{"id":490,"date":"2008-11-04T08:11:19","date_gmt":"2008-11-04T08:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=490"},"modified":"2008-11-04T08:11:19","modified_gmt":"2008-11-04T08:11:19","slug":"hop-writing-motivates-budding-authors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=490","title":{"rendered":"Hop! Writing motivates budding authors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">One of Australia\u2019s longest established IT and software supply companies, Manaccom, is pleased to announce the launch of its latest educational product \u2013 <strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\">Hop! Writing<\/strong> \u2013 designed to help aspiring authors through all aspects of the creative writing process.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Section1\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Major features include:<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"><br style=\"page-break-before: always; mso-break-type: section-break;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\">Random Ideas Database<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\">a Writing Advisor<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\">Character, Places and Objects cards<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\">Vocabulary and Grammar file cards<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\">Story timeline feature<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Narrative Project and Strategy Cards to determine the focus of the project <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\">Manuscript to draft story while following the storyline<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Work schedule with structured tasks and verification grids to ensure all aspects of the literary process have been completed <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Page Setup that can add images and prepare the printing of the book<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Hop! Writing covers the essential steps of writing compelling fiction and has a large range of fun features to keep emerging writers focused and motivated throughout.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Manaccom Deputy Director, Ian Mackay, said, &#8220;Hop!\u00a0Writing can help budding writers to get those creative juices flowing, beating the dreaded writer\u2019s block to unleash the bestseller within&#8221;.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8220;Hop!\u00a0Writing contains a lot of unique fun features to help\u00a0authors through all stages of the writing process, right through to print stage,&#8221; Mr. Mackay said.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"><\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Hop!\u00a0Writing is available through all major computer software retailers throughout Australia and New Zealand; and comes with Australian-based technical support. 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