Jo Parfitt

rocky roads and how to avoid them

Jo Parfitt — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:44:39 +0000

About a year ago I had a consultation with a clairvoyant called Mike Robinson. I asked him if I would realise my ambition. He told me that he could see me on a ledge high up a mountainside. Beneath me there was a rocky valley, and on the other side of that valley stood another [...]

Congratulations to Natalie Tollenaere for The Art of Possibilities

Jo Parfitt — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:26:44 +0000

It’s been a busy few weeks. Not only has my client, Simone Costa Eriksson’s book Moving Abroad been released but Natalie Tollenaere’s book The Art of Possibilities/L’art des Possibles has been published – in TWO languages. This is a first for me, to publish two versions at the same time. And it was a joy [...]

Congratulations Simone Costa-Eriksson for Moving Abroad: the mission of detective mike

Jo Parfitt — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:12:35 +0000

Nothing can beat the moment you hold your first book in your hand. Yesterday, my client, Simone Costa-Eriksson, shared that moment with me, when she opened her first box of her first book: Moving Abroad: the mission of detective Mike. A children’s book for 4-9 year old mobile kids.

“So many doubts have crossed [...]

Authors needed for Culture Smart books

Jo Parfitt — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:06:51 +0000

Every year I get asked by my contacts at Culture Smart if I can help them to find authors to write country-specific guides for their thriving series. There is a one off fee payable and the books, of about 30,000 words are written to a defined formula. This is a terrific opportunity for anyone who [...]

The time in between

Jo Parfitt — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:53:02 +0000

It's the time between two seasons. The time between an ending and a beginning. At times like this, what do you do? Do you enjoy the time in between or race to fill in the space that yawns? Find out more about how I, as a writer, feel about times inbetweens in my February column for The Hague [...]

Survey on mid-life transition of expat spouses

Jo Parfitt — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:27:01 +0000

Eek! I guess that’s me.

I’m always keen to promote surveys conducted by people I know. I met Diane Endo two years ago at the Families in Global Transition conference in Houston www.figt.org and will meet her again next month when she runs a workshop on this issue. She specialises in transition issues encountered by the [...]

Your best ever business card

Jo Parfitt — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:10:15 +0000

Better than a business card, better than a bookmark, find out how writing a tips book could boost your profile and your [...]

Write something new today

Jo Parfitt — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:39:10 +0000

It's January, traditionally the month we pledge to do new things. Writers should never tire of trying new styles and methods and so here, to spur you on, are 11 ideas for you, as seen in my January column at The Hague Online, where I am writer in [...]

from blog to blook

Jo Parfitt — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:29:17 +0000

Everyone knows that if you plan to write a book yourself you need to check out the competition. You need to read books like the one you are going to write to find out what works and what doesn’t, to get ideas and be motivated by the fact that if someone else can do it [...]

What a memoir!

Jo Parfitt — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:42:34 +0000

Robin Pascoe introduced me to Joanne Grady Huskey a few weeks before Christmas to tell me about her recently published memoir, An Unofficial Diplomat. Immediately I started to correspond with Joanne and it was not long before her book was in my hand. I have just had the pleasure of reading it.

Many of my clients [...]