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Lean Publishing for Beginner Authors, With Orna Ross and Dan Parsons: Foundational Self-Publishing Podcast
Episode 330
In this episode: lean publishing for beginner authors. If you're an author who writes for pleasure, you can write for yourself but if you're an indie author, you're also a publisher, and so your book…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Do I Have to Blog To Be Successful At Writing? Other Questions Answered by Orna Ross and Michael La Ronn in our Member Q&A Podcast
Episode 329
Do I have to blog to be successful at writing? This is among the questions answered on our #AskALLi Members Q&A hosted by Michael La Ronn, author of science fiction and fantasy novels as well as auth…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Inspirational Indie Author Interview #98. M. K. Williams: Initially Rebuffed by Author, She Now Coaches Others on Self-Publishing
Episode 328
My guest this episode is M. K. Williams, an indie author who got some rather dispiriting advice from a fellow author early in her career. She was told that she shouldn't bother. What could she possib…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
New Opportunities and Technologies for Authors: Advanced Self-Publishing Podcast With Orna Ross and Joanna Penn
Episode 327
So far, 2021 has seen an acceleration in emerging technologies for authors, including NFTs on blockchain and voice technologies for audio. In this month's #AskALLi Advanced Self-Publishing Salon, Orn…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Inkitt Inks 39M Deal to Bring Books to Big Screen; ALLi Member Wins Kindle Storyteller Award: Self-Publishing News Podcast with Dan Holloway and Howard Lovy
Episode 326
With the rise in streaming services, many authors have visions of their stories tapping in to the books-to-big-screen pipeline. So far, Wattpad has come through on this promise to take stories from y…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Inspirational Indie Author Interview #97: Haelee Moone: After Abuse, Teen Author Teaches Self-Love
Episode 325
My guest this episode is Haelee Moone, a fourteen-year-old author who survived an early childhood that was filled with bullying and abuse. Part of the way she healed herself was to write her book abo…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
An Overview of the Writing Craft, With Orna Ross and Dan Parsons: Foundational Self-Publishing Podcast
Episode 324
Mastering the writing craft is a foundational skill for indie authors and, if you want to earn your living as an author and publisher of books, you have to master not just quality but productivity. I…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
What's the Best Way to Include Photos in a Book? Other Questions Answered by Orna Ross and Michael La Ronn in our Member Q&A Podcast
Episode 323
What's the best way to include photos in a book? This is among the questions answered on our #AskALLi Members Q&A hosted by Michael La Ronn, author of science fiction and fantasy novels as well as au…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Inspirational Indie Author Interview #96: Nicholas Nawroth: Artist's Love of Dogs Makes Heartwarming Kids' Books Paw-sible
Episode 322
My guest this episode is Nicholas Nawroth, who took his interest in art and dogs to create a series of children's books featuring the adventures of dog characters based on real canines he has known. …
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Focus On Your Strengths As An Indie Author To Beat 'Comparison-itis:' Advanced Self-Publishing Podcast With Orna Ross and Joanna Penn
Episode 321
"Comparison-itis" is really just comparing yourself to other people in an unfavorable way. It is, of course, permissible, even desirable, to compare yourself to other people and to have role models. …
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago