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Just published my first book with Publish me, the mouse that roared, a personal journey. A short concise look at my life journey. Currently living in Porirua, Wellington Read more... Read less...

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I am a mother of three and a grandmother of two and live in Auckland. I have finally written my first children's books. Hopefully the 1st volume of "The Read more...Pipsies" will be in print by April 2008. The stories are about the adventures of little garden creatures. The book will appeal to the 6-9y age bracket. Read less...

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The Pipsies volume 1

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Claire Read had been involved with language and writing for as long as she can remember. Trained as an accountant but found she was much more interested in the Read more...people and the words than the numbers. Currently she is running Confident Communication courses for children 7-12yrs. She lives with Multiple Sclerosis, which requires daily challenges, and her two daughters in Auckland. Recently returned to University to study Psychology (language, learning and health) and submitted her first art works for exhibition. Claire has several books “in progress” and is interested in ordinary people’s life stories and getting others to achieve their dreams. Claire is also looking for that person to encourage and support her to complete her dream book. Read less...

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Once a chef,a cave guide and an entertainer,I am now a nature photographer,explorer and kayaker on the West Coast of the South Island. I enjoy exploring native forests and coastlines,and love Read more...to photograph the amazing things I find to share with others.I'm interested in compiling nature guides,and books on evolving consciousness and awareness,amongst other things. I have been contributing to the nature photgraphy site Trek Nature since 2003 where I have posted around 400 photos under the nickname LordPotty (my former stage name as a stand up comedian during the 80's). In my archives I have thousands of unique photos of lesser photographed New Zealand species .... fungi,orchids,insects,geckos and plants,as well as landscapes and 'arty' photos.Please take a look at my website NZ Wild (link below). I am also keen to contribute to other peoples works,as a photographer,writer or proof reader. I was delghted on browsing the Author profiles to find that I already owned books by at least 2 authors here .... Valda Paddison and Pat Barrett. I look forward to communicating and perhaps working with some of you in the future. Read less...

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Ocean Reeve is currently sales consultant for PublishMe. He has worked for Zenith Publishing Group for 5 years. previously he has worked in the film and television arena off and Read more...on for over ten years. Including camera work for TVNZ news, independent video production and the role of programme director at regional television level. In his free time, Ocean continues to write and develop scripts and screenplays which evolve into production. He currently is working on a spiritual short film script due for production late 2007. Read less...

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ETERNAL DAMNATION
The House
WOLVES

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Mike Reeves-McMillan is a novelist and hypnotherapist with a background in technical writing and corporate training. He also has a black belt. It holds up his trousers. He's not sure why Read more...so many people mention having one of these, though they are useful, trouserwise. Read less...

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City of Masks

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Mr James Terrance Refoy-Butler was born in New Zealand in 1935. He is married with two children and is currently working as a Barrister and Solicitor in General Practice. After a period Read more...of ill health he decided to translate 'Homer's' Illiad as a means of recovery. The first 12 books are now published in one volume. The final 12 books should be completed in two or three years time. Read less...

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The Iliad of Homer

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I run a company called Innervate, and spend much of my time coaching and running programmes in high performamce psychology. My latest writing project is co-authored with my wife, combining Read more...my 'head stuff' with her great physio expertise. Read less...

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I've written stories for most of my life, and currently write novels. My fantasy (vampire) novel, A Different Hunger, was shortlisted for the Richard Webster Popular Fiction Prize run by Read more...Hazard Press, and was recently a semi-finalist in the Amazon.com Breakthrough Novel contest. Read less...

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I grew up on a farm and am a farm girl at heart, luckily living still close by I can nip home for a visit without the responsibility! I Read more...love being out and about in the hills, sea, coast and native bush of Marlborough, my home province. I am into photography, spearfishing over summer, kayaking, mountainbiking, gardening, and arts and crafts. I am a primary teacher by profession so a lot of my time and energy also goes into this. I live with my husband and two affectionate black and white moggies in a house and section we have made our own. I live the gluten-free lifestyle due to being gluten-intolerant. It is a result of my GF journey that I have written my first published book 'Gluten-Free Food, Kiwi Style'. Read less...

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Gluten-Free Food, Kiwi Style

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I have completed and passed with distinction, both the Professional Children’s Writing course and the Novel Writing course run by the New Zealand Institute of Business Studies. These courses were Read more...fantastic. I totally recommend them. My husband Chris and I live on a beautiful little farm in Ohau, New Zealand. As well as working full time we breed Alpacas. In my spare time (when I make some), I take two male alpacas (Dino & Dandy) to rest homes, schools and kindergartens. They have even been in elevators. Dandy is small enough to go right up to beds and visit with people who cannot get out of bed. They are very gentle, special animals. We feel very privileged to be able to bring more of them into the world. I have always been crazy about animals and whatever books I write will contain as many animals as I can squash into them. I have been riding and competing horses for the last 30 years and can’t imagine my life without them. Read less...

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Charlie, Talcon and the Genie

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Mary Austin Ripma, born St. Johns, Michigan, USA, 1952. Michigan State University Bachelor of Arts 1974, San Jose State University MLS 1977, Canada College Business Management Certificate 2000. Married Read more...Mark Ripma 1978, daughter Lee 1982, daughter Tye 1986, son Clay 1990. Electronic database publishing and library career 1977-1998, NZ resident 2003-present, owner/manager La Casita Pacifica, Santa Cruz, California 2001-present, member Warkworth Quilters, NZ Master's Swimming. Author "We're Moving to Middle Earth!: An American Family's Year in New Zealand." Read less...

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Task Force Productions is a small wargaming company in Raumati Beach, just north of Wellington, New Zealand. With over 20 years experience in wargaming, and previous industry experience, I hope Read more...to bring to you quality wargaming product direct to you at a fair price. As a wargamer I am always after a bargain, and always mindful of cheap or inferior products. And this is foremost in our minds in what we supply to you. We know that you want good product, and we know you want a good deal if you can get it. And that's what we will supply to you, nothing less. And we know our product, because 20 years experience playing almost everything gives us that experience and knowledge. For satisfaction, try the company that wants to give you a great wargaming experience. Read less...

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With a background in teaching, from pre-school through to secondary level, I have written extensively producing educational materials for teachers. These include musicals where I draw on my experiences as Read more...a dancing teacher and musician to compose original music and choreography. I also write childrens novels, having 16 Fantasy Adventure novels (for children aged around 8-14 years) published so far. In addition to date I have written another 3 children's novels, 1 lighthearted semi-autobiographical adult novel, 4 children's picture books, 5 children's poetry books and 3 adult's poetry books. I write for a variety of publishers both in NZ and overseas. Read less...

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A Touch of Magic
If I Had An Elephant
Sunny Saves The Day
What The Doctor Ordered

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Alison Robinson has been writing local history publications for over 30 years. She has extensively documented several centennial and memorabilia books and is continuing to add to her repertoire of Read more...new and interesting historic titles. Read less...

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Ian Robinson is a New Zealand born traveler and a travel writer with lengthy trips throughout Latin America and Asia, as well as living in the UK and Japan. Adventure Read more...travel is his passion! In 1992 he crossed Outer Mongolia alone on horseback, one of the first westerners to do so. In 2004 he completed a similar journey across Tibet. Following these journeys Ian was made a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society. Ian prides himself on being able to get to know a place and its people on an intimate level, to be able to experience and write about both well known popular tourist destinations as well as out of the way, even remote places, often discovering new opportunities for travel destinations. Ian has a unique ability to be able to write about the ‘other side’ of often well known places, meeting quirky people in unusual settings. Ian writes with a clear, easy to read, economically descriptive style. He has written and published four books: The Coromandel, a portrait of one of New Zealand’s most beautiful and fascinating regions on which he researched the Coromandel’s past and present. You Must Die Once, the biographical account of his horseback journey across Tibet, You Must Die Once was highly commended in the Travcom travel media awards in 2007. Gantsara, alone across Mongolia, the story of his epic Mongolian adventure. Gantsara was the winner of the Travel Book of the Year award in 2005 ahead of eleven other entries, it has also been translated and published in Italy. And Days To Go, a fictional novel set in Japan. Ian has also had articles accepted for publication in magazines such as On Holiday and AA Directions. Read less...

