ALLi is the Alliance of Independent Authors, the professional association for self-publishing writers. They host an EXCELLENT self-publishing advice blog HERE.
Dr. Alison Baverstock and Alli are working together to come up with what is its that SUCCESSFUL self-publishers do well. From the article:
Some months ago, ALLi worked with Dr Alison Baverstock on her most recent investigations into self-publishing, the findings from which will be published soon. Here she gives us a sneak peek at what the research revealed about indie authors.
What I found [in my research] was in direct contrast to previously widely held assumptions about self-publishing authors. Our findings revealed that that their motivations were more often connected to completion and future discoverability than money; that they enjoyed the process; that they would do so again and recommend it to others. And that it had made them happy.
I emerged from the process with many reasons for admiring self-publishers, but I will confine myself here to just five:
1.Self-Publishers Finish & Ship
If it’s true that a significant proportion of the population feel they have a book in them, or that getting a book published is the second most common New Year’s resolution, then it’s odd how few people seem to prioritize the writing bit.
2. Self-Publishers Take Responsibility
My definition of self-publishing is the taking of personal responsibility for the management and production of work. It doesn’t have to be for wider circulation, or even to make money, but the taking responsibility is crucial. This is brave. It’s also personally risky. Work made available is not always received in the same spirit as which it is shared.
You can read the whole article HERE.