Last weekend at the @MSchwestern #VV2025 #LadiesCrimeFestival I had the absolute pleasure of seeing #OrnaRoss, founder of #Alli, the Alliance of Independent Authors, giving a brilliant talk on "The Joy of Selfpublishing". I LOVED every word of it, reminded me of why I publish my own books. Here's the recording: https://stream.litera.tools/w/sLs5LCCeFy3jnUPdcCkH54

#selfpublishing #writing #writingcommunity #books #author

I hope she & Alli will join the fediverse soon. @alli_BOT delivers the Alli articles to the fediverse.

News Summary: Amazon’s New A10 Algorithm Prioritizes Reader Engagement, Sparking Concern Among Indie Authors

ALLi’s Orna Ross discusses Amazon’s new A10 algorithm and how its focus on reader engagement affects indie author sales.
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/a10-algorithm/

#AmazonA10algorithm #booksales #indieauthors #metadata #OrnaRoss

News Summary: ALLi Launches 2025 Author Income Survey to Track Earnings and Trends

In the words of the fabulously crafted release from Orna, “It’s time to update the story only you can tell! ALLi’s 2025 Author Income Survey is now open and we need your data—anonymously—to push back against outdated ‘starving-artist’…
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/2025-author-income-survey/

#ALLiincomesurvey #authoradvocacy #authorincomedata #indieauthorearnings #OrnaRoss
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Advice Podcast: How Indie Authors Can Approach Poetry and Short Fiction with Purpose and Freedom

On the Self-Publishing with ALLi Podcast, Orna Ross and Joanna Penn talk about the creative process behind poetry and short fiction. They reflect on how they decide what form a piece should take, how emotion and memory shape their work,…
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-poetry-and-short-fiction/

#Podcast #indieauthors #JoannaPenn #OrnaRoss #poetryandshortfiction
@indieauthors