{"podcast":{"title":"Self-Publishing with ALLi","slug":"self-publishing-with-alli-426041","podcast_index_feed_id":426041,"rss_url":"https://ornaross.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://selfpublishingadvice.org/ask-alli-podcast/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/7/0/b/570b9c24f9753a4c27a2322813b393ee/AskALLi_Podcast_Squares_7_copy.jpg","author":"Alliance of Independent Authors","episode_count":927,"summary":"The Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast from the Alliance of Independent Authors provides a comprehensive guide for indie authors.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T22:22:25.284750+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/self-publishing-with-alli-426041"},"episode":{"title":"Legal Reviews, ISBN Ownership, and Pre-Order Pitfalls: Member Q&A with Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black","slug":"legal-reviews-isbn-ownership-and-pre-order-pitfalls-member-q-a-with-michael-la-ronn-and-sacha-black","published_at":"2026-05-03T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/self-publishing-with-alli-426041/legal-reviews-isbn-ownership-and-pre-order-pitfalls-member-q-a-with-michael-la-ronn-and-sacha-black","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/self-publishing-with-alli-426041","url":"https://ornaross.libsyn.com/legal-reviews-isbn-ownership-and-pre-order-pitfalls-member-qa-with-michael-la-ronn-and-sacha-black","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/ornaross/Member_QA_May_2026_Final.mp3?dest-id=620973","summary":"In this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi Member Q&A podcast, hosts Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black discuss whether authors of memoir and creative nonfiction should invest in a legal review before publication. Other questions include: Should you agree to a publishing services contract that assigns your ISBN to the company? When is the right stage to add references in a nonfiction manuscript? Are Goodreads giveaways worth the cost compared to other marketing options? What is the simplest way to build a functional author website with email capture and reader magnets? Should you revise and republish a bestselling book with low reviews or focus on new work? What should you do if you are about to miss an Amazon pre-order deadline? And more! Find more author advice, tips, and tools at our Self-Publishing Author Advice Center , with a huge archive of nearly 2,000 blog posts and a handy search box to find key info on the topic you need. And, if you haven't already, we invite you to join our organization and become a self-publishing ally. About the Hosts Michael La Ronn is ALLi's Outreach Manager. He is the author of over 80 science fiction & fantasy books and self-help books for writers. He writes from the great plains of Iowa and has managed to write while raising a family, working a full-time job, and even attending law school classes in the evenings (now graduated!). You can find his fiction at www.michaellaronn.com and his videos and books for writers at www.authorlevelup.com . Sacha Black is a bestselling and competition winning author, rebel podcaster, speaker and casual rule breaker. She writes fiction under a secret pen name and other books about the art of writing. When Sacha isn't writing, she runs ALLi's blog. She lives in England, with her wife and geniu…","meta_description":"In this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi Member Q&A podcast, hosts Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black discuss whether authors of memoir and creat…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3511,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/self-publishing-with-alli-426041/episodes/legal-reviews-isbn-ownership-and-pre-order-pitfalls-member-q-a-with-michael-la-ronn-and-sacha-black/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/self-publishing-with-alli-426041/legal-reviews-isbn-ownership-and-pre-order-pitfalls-member-q-a-with-michael-la-ronn-and-sacha-black.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}