tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post2796497056268511380..comments2024-02-17T09:53:06.168+00:00Comments on Notes from the Slushpile: Why competition from the internet means children’s writers must get web savvyCandy Gourlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-90391303944213090222006-08-24T13:46:14.756+01:002006-08-24T13:46:14.756+01:00Candy, as always your post is both well researched...Candy, as always your post is both well researched, informative and interesting. I wish you wrote more! I wholly agree with you. The internet is the present and the future. We definitely need to exploit it as best we can, if we wish to attract the youth of today. On my blog I have a link to L Lee Lowe's e-novel Mortal Ghost which is updated every week with a new chapter. I think this is a novel way to keep readers interested. Also AD Lehane posts daily short fiction exercises which definitely keep people engaged, so I think these two writers have the internet audience sussed. You want to get them coming back for more and that's what these two do!Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14121286194338647357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-1787398100409680812006-08-24T19:28:07.246+01:002006-08-24T19:28:07.246+01:00Ah, i did want to cite L Lee Lowe's Mortal Gho...Ah, i did want to cite L Lee Lowe's <b>Mortal Ghost</b> as an example but couldn't find the link! Thanks for that! Here it is for all who want to check it out:<br>www.mortalghost.blogspot.com. And AD Lehane's website is <a href="http://shortshortfiction.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">www.shortfiction.blogspot.com</a>.<br><br>Re: writing more - I wish I could too, but this summer I promised myself I would stop all the procrastination (of which this blog is one!) and finish my manuscript! In fact, I've set up a blog for my novel <b>Volcano Child</b>, taking my own advice about engaging my reader on his/her level! Check it out on <a href="http://candygourlay.com/volcanochild" rel="nofollow">candygourlay.com/volcanochild</a>. Very scary thing to do with all the question marks about whether I can sell it or not!Candy Gourlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007409312955086752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-718974881704721682006-08-24T19:31:07.366+01:002006-08-24T19:31:07.366+01:00Here's a comment from Nicky:Read your blog yes...Here's a comment from Nicky:<br><br>Read your blog yesterday, Candy and tried to leave a post saying I thought it was really good covering so effectively the impact of Web 2.0 ie the social web. Unfortunately, I couldn't post the comment, not sure why. But what you say is absolutely spot on. Anita recently asked via her blog the way forward for writers, particularly new writers and I said I felt sure the internet would have a major role to play. I think writers are going to have to some interesting lateral thinking around this one. Where the income is generated I've not yet worked out ;-) Best wishes, NickyCandy Gourlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007409312955086752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-83929360982117843732006-08-25T17:30:44.613+01:002006-08-25T17:30:44.613+01:00Here's hoping this comment comes through ;-)I ...Here's hoping this comment comes through ;-)<br>I keep coming back to reading your post, Candy, and I keep being struck by it. You are so right in what you say. The Social Web, has been around for ages. Dare I confess I met my partner via the Internet :-) - and he's the techie type who got me blogging. Life works in mysterious ways. <br>With a background in multimedia and marketing, I personally find the rise of the social web and new ways of reaching one's audience hugely exciting. But as I said previously, I still have to get my head around how we generate income from this new way of writing and publishing. <br>I did post two references to Wordpool today - one to Financial Times article on Lulu.com founder and another to Eoin Purcell's blog - where he speaks about the changes in publishing. You can find his sitelink on both my and Jude's blogs.<br>I'd really like to see us create a forum, particularly amongst children's writers to discuss this further.<br>By the way, many thanks for mentioning Atyllah in your post ;-)<br>Nicky and her chicken friend, Atyllah.Nicky S (Absolute Vanilla)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15711143904999373216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-66651004748979156302006-08-27T23:58:42.530+01:002006-08-27T23:58:42.530+01:00Yes, thank you Candy, very, very much! Some of th...Yes, thank you Candy, very, very much! Some of the multimedia "stuff" is hard for me as a math dyslexic, and my progress seems slow, sometimes Now, I feel encouraged to soldier on!<br><br>BTW: Did you know? You are an EXCELLENT writer.Rinda M. Byersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-66213568228062041322006-08-28T00:00:09.533+01:002006-08-28T00:00:09.533+01:00Also, CAndy, have yuou considered opening the blog...Also, CAndy, have yuou considered opening the blog to comments from non-Blogger blogging people. <br><br>I can get into the comments page because I had an old Blogger account, but I'm over at Xanga, now, BTW also very popular with teens now for blogging.Rinda M. Byersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-15389075071269426332006-08-28T18:08:30.970+01:002006-08-28T18:08:30.970+01:00Thanks for that, Rinda! Speaking of being technica...Thanks for that, Rinda! Speaking of being technically-savvy, I had no idea my comments were only set for blogger users! <br><br>Cheers, CandyCandy Gourlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007409312955086752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-74480801054515054792006-10-11T20:44:50.506+01:002006-10-11T20:44:50.506+01:00Great article Candy. Your point about transliterac...Great article Candy. Your point about transliteracy is particularly important, I think, and one way to engage the transliterate generation is to create transliterate literature... I'm thinking of pieces like Kate Pullinger's <a href="http://www.inanimatealice.com" rel="nofollow">Inanimate Alice</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com