by Web Editor | Oct 12, 2017 | Digital, ELT publishing, Graded readers, Materials writing, Story writing
When I was seven years old, I came across the most amazing thing. On the cover, it said, ‘A fighting fantasy gamebook in which YOU become the hero!’ It was The Warlock of Firetop Mountain by Ian Livingston and Steve Jackson, a gamebook where you played the role of an...
by Web Editor | Oct 3, 2017 | ELT publishing, Materials writing, self-publishing
Our latest blog post is by Ken Wilson, who shares his thoughts on how the ELT materials writing world has changed over the last few decades. The MaWSIG blog features guest posts by members – please get in touch if you would like to write for us. I’ve been...
by Web Editor | May 21, 2017 | ELT publishing, Events, self-publishing
In this post, Nik Peachey introduces his upcoming webinar with MaWSIG. I had been thinking about writing a book for years. A few times I put together proposals for books and expectantly sent them off to publishers, only to be disappointed. Even more times I started to...
by Web Editor | Mar 27, 2017 | ELT publishing, Graded readers, Materials writing
Our latest blog post is by Richard MacAndrew, who urges readers not to lose hope if a project takes a while to find a publisher. The MaWSIG blog features guest posts by members – please get in touch if you would like to write for us. Seventeen years ago I started...
by Web Editor | Mar 19, 2017 | ELT publishing, Materials writing, Uncategorized
Rhiannon Sarah Ball describes her approach to writing materials for NGOs. At a time when ELT is dominated by learning technologies, solutions, outcomes and meta-tables, it’s easy to forget that sometimes education can’t be measured. Working with ELT in...
by Web Editor | Dec 5, 2016 | ELT publishing, Materials writing
In this final post of 2016, Tania Pattison reflects on her year as a freelance ELT writer and editor and looks ahead to 2017. The MaWSIG blog features guest posts by members – please get in touch if you would like to write for us. For those of us who are freelance...