26/11/2011
The word is, short stories are making a bit of a comeback, not only on the web, but in hard copy too, so there’s no better time to start polishing up those skills with the Bundaberg Writers’ Club short story competition.
The competition closes in March 2012 – details on entry form (link above and on the competition page).
If you have any questions, contact the club via info at bundywriters.com or esmond at internode.on.net
Happy writing, and good luck.
17/07/2011
Yes the giant online store is coming to Australia, see the story in The Australian 14.07.11.
Online sales for just about every item possible is on the increase in Australia as many savvy consumers here have come to understand the time and dollar savings that can be made by shopping online.
Ebooks being an item of great interest to us aspiring and established authors, as this type of book grows in popularity with Amazon playing a very big part in this industry. Ebooks are cheap to buy and produce. However the quality of the writing fluctuates wildly from author to author as the usual editing processes that are the norm in the publishing industry can be overlooked by self publishers. But ebooks are a fantastic way to get your work out in the marketplace, as long the editing process has been thorough, nothing worse than a good story being over shadowed by poor editing.
Ironically in recent days, JK Rowling has released a series of her own ebooks, available direct from her website. Of course after her series of books had been released as major block busters, but still JK’s step into ebooks is an excellent way to keep her fans interested in her writing. There are interesting times ahead for the Australian publishing industry.
