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Indie Authors: Feeling Overwhelmed? Tolstoy Has The Answer.

  Before we get back to normal transmission next week, we thought you might like Tolstoy’s answer to the indie author’s perennial dilemma of feeling pulled in all directions.We’re author-publishers,...

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Opinion: Quantity Plus Quality – Why Sometimes More is More

ALLi’s latest guidebook, Opening Up To Indie Authors, calls for self-published authors to strive for quality, making each book the best it can be before publication. In today’s post, Fran Pickering...

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Writing: How To Boost Your Productivity

Could you write 10,000 words a day? Charles Sheehan-Miles, based in Massachusetts, USA, shares top tips for indie authors to boost their writing productivity, drawing on his own experience. So...

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NaNoWriMo – A Great Productivity Prompt for Self-Published Authors

With the organisers of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) starting to bang the drum for the 2015 event, now’s the perfect time to hear from a passionate advocate about how this mega writing...

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Writing: Wise Words to Inspire and Motivate Indie Authors

Do you have a favourite saying or quote that drives your writing? I asked that question of ALLi  members on our Facebook discussion forum (a members’-only benefit) and was overwhelmed by the smart,...

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Writing: How to Keep Your Momentum Going When Writing a Book

Top tips on how to keep your momentum up while writing your books – brought to you by indie authors who have successfully self-published books following their own advice!

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How and Why All Indie Authors Should Try NaNoWriMo

50,000 reasons to give NaNoWriMo a try this November – that’s the target number of words you could have written by the end of the month. Indie authors share their experience to help you decide whether...

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Opinion: Why Sometimes It’s Good to Be an Irregular Writer

Novelist Debbie Young describes her switch from a set word count per day to an endless binge – and why she’s happy that way

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1 Simple Tip to Boost Writing Productivity: Learn to Touch Type

1 simple top tip to increase your writing output: learn to touch type! Debbie Young explains why and how, and urges you to take the plunge if you haven’t already done so.

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Writing: How Authors Can Speed Up Research with Speed Reading

How indie authors can use speedreading to help them self-publish faster by shortening research time – and other exciting benefits, by world champion Dan Holloway.

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Opinion: How Should Indie Authors Manage Their Time – and Should We Even Try?

As an indie author, should you employ businesslike time management strategies, or will they kill off your creativity and do more harm than good? Debbie Young considers the options.

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Opinion: Why Writing and Self-Publishing Books Fast is a Good Thing for This...

Would you like to write eight books in less than a year? Read Arietta Richmond’s post to find out how she does it without compromising on quality.

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Sunday Self-publishing Success Story: Indie Author Giacomo Giammatteo Sets a...

Celebrating an extraordinary world record by Giacomo Giammatteo: writing and self-publishing 37 books in a single year, in the wake of heart attacks and strokes. Simply inspirational.

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Opinion: Why Every Indie Author Needs to Take a Break Now and Again

Do you find it hard to tear yourself away from your writing to take a proper break? Then read this post to give you all the excuses you need to book a proper vacation – your writing will be better for...

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Writing: 3 Practical Top Tips to Help Turn Your Book Idea into Reality

Do you struggle to get new book ideas off the starting blocks? Falter along the way? Read about the three top tips that Debbie Young has found helpful in driving her own productivity as an author of...

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Writing: How Many Books Should You Write at Once?

How many books do you work on at a time? Whether it’s one or a dozen, this post will give you ideas of other ways of managing your works-in-progress and help you decide whether to stick with your...

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Writing: Wise Words to Inspire and Motivate Indie Authors

Do you have a favourite saying or quote that drives your writing? I asked that question of ALLi  members on our Facebook discussion forum (a members’-only benefit) and was overwhelmed by the smart,...

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Writing: How to Keep Your Momentum Going When Writing a Book

Top tips on how to keep your momentum up while writing your books - brought to you by indie authors who have successfully self-published books following their own advice! The post Writing: How to Keep...

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Use Data to be a More Productive Writer and Win #NaNoWriMo

NaNoWriMo aka National Novel Writing Month is a now twenty-year tradition. Every November, writers take up the challenge of penning 50,000 words in a single month. A monstrous task to some, a weekly...

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Writing: How to Keep Your Momentum Going When Writing a Book

Top tips on how to keep your momentum up while writing your books - brought to you by indie authors who have successfully self-published books following their own advice! The post Writing: How to Keep...

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