[stylist] Here it is - FW: MacGuffin - a new platform for writers and readers

Sun Apr 26 17:34:35 UTC 2015

Bridgit, This is the danger of trying to read with only speech to text and
not checking characters. The name is spelled M A C G U F F I N. It is not a
biggie but in the world of writing and editing, it could be. I am sure you
know your Jaws keys fine, but we all get into the habit of doing read all
and not checking when we think it "sounds right".
Back to the platform; I do not know about its viability for the public, but
it sounds like it might be a great potential option for Stylist. Something
that we could archive our posts in and access particular types of pieces
easily. Far in the future, but...
Eve

On Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 9:49 AM, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via stylist <
stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Just realized two things: One, it's McGuffin, not McGovern, and I do not
> think there would be a visual component now that I re-read this notice.
>
> Bridgit
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Robert
> Newman via stylist
> Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2015 5:09 PM
> To: writers nfb
> Subject: [stylist] Here it is - FW: MacGuffin - a new platform for writers
> and readers
>
> Some of us have been talking about this new service: Here is what was sent
> into several of the NFB lists:
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> From: Sam Clark [mailto:sam at macguffin.io]
> Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 6:16 AM
> To: newmanrl at cox.net
> Subject: MacGuffin - a new platform for writers and readers
>
>
>
> Dear Robert
>
> I’m contacting you from Comma Press, a non-profit independent publisher
> specialising in short fiction.
>
> We’re building a self-publishing platform for fiction and poetry. We hope
> it’s going to be useful for blind and visually impaired readers and
> writers, as all content will be available in text and audio form.
>
> We’re just about to release a beta version, to give people an opportunity
> to try MacGuffin out and help improve it before we launch. We would really
> like to invite some blind and partially sighted readers and writers to tell
> us what they think.
>
> I’d be really grateful if you could share the information below with
> members of the writers division.
>
> If you would like to ask any questions about MacGuffin, the beta version,
> or would like to give feedback, you can talk to Jim on 07891582529.
>
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>
> Comma Press, an independent publisher, specialising in short fiction and
> poetry are building a self-publishing platform:
>
> MacGuffin hosts fiction and poetry in text and audio form. Authors upload
> their text along with an mp3 reading (no specialist equipment needed, you
> can record on smartphone!); end-users can read or stream audio, and toggle
> between the two.
>
> MacGuffin uses Twitter-style hash-tagging: any end-user can tag anyone
> else's work to describe the content, contribute to a meme or add it to a
> reading list.
>
> Examples:
>
> *       I want to share my work-in-progress with my writers’ group. I
> upload a story, tag it with the name of the group (#mcrscifiwriters), and
> it’s there for everyone to find
> *        I’ve written a short story and want to target it at readers who
> will get my work. I tag it #slipstream #surreal #absurd #shortstory
> #newweird.
> *       I tag someone else’s poem #sundaysonnets to add it to a meme.
> *       I tag someone else’s story #samsfavouritelyricalstories to add it
> to a personal reading list.
> *       I'm writing an essay on representations of nature in contemporary
> poetry. I search #poem #nature #seasons #snow #sun to find a range of poems
> with thematic relevance.
> *       I'm a crime fiction fan with a 15-minute bus ride. I search #crime
> #15minutelisten to find a story to suit my journey.
> *       I run a spoken-word night - I upload samples of recent
> performances tagged with the name of my event.
>
> MacGuffin will be free to use (it's a non-profit venture), and available
> as a website, and an app on iOS and Android.
>
> As all the work on MacGuffin is in text and audio form we particularly
> hope that it will be of interest to blind and visually impaired readers and
> writers, and would love to know what you think.
>
> It's released as an invitational beta at the end of April. If you'd like
> to have a play on it, please email sam at macguffin.io <mailto:
> sam at macguffin.io> . More info at www.macguffin.io <
> http://www.macguffin.io/> .
>
> Many thanks,
>
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> Samantha Clark
>
> Content Development
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>  <http://macguffin.io/>
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> macguffin.io <http://macguffin.io/>
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> @TheMacGuffin <https://twitter.com/TheMacGuffin>
>
> The MacGuffin Blog <http://macguffinblog.com/about/>
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>
> MacGuffin is a digital R&D collaboration between Comma Press (lead
> partner), fffunction.co and The Manchester Metropolitan University.
> MacGuffin is supported by the Digital R <
> http://www.nesta.org.uk/project/digital-rd-fund-arts> &D Fund for the
> Arts.
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> Comma Press is a Company Limited By Guarantee (run on a not-for-profit
> basis), Company Number 6390368.
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