Literature Committee Report for November 2017
(October 2017 Activity)

CALL FOR LITERATURE COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERS! TRANSLATORS, WRITERS, EDITORS, PROOFREADERS, ILLUSTRATORS, GRAPHIC DESIGNERS, LAYOUT SPECIALISTS, AND PHOTOGRAPHERS WANTED!

We have a lot of exciting projects in the works, and are grateful for the enthusiastic teams of volunteers who are helping shape the future of ACA. 

Literature Committee Quarterly Meeting

Charlie H., Chair, Literature Committee, led this quarterly call. 

We have re-established the quarterly Literature Committee call schedule going forward for the first Saturday of each quarter (Time TBD).

  • Saturday, January 6
  • Saturday, April 7
  • Saturday, July 7
  • Saturday, November 3

To hear the recording of this meeting, go to https://www.freeconferencing.com/playback_br.html?n=/storage/sgetFC/a5bT9/joI9D. 

Literature Development Subcommittee Meeting: LBRB Kickoff call

Tamara P., Chair, Literature Development Subcommittee, led our Little Big Red Book (working title LBRB) kickoff call on Saturday, October 28. To listen to the recording of this meeting, go to https://fccdl.in/Z6w8JABtd.

The next Literature Development Subcommittee Meeting will be the kickoff call for the Loving Parent workbook. We anticipate holding this meeting in late December 2017 / early January, 2018. 

Please be aware that to participate in the Literature Development Subcommittee project, we must have received your completed, signed Nondisclosure Agreement (NDA) prior to the project launch. A nondisclosure agreement can be downloaded from https://www.acawso.org/images/literature/ACAWSO_NonDisclosure_.pdf.

Information on Literature Development Subcommittee projects and activities can be found at https://www.acawso.org/literature-committee/literature-development-subcommittee.  

ComLine

We are now accepting submisions for the first Quarter 2018 ComLine. This issue's focus is on Steps 1, 2, 3, and Traditions 1, 2, 3. We welcome all stories and shares of experience, strength, and hope. The most recently published issue is filled with inspirational shares, on joyful meditation, releasing dysfunctional behaviors, and finding healing after loss. You can download it for free from https://acawso.org/images/literature/Comline/2017_4QComLine_FINAL.pdf.   

Translations

Спасибо! -- thank you -- to all the adult children who made production of the Russian BRB complete. With more than 150 million people speaking Russian throughout the world, the ACA message of hope and recovery can reach Russian-speaking adult children in the language of their childhood, and help them find healing.  

International Distribution Project 

Addresses in the United Kingdom, German, Spain, France, and Italy can receive our books without having to pay international shipping costs from the US. To purchase through the WSO store front, visit: 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?merchant=A1UOP2JDGT6NQR&fallThrough=1

 

Strengthening My Recovery e-book

E-book sales for October were 55 books. Total sold is 975 e-books. 

 

e-BRB

Sales for October were 211 books sold. Total sold is 13,684 e-books. 

a-BRB

Sales for October were 125 books sold. Total sold is 2,913 audio books. 

Our next quarterly LIterature Committee Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, January 5 at 1:00 pm Eastern Time.

Sincerely yours in service, 

Charlie H., Chair, Literature Committee
Majbrit M., Chair, Translation Subcommittee
Jeffrey F., Chair, International Literature Subcommittee 
Tamara P., Chair, Literature Development Subcommittee
David McB., Chair, Business Operations Subcommittee
Robin R., Staff