tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24737940055317887072024-03-06T01:33:43.773+13:00SHE'LL BE WRITEWriting. Research. Reading. Life.Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03925044266985376872noreply@blogger.comBlogger149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473794005531788707.post-56412237307221434452015-03-26T09:51:00.000+13:002015-03-26T09:51:13.507+13:00ONE DAY LEFT, FREE DOWNLOAD Conclave: collection of science fiction and fantasy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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At the same time I've also been trying to visual my 'author brand'.<br />
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A enjoyable visit to E9 in Tauranga to speak to the wonderful website gurus about creating a new AUTHOR WEBSITE was very helpful in focusing all my ideas.<br />
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The website is on it's way and will incorporate a blog, so this blog will be put in the bottom drawer.<br />
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Goodbye blog. Nice to know you blog. It's been a long road blog. Adios blog. BlogBlogBlog. It's a funny word isn't it...<br />
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Now to work out how to merge the two blogs successfully. hmmm.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146690153350712351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473794005531788707.post-40690763176168081612015-02-25T21:42:00.002+13:002015-02-25T21:42:56.015+13:00What's next?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ahhhh, the smell of a real book. This is the final proof of A Mer-Tale, with its new glossy finish.<br />
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A big shout out to Lee Murray who directed me to Wicked Book Covers, who designed this image. They've been amazing to work with, so helpful.<br />
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Also, enormous thanks to Lee, Piper and Celine, my fellow writers in Conclave, who let me pluck the A Mer-Tale novella from our collection of science fiction and fantasy stories and begin my eventful self-publishing journey.<br />
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It's been a steep learning curve!<br />
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Have ordered some more paperback copies from Createspace and can't wait for them to arrive.<br />
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Next job: check out Wheelers.co.nz and their ePlatform - the gateway to library and school purchases.<br />
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And last but not least... on to creating an author website!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146690153350712351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473794005531788707.post-48109900484919990482015-02-25T21:22:00.000+13:002015-02-25T21:22:12.754+13:00Member spotlight on SpecFic website this week... moi!I'm the '<a href="http://www.specficnz.org/2015/02/25/member-spotlight-jan-goldie/" target="_blank">member spotlight</a>' on the SpecFic website this week. Exciting! Read the interview and browse the wonderful SpecFic site while you're there.<br />
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SpecFicNZ is the association for creators, writers and editors of speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy and horror) in or from New Zealand.</div>
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The organisation was founded in March 2009 to foster a community focused on the promotion and proliferation of all aspects of the speculative fiction genre in this country.</div>
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SpecFicNZ officially launched in August 2010 at Au Contraire, New Zealand’s 31st National Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention in Wellington, New Zealand.</div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146690153350712351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473794005531788707.post-35320495712716189662015-02-19T11:55:00.002+13:002015-02-19T11:55:19.129+13:00Sir Julius Vogel awards nomination! A Mer-Tale is in the running!!Take a hop, skip and a jump to the SFFANZ website to find the list of final nominations for the Sir Julius Vogel Awards 2015. <a href="http://www.sffanz.org.nz/sjv/sjvNominations-2015.html" target="_blank">Read the list of nominations...</a><br />
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There's a voting form on the site if you wish to kindly vote, although you will have to join SFFANZ for NZ$10. <br />
Congratulations to my fellow nominees! I seem to know quite a few of you. lol.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146690153350712351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473794005531788707.post-61076898942716209222015-02-16T15:30:00.001+13:002015-02-16T15:30:39.171+13:00Writing down daydreams: "Name My Novel" - Preview and Competition<a href="http://dariansmith.blogspot.com/2015/02/name-my-novel-preview-and-competition.html?spref=bl">Writing down daydreams: "Name My Novel" - Preview and Competition</a>: After much deliberation I've decided to launch one of my novels as an indie publishing project while my agent continues to discuss...<br /><br />
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Want to have a hand in naming someone's novel? Darian Smith's blog post gives you the chance to name his new, about to be indie-published manuscript.<br /><br />
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Romance, ghosts of the past, small town mysteries... can't wait to read it Darian!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146690153350712351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473794005531788707.post-29834703993607919232015-02-12T13:28:00.002+13:002015-02-12T13:28:51.735+13:00First proof of paperback A Mer-Tale - spot the error!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Can you spot the error?<br />
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Createspace is sending me a brand new proof as this formatting error was their own. The title needs to be centred and placed not so close to the edge of the spine.<br />
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Something as teeny tiny as this can make an indie published book look less than professional, so back to the drawing board!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146690153350712351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473794005531788707.post-29250533210084083112015-01-23T13:35:00.001+13:002015-01-23T13:35:37.568+13:00Chapter One of 'A Mer-Tale' by Jan M. Goldie - FULL BOOK NOW AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW!<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center; text-indent: 0cm;">
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<span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">I
tiptoe along the hallway, keeping to the centre of the carpet runner. My
fingers trace brocade wallpaper and familiar picture frames, but my eyes fix on
the unpredictable floorboards to either side of the soft runner. A squeaky one
to my left… I step over it. That creaky couplet to my right… I work my way
around them. I’m exposed here, like an antelope chancing an open savannah. The
lush carpet with its soft pink and brown swirls cushions my footsteps, and with
each step I come closer to learning the truth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">I’m almost at
the kitchen. Only the storeroom after that and I’ll be there. But the kitchen
will be my biggest challenge. If Anna hasn’t stepped outside then I’m in
trouble.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">“I’ll be back
in a minute, Murdoch.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">It’s Anna. I
freeze. Her solid, flat-heeled footsteps echo across the kitchen’s wooden floor
as she strides in from the courtyard to dump a pile of freshly cut herbs on the
counter. The kitchen fills with the earthy scent of basil. I can hear Jaes and
Murdoch chatting out in the courtyard. They must be deciding on our daily boot
camp. I’m surprised Murdoch hasn’t tracked me down to join in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Anna runs her
hands under the tap and plods back outside. “Once you’ve finished, you better
go and get your cousin, Jaes. She needs a workout too.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">What did she
mean by that? I’m as strong as a swordfish and twice as fast. Anna chats with
her brother for a while, and then I hear the sound of the peg basket drawn
along the wire of the washing line. She’s back on schedule.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Anna likes
things to run on time. Washing out of the machine by 10am and on the line to
dry in the incessant blasts of coastal wind that give my bed sheets a fine
coating of salt.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">I edge
forward, passing the gaping hole that is the kitchen’s enormous entry, and
quicken my steps as I pass the storeroom. I’m almost there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Uncle’s study
is on the right and, as I approach the ornate door, I notice it is slightly
ajar. I can hear Uncle pacing inside. I sneak to the opening, careful not to
lean on the door. Carefully, I peek through the gap.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The phone
blares. I jump, almost lose my balance and just manage to fold myself against
the wall as Uncle strides past the gap to grab the home line.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">“Hello?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">He listens. I
catch my breath.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">“No, I don’t
think that will be necessary, but thank you.” His voice is clipped and quiet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">With the phone
in the left hand corner of the room, this might be my only chance to catch a
direct look at Uncle’s desk. He’ll have his back to me. I steel myself, plant
my feet and swivel ‘til I’m directly in front of the door. Then, pushing it
with one finger, enough to mimic the action of a small breeze, I take a peek.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Uncle faces
the window, his broad back a wall of tension. He’s dressed entirely in black.
To the right, I can see his huge desk. There it is. A message in a bottle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">I can’t
believe Jaes was right. An actual message in a bottle. Not a letter. That would
be far too practical. Not an email, by the winds, that would be too modern. No.
Here, at Conclave Manor, it seems we’ve taken to communicating by something even
slower than snail mail—sea snail mail? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The bottle
stands to attention on Uncle’s carved coral desk, like a lone soldier on guard.
I can make out a scroll, secured with a wax seal the colour of dried blood,
trapped within its blurry, glass exterior. The bottle is green, opaque and
solid. How will Uncle get the message out? I shake my head. What are we,
pirates? For reef’s sake, couldn’t they use a phone? Perhaps it came from a
far-off pod asking for help. The Sprats aren’t operating in our waters now. Perhaps
they’ve moved to other areas and are terrorising other people like us? But,
surely, news like that could be communicated using human technology. It isn’t
as if we don’t have access to it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">“Right. Well,
thanks for letting me know.” Uncle’s voice startles me, and I realise I’ll be
in full view when he turns around. I backtrack along the hallway, slip into the
reading room and throw myself down into my favourite wicker chair, hands
drawing comfort from its smooth mahogany arms and deep, squashy cushions. That
was close. If he’d seen me lurking outside the door I would have got an earful.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">I breathe out
my nerves and roll my shoulders. The reading room smells like old books and
dusty newspapers. Magazines crowd tables in high piles. I reach for the nearest,
National Geographic. Turning to the bookmarked story, I stifle a giggle.
‘Mermaid—the Myth.’ Sometimes, I feel like emailing them a video of me to say,
‘Hey, science guys, look, a tail!’ But I know I never would. It’s an unspoken
rule that we no longer commune with humans. No good has ever come of it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The low hum of
an appliance sounds from the kitchen. Anna is whisking something up for lunch.
The scent of cinnamon wafts down the hall.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">A loud crash
brings me upright. I leap to my feet and race for the door, then stop in
realisation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">So, that’s how
you get a message out of a bottle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146690153350712351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473794005531788707.post-84329271141153220002014-12-21T18:33:00.001+13:002014-12-21T18:33:01.846+13:00Beattie's Book Blog - unofficial homepage of the New Zealand book community: 'Twisty Christmas Tales'<a href="http://beattiesbookblog.blogspot.com/2014/12/twisty-christmas-tales.html?spref=bl">Beattie's Book Blog - unofficial homepage of the New Zealand book community: 'Twisty Christmas Tales'</a>: Published by Phantom Feather Press RRP $22.00 A great Xmas Stocking filler reviewed by Maggie Rainey-Smith In the introducti...<br /><br />
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Want to buy your teen a book for Christmas but need to find something fun and not too long?<br />
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A Mer-tale is a fantasy adventure story about mermaids, mermen and strange alien mer-creatures that live hidden under earth's seas.<br />
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Intrigued? Find out more...http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/496759Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146690153350712351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473794005531788707.post-81223868320861521022014-11-28T13:20:00.001+13:002014-11-28T13:20:22.751+13:00Smashwords: Ebook Publishing Gets More Difficult from Here - But there's good news too!<a href="http://blog.smashwords.com/2014/11/ebook-publishing-gets-more-difficult.html?spref=bl">Smashwords: Ebook Publishing Gets More Difficult from Here - H...</a>: First the good news. For indie (self-published) authors, there’s never been a better time to publish an ebook. Thanks to an ever-growi...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146690153350712351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473794005531788707.post-51126588014189716842014-11-25T10:56:00.001+13:002014-11-25T10:56:47.982+13:00Around The Bookshops: Twisty Christmas Tales Book Launch<a href="http://barbaramurison.blogspot.com/2014/11/twisty-christmas-tales-book-launch.html?spref=bl">Around The Bookshops: Twisty Christmas Tales Book Launch</a>: On Thursday evening last (13 th November) the Children’s Bookshop at Kilbirnie hosted one of the most diverse book launches I ha...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146690153350712351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473794005531788707.post-47064524513397566182014-11-16T16:01:00.003+13:002014-11-16T16:01:27.162+13:00Twisty Christmas Tales Book Launch Huge Success<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Huge grin for a huge success. The Twisty Christmas Tales book launch was a fantastic event in Wellington on Thursday.<br />
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Held at the Children's Book Shop in Kilbirnie, we had over 100 people turn up and sold over 70 books.<br />
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That's a great start for a little collection of Christmas stories!<br />
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Perfect for kids of all ages but for me I'd recommend the stories to children in late primary and early intermediate school. Saying that, I read most of the book on the flight home and loved them all!<br />
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We've sold out of the first print run so the next one will be available in New Zealand stores in about a week's time. However you can easily purchase the eBook on Amazon. A perfect Christmas present or stocking filler.<br />
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HERE'S <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Best-Twisty-Christmas-Tales-J-Ponder-ebook/dp/B00OWXKEAW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416106633&sr=8-1&keywords=twisty+Christmas+tales" target="_blank">THE LINK TO TWISTY CHRISTMAS TALES</a> ON AMAZON FOR EBOOKS and paperbacks if you so wish!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146690153350712351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473794005531788707.post-19329303632031253062014-11-12T09:32:00.001+13:002014-11-12T09:32:08.619+13:00Around The Bookshops: Fiction - Age 7 up First Review of Twisty Christmas tales!<a href="http://barbaramurison.blogspot.com/2014/11/fiction-age-7-up.html?spref=bl">Around The Bookshops: Fiction - Age 7 up</a>: Published November 1st 2014 NZ Writers and Illustrator Peter Friend, Eileen Mueller and A.J. Ponder editors, illustrated by Geo...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146690153350712351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473794005531788707.post-47048058897930353442014-11-06T15:15:00.001+13:002014-11-06T15:15:24.828+13:00The Best of Twisty Christmas Tales Trailer - look for my story in this children's xmas story anthology<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rK7Ol_d-m1o" width="480"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146690153350712351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473794005531788707.post-44320881065678635432014-10-28T16:11:00.001+13:002014-10-28T16:11:28.223+13:00A Mer-tale - a fantasy fiction YA Novella by Jan M. GoldieI'm gearing up to get A Mer-tale sorted into it's own little eBook and possibly in a small print book too. It's a novella, so it will be a short but hopefully fascinating fantasy read!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4iPV6t6VYpfK8EeW1oUnIKZh65iQxilWtICRwR3phE0ZTsK1MTXON7MlyqntUBBqxqelTqiUMj7B9SjLUtGnBW_jYjubA1kuCA-0db7HJVS25nHM8UeX1q3uJ5El4-pfNYzdh-1K0PFhX/s1600/amt-webcover-low-res.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4iPV6t6VYpfK8EeW1oUnIKZh65iQxilWtICRwR3phE0ZTsK1MTXON7MlyqntUBBqxqelTqiUMj7B9SjLUtGnBW_jYjubA1kuCA-0db7HJVS25nHM8UeX1q3uJ5El4-pfNYzdh-1K0PFhX/s1600/amt-webcover-low-res.png" height="320" width="213" /></a>A Mer-tale is YA fantasy fiction focused on a mermaid. The story is already available in the science fiction and fantasy collection called 'Conclave'. Here's the back cover blurb from Conclave:<br />
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Land-trapped Mermaid Thala Tellurian struggles to accept her privileged life while battling her self-obsessed Uncle in any petty way she can. Isolated and forbidden to delve into her family's bloody past, Thala longs for change. So, when visitors from a rival pod reveal a hidden agenda, Thala dives straight in. But it's not until she's face to face with her family's lifelong enemy that she realises she's in terrifyingly unfamiliar waters.<br />
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By filling out two in depth, age appropriate online quizzes - ‘focus on me’ and ‘focus on my future’ – students can identify career, degree and study paths as well as possible job opportunities. Bulls-eye provides them with an instant, automatic summary of personalised information to work with.</div>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.8999996185303px;">I spoke to bulls-eye creator, Kate McBeath, who was a finalist in this year’s Best Online and Technology Business section of the Fly Buys Mumtrepreneur of the Year Awards... </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We are pleased to announce the signing of <em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Brave’s Journey</em>, by Jan M. Goldie. “This is a fantastic addition to 2015’s catalog, both in terms of providing another great young teen/YA fantasy title to our Australian imprint, but also welcoming our first New Zealand author,” stated Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG Publishing/IFWG Publishing Australia.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We are expecting this title to be released in the second or third quarter of 2015. Stay tuned for more information about the forthcoming title in coming months. Read all about it at www.ifwgaustralia.com</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146690153350712351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473794005531788707.post-86483354380468508602014-08-16T11:41:00.000+12:002014-08-16T11:41:41.685+12:00Bring home the Beacon<br />
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If your eyes are glazing over, it’s time to wake up. Beacons are being labelled the next big thing and will be nudging your Smartphone with information and enticements to purchase stuff in no time at all.</div>
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So what’s it all about?</div>
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Decoding the tech lingo is the first step to understanding what’s going on. So here’s a quick guide to the terms:</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 5px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><i>Beacon:</i> </span>A beacon is a device that can wirelessly transmit data over short distances. It transmits a signal that lets another device work out how near it is to the broadcaster. It’s all about proximity.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 5px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><i>Bluetooth LE (Low Energy) technology:</i> </span>The name of one kind of signal beacons can transmit. Although there are other kinds, Bluetooth LE is low energy, low cost and available on most Smart devices.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 5px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><i>iBeacon:</i> </span>People tend to use the terms iBeacon and beacon in the same breath, but iBeacon is actually an Apple trademarked term referring to that company’s particular use of Bluetooth LE to create user experiences around iOS products.</div>
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