{"id":22971,"date":"2013-10-31T06:30:45","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T17:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=22971"},"modified":"2013-10-31T12:26:39","modified_gmt":"2013-10-30T23:26:39","slug":"heres-specficnz-wellington-featuring-elizabeth-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2013\/10\/31\/heres-specficnz-wellington-featuring-elizabeth-heritage\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s SpecFicNZ Wellington \u2014 Featuring Elizabeth Heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2012\/09\/20\/its-aotearoa-new-zealand-speculative-fiction-blogging-week\/specficnzlogo\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16066\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-16066\" title=\"SpecFicNZlogo\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/SpecFicNZlogo-150x66.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/SpecFicNZlogo-150x66.jpg 150w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/SpecFicNZlogo-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/SpecFicNZlogo.jpg 623w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Last week I heralded\u00a0 a new \u201cmini-post\u201d series on the blog, starting today, titled <a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2013\/10\/24\/heres-specficnz-wellington-introducing-more-comrades-in-speculative-fiction\/\">&#8220;Here\u2019s SpecFicNZ Wellington.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As I set out then, SpecFicNZ is the <em>&#8220;national association for creators, writers and editors of speculative fiction in or from New Zealand\u201d<\/em> and I thought some of my blog readers might enjoy \u201c\u2018meeting\u201d a few more of the member, following the very successful <a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2013\/06\/12\/heres-specficnz-christchurch-the-wrap-up\/\">&#8220;Here&#8217;s SpecFicNZ &#8212; Christchurch&#8221;<\/a> series from earlier in the year.<\/p>\n<p>As I also explained, effectively my fellow SpecFicNZ-ers will be introducing themselves using a series of common headings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Here\u2019s Who:<\/strong> a short, first person introduction to the member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Here\u2019s Why:<\/strong> the member writes or publishes speculative fiction, as opposed to any other genre<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Here\u2019s What:<\/strong> an example of the member\u2019s work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Here\u2019s Where:<\/strong> <em>you<\/em> can find out more about the member and their work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So without further ado, please meet <strong>Elizabeth Heritage<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Here\u2019s SpecFicNZ\u2013Wellington: Featuring Elizabeth Heritage<\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_22978\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2013\/10\/31\/heres-specficnz-wellington-featuring-elizabeth-heritage\/elizabethheritage\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22978\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22978\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22978\" title=\"ElizabethHeritage\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ElizabethHeritage-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ElizabethHeritage-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ElizabethHeritage-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ElizabethHeritage.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elizabeth Heritage<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Here\u2019s Who:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Kia ora koutou, I\u2019m Elizabeth Heritage and I\u2019m a Wellington-based freelance publisher. I have a first class honours degree in history and english, and a post-graduate diploma in publishing &#8211; but, more importantly, I have a lifelong love of books and language. Publishers are primarily readers, and I love working in an industry that values not only the imaginative power of prose but the physical arrangement of words. There is a very special joy that comes from being intimately involved in the creation of a book, from manuscript assessment and editing, through design and typesetting, production and printing, to sales and marketing. Seeing a book in stores that I\u2019ve worked on always gives me a thrill of pride &#8211; it\u2019s like an invisible sort of fame.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Here\u2019s Why:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">At my wedding party, my father made a speech in which he claimed that I first read <em>The Hobbit <\/em>to myself when I was 6. I don\u2019t remember whether that\u2019s true, but it certainly speaks volumes about me that that\u2019s the story he chose to tell. These days, I have another special connection with <em>The Hobbit<\/em>: my pet rat Orville is in the movie! I made a very short film about it:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A95QpApnh-A\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">I have always been a devoted reader and I have always valued those authors whose transformative talent with language creates new worlds and beings so engrossing that they stay in my brain for years. I love books that I can revisit in my head whenever I like, and I consider it perfectly normal to have long-term imaginary relationships with fictional characters. For example, I have been married to the Lord Vetinari in my head now for about fifteen years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">These are interesting times for the publishing industry in New Zealand. The rise of online purchasing from overseas has led to a lot of bookshop closures, and the withdrawal of many international publishers. If you want to support the creation of spec fic in Aotearoa, there are three main things you can do: <a href=\"http:\/\/indiebound.co.nz\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">shop<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mebooks.co.nz\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">local<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.specficnz.org\/sign-up\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">get involved<\/span><\/a>, and keep writing. Two spec fic publishing houses have recently opened in Wellington and want to hear from you: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steampress.co.nz\/contact.html\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Steam Press<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paperroadpress.co.nz\/submissions.html\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Paper Road Press<\/span><\/a>. Good luck!<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Here\u2019s What:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">As a freelancer, I work with publishing companies small and large, and with authors who are self-publishing. At the moment I\u2019m working with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tepapapress.co.nz\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Te Papa Press<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paperroadpress.co.nz\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Paper Road Press<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.specficnz.org\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">SpecFicNZ<\/span><\/a>, to name a few. I also review books for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.booksellers.co.nz\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">BooksellersNZ Association<\/span><\/a>, which is wonderful because it allows me to apply lots of verbs to books: reading, thinking about, discussing, weighing up, comparing, writing about. It also means there\u2019s a steady stream of new books arriving at my house, which is absolutely the way life ought to be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">If you\u2019d like to learn more about what I\u2019m working on, visit the \u2018my projects\u2019 page on my website:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/elizabethheritage.co.nz\/my-projects\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/elizabethheritage.co.nz\/my-projects\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">If you\u2019d like to learn more about how I might be able to help you with your book, look-ee here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/elizabethheritage.co.nz\/how-i-can-help-you\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/elizabethheritage.co.nz\/how-i-can-help-you\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">I\u2019m always keen to meet fellow bookaholics, so do get in touch.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Here\u2019s Where:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">My website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elizabethheritage.co.nz\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">www.elizabethheritage.co.nz<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">My Twitter account: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/e_heritage\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/e_heritage<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">My Facebook page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/elizabeth.heritage.98?ref=tn_tnmn\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/elizabeth.heritage.98<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">My book reviews: <a href=\"http:\/\/booksellersnz.wordpress.com\/tag\/elizabeth-heritage\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/booksellersnz.wordpress.com\/tag\/elizabeth-heritage\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cHere\u2019s SpecFicNZ\u2013Wellington\u201d series will be posting\u00a0 for the next six to seven weeks, with the next\u00a0 feature post on Thursday 14 November.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week I heralded\u00a0 a new \u201cmini-post\u201d series on the blog, starting today, titled &#8220;Here\u2019s SpecFicNZ Wellington.&#8221; As I set out then, SpecFicNZ is the &#8220;national association for creators, writers and editors of speculative fiction in or from New Zealand\u201d and I thought some of my blog readers might enjoy \u201c\u2018meeting\u201d a few more of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","category-other-writers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22971"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23270,"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22971\/revisions\/23270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}