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Six of the best - Ask The Authors and celebrate the launch of Sunshine Soup

Come to celebrate the launch of Sunshine Soup, Jo Parfitt’s first novel in the Hague on 1st October 2011 and ask six recently published, local authors, how they achieved their publishing [...]

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Writers Abroad Radio Show No 5 - I talk to David Beckett of Amsterdam - the essence

Not only did David write and publish his book in a year, but he also created a book that was perfect for his local market. It is no surprise the David is a marketing man, with years in international marketing for Canon. You would expect a man