The Alliance Independent Authors

PODCAST DROP: Latest Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway
2026-05-15 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-05-22 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-05-29 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-06-05 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-06-12 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-06-19 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-06-26 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-07-03 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/London) and 6 more dates | ALLi Podcast
A breakdown of the week’s most significant self-publishing news, providing insights, implications, and in-depth analyses.
The Self-Publishing News Podcast stream is proudly sponsored by PublishMe—helping indie authors succeed globally with expert translation, tailored marketing, and publishing support. From first draft to international launch, PublishMe ensures your book reaches readers everywhere. Visit publishme.me.

PODCAST DROP: Creative Self-Publishing with Orna Ross
2026-05-17 13:00 - 14:00
Creative planning doesn’t have to mean rigid schedules or burnout.
This podcast stream explores a practical approach to shaping your writing and publishing plans, setting intentions that feel meaningful, and building goals you can actually stick to. It’s about finding a balance between structure and creativity, so you can keep moving forward without losing momentum.
Tune in for another informative session with Orna Ross!

PODCAST DROP: Editing & Design with Howard Lovy
2026-05-20 13:00 - 14:00
The early stages of publishing can shape everything that follows.
This podcast stream looks at how to approach those first steps with care, applying proven practices that support the quality of your work and help it connect with the right readers. From refining your foundation to keeping your audience in mind from the start, it’s about setting your book up well before it reaches the world.
A thoughtful look at what it takes to begin strong.

PODCAST DROP: Inspirational Indie Authors interview
2026-05-24 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-06-21 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-07-05 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-07-19 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-08-02 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-08-16 13:00 - 14:00
Dive deep into personal stories of indie authors, understanding their pathways to success, challenges faced, and lessons learned.

PODCAST DROP: How One Indie Author-Illustrator Approached the Kids' Graphic Novel Market
2026-05-27 13:00 - 14:00
Episode details coming soon.
The Self-Publishing With ALLi Production & Distribution Podcast Stream is proudly sponsored by Gatekeeper Press – Your partner in premium independent publishing. Empowering authors with expert guidance, 100% rights, 100% royalties, and global distribution. From editing to marketing, their all-inclusive services help you publish professionally and confidently. Gatekeeper Press — Where Authors Are Family.

PODCAST DROP: Does social media still sell books in 2026?
2026-06-03 13:00 - 13:30
In this episode of the Self-Publishing Advice Podcast, Orna Ross takes a clear-eyed look at what social media can — and can’t — do for indie authors in a landscape that has changed beyond recognition.
Listen in for tips on how to audit what social media truly costs you in time, money and creative energy; a comparison of the top ten platforms for authors in 2026; and questions that point you to the right platform for you or enable you to decide whether social media is worth your time at all.
The Self-Publishing With ALLi Marketing & Promotion Podcast Stream is proudly sponsored by Bookfunnel. Do you have reader magnets, ARCs, and direct digital sales? Want to join multi-author promotions? Thousands of authors trust BookFunnel for seamless delivery and real human support. Visit BookFunnel.com.

PODCAST DROP: Inspirational Indie Authors interview with Michael Maloof
2026-06-07 13:00 - 14:00
Michael Maloof is an award-winning thriller author whose Kate Preacher series draws on his background in technology, global travel, and training with elite military and intelligence professionals. His novels combine tactical realism, emotional stakes, and cinematic action, following a former CIA analyst through conspiracies that span continents.

PODCAST DROP: Strengthening Your Story - Developmental Editing for Children's and YA Fiction
2026-06-17 13:00 - 13:30
On this episode of the Self-Publishing Advice Podcast, Howard Lovy is joined by Amelia Ross who has spent nearly twenty years studying and writing fiction for children and young adults.
As a freelance developmental editor based in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, she helps kidlit and YA authors strengthen big-picture elements such as plot, tone, conflict, point of view, theme, characters, and setting.
Listen in!

PODCAST DROP: Pop-Up Books: The Production Reality Behind Books That Move, Fold, and Function
2026-06-24 13:00 - 14:00
Most indie authors know print-on-demand. Pop-up and movable books inhabit a very different world — one of hand-assembly, specialist printers, and minimum print runs that make the economics unlike anything in standard publishing.
In this episode, Anna Featherstone talks with Kelli Anderson, paper engineer and author of Alphabet in Motion, about what it actually takes to bring a movable book to life. They cover the manufacturing process, working with printers, using Kickstarter to fund a 25,000-copy print run, and where a curious author might begin if this form is calling to them.
The Production & Distribution podcast stream is proudly sponsored by Gatekeeper Press

PODCAST DROP: How to Make Your Books Discoverable by AI
2026-07-01 13:00 - 14:00
Artificial intelligence is changing how readers discover books, and few people have a broader view of that shift than Rob Prime. An indie author, founder of Publishing.co.uk, co-owner of LoveReading, and head of an Amazon marketing agency, Prime joins Orna Ross on the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast to explain how AI-powered search is reshaping book discoverability.
They discuss Amazon’s evolving search tools, AI-friendly metadata, author websites, direct sales, and the practical steps authors can take to make their books easier for both readers and AI to find.
This podcast is proudly sponsored by Bookfunnel. Do you have reader magnets, ARCs, and direct digital sales? Want to join multi-author promotions? Thousands of authors trust BookFunnel for seamless delivery and real human support. Visit BookFunnel.com.

PODCAST DROP: Creative Self-Publishing
2026-08-09 13:00 - 14:00
A step-by-step guide to creative planning, setting inspiring intentions and realistic goals for writing and publishing, while keeping the creative juices flowing.

PODCAST DROP: Editing & Design
2026-08-12 13:00 - 14:00
Discover how you can apply best practices in these first stages of the publishing process to ensure the excellence of your work and its ability to appeal to your target readership.
