Hello everyone! We have created FAQs to try and answer questions that you might have concerning your contributions to the book tentatively called, ‘Digital Natives with a Cause?’.  Though we have anticipated most of the questions, do email me, or post a comment if you have any additional queries pertaining to your contribution. Looking forward to your thoughts!

A.    Is there a word limit?
There is no word limit to the content you give us. Having said that, try not to exceed ten-fifteen pages in a word document.

B.    What kind of content can I send in?
As mentioned during our many email conversations, we are open to any kind of content from your side which can be printed in a book  It can be a straight out essay, an interview, a blog, a discussion. If you give us new media content like a podcast/video, we will share it online and add the transcripts of that in our book. Work on the format which inspires you the most! If you don’t know how to get started, read Annexe 1

C.    How can I make my contribution more interesting?
In one simple way. Add visuals. Visuals bring your words to life and help sustaining interest of the reader clued into your work. Some visual elements you can send to us:
a.    Photographs
b.    Comics, sketches
c.    Tables, flowcharts,
d.    Screen prints of online spaces you are talking about, etc.  

Another interesting way to get your readers to continue reading is by adding subheads. The more subheads you have, the more your reader will flick through to see what section she is interested in reading the most.

* Try to send in photographs which are atleast 300 dpi or have a size more than 2 MB. Anything lesser might be a problem in printing.
**Please keep in mind that the printed edition is to be black and white only. If you send us coloured photographs, they might come out as black and white, though we will make sure that the online version has a coloured snapshot.

D.    I have things that cannot be printed? Should I send them in?
You might have podcasts, online discussions, videos, powerpoint presentations in support of your contribution which cannot be printed. No worries, do send it to us. We will put them online and print an online link of it in the book.  This will give a much colourful experience to the reader of the book.

E.    Who’s my target audience?
Our book will be read by academicians, students, online wayfarers, young and old people across the world. They might or might not know what the concept of Digital Natives are. So when you write, think about addressing that woman on the road. How will you explain her what you are writing on?

F.    What kind of language should I use?
This depends on the kind of content-type you choose to write in. If you are writing a scholarly piece for us, keep it research oriented. If it’s an opinion piece or a blog, go ahead and keep the language informal. What we are interested in is seeing your voice, your style in the book. The book itself is a collation of a lot of voices. Tell the readers about your local experiences, your research, your thoughts.

G.    My colleague just pointed out something that I would like to add into my contribution as a comment. Are comments acceptable?
Yes. We can play around with the layout and include informal bubbles of comments, after thoughts, even tweets on the printed edition. Do send those in as well.

Annexe 1
Steps to your contribution
In case you don’t know how to start working on your contribution, follow these simple steps.
1.    Jot down the points you want to bring out in your article. Or think of questions you want to address in your contribution. These will become your subheads. Each subhead can have one or more questions answered.
2.    Now write down what you want to say under each of your subheads. Do you have answers to the questions you raised? Of do you have more questions? List all these down. This is a skeleton of your submission.
3.    You are now ready with a basic synopsis or a plotline so to say.
4.    Approximately think of what length each section will be.
5.    Start working on each sub-section and flesh it out by answers questions or raising more questions.
6.    Remember, as Aristotle said, every story has a beginning, middle and end. Till now, you have worked on your middle, the core of the book. Give your story an introduction which is a summary of your contribution and at the same time excites the reader to read more. The ending is a cover on all that you have said. Do you want to leave it open for the readers to think about it more or do you want to give it a closure with a conclusion you have drawn? We leave that upto you.
7.    In case you are stuck at any point, buzz us and we would be happy to help you 