Tuesday Book Chat | Where is your favourite spot to read in the summer?

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: Where is your favourite spot to read in the summer? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation in a comment on this post or in …

Productive NOT Busy

My journey with adrenal/chronic fatigue has taught me so much and recently I’ve been reminded to be productive not just busy. I had a dream where I was back at my old workplace and my previous boss was being quite rude and demanding but I maintained my cool and said to God: “this is an …

Author Interview | Jessica Kate

Fast Five Long black or flat white? Both taste like mud. I go for pineapple juice instead. Kiwis or koalas? Do you have an irrepressible urge to throw you arms around a kiwi the instant you see it? ‘Nuff said. Mangoes or kiwifruit? Would I rather eat what is essentially juicy sunshine, or a small …

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 …

Author Interview | Narelle Atkins

This interview is part of a series, introducing the members of Australasian Christian Writers, to give you the opportunity to get to know us a little better. Today we’re interviewing Narelle Atkins. Welcome, Narelle! Fast Five Long black or flat white? Flat white. My wonderful husband makes one for me each morning. Kiwis or koalas? …

Tuesday Book Chat | Do you have a book budget? Do you stick to it?

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: Do you have a book budget? Do you stick to it? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation in a comment on this post or …

Introducing the President of Omega Writers Australasia

Australasian Christian Writers, as part of our affiliation with Omega Writers as their partner Facebook group, has invited the leaders of Omega Writers to write a series on Omega Writers, who they are and how they operate.This month, President, Meredith Resce, is talking about her role in leadership with Omega Writers. The President of Omega …

Author Interview | Ian Acheson

This interview is part of a series, introducing the members of Australasian Christian Writers, to give you the opportunity to get to know us a little better. Today we’re interviewing Ian Acheson. Welcome, Ian! Fast Five Long black or flat white? Both actually. Flat white first thing in the morning, Long black post lunch. Cricket …

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 …

Author Interview | Lays Halawe

This interview is part of a series, introducing the members of Australisian Christian Writers, to give you the opportunity to get to know us a little better. Today we're interviewing Lays Halawe. Welcome, Lays! Fast Five Long black or flat white? Long black. Why ruin a good coffee with milk? Mangoes or kiwifruit? Mangoes. Cricket …