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 booksI have long adored mixing media. Paintings with words on, such as those produced by my hero, Joan Miro, lift my spirits as words and art combine. But here I had found a man who combined more layers than I could count. One of his pieces involved asking people to walk seven circuits of a beachside pool, one metre apart, in silence. Now that IS [...]  booksI have to admit that it was good move on my part to commission a PR professional to write a book for Summertime Publishing. Anne O’Connell has supplied lots of great info for the blog here and over at ExpatBookshop based on her success [...] books[fpic-write-right] If you have been thinking about taking a course in how to write life story but wishing you lived in the Hague so you could attend my workshops, you will now be pleased to know that How to Write Your Life Stories is going to The Watermill at Posara, near Pisa, Italy, next September [...] booksThe Busy Life of Ernestine Buckmeister, to my radio show. Last week I talked to her about how she wrote, edited and published her book. Today, I talk to her about how she is promoting it. Linda has an MBA and a background in marketing for Tiffany, the jewellery company, so she knows a thing or two about marketing. We talk about websites, getting reviews, speaking to schools and book trailers, among other things. [...] booksMy book focuses on Political Savvy, a critical yet undervalued leadership skill. The book re-frames thinking about office politics highlighting the power of positive politics examining power networks, perception management and visibility weaving gender and culture into the [...] interviews & new releasesOut just before Christmas, this great book, by two Brits in Valencia, Spain, might be just the thing to get you out of the financial doldrums. Running a home-based business that you can actually live [...] interviews & new releasesWriters Abroad Radio Show 35 – Matt Krause on Kindle, insights and [...] booksTwo expats, one a mother of bilingual expat teens, one a psychologist, met in Singapore and realised that expat teens have a tough time finding the support and advice they need in transient times. The idea for this book was born and soon the pair had crafted a website and a survey in order to begin to gather their material, from the teens themselves, from expat parents and expat psychologists and teachers. Covering everything from drugs and sex to divorce and loss of identity, this book will help everyone who lives with, works with or IS an expat teen. Interestingly, the authors found themselves on different continents before the book was completed and conducted the process between the US and Singapore. Find out where they got their inspiration in this three way interview, across the [...] interviews & new releasesNew Yorker, Linda Lodding, talks to Jo Parfitt about how she found a US publisher for her children’s book while living abroad. Find out what you need to know about word counts, working with an editor and illustrator and how she found support while living overseas from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Discover how Linda went about making herself attractive to a publisher (Flashlight Press), and be inspired by her amazing, successful [...] booksBook trailers are THE way to get attention for your book. Jack Scott, author of Perking the Pansies, grabs you by the short and curlies with his… Hot off the press from Bodrum, [...] |
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