BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Alliance Independent Authors - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Alliance Independent Authors X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.allianceindependentauthors.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Alliance Independent Authors REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260416T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260416T200000 DTSTAMP:20260509T224820 CREATED:20260414T111111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T111111Z UID:[email protected] SUMMARY:LIVE: New Member Orientation DESCRIPTION:This live session is an introduction to ALLi and a chance for you to learn how to make the most of your membership\, including how to access and use your benefits. \nYour host\, Ross Lynch\, ALLi’s Global Community Lead\, will: \n\nProvide an introduction to your ALLi membership\, including how to access and use your benefits\nOutline what new members often focus on first\, and where to go for help and support\nGive a short overview of ALLi as an organisation and our role in the indie publishing community\n\nThe session ends with a live Q&A\, focused on membership and getting started. More detailed or technical questions will be directed to the most appropriate resource or team. \nQuestions can be asked live via the chat\, or submitted in advance in the comments. \nA replay will be available for members who can’t attend live. URL:https://www.allianceindependentauthors.org/calendar/live-new-member-orientation/2026-04-16/ CATEGORIES:Live Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.allianceindependentauthors.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Orientation-Sessions-Graphics.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260423T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260423T200000 DTSTAMP:20260509T224820 CREATED:20260414T111416Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T111416Z UID:[email protected] SUMMARY:LIVE: Wellbeing Session - The Comparison Trap DESCRIPTION:Do you track your sales obsessively? Feel a pang when you see another author succeeding? Struggle to know whether your progress is ‘enough’? \nThis session is for you. \nHosts Dan Blank and Sarah Begley will unpick the anxiety that comes with tracking sales\, watching others succeed\, and measuring your own progress honestly. \nWe’ll open with a f-r-e-e-writing prompt to get you grounded\, then explore together: \n\nImposter syndrome and the highlight reel problem\nHow to look at your numbers without them defining you\nThe difference between useful data and harmful obsession\nReframing what ‘success’ means for your specific author path\n\nThe session is gently structured to balance reflection with open conversation. Bring your challenges\, your comparisons\, your inner critic – and let’s work through it together. \nThe chat facility is open throughout. You’re welcome to share as much or as little as feels right. Participation is encouraged\, never required. \n~~~ \nThese sessions are part of ALLi’s ongoing commitment to author mental health and wellbeing. All members welcome. \n~~~ \nMeet your hosts… \nDan Blank is the founder of WeGrowMedia where he helps writers develop a human-centered approach to marketing and reaching their audience. He is also the author of Be the Gateway: A Practical Guide to Sharing Your Creative Work and Engaging an Audience. \nDan has worked with thousands of writers\, and amazing organizations who support creative people\, such as Penguin Random House\, Sesame Workshop\, Hachette Book Group\, and many more. \nYou can find Dan at https://WeGrowMedia.com\, his weekly newsletter at https://danblank.substack.com or on social media @DanBlank. \nSarah Begley is ALLi’s Member Support Manager and a passionate advocate for the wellbeing of business owners. As a content marketer and VA\, she takes the marketing and administrative weight off her clients’ shoulders\, because she knows first-hand how easily that load can overwhelm the joy and creativity that drew them to their work in the first place. \nYou can find Sarah at https://virtualmissbegley.com or on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahabegley/ URL:https://www.allianceindependentauthors.org/calendar/live-wellbeing-session-the-comparison-trap/ CATEGORIES:Live Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.allianceindependentauthors.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Wellbeing-Sessions-Graphics.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR