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Advanced Self-Publishing Salon: The Biggest Self-Publishing Stories of 2019
Episode 186
In the final AskALLi podcast of the year, Orna Ross and Joanna Penn round up the top self-publishing shifts of 2019 but also look back at the past decade.
What have been the most pivotal moments fo…Published on 6 years ago
Inspirational Indie Authors: From the Bardic Tradition of Ireland to the Founding of ALLi, Meet Orna Ross the Novelist and Poet
Episode 185
My guest this week is Orna Ross, who many of you know as ALLi's founder and director. But there's another Orna Ross you may not know. This is the one who has taken a long journey from her childhood s…
Published on 6 years ago
Poetry Book Marketing Part 2: Developing Your Action Plan
Episode 184
Building on the basic marketing poetry book marketing plan established last time, Orna Ross and Dalma Szentpály move on to choosing some specific actions that feel right for you.
Emphasizing a spirit…
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
Inspirational Indie Authors: From Homelessness to American Indians, Phyllis Cole-Dai Writes About Human Connection
Episode 183
My guest this week is Phyllis Cole-Dai, whose work spans topics as disparate as homelessness and the plight of American Indians. For Phyllis, here's what they all have in common. She is able to total…
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
What's the Best App to Write My Novel? Questions Answered for NaNoWriMo; Self-Publishing News
Episode 182
To celebrate National Novel Writing Month, (NaNoWriMo), ALLi Director Orna Ross and Partner Liaison and US Ambassador Michael La Ronn answer writing questions.
Among them ...
What's the best app to …Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
Sue Stern's Memoir of Her Daughter's Life With Cerebral Palsy is Also the Story of Spiritual Awakening
Episode 181
My guest this week is Sue Stern, who at the age of 80 is hitting her stride as an author. When she wrote The Child Who Spoke With her Eyes, a memoir of the all-too-short life of her daughter who suff…
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
Book Marketing: Who is Your Reader and Why Should You Care?
Episode 180
All the foundations of book marketing begin with knowing your audience. And that is your reader!
How do you identify who your reader is? How deep do you need to dig? What difference does knowing exa…Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
Robert Dinsmoor Found Cure for Addiction In Writing and Rehab
Episode 179
My guest this week is Robert Dinsmoor, a writer who has seen his share of sadness and addiction, yet is able to find ways to write about them with both wisdom and wit.
Robert talks about his journey…
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
Is Germany the Next Self-Publishing Opportunity? Lessons from Frankfurt BookFair and the ALLi Translations Rights Program
Episode 178
Should you consider self-publishing in Germany? As Amazon opens its ads dashboard in the UK and Germany, and a number of the authors on the ALLi Indie Author Translation Rights project turn their att…
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
Ruth Badley Chronicles Grandmother's Short, Troubled Life, Makes Sense of Family History
Episode 177
My guest this week is Ruth Badley, whose book, Where Are The Grown-Ups? chronicles her grandmother's short, troubled life and makes sense of her own family history.
Ruth is a journalist who discovere…
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago