcast? Who Can Launch a Podcast? The Basics of RSS Feeds & Podcast Hosting. Why you SHOULDN’T launch a Podcast. Why you SHOULD launch a Podcast. How do you Start a Podcast? Podcasting Equipment. Choosing Your Podcasting Niche. Stereo vs. Mono Audio Tracks. Avoiding explicit podcast. Avoiding Copyright Infringement. Podcast Hosting. Options Podcast Ratings and Reviews. Building a Podcast Audience. Podcast Editing. Make it easy to Subscribe on Android. Become a Podcast Guest. Our weekly Self-Publishing Advice broadcast is brought to you by ALLi, the Alliance of Independent Authors. This Indie Author Fringe Highlight  is one of four regular shows, which include an ALLi Member

Ep#76: Welcome to Ask ALLi, the Self-Publishing Advice Podcast from the Alliance of Independent Authors. In a monthly salon type discussion, Orna Ross, Director of the Alliance of Independent Authors and Joanna Penn, of TheCreativePenn.com, talk about the latest tools and trends of interest to emerging and experienced self-publishing authors. Topics discussed this week include: Establishing yourself as an non-fiction influencer The stabilization of the author business model Writing more non-fiction Blockchain & Micro-payments Selling your books direct BookFunnel integration with direct sales channels Pronoun's closure The fundamentals of your author business Romance audiobook subscription model Going Global: The world outside the US New Podcasts for authors Starting an author podcast Our weekly Self-Publishing Advice broadcast is brought to you by ALLi, the Alliance of Independent Authors. This Advanced Self-Publishing Salon is one of four regular shows, which include an ALLi Member Q&A, a beginners

Ep#75: Welcome to Ask ALLi, the Self-Publishing Advice Podcast from the Alliance of Independent Authors. This week it’s our monthly Member Q&A where ALLi Members’ have their most pressing self-publishing questions analyzed and answered. Join your regular hosts for the Member Q&A: indie author's David Penny & Debbie Young. Summary of our Ask ALLi Self-Publishing Member Q&A Topics: Q: How do we handle royalties for a co-writing project? Q: What’s the best way to produce cover artwork for print? Q: How do I register by books with the Nielsen Database Q: How Can I access Waterstones’ Distribution Channel Q: Can I offer free audio book downloads to gain reviews? Q: What are the benefits of InstaFreebie and BookFunnel for Book Giveaways? Our weekly Self-Publishing Advice broadcast is brought to you by ALLi, the Alliance of Independent Authors. This Member Self-Publishing Q&A is one of four regular shows, which include a more advanced salon, a beginners' salon and a special guest highlight pres

Ep#74: This week we're showcasing the session "Failing Faster To Succeed As An Author" hosted by Tara R Alemany. A little bit of market research can go a long way toward ensuring the financial success of your books. Learn how to test topic ideas and refine them into ready-to-sell titles for enthusiastic readers. Learn how to use Kindle Spy and KDP Rocket to research estimated monthly sales of Top 100 Paid titles in your niche, and settle on relevant keywords so that it's positioned for explosive sales. Tara also shows how she uses other author tools to achieve self-publishing success. Topics Discussed in this Session: 3 primary strategies for authors. Author Research Tools: Kindle Spy. Author Research Tools: KDP Rocket. Working on your book outline. Getting Reader Feedback. Choosing a Book Title. Cover Design Help. Author Design Tools: Help Me Choose A Cover. Author Design Tools: Bookalyzer, Back Copy Blurb. Author Marketing Tools: Connect Explorer. Our weekly Self-Publishing Advicebroadcast is brought to y

EP#73: Welcome to Ask ALLi, the Self-Publishing Advice Broadcast from the Alliance of Independent Authors. This is our monthly Beginners' Self-Publishing Salon, with advice, tips and tools for indie authors just starting out. And here are your regular hosts for the beginners’ salon: Jay Artale and Michael La Ronn. The topics covered in this beginners session about Being a Part Time Author and Getting Full Time results includes: Writer’s Mindset Challenges Reasons for Not Writing Author’s Fear of Failure Conquering Mindset Challenges Finding Time to Write Work Life Balance Where and When you Write Essential Writing Tools Dictation Tools for writers Building an Author Support Network Our weekly Self-Publishing Advice broadcast is brought to you by ALLi, the Alliance of Independent Authors. This beginners salon is one of four regular shows, which include a more advanced salon, a member Q&A and a special guest highlight presentation from the Indie Author Fringe, ALLi’s free online author conference. Find mo

Ep#72: This week we're showcasing the session "Author Tools to Reach Readers with Carla King" Carla King is the author of the Self-Publishing Boot Camp Guide for Authors. She has collated the best tools you can use to reach more readers and build your fan base, whatever your genre. These tools are easily integrated into your website and let you listen and respond to readers, attract and reward fans, and sell direct. Topics Discussed in this Session: Getting reviews with Advanced Reader Copies (ARCs). Giveaways tools for Authors. Selling your book direct. Selling your book as a subscription. E-Commerce Options for Authors. How authors can use Gumroad. Become a Content Curator using Aer.io. Beta publishing with Leanpub. Integrating HTML Widgets into Your Website. Our weekly Self-Publishing Advicebroadcast is brought to you by ALLi, the Alliance of Independent Authors. This Indie Author Fringe Highlight  is one of four regular shows, which include an ALLi Member Q&A, a beginners' salon and an advanced self

Ep#71: Welcome to Ask ALLi, the Self-Publishing Advice Podcast from the Alliance of Independent Authors. This week it’s our monthly Member Q&A where ALLi Members’ have their most pressing self-publishing questions analyzed and answered. Join your regular hosts for the Member Q&A: indie author's David Penny & Debbie Young. Summary of our Ask ALLi Self-Publishing Member Q&A Topics: Q: Should you use British English or American English? Q: Should a new version become a new book? Q: Can you gain the same visibility for a book on Amazon if you sell it directly? Q: What are some easy book publishing alternatives? Q: How can you check the reputation of a self-publishing service? Q: Is it best to use IngramSpark together with CreateSpace for print? Q: How can I make it seem like I’m a publishing company with a catalogue of books? Q: What’s the industry standard for rights and royalties and what reimbursement arrangement should I use with my illustrator? Q: Where can I get a foreign rights contract te

Ep#66: This week we’re showcasing the session between Pippa DaCosta and Susan Kaye Quinn. If you’re wondering about the pros and cons of being exclusive with KDP or going wide with as many retailers as possible, our show hosts will explain which model works best in different scenarios. Susan is exclusively KDP and Pippa makes her books available in as many outlets as possible and they deliver insights and experience from both ends of the spectrum. Topics Covered in this Fringe Highlight Session: Perma-Free Book Promotion Strategy. Net Income on Kindle Select vs. Wide Distribution. Does your distribution model increase the risk of being pirated? What are the benefits of a mixed distribution model? Box Sets in Kindle Unlimited. Author Collaboration on Box Sets. Do the benefits of Wide vs. Kindle Select change depending on how many books you have out? Our weekly Self-Publishing Advicebroadcast is brought to you by ALLi, the Alliance of Independent Authors. This Indie Author Fringe Highlight  is one of four reg

Ep#70: Welcome to Ask ALLi, the Self-Publishing Advice Podcast from the Alliance of Independent Authors. In a monthly salon type discussion, Orna Ross, Director of the Alliance of Independent Authors and Joanna Penn, of TheCreativePenn.com, talk about the latest tools and trends of interest to emerging and experienced self-publishing authors. Topics discussed this week include: Benefits of Co-writing with other authors Putting Your Audience First Avoiding Author Stress and Burnout The Evolving World of Audiobooks The impact of Supermarket Discounting of Books The Changing Face of Self-Publishing Our weekly Self-Publishing Advice broadcast is brought to you by ALLi, the Alliance of Independent Authors. This Advanced Self-Publishing Salon is one of four regular shows, which include an ALLi Member Q&A, a beginners' salon and a special guest highlight presentation from the Indie Author Fringe, ALLi’s free online author conference. Find more author advice, tips and tools at our self-publishing advice center,

Ep#69: This week we're showcasing the session "How to Market & Promote your Travel Memoir – 1:1 Interviews with Travel Writers hosted by Jay Artale". Jay interviews a trio of successful travel writing authors who have self-published covering the following topics: Hybrid Author Jack Scott: How to use your blog content to write and promote your book. Indie Author Karen McCann: The importance of defining your audience and how you use your blog to attract your target demographic. Indie Author Joe Cawley: The benefit of Collaboration: Cross-promoting with other authors. Topics Covered in this Fringe Highlight Session: Using your blog to write and promote your book. Defining your angle. Getting mileage out of your blog content. Using blog content to create freebies. Using competitions to reach new readers. Blogging a book. Evolving from blogger to author. Guest blogging. Building your audience. Starting a blog. Avoid over promoting your book. Making it easy for readers to buy your book. The importance of def

Ep#68: Welcome to Ask ALLi, the Self-Publishing Advice Broadcast from the Alliance of Independent Authors. This is our monthly Beginners' Self-Publishing Salon, with advice, tips and tools for indie authors just starting out. And here are your regular hosts for the beginners’ salon: Jay Artale and Michael La Ronn. The topics covered in this beginners session about eBOOK COVER DESIGN includes: Working with a Cover Designer 4 Core eBook Cover Elements Author Role in eBook Cover Design Crediting Cover Designers Freelance Design Websites Investing in Cover Design Our weekly Self-Publishing Advice broadcast is brought to you by ALLi, the Alliance of Independent Authors. This beginners salon is one of four regular shows, which include a more advanced salon, a member Q&A and a special guest highlight presentation from the Indie Author Fringe, ALLi’s free online author conference. Find more author advice, tips and tools at our self-publishing advice center, www.selfpublishingadvice.org. And, if you haven’t alre

Ep#67: Welcome to Ask ALLi, the Self-Publishing Advice Podcast from the Alliance of Independent Authors. This week it’s our monthly Member Q&A where ALLi Members’ have their most pressing self-publishing questions analyzed and answered. Join your regular hosts for the Member Q&A: indie author's David Penny & Debbie Young. Summary of our Ask ALLi Self-Publishing Member Q&A Topics: Q: Do writers owe it to readers to give them exactly what they want? Q: Do readers owe it to writers to read respectfully? Q: Is it justifiable to re-write books or not? Q: Is the 20 Books to 50k trend a valid option for authors? Q: How far in advance would you do a pre-order? Q: How hard is it to sell foreign publication rights? Q: Is it time for authors to get physical?  Our weekly Self-Publishing Advice broadcast is brought to you by ALLi, the Alliance of Independent Authors. This Member Self-Publishing Q&A is one of four regular shows, which include a more advanced salon, a beginners' salon and a special gue

Ep#65: Welcome to Ask ALLi, the Self-Publishing Advice Podcast from the Alliance of Independent Authors. In a monthly salon type discussion, Orna Ross, Director of the Alliance of Independent Authors and Joanna Penn, of TheCreativePenn.com, talk about the latest tools and trends of interest to emerging and experienced self-publishing authors. Topics discussed this week include: Using Editors and Beta Readers The impact of dictating on a first draft Evolution of your writing process The importance of an author blog Are you a Rewriter or Polisher? Our new ALLi Publications Manager How to Create Anything Large Print Editions Physical Book Stores Blockchain for Books Amazon KDP Select Changes Micro Payments Facebook Chat Bots Authors carving their own path Benefits of Co-writing with other authors Our weekly Self-Publishing Advice broadcast is brought to you by ALLi, the Alliance of Independent Authors. This Advanced Self-Publishing Salon is one of four regular shows, which include an ALLi Member Q&A, a beg

Ep#64: Welcome to Ask ALLi, the Self-Publishing Advice Broadcast from the Alliance of Independent Authors. This is our monthly Beginners' Self-Publishing Salon, with advice, tips and tools for indie authors just starting out. And here are your regular hosts for the beginners’ salon: Jay Artale and Michael La Ronn. The topics covered in this beginners' session includes: Three steps to manuscript editing: Self-Editing, Beta Readers and Professional Editing Definition of the different types of editing Developmental Editing Copy/Line Editing Proofreading Editing Tools (like Grammarly, Pro Writing Aid, Hemingway) Editing Challenges Working with a book editor How to find a book editor Using the ALLi Partner Member listing to find a vetted service you can trust to edit your book How to get book editing discounts from our ALLi Partner Members Our weekly Self-Publishing Advice broadcast is brought to you by ALLi, the Alliance of Independent Authors. This beginners salon is one of four regular shows, which include a

Ep#63: This week we're showcasing the session "Productivity for Authors: How to Write and Publish Often And Well: Mark McGuinness." If you struggle to find time for your writing and publishing amid the demands and distractions of 21st century life, this session is for you! Mark will help you carve out time consistently, while still managing all the other important commitments in your life. Topics Covered in this Fringe Highlight Session: How to organize and prioritize your writing time. Laying a creative foundation. Setting your writing priorities. Avoid procrastination that is hindering your writing output. Placing value on your writing time. Freeing up your brain to write. Mark Says: For me it was an immense frustration that there I really wasn’t organized enough and the technology was going faster than my organizational skills. I was spending a lot of time on the hamster wheel of trying to catch up with email and phone calls and this was even before Twitter and Facebook and all of that. It just felt that

Ep#62: Welcome to Ask ALLi, the Self-Publishing Advice Podcast from the Alliance of Independent Authors. This week it’s our monthly Member Q&A where ALLi Members’ have their most pressing self-publishing questions analyzed and answered. Join your regular hosts for the Member Q&A: indie author's David Penny & Debbie Young. Summary of our Ask ALLi Self-Publishing Member Q&A Topics: Q: How does the Amazon Page Count Calculation work Q: How to track Facebook & Amazon Advertising ROI Q: How to Price your ebook, print book, and box sets Q: How to define your Publication Strategy for a Book Series Q: The benefits of Pre-orders Our weekly Self-Publishing Advice broadcast is brought to you by ALLi, the Alliance of Independent Authors. This Member Self-Publishing Q&A is one of four regular shows, which include a more advanced salon, a beginners' salon and a special guest highlight presentation from the Indie Author Fringe, ALLi’s free online author conference. Find more author advice, tips and

Ep#61: Welcome to Ask ALLi, the Self-Publishing Advice Podcast from the Alliance of Independent Authors. In a monthly salon type discussion, Orna Ross, Director of the Alliance of Independent Authors and Joanna Penn, of TheCreativePenn.com, talk about the latest tools and trends of interest to emerging and experienced self-publishing authors. Topics discussed this week include: ALLi Weekly Podcast Series Development of Writers Being Creative & Increasing your Writing Output Joanna at Thrillerfest in New York & Self-Doubt Rebranding with New Book Covers Print and Bookstores Discoverability and Digital Marketing Being an Ethical Author & Self-Publishing Service Provider Amazon Kindle Storyteller Awards Our weekly Self-Publishing Advice broadcast is brought to you by ALLi, the Alliance of Independent Authors. This Advanced Self-Publishing Salon is one of four regular shows, which include an ALLi Member Q&A, a beginners' salon and a special guest highlight presentation from the Indie Author Frin

Ep#60: Welcome to Ask ALLi, the Self-Publishing Advice Broadcast from the Alliance of Independent Authors. This is our monthly Beginners' Self-Publishing Salon, with advice, tips and tools for indie authors just starting out. And here are your regular hosts for the beginners’ salon: Jay Artale and Michael La Ronn. The topics covered in this beginners' session about Writing include: Writing Tools Writing Styles Writing Challenges Our weekly Self-Publishing Advice broadcast is brought to you by ALLi, the Alliance of Independent Authors. This beginners salon is one of four regular shows, which include a more advanced salon, a member Q&A and a special guest highlight presentation from the Indie Author Fringe, ALLi’s free online author conference. Find more author advice, tips and tools at our self-publishing advice center, www.selfpublishingadvice.org. And, if you haven’t already, we invite you to join our organization and become a self-publishing ally. You can do that at www.allianceindependentauthors.org.

Ep#59: This week we're showcasing the Indie Author Fringe highlight with Orna Ross "How To Sell Your Books Without Selling Your Soul". So many authors complain about marketing, seeing it as conflicting with their creative work. In this session, Orna Ross argues that this is a misunderstanding and that book marketing is just another form of communication with potential readers. The key to creative marketing is to align the words inside the book(s) with the messages you're sending out to the world. This session guides you through, by going deeply into your motivations for writing and applying the same seven stages of the creative process you go through in writing your books to your marketing and promotion. This session has four segments: Passion, Mission and Books. You and Your Money. The Difference Between Marketing and Promotion. Reaching Your Reader. The real key relationship is your relationship with your words obviously, but also and equally your relationship with your reader, and what they are seeking i

Ep#58: Welcome to Ask ALLi, the Self-Publishing Advice Podcast from the Alliance of Independent Authors. This week it’s our monthly Member Q&A where ALLi Members’ have their most pressing self-publishing questions analyzed and answered. Join your regular hosts for the Member Q&A: indie author's David Penny & Debbie Young. Summary of our Ask ALLi Self-Publishing Member Q&A Topics: Q: What are the recent changes to Amazon Reviews Q: What are the benefits of publishing on Amazon News about our new ALLi guidebook “How to get your Self-publishing book into bookstores“ Q: How to expand your product line from ebooks into POD (Print-on-Demand) books Q: What issues is Amazon’s new reporting dashboard having Q: How and why to publish in a series Q: Why should authors buy their own ISBNs Q: How to publish via aggregators like Draft2Digital and Smashwords Q: What are the financial benefits of ALLi Membership. Our weekly Self-Publishing Advice broadcast is brought to you by ALLi, the Alliance of Independ