Franklin LópezApr 23, 2025

Been thinking a lot about how many filmmakers sit on footage while the world burns. So I made a talk about it.

🎤 Smash the Gatekeepers is a straight-up challenge to the way media is made and hoarded. It's about making films for movements—not festivals. About releasing footage now, when it matters.

I draw from 20+ years in the trenches with subMedia, Wet’suwet’en, Mi’kmaq, and struggles from Australia to Japan.

If you’re part of a campus, collective, or crew that wants to talk about how to make media that actually supports resistance, hit me up.

👉 https://amplifierfilms.ca/school

#SmashTheGatekeepers #MediaForTheMovement #RapidRelease #AmplifierFilms #RadicalFilmmaking

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ALLi Blog (unofficial)Jun 12, 2024
Essential Financial Strategies for Indie Authors: The Publishing for Profit Podcast with Orna Ross and Joe Solari https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-financial-strategies/ #Sustainablebusinessstrategies #PublishingforProfitPodcast #RapidRelease #budgeting #Podcast
Essential Financial Strategies for Indie Authors: The Publishing for Profit Podcast with Orna Ross and Joe Solari

ALLi Director Orna Ross and Business Adviser Joe Solari discuss essential financial strategies for indie authors.

The Self-Publishing Advice Center
ALLi Blog (unofficial)Dec 4, 2023
Self-Publishing Business and Planning Advice: Best Blogs 2023 https://selfpublishingadvice.org/self-publishing-business-and-planning-advice-best-blogs-2023/ #businessplanningforauthors #Business&Planning #businessstrategy #authorbusiness #salesstrategy #RapidRelease
Self-Publishing Business and Planning Advice: Best Blogs 2023

This week, we're looking back at the best self-publishing business and planning advice covered in the ALLi blog from 2023. 

Self-Publishing Advice Center from the Alliance of Independent Authors
Kit @ Epona Author SolutionsOct 19, 2023

The Fallacy of a One Size Fits All Publishing Paradigm

If you listen to those who bill themselves as experts, they'll tell you that there's one way to make it as an author. There are groups which tell you that if you produce a certain number of books, you'll be making a five-figure income. They'll talk about things

https://eponaauthorsolutions.com/the-fallacy-of-a-one-size-fits-all-publishing-paradigm/

#BusinessOfWriting #WritingLife #MentalHealth #PublishingParadigm #RapidRelease

The Fallacy of a One Size Fits All Publishing Paradigm - Epona Author Solutions

If you listen to those who bill themselves as experts, they'll tell you that there's one way to make it as an author. There are groups which tell you that if you produce a certain number of books, you'll be making a five-figure income. They'll talk about things like "write to market" and "rapid release".

Epona Author Solutions - Helping authors run free!
ALLi Blog (unofficial)Sep 25, 2023
Successful Rapid-Release Strategies for Indie Authors https://selfpublishingadvice.org/successful-rapid-release-strategies-for-indie-authors/ #Process3&4:Production&Distribution #salesstrategy #RapidRelease #slowrelease #booklaunch #bookseries
Successful Rapid-Release Strategies for Indie Authors

Rapid releasing is a powerful strategy that can propel independent authors to success in the ever-competitive world of self-publishing.

Self-Publishing Advice Center from the Alliance of Independent Authors
ALLi Blog (unofficial)Sep 18, 2023
Successful Slow-Release Strategies for Indie Authors https://selfpublishingadvice.org/successful-slow-releasing-books-strategies-for-indie-authors/ #Process3&4:Production&Distribution #BookLaunchTips #releasetiming #RapidRelease #slowrelease
Successful Slow-Release Strategies for Indie Authors

Slow-releasing books: what is it, how does it work, and can it help you build a successful living as an indie author?

Self-Publishing Advice Center from the Alliance of Independent Authors
Álvaro LorenteAug 29, 2023
Say goodbye to lengthy release cycles! Trunk-based development enables small, frequent deployments, reducing the time to market and allowing your team to deliver value to users rapidly. ⏰ #RapidRelease #ContinuousDelivery
ALLi Blog (unofficial)Oct 23, 2022
What Kind of Publisher Are You? Indie Author Publishing Values https://selfpublishingadvice.org/publishing-values/ #publishingmodel #Debate&Opinion #authorbusiness #RapidRelease #indieauthor #publishing
What Kind of Publisher Are You? Indie Author Publishing Values

Your publishing values are the foundation of your success as a publisher, say Orna Ross. Are you a volume, engagement, or craft publisher?

Self-Publishing Advice Center from the Alliance of Independent Authors