Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi)
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The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) is the professional association for authors who self-publish. Rapidly growing, this global, nonprofit organisation brings together the world’s best indie authors, advisors and services, offering offering contacts and campaigns, education and collaboration — together with trusted guidance on how to self-publish well. ALLi widely champions the interests of author-publishers, within and outside the publishing industry. Director Orna Ross has been named “one of the 100 most influential people in publishing” (The Bookseller).
Join The Alliance of Independent Authors via their website at https://allianceindependentauthors.org. |
Excellent cover design from Cherie Fox
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Following my decision to republish four of my titles through my own publishing company, I needed new covers for those books. Cherie Fox has done a fantastic job of creating new covers that harmonise with my two Lake Union ones, and was wonderful throughout the whole process.
You can view Cherie's portfolio at www.cheriefox.com. |
Scrivener - outstanding software for writers
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I've written in my book, Write Your Novel! From Getting Started to First Draft, how much I love Scrivener. Scrivener is powerful software for writers, enabling us to organise manuscripts and research easily. Outline and structure ideas, take notes, view research alongside your writing and compose the constituent pieces of your text in isolation or in context.
Scrivener won't tell you how to write—it just makes all the tools you have scattered around your desk available in one application. I love the split-screen facility, which means I can have my notes or research visible as I type. When it comes to publishing my books, Scrivener compiles them seamlessly into whichever format I require. There's a reason many top authors, such as Michael Hyatt and Joanna Penn, use this software! There's a generous trial period, and at $45 for the Windows and Mac versions, Scrivener is amazingly good value for money. The website has help tutorials and an active forum. Simply click or tap the images below. |
Scrivener for Windows
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Scrivener for Mac
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Learn Scrivener Fast course
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Much as I love Scrivener, there's a learning curve involved. Once you master the software, you'll never want to write without it, but you may need some assistance getting there.
Enter Learn Scrivener Fast, a digital course which is the brainchild of Joseph Michael. With LSF you'll get all the help you need in a convenient package, with bite-sized pieces of information delivered via helpful videos. It’s like having your very own Scrivener coach showing you how to resolve every issue you may encounter. Believe me, mastering Scrivener is well worth the time invested, and with LSF you can do so quickly and easily. There are three levels of the course available, all reasonably priced. Click or tap the image or this link to find out more. |
ProWriting Aid editing software
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I love ProWriting Aid! It's manuscript editing software for writers, with lots of excellent features. There's a free version, but it's well worth splashing out on the paid version for its extra functionality (interactive editing, no word limit, offline as well as online use).
So what does PWA do? It checks spelling, grammar and punctuation, as well as searching for overused words, clumsy sentences, vague phrases, homonyms and much more. Use it to look for cliches and redundancies, hidden and passive verbs or repetitive sentence structure. In total there are twenty-seven checks and reports, including one for plagiarism. So why not do your writing a favour, and click or tap the image for more information? |
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