self publishing 2018

Not really a post for help, but just noting that I need to catch up. I've been on holiday for a week, so I haven't yet caught up on the second session to know what I need to upload to the group. I'll try and get something together this evening or tomorrow and comment on some of the others WIPs that have been shared.

This one is on something that would be easier to produce in the time: Homework #1 Should it be done? - Who would read/use my material? People who read/have read my website and commented on it (a very small, niche audience!) - Why? What would they gain from it? Updated, revised content from my blog - What are they currently using or reading instead? Other blogs, other self-pubbed ELT people's books - Why do I think my material (or idea) is good? I think some of my reflections/lesson plans have been relatively popular among my blog readers Homework #2 Can it be done? - What will the final product look like—text? images? size? format? length? Probably more like a pamphlet-length thing, rather than a book - How much have I already written? How much is left to do? Original blogs are already written, but these probably need to be updated a bit - How much of the thinking/planning have I already done? How much is left to do? Need to think how to group blog posts so they make a coherent who...

This first set of homework is for a TDSIG website manual: Homework #1 Should it be done? - Who would read/use my material? People who want to use the backend of the TDSIG website; anyone taking over webmaster duties in the future - Why? What would they gain from it? To be able to work with the WordPress theme we use to update/maintain the website - What are they currently using or reading instead? They might be reading general websites or other publications on using WP and/or the Elegant Themes website and social media channels to work with the theme - Why do I think my material (or idea) is good? It's bespoke for the particular website (there would be no unnecessary bloat)

Homework #2 Can it be done? - What will the final product look like—text? images? size? format? length? Text and screencapture for annotated images of the site; relatively concise; 3-5 sections? one example walkthrough per section/function on the website - How much have I already written? How much is left to do? Not physically written anything yet, but I have done quick screencaptures and recordings to help other committee members - How much of the thinking/planning have I already done? How much is left to do? Again, planning isn't physically done, but a lot of it is in my head - When do I plan to write? I'll do little and often: 10-30 mins x 3 times a week

Hi everyone, just catching up with watching the recording of the first webinar session and I have a couple of questions/requests: – I can't find the link to the sample book Dorothy mentions (50 Ways to Practice Writing). Probably being oblivious, but I have looked up and down the posts here. Can anyone help? – I would be grateful for any extra resources to help get to grips with Styles in Word (I'm working using Word for Mac) Thanks in advance for any help you might be able to give!

Hi everyone! I'm currently teaching on a pre-sessional EAP course in London, where I'm based. The last few years I've done a lot of freelance work – teaching, training, web-based development and materials writing. Some of the projects I've worked on: the British Council ESOL Nexus website (lesson plans and cpd resources), Learning Circles for BBC Learning English (a video-based course designed for people who can't make it to traditional ESOL classes), and the National Geographic Learning Keynote series (I did spreads on presentation skills for the workbooks for the B2-C2 levels). I've done bits and pieces apart from that. I've trained teachers at York Associates in the UK. I don't actually have anything 100% ready to go in terms of publishing, so I'll probably just use this as a practice run and rework some of my blog posts into a collection. In the long run, I'd like to put something together on tools for development for teachers and students (t...