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Writing is what I do - I love it- it is my passion. I have been writing for over 20 years, and am so excited that my work is published Read more...and the feedback from readers is so positive. My goal is to write in every genre. I have 14 books in various stages of completion, from fantasty, historical, murder mystry and thrillers. So watch this space for new titles. I live in New Plymouth and love New Zealand. I am a reseacher, writer, and in a past life teacher. Read less...

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Bathsheba Book 1; Ewelamb
Fields of Fire
Innocent Darkness
Select Cuts
Walker

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I am a business woman and marketer based in Rotorua and am working on my first novel due for completion late February 2010. I am very interested in talking to Read more...other aspiring authors. Read less...

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Robin pictured between Russ and Gina Garcia at their Kerikeri home March 2006, courtesty of local paper' In the late 1970's, Robin. barely out of her teens, met and eventually married Read more...New Zealand's 'good keen man' the iconic Barry Crump. There were no children of the marriage."In Salting The Gravy", is Robin's self published account of those 12 years. After her former husbands death, the author, set about to debunk popular entrenched mythology surrounding Barry Crump, he was neither a womanizer, nor a husband prone to 'shoot through' What emerged was sader, and perhaps even more interesting than the the fictional portayal of the iconic 'good keen bloke'. The first three years of her twelve year marriage were spent camping by bush, river and unihabited tropical island. Camping rough, with all their worldly possessions in a vintage Model A truck, Robin soon learnt how to cook and heat washing water over an open fire. They trapped possum on the high ridges above their campsite, and later when the whitebaiting season started in Westlands Bruce Bay, they joined a small group who were cut off from the rest of civilization for the three month whitebaiting season. Later they mined for gold in a tributary of The Shotover river above Queenstown. The only way into their mountain camp when the road froze over in winter was via a mountain pass on horseback, just like miners in the gold rush era. Eventually Robin and Barry spent five months on an unihabited motu in the Cook Islands returning with a manuscript Barry had written. Robin eventually helped Barry with the publishing of several of his books, and apart from a flat in Newmarket where the pair teemed up as announcer and panel operator to work at Radio Pacific, most of their living accomodation was in rough shacks, or camped in the back of a truck or combi van. Eventually they owned 11 acres of bush up the back of Opotiki across a river that could only be forded when conditions allowed. It was from here they frequently traveled to Wellington to film the Toyota advertisments. After leaving the marriage, Robin moved to Tauranga with her five-month old daughter. That was 18 years ago. She has been involved in a number of industries, including early childhood education, community and social work, resthome work, industrial work, caregiving and writing. She is currently working on a book with a 92 year old. With the assistance of business partner and best friend Brad, Robin's book has largely sold out. The friends have learned a great deal about the joys and also the pitfalls of publishing since January of 2004 when 'In Salting The Gravy" was first released. Robin has relocated to a small Bay Of Plenty town so she can spend the winter writing and working on her next project. Read less...

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I came up with the idea of a New Zealand specific record book and decided to put it together. On a big learning curve I created my World Famous in Read more...New Zealand website http://www.worldfamousinnewzealand.co.nz to use as a forum to gather records so I could publish a very basic version of the book. Now as a part time bike mechanic/salesperson and secondary teacher I have the time to put it together a bit more professionally. Read less...

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The Author – John Rofe CMC, BCA, IMCNZ John is a Certified Management Consultant with a degree in Accounting and Business Administration from Victoria University of Wellington. He is Read more...a member of the Institute of Management Consultants in New Zealand, he has been a member of a number of other institutes prior to his decision to retire. Initially, after graduation John had 12 years experience as a financial and management accountant and held senior financial management roles in industry. He then had 12 years as a company or group general manager and CEO. More latterly, he has had 16 years experience as a business and management consultant, specialising in business performance improvement. During his career, John consulted to government agencies, reviewing causes of business failure and the culpability of directors. He was instrumental in the establishment of a “Big Six” corporate recovery practice based in Auckland. He has started businesses, fixed businesses, buried businesses, consulted to banks, and worked for central and local government. He is used to having people agree with his findings. In 2005 he retired from full time work due to concerns over his health. Read less...

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Flag Kiwisaver?

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Michael Romanos is a published author who has a love and bond with dogs. He became published in 2006 and continues to this day to actively market his publication.

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Amazing New Zealand Dog Stories

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Joan Rosier-Jones was born in Christchurch, New Zealand. She has lived in London (England), Wellington and Auckland and now resides in Wanganui. She began her working career as a teacher Read more...and now combines the two loves of her life – writing and teaching. ‘If I’m not writing, the next best thing is to be talking about it,’ Joan says. She has five novels and to how-to-write books to her name. Read less...

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Pat Rosier is the author of six previously published books, four non-fiction and two fiction. Previously she was an editor with Broadsheet Magazine (1985–1992),and lived in Auckland. After a stint Read more...of living in the South Island of New Zealand she now lives at Paekakariki with her partner, Prue Hyman. Writing takes an increasing amount of her time. Read less...

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take it easy

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Kathryn Rountree has been a lecturer at Massey University since 1996 after completing a DPhil at the University of Waikato and 2 years as a postdoctoral fellow at Victoria University Read more...of Wellington. Her current field research centres on the Mediterranean and looks at spiritual tourism in relation to ancient pagan temples and the commodification of history and culture. Kathryn's teaching is mainly in courses on Ritual and Belief and anthropological research methods. Read less...

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After fifty years in teaching, and 67 at school, I have retired to look after property and to continue writing and film making, with over 20 films created with Pinnacle. Read more...Just over 40 years ago was the start of a writing about soccer and softball for all the major newspapers. There were 27 years with the Sunday News and 23 with the Auckland Star, and longer with the Herald. Now doing coverage for Auckland softball on the website and in seven local newspapers, with six published books on sports’ history. An avid fruit and vegetable gardener for almost 40 years and one of a family of five children, and wife Eve. Now have 17 grandchildren, 12 of them in Australia. Teaching included 20 years as a principal, ending up at Northcross Intermediate in Browns Bay. Currently writing a memoir and a history of the first 70 years of Auckland softball, plus making a film about the first international softball match played in New Zealand. Read less...

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John’s passion for thoughtful writing began during his late teens and led to the publishing of “I Like Surprises!” Birthed to Dutch immigrants in Eketahuna in 1959, John heralds from Read more...the Manawatu and spent 25 years living in Lower Hutt, where, together with wife Jenny, they have three teenage daughters and a son. Four children, a midlife BA with psychology and sociology majors (Massey University) and two management diplomas later, John abandoned the treadmill to enjoy his passions: Life Itself, people, writing and reading. Ever an ardent proponent of working smarter not harder, he retired at age 44 to focus on unleashing the creativity within. Not expected to see 20, in “I Like Surprises!” John describes a life that goes beyond enduring, surviving and ‘not too bad, thank you’. John resides in New Plymouth, New Zealand and devotes his energy and attention to furthering the work of living Spiritual Master Sri Bhagavan YanchiGuruji (and to finishing a second book!). Read less...

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I Like Surprises! the autobiography

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