tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73133428246841540362024-02-20T21:35:16.665+13:00Jolene Stockmanwww.jolenestockman.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843017388657814151noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313342824684154036.post-37650806170949779852013-09-06T07:57:00.000+12:002013-09-06T10:25:26.900+12:00Moving!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've moved!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You can check out the new blog and website <a href="http://www.totalblueprint.com/blog/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">See you there :)</span><br />
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www.jolenestockman.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843017388657814151noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313342824684154036.post-7216078286312568522013-05-15T20:26:00.000+12:002013-05-15T21:22:50.146+12:00Ten Random Facts About Me<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I’m a fainter. The first time was hearing the crucifixion story at age five, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the most recent? At a friend's sonogram. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2. I've never broken a bone.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3.</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I’ve never been drunk.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4.</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I was signed by a New York literary agent – and she found my book in the slush pile. #itcanhappen :)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">5.</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I completed my degree extramurally.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">6.</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I spent a year as a video shop clerk with a six-a-day movie habit. </span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I was asked to be an expert for Girlfriend Magazine Australia after the editor read my </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">book</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Total-Blueprint-Domination-Jolene-Stockman/dp/1466359307" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">Total Blueprint for World Domination</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">8.</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; white-space: pre;"> F</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ruit (eating / smelling / looking at etc.) makes me sick. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">9.</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I’ve had laser eye surgery to correct myopia (no more glasses!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">10.</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This month, my book </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jelly-Bean-Crisis-Jolene-Stockman/dp/0473239914" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">The Jelly Bean Crisis</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> will be in bookshops all over New Zealand. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">OMG.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Everything is possible!</span>www.jolenestockman.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843017388657814151noreply@blogger.com68tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313342824684154036.post-89602715354381677802013-05-01T15:45:00.000+12:002013-05-10T09:34:00.907+12:00Playlist<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have a book playlist! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For an author, a book playlist is a kind of soundtrack to their book - it could be songs that they listen to while writing, songs that inspire particular scenes, or songs with themes or lyrics that resonate with the book. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One of my current projects is a young adult urban fantasy fiction. I'm trying a new working style for this book (pantster* as opposed to plotster**) and I'm noticing lots of differences - characters doing whatever they want, twists jumping out of nowhere, book dreams, and yep, for the first time, a book playlist! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">* Pantster: Finding out what happens as you go, writing "by the seat of your pants."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">** Plotster: Planning / plotting the book out before writing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, here are five of the songs from the playlist for my current work-in-progress:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. Yep, the MC's a bit of a badass:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. And cute-guy-with-a-secret needs a theme song, right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. Here comes the fantasy element:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4. And talk about your romantic melancholy:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5. Save the world? Get revenge? Fall in love? Hey, I'm a pantster this time: I have no idea! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">May is New Zealand Music Month, so I'm going to round off my five song book playlist with this from Kiwi band <i>The Peasants</i>:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's very cool to be able to add a new dimension to the work with music, and I'll definitely aim to be back to update the playlist as the book takes shape :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Keep kicking ass!</span>www.jolenestockman.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843017388657814151noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313342824684154036.post-32500128485107760062013-02-04T20:02:00.000+13:002013-05-02T02:19:29.196+12:00Pick a Pencil (x2)<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Okay, so I've disappeared into the Book Cave again :) I'm editing the sequel to </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Total-Blueprint-World-Domination-ebook/dp/B005FDTCEM" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">Total Blueprint for World Domination</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> (Unlock the (U)niverse - squeeeal!) and it is super exciting to know that it's so close to being with you! (The plan is to launch quietly around August 2013, so beta readers, start your engines!!!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Meanwhile, I wanted to remind you (and myself!) of a previous blog post:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You know that book you want to write? It's inside you. I promise.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It already exists - you just have to start!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Those words will become sentences. Those sentences will become paragraphs. Then chapters.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One hundred words a day? It's a book in a year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You are the best person to write that book. (You totally are.) Pick a pencil. Open a document. Start!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Why not? <i>What if?</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Gather supplies, open a file, type two-fingered - whatever it takes! This is your life, your legacy, your mark on the world! Pull your undies on over your pants, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and head into your Book Cave! </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2013 is totally the year to make it happen!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Everything is possible!</span>www.jolenestockman.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843017388657814151noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313342824684154036.post-36130182283242865222012-12-31T21:56:00.002+13:002012-12-31T21:56:29.806+13:002012 Fireworks!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank you all for making 2012 such an amazing year :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank you to the beta-readers (Sian Young, Alyssa Young, and Jane Linsdell) for their support and enthusiasm (plus plus plus!), agent Jessica Regel for her persistence – and the emails that always give me goose bumps, Vladimir Nikulin and Vera Simon for gorgeousness inside and out (you’ll see their work more and more!)...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">...the magical Claudia McKinney from PhatPuppy for taking gorgeous to the next level, the tour hosts, sponsors, and management team for the launch of </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Jelly-Bean-Crisis-ebook/dp/B008PODAAK" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">The Jelly Bean Crisis</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> (particularly Charlotte Russell and Susie Barber for their incredible support)... </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">...thank you to the reviewing teams at LitPick and Readers Favorite, the dedicated (and super scary!) Goodreads community, the organizers and participants of the Book Blast, the librarians, the tweeters, the Likers, the Frienders and the bloggers, and all of the readers and reviewers, who not only read my books, but also took the time to share their thoughts with the world (and sometimes just with me :)). Thank you all so, so much!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, what’s next? It’s definitely the perfect time of year to start thinking big and going for those red jelly beans! And while my plan is to disappear into new drafts and edits for a while, there has already been a suspiciously exciting email that might change that…! My advice? Make the big, delicious plans – and then be completely open for even bigger ones to jump out! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>“The universe will give you so much more than anything you can dream of!” </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">- <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Total-Blueprint-World-Domination-ebook/dp/B005FDTCEM" target="_blank">Total Blueprint for World Domination</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Everything is possible!</span>www.jolenestockman.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843017388657814151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313342824684154036.post-59429297391164941902012-12-12T19:05:00.001+13:002012-12-14T15:23:15.858+13:0012/12/12 Announcement: $100 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Giveaway time! </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">12/12/12 - 12/21/12</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Over the next week, book bloggers from all over the web will be hosting <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Jelly-Bean-Crisis-ebook/dp/B008PODAAK">The Jelly Bean Crisis </a></i>book blast with a $100 prize in time for Christmas!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's super simple - use the Rafflecopter to enter the giveaway :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A huge thank you to Kathy from <a href="http://iamareadernotawriter.blogspot.co.nz/2012/12/book-blast-100-giveaway-jelly-bean.html" target="_blank">I Am A Reader, Not a Writer</a> - she is a passionate reader, a dedicated blogger, and her sites are just gorgeous! Kathy has been amazing in supporting my books, and organizing this giveaway.</span><br />
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<br />www.jolenestockman.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843017388657814151noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313342824684154036.post-56223808669973973492012-10-13T21:01:00.000+13:002012-10-13T21:30:50.214+13:00Free books!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There is a place where you can get free books right now. Paperback, hardcover, actual hold-in-your-hands books! (Along with ebooks, audio books, DVDs, CDs, great advice, and snuggly corners!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Free books! As many as you can hold, as any as you can read. Libraries change lives. I know it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As a kid I was sure that if I could just live at the library, my life would be perfect. I could work my way through the shelves, learn everything about everything, read every single book, and live a thousand lives.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Even though I don't live at the library (yet!), I still love staggering home with a stack of books, or curling up in a secret corner that I'm sure no one knows about but me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A library is a place you can find the world - but better than that, it's a place you can find yourself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">That my spine might jump out at a reader? That my book could be in someone's pile of library jewels? That my words could make a difference to someone I'll never meet? Pfooooar! </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I can’t tell you how much pride and awe I feel that my books live in libraries. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jelly-Bean-Crisis-Jolene-Stockman/dp/1477448950" target="_blank">The Jelly Bean Crisis</a> will be heading for libraries before Christmas, and </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I just visited </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Total-Blueprint-Domination-Jolene-Stockman/dp/1466359307" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">Total Blueprint for World Domination</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> at the </span><a href="http://www.hamiltonlibraries.co.nz/page/pageid/2145864947/Garden_Place_Library" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">Garden Place Library</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> in Hamilton. SO COOL!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Free books! As many as you can hold, as many as you can read - new books, classics, banned books, secret finds, - and now mine!</span><br />
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www.jolenestockman.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843017388657814151noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313342824684154036.post-73702833553949943162012-09-12T21:20:00.000+12:002012-09-12T21:21:42.022+12:00Bake That Book (That Teenage Feeling)<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A huge thank you to Sarah from <a href="http://teenagefeelin.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/book-review-jelly-bean-crisis-by-jolene.html">That Teenage Feeling</a>. For her meme "Bake That Book" she takes her inspiration from YA, and this week? It's <a href="http://teenagefeelin.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/bake-that-book-jelly-bean-crisis.html" target="_blank">The Jelly Bean Crisis</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Everything is possible!</span>www.jolenestockman.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843017388657814151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313342824684154036.post-86862902961789953962012-09-02T19:21:00.000+12:002012-09-02T19:23:14.872+12:00Molly Brown London Giveaway Winner<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The winner of the Strawberry Jelly Bean Necklace from <a href="http://www.mollybrownlondon.com/">Molly Brown London</a> has sent through a photo of her adorable daughter (and fan of pink!) wearing the necklace.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><< It is so lovely to see the necklace's new home!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A huge thank you to Molly Brown London for the international giveaway, and for being so incredibly supportive and fun to work with! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And thank you so much Jolene from Washington for sending through the gorgeous photo :)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"></span>www.jolenestockman.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843017388657814151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313342824684154036.post-67685705917001525852012-08-25T22:07:00.000+12:002012-08-26T08:25:26.547+12:00The Jelly Bean Crisis Blog Tour Map<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is the The Jelly Bean Crisis Blog Tour Map! It's clickable and includes links to all of the review sites and gorgeous people involved in the tour. I LOVE that the whole world really is just a few clicks away!</span><a href="https://maps.google.co.nz/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=217532937682895879350.0004c6940332d90eebb7b&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=11.350797,143.964844&spn=115.958761,228.339844&t=m&z=3&vpsrc=6%3E" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2LXuRxxiSNGfjClEUwbcp56XVQWnSFI88KZolo-QdszlLSevpW3i4FlHk74fzGxdY68V0aLDaN-AbroJlZnA8btQfcSAQMyUBcYPlO8Hv1Ry9y_DuMIFpjI2L7OwVrlYtxxDuLW_i_w/s640/JBC+Tour+Map.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(I've had such an awesome response to The Jelly Bean Crisis Blog Tour Map that I'm going to keep an updated one on the website for reviewers - if you want to be involved, <a href="http://jolenestockman.blogspot.co.nz/p/contact.html" target="_blank">contact me</a> :))</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Everything is possible!</span>www.jolenestockman.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843017388657814151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313342824684154036.post-57060309353122814052012-08-24T20:55:00.001+12:002012-08-24T22:11:13.665+12:00The Jelly Bean Crisis Tour Winners<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">First up: </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Thank you so much to everyone who made The Jelly Bean Crisis blog tour so amazing :) A massive thank you to the incredible reviewers and tour hosts, all of the readers, commenters, Tweeters and behind the scenes supporters - you made those six days some of the best of my life :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And now... the tour prize winners!</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Strawberry Jelly Bean Necklace from <a href="http://www.mollybrownlondon.com/" target="_blank">Molly Brown London</a>:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jolene A – Bothell, Washington.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Monster Jar with thousands of jelly beans:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Alicia E – Birmingham, Alabama.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Print copies of The Jelly Bean Crisis:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jaime H – Sturgis, Michigan.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Denise Z – Medford, Oregon.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">EBook copies of The Jelly Bean Crisis:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Nora, Natasha, Eileen, Emily, Sangita, Alison, Melissa, Jaime, Dale, Christy, Abby, Holly, Mandee, Carlla, and Alicia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Congratulations!!!!!! Your prizes are on the way!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tomorrow I'll post up The Jelly Bean Crisis Blog Tour Map so you can see how much of the world jumped in for the fun :)</span>
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www.jolenestockman.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843017388657814151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313342824684154036.post-53136052395590876432012-08-06T20:18:00.000+12:002012-08-06T23:20:36.500+12:00The Jelly Bean Crisis Book Blog Tour Schedule<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The tour schedule is <a href="http://atomrbookblogtours.com/2012/03/31/cover-reveal-for-the-jelly-bean-crisis/">here</a>!!! *squeeeeal* </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Already today there have been amazing reviews, favorite quotes, and a kitten - and we're only just getting started! (</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When you're checking out the posts, remember to enter the Rafflecopter and be in to win!)</span><br />
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This is it! The Jelly Bean Crisis Book Blog Tour is here!!!!! <br />
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There will be bloggers from all over the world, and giveaways of gorgeous jewellery from <a href="http://www.mollybrownlondon.com/">Molly Brown London</a>, thousands of jelly beans, plus paperbacks and ebooks!<br />
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I'll be back with a list of the bloggers for each day - check out their blogs and enter to win :) <br />
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Everything is possible!www.jolenestockman.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843017388657814151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313342824684154036.post-67096033305391207132012-07-02T22:42:00.000+12:002012-07-02T22:42:53.764+12:00ARCs out, chocolate in!<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The ARCs (Advance Review Copies) are being sent out to readers and reviewers. </span><br />
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Tonight's chocolate is a block of the newest Cadbury creation - chocolate with jelly beans (of course!), chocolate candy, and pop rocks. Wooohoooooo!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Everything is possible!</span>www.jolenestockman.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843017388657814151noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313342824684154036.post-50955018313111788902012-06-01T22:46:00.001+12:002012-07-24T09:00:34.435+12:00Bacon Taco Shell<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Everything is possible!</span>www.jolenestockman.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843017388657814151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313342824684154036.post-85779356708162395242012-05-26T22:11:00.000+12:002012-05-26T22:11:00.135+12:00Goodreads Giveaway<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Enter to win a paperback of <i>The Jelly Bean Crisis </i>before the official release!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Everything is possible!</span>www.jolenestockman.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843017388657814151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313342824684154036.post-71696441529001024112012-05-16T21:59:00.000+12:002012-07-26T09:37:25.871+12:00Changing Teams<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bzQgVfSVVVNee0BU6IyjAAXGxHE92LU63ZWLGm-WiJjpWfTQq73jPsGdNI1xMxZ5N78FXBNSNBeoJY7PQMmUTcvNuV52cCOMKNYFJLdYusTXM0ITxKWQr_eADzQ5nFfhBZoxHW8m_Kk/s1600/Zombie+vs+unicorn.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bzQgVfSVVVNee0BU6IyjAAXGxHE92LU63ZWLGm-WiJjpWfTQq73jPsGdNI1xMxZ5N78FXBNSNBeoJY7PQMmUTcvNuV52cCOMKNYFJLdYusTXM0ITxKWQr_eADzQ5nFfhBZoxHW8m_Kk/s1600/Zombie+vs+unicorn.png" /></a><a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1287515911m/7171748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Zombies Vs. Unicorns" border="0" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1287515911m/7171748.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7171748-zombies-vs-unicorns" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7171748-zombies-vs-unicorns">Zombies Vs. Unicorns</a> by Holly Black, Justine Larbalestier, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Maureen Johnson, Carrie Ryan, Scott Westerfeld, Meg Cabot, Garth Nix, Kathleen Duey, Margo Lanagan, Naomi Novik.<br />
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My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/291713837">5 of 5 stars</a><br />
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I went into this book as a reader with boxfuls of MLPs. Sure, I’m scared of horses, and pretty sure my parents’ Shetland is trying to kill me. But unicorns? Sign me up! Team Unicorn all the way.<br />
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Now, I don’t know whether it’s the love-story-heavy Team Zombie, or the high-ick-factor on Team Unicorn, but somewhere early on in this book, I realized that I have grown up, moved on... and changed teams. I’m now a Zombieland, The Forest of Hands and Teeth, Hollowland kind of girl. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">My favourite stories? Love Will Tear Us Apart by Alaya Dawn Johnson, Bougainvillea by Carrie Ryan, The Care and Feeding of Your Baby Killer Unicorn by Diana Peterfreund, Inoculata by Scott Westerfeld.</span>www.jolenestockman.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843017388657814151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313342824684154036.post-54419303337354140802012-05-01T22:04:00.000+12:002012-05-01T22:04:16.460+12:00Cover: The Jelly Bean Crisis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">A huge thank you to all the bloggers, readers, tweeters, and absolute sweethearts who made Cover Reveal Day so awesome! I am grinning like a mad thing from all the AMAZING things people have said about the cover :). </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(Some of my favourite quotes? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>"HOLY SMOKES! That cover is gorgeous!" "It’s RAINING jelly beans!!! Come ON! *dies*" </i></span><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Wow, I fell in love with the synopsis and I pretty much knew that the cover would rock." </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"</span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Definitely my favourite cover (and title!) so far this year."</i>... Actually, my favorite quotes might have to become a whole blog post!!! :P)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The book launch is August 1, and the blog tour is August 6-11. <a href="http://www.ataleofmanyreviews.com/index.php/2012/04/cover-reveal-the-jelly-bean-crisis-by-jolene-stockman/" target="_blank">Sign up now</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Everything is possible!</span>www.jolenestockman.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843017388657814151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313342824684154036.post-16117009407168574192012-04-30T08:16:00.003+12:002012-05-05T21:39:34.320+12:00Cover Reveal Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">*happy dance*<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Over the next 24 hours, you'll be able to check out the cover for </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Jelly Bean Crisis</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> here:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.bookish-brunette.com/2012/04/cover-reveal-the-jelly-bean-crisis-by-jolene-stockman.html" target="_blank">The Bookish Brunette</a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://apocketfullofbooks.blogspot.co.nz/2012/04/cover-reveal-jelly-bean-crisis-by.html" target="_blank">A Pocket Full of Books</a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<a href="http://lindsayandjaneviewsandreviews.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Lindsay and Jane's Views and Reviews</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.moonlightbookreviews.com/2012/04/jelly-bean-crisis-by-jolene-stockman.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Moonlight Book Reviews</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.chapter-by-chapter.com/2012/04/cover-reveal-the-jelly-bean-crisis-by-jolene-stockman.html" target="_blank">Chapter by Chapter</a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://sosimplesara.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">So Simply Sara</a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://artsymusingsofabibliophile.blogspot.co.nz/2012/04/cover-reveal-jelly-bean-crisis-by.html" target="_blank">Artsy Musings of a Bibliophile</a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://adiaryofabookaddict.blogspot.co.nz/2012/04/jelly-bean-crisis-by-jolene-stockman.html" target="_blank">A Diary Of A Book Addict</a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://themagicatticreads.com/cover-reveal-the-jelly-bean-crisis/" target="_blank">The Magic Attic</a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://storybookescape.blogspot.co.nz/2012/04/cover-reveal-jelly-bean-crisis.html" target="_blank">Storybook Escape</a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://thebookishbabes.blogspot.co.nz/2012/04/cover-reveal-jelly-bean-crisis-by.html" target="_blank">The Bookish Babe</a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.hackaroosreviews.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hackaroo's Reviews<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://kindreddreamheart.blogspot.co.nz/2012/04/cover-reveal-jelly-bean-crisis-by.html" target="_blank">Kindred Dreamheart</a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><a href="http://www.ya-aholic.com/2012/05/cover-reveal-jelly-bean-crisis.html" target="_blank">YA-Aholic</a></span></span><br />
<a href="http://awrittenrhapsody.blogspot.co.nz/2012/04/cover-reveal-jelly-bean-crisis-by.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A Written Rhapsody<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://unabridgedbookshelf.blogspot.co.nz/2012/04/cover-reveal-jelly-bean-crisis-by.html" target="_blank">Unabridged Bookshelf</a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://thebookbarbies.blogspot.co.nz/2012/04/cover-reveal-jelly-bean-crisis-by.html" target="_blank">The Book Barbies</a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.froggaritasbookcase.com/posts/cover-reveal-jelly-bean-crisis-by-jolene-stockman/" target="_blank">Froggarita's Bookcase</a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.thereadinghousewives.com/2012/04/double-dose-of-cover-reveals.html" target="_blank">The Reading Housewives</a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<a href="http://kindreddreamheart.blogspot.co.nz/2012/04/cover-reveal-jelly-bean-crisis-by.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Kindred Dreamheart</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://thereisabookinmybag.blogspot.co.nz/2012/04/cover-reveal-jelly-bean-crisis.html" target="_blank">There is a Book in my Bag</a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://sim-sational-books.blogspot.co.nz/2012/04/cover-reveal-jelly-bean-crisis-by.html" target="_blank">Sim Sational Books</a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.booklovingme.com/2012/04/cover-reveal-jelly-bean-crisis-by.html" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">Book Loving Mom</a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.mycutebookshelf.com/2012/04/cover-reveal-jelly-bean-crisis-by.html" target="_blank">My Cute Bookshelf</a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://totallybookalicious.blogspot.co.nz/2012/04/cover-reveal-jelly-bean-crisis-by.html" target="_blank">Totally Bookalicious</a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Thank you so much to my amazing tour manager <a href="http://www.ataleofmanyreviews.com/index.php/2012/04/cover-reveal-the-jelly-bean-crisis-by-jolene-stockman/" target="_blank">Julie Brazeal</a>, and to the super sweet bloggers who have jumped in to be part of the reveal!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Everything is possible!</span>www.jolenestockman.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843017388657814151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313342824684154036.post-64699544667592169782012-04-04T21:04:00.000+12:002012-07-26T09:47:05.912+12:00News<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My fiction debut </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Jelly Bean Crisis</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> is on its way!<br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Insert </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">squealing, fireworks, happy dancing, and jelly beans :)</span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Here's the info:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Publication: August 1</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
Cover* reveal: April 30 </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
Blog tour: August 6-11 </span><br />
<a href="http://atomrbookblogtours.wordpress.com/2012/03/31/cover-reveal-for-the-jelly-bean-crisis/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">Sign up here</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And if you're on Goodreads you'll find it <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13569930-the-jelly-bean-crisis" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">* The cover is Phat Puppy Creations. Phat Amanda-Hocking-JL-Bryan Puppy, people!!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Everything is possible!</span>www.jolenestockman.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843017388657814151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313342824684154036.post-11843545215962625572012-03-25T23:16:00.002+13:002012-07-26T09:42:55.912+12:00If Dreamhunter was a cake...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2274981.Dreamhunter" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Dreamhunter (The Dreamhunter Duet, #1)" border="0" height="320" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255854848m/2274981.jpg" width="204" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2274981.Dreamhunter">Dreamhunter</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/91085.Elizabeth_Knox">Elizabeth Knox</a><br />
My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/289486663">5 of 5 stars</a><br />
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Very Inception. Delicate and beautiful imagery. I was nearly 300 pages in before I realised that there hadn't been a love interest! And I still didn’t care! Lucky for me I have the sequel, because I really want to know what happens next!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">And if Dreamhunter was a cake? It would be a raspberry lamington – delicate, intricate, deceptively easy, smooth, and (surprisingly) Kiwi.</span><br />
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One more week of NZ Book Month - have fun :)<br />
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Everything is possible!</div>www.jolenestockman.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843017388657814151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313342824684154036.post-11875028232559848922012-03-10T21:57:00.001+13:002012-03-10T21:57:00.250+13:00NZ Book Month: Thunder Road<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6811345-thunder-road" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Thunder Road" border="0" height="200" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1252214546m/6811345.jpg" width="130" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6811345-thunder-road">Thunder Road</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3057837.Ted_Dawe">Ted Dawe</a><br />
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My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/287087925">5 of 5 stars</a><br />
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New Zealand YA fiction. Dark and shaken. Love the male POV, the Kiwi slang, the overall themes and feel of the book, and I really liked the ending. The content (drugs, cars, gangs) just made me sad... I guess I don’t mind crying over zombies and romance, but wasted lives just rark me up! <br />
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It's New Zealand Book Month! If you're in New Zealand, get your NZ Book Month voucher ($5 off your next book store purchase) <a href="http://nzbookmonth.co.nz/UserFiles/2012-PDF-files/2012-NZ-Book-Month-voucher.pdf" target="_blank">here.</a><br />
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Everything is possible!www.jolenestockman.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843017388657814151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313342824684154036.post-70235940681191896672012-03-06T23:01:00.000+13:002012-03-06T23:01:01.970+13:00New Zealand Book MonthIt’s March! So, in honor of New Zealand Book Month, I’m reading some Kiwi YA. I have to admit, after years of reading, writing, and breathing US YA, the Kiwi slang is a fair jolt (and I speak it!)<br />
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If you’re looking to check out some New Zealand books, here are some ideas:<br />
<ul><li>For YA paranormal romance, check out Margaret Mahy’s <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/823502.The_Changeover" target="_blank">The Changeover</a>.* <br />
*<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Forgive the 80's cover and focus on the 600+ 4 and 5 star ratings on Goodreads :)</i></span></li>
<li>For a poignant (& funny!) MG book, read <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/693056.See_Ya_Simon" target="_blank">See Ya Simon</a> from David Hill. <span style="font-size: x-small;">#gotaranaki!</span></li>
<li>For a literary gut-wrenching, dive into Keri Hulme's <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/460635.The_Bone_People" target="_blank">The Bone People</a>. </li>
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This month, I'm challenging myself with male POVs, drag cars, and science fiction. I'm reading <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6811345-thunder-road" target="_blank">Thunder Road</a> (Ted Dawe), <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8636201-smiling-jack" target="_blank">Smiling Jack</a> (Ken Catran), and <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2274981.Dreamhunter" target="_blank">Dreamhunter</a> (Elizabeth Knox). And of course, there's a whole lot of <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search?query=hairy+maclary" target="_blank">Hairy Maclary</a> being chanted around the house! <br />
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Ooh, and if you are in New Zealand? You can get the NZ Book Month voucher for $5 off your next book store purchase <a href="http://nzbookmonth.co.nz/UserFiles/2012-PDF-files/2012-NZ-Book-Month-voucher.pdf" target="_blank">here.</a><br />
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Happy New Zealand Book Month :)<br />
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Everything is possible!www.jolenestockman.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843017388657814151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313342824684154036.post-46340840892054125262012-02-19T23:11:00.004+13:002012-07-26T09:53:49.763+12:0011 + 11 + 11 + 11 + 11<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
Okay guys, so I got tagged 5 times... That's 55 questions. The plan? 55 Pictures!</div>
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Thank you to my Taggers: <a href="http://www.daisycarter.com/2012/02/11-questions.html" target="_blank">Daisy, </a><a href="http://ginadenny.blogspot.co.nz/2012/02/getting-to-know-campaigners.html" target="_blank">Gina</a>, <a href="http://chandarawrites.blogspot.co.nz/2012/02/friday-round-up_17.html" target="_blank">Chandara</a>, <a href="http://kaysbook.blogspot.co.nz/2012/02/ive-been-tagged-so-heres-my-elevenses.html" target="_blank">Karina</a>, <a href="http://rossandrawhite.com/2012/02/tagged/" target="_blank">Rossandra</a>.</div>
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I give you (drum roll)..... 11 questions x 5 taggers x 1000 words* =Monster Answer Montage!</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*Because apparently that's what a picture's worth..!</span><br />
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<i><span style="color: blue;">NOTE: The pics that have been removed will be replaced ASAP - thanks for your patience! </span></i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'm not going to tag anyone (!), but if something sparks for you, feel free to comment :) It's cool to see what we all have in common... Any fellow film fiends campaigning? Toastmasters? 80's kids? Griffon owners?</span><br />
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Everything is possible!</div>www.jolenestockman.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843017388657814151noreply@blogger.com0