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 expatriate stuffTiffany Jansen, American in Holland and blogger at Clogs and Tulips, recently asked me to guestpost about both of my specialisms – how to create a portable career as an expat writer. I was delighted to oblige, and in doing so I compiled a list of six top tips for wannabe expat [...]  booksWhen you are starting out as a new writer it can be hard to get going without a clippings portfolio and it can be hard to build that portfolio if editors only want to publish writers who have already been published. If you are a new writer and want to build your portfolio then I recommend [...] articlesSince July I have been actively contacting a whole host of online publications to see if they would like articles from me. I have been writing many every month as a result and it has made a massive difference to my business, with booksales and enquiries increasing daily. Today, I had a piece published in Maastricht’s [...] booksOne of the first things that I teach the students attending my book-writing workshops is that they need to have the authority to write about their chosen topic. I say they need to have ‘been there, done that and got the [...] expatriate stuffWhen I was a kid I wanted to be a writer ‘when I grew up’. But Miss Butler, my careers’ advisor (who was actually the biology teacher), told me that writing was not a real career, so I shelved my dreams. I was lucky. It took me less than 10 years to get back on [...] booksI am a lazy writer. There I said it. In fact, one of the reasons I made a career out of writing was because I could get away with what I call researchless writing. I admit that I write about what I know and where I’ve been and what I’ve done because it meant I did not have to do much extra research before I had a passable article or book written. Sure, I would speak to some experts and interview a few people to case study, but by and large I could write from personal [...] booksI came across Heidi’s memoir only two weeks ago. Home Keeps Moving is about how her life as a Third Culture Kid (TCK) and Missionary Kid (MK) has shaped her identity and affected her life in ways many find the words to describe. I was immediately [...] expatriate stuffI am a big fan of writing competitions, particularly when the winners get published. Earlier this year I was a judge for the Netherlands Young Writer Competition and the winners had their entries published in a super book about friendship. A week or so ago I judged the finalists in the Life in a Flying House competition where winners earn $10,000 from the Expat Youth Scholarship and publication online. I urge you to look at the website and read last year’s entries while you are waiting for this year’s results (out 13 September). This week, I have two more competitions to tell you about – and this time they are for grown ups! Entering a competition has many six [...] booksI just wrote a piece about how to write about your life experience overseas for a website called Khiruna. If you would like to find out more and dip into some tips and ideas then click here. expatriate stuffIf you live abroad and are thinking of writing your life story, these ten tips I wrote for Moldova.org could be just what you need. To read the full article, click here. |
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