tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post8153624778294978328..comments2023-06-10T22:42:19.087+10:00Comments on Australasian Christian Writers: What Next?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-32348989214180367262015-11-10T20:26:53.583+11:002015-11-10T20:26:53.583+11:00Thanks, Iola, for asking great questions. A big th...Thanks, Iola, for asking great questions. A big thank you to everyone who commented here and in the ACW Facebook Group. We appreciate your thoughts and feedback as we plan our 2016 blog calendar :)Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-64750017986120294762015-11-09T15:22:21.473+11:002015-11-09T15:22:21.473+11:00Self-editing, email marketing and self-publishing....Self-editing, email marketing and self-publishing. Nothing big, then :)<br /><br />Thanks for the ideas, Ian! I agree it would be great to hear self-pub stories from members of the community (any volunteers?).Iolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199141868703826943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-90620918569139186962015-11-09T15:20:55.872+11:002015-11-09T15:20:55.872+11:00I'm not entirely sure what you mean by spreads...I'm not entirely sure what you mean by spreadsheets - do you mean plotting, or something to do with social media?<br /><br />Anyway, some posts on social media sound like a good idea as well. Iolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199141868703826943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-55990770709487682722015-11-09T15:20:02.620+11:002015-11-09T15:20:02.620+11:00Thanks, Nola. Those are some useful ideas.Thanks, Nola. Those are some useful ideas.Iolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199141868703826943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-7455285284223484632015-11-09T13:00:07.740+11:002015-11-09T13:00:07.740+11:00Wow, my head is spinning from that list. I didn&#...Wow, my head is spinning from that list. I didn't know I had all those questions until you posed them :) I'd like to echo Ian's suggestion about self-publishing. I've seen lots of posts looking at differences between the different types of publishing (e.g. traditional vs self-publishing), but a series on the "how-to's" would be helpful. <br /><br />Also, I'm not sure if this has already been done in ACW, but maybe a series on tips that are specific to different genres (e.g. sci-fi/fantasy, mysteries, historical, etc). There are a lot of writing principles that apply across the board, but knowing the quirks of each genre would be handy.<br /><br />Also maybe something on the pros and cons of different types of social media both for the writing process itself and for marketing. For example, I've never used Pinterest, but someone at the conference told me it's good for pinning images of things you might use in your novel. I'd never thought of that. So it would be interesting to see how and why people use different kinds of social media.Nola Passmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08425394685430146759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-63741961975499453572015-11-09T08:56:06.718+11:002015-11-09T08:56:06.718+11:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ian Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192687613923596829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-68615806695356530152015-11-09T08:55:59.029+11:002015-11-09T08:55:59.029+11:00Great suggestion, Iola. A series on self-editing i...Great suggestion, Iola. A series on self-editing is always useful. My sense from other authors is email is the most powerful tool for marketing purposes, increasing readership & building relationships with readers so a series on that would be great. Having one or two authors who've actually done it and can demonstrate the results would be good. <br /><br />Self-pubbing is always relevant. Because we have some self-pubbers in our community be great to have them share their practical tips, what did work and what didn't.<br /><br />I do enjoy our craft book series and be happy to contribute to that in 2016. Another idea might be to include a feature on authors websites/blogs/social media/email that members of the community follow for "learning and development purposes" so we can share the love. <br /><br />Looking forward to an exciting 2016 with ACW.Ian Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192687613923596829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-34066976126011676182015-11-09T07:34:09.924+11:002015-11-09T07:34:09.924+11:00Great post! As I'm not especially technologica...Great post! As I'm not especially technologically savvy or social media aware, I'd like to know more about these areas. I'd also like to know about other people's methods of planning and organizing that planning. Narelle's comments about spreadsheets sounds awesome - but I think I'd need a break-it- down demonstration to fully grasp that :/Carolyn Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180744278101977974noreply@blogger.com