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Breakout 3: tips for engaging your audience

Author Philippa Posted on October 11, 2019October 13, 2019
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Breakout 2: Getting Heard! Podcasting 101

Author Philippa Posted on October 11, 2019October 13, 2019
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Nalini Singh – beyond the first draft

Author Philippa Posted on October 11, 2019October 13, 2019
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Day 1: Harlequin Presentation

Author Philippa Posted on October 11, 2019October 11, 2019
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Day 1 Keynote address: Nalini Singh

Author Philippa Posted on September 20, 2019October 11, 2019
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RWAus Conference 2019

Author Philippa Posted on September 20, 2019October 16, 2019
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Slushpile readings – Professionals panel

Author Philippa Posted on June 8, 2019September 2, 2019
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Major Sponsor Keynote: Harlequin

Author Philippa Posted on June 5, 2019August 29, 2019
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Breakout 2: Lana Pecherczyk – Sell more books with graphic design

Author Philippa Posted on June 4, 2019June 4, 2019
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Breakout 1: Kelly Hunter – 10 tips for character development

Author Philippa Posted on June 2, 2019June 2, 2019
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Movie review: Jupiter Ascending is just Fabulous

Author Philippa Posted on May 28, 2015September 29, 2017

Jupiter Ascending was, in a word, Fabulous. In two words it was Absolutely Fabulous. My slightly longer review is that I think I understand why reviewers aren’t liking it much: …

Theatre review:  Les Misérables  (Sydney)
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Theatre review: Les Misérables (Sydney)

Author Philippa Posted on May 18, 2015October 24, 2017

Dave and I went to see the new Sydney production of this show recently – he has never seen it on stage before, although he has of course seen the …

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TV Review: House of Cards

Author Philippa Posted on July 28, 2013July 28, 2013

One of my all-time favourite tv adaptations is House of Cards with Ian Richardson and Susannah Harker.  It was a 4-part BBC mini series based on a novel by Michael …

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Game review: Some thoughts on Mass Effect 3

Author Philippa Posted on October 29, 2012September 29, 2017

I am currently doing my second play through of this game, with my original Shepherd character that has been with me since the original Mass Effect game.  She is a …

Book review: A Pliocene / Intervention / Galactic Milieu reflection
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Book review: A Pliocene / Intervention / Galactic Milieu reflection

Author Philippa Posted on September 21, 2012September 4, 2019 2 Comments

Seeing as The Great Intervention is nearly upon us (due next year in fact), I am doing a reread of the Julian May books – Saga of the Exiles, Intervention …

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Game Review: Fallout New Vegas

Author Philippa Posted on July 18, 2011July 18, 2011

I have put off writing this review for a while, because I really wasn’t sure what to say.  I loved Fallout 3  so much and spent hundreds of hours playing …

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Game Review: Lord of the Rings Online (Part 1)

Author Philippa Posted on January 21, 2011July 18, 2011

I have never been interested in Massive Multiplayer Online (MMO) games in the past, I’ve had a bit of a look at some of them and there was no appeal.  …

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Movie review: The Lovely Bones

Author Philippa Posted on April 7, 2010July 18, 2011

We saw this movie in January.  I knew it was a murder mystery, and based on a book, but not much more than that going in. The movie was set …

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Movie review: Avatar

Author Philippa Posted on April 6, 2010July 18, 2011

I saw this on Boxing day and have been meaning to write something but couldn’t be bothered.  It has pretty much been said, but just in case my opinion is …

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Series review: Ultraviolet

Author Philippa Posted on October 26, 2009July 18, 2011 2 Comments

This is a classic BBC miniseries from 1998.  I had seen the first two episodes when it originally screened, but never seen the whole series.  Dave had not seen it …

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