In 2019, we are continuing the tradition of a cross-post between Christian Writers Downunder (CWD) and Australasian Christian Writers (ACW), exploring genre. You may wonder if, after two years, there are any more genres to explore. Well, yes, there are. In fact we haven’t come close to covering them all. But before we launch into …
Author Archives: Iola Goulton @iolagoulton
Paths to Publishing | Vanity Publishing
By Iola Goulton @iolagoulton Over the last three weeks we’ve looked at trade publishing, publishing through a small press, and self-publishing. Any of those can be good options. Today we’re looking at a path to publishing that is rarely a good option for the author: vanity publishing. That’s because vanity publishing goes against publishing’s most …
Paths to Publishing: Self-Publishing
By Iola Goulton @iolagoulton Over the last two weeks, we’ve looked at two paths to publishing: working with an agent to attract a major publisher, and publishing through a small press or micropress. This week we are looking at the third option: self-publishing. Self-publishing has soared in popularity since the release of the Amazon Kindle …
Paths to Publishing: Small Presses
Last week I talked about traditional publishing, focusing on large publishers. This week I’m looking at another area of traditional publishing: the small press. Small presses and micropresses follow the same business principles as the major traditional publishers. Small presses take on the full financial responsibility for publishing and distributing the book, although you’re less …
Tuesday Book Chat | Should Christians read fiction? Why … or why not?
Welcome to the Australasian Christian Writers Tuesday Book Chat, where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Should Christians read fiction? Why … or why not? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation in a comment on this post or in a …
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Paths to Publishing | Trade Publishing
By Iola Goulton @iolagoulton The New Year is traditionally the time when we make resolutions about what we are going to achieve in the coming year. Lose weight. Exercise more. Read the Bible and pray more. Read more books. It’s also when Australasian Christian Writers have chosen to launch our new website … but it’s …
Tuesday Book Chat | Are you doing a reading challenge in 2019?
From Iola Goulton @iolagoulton It’s Iola here. Welcome to the Australasian Christian Writers Tuesday Book Chat where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Are you doing a reading challenge in 2019? If so, which challenge? How many books are you aiming to read? We look forward …
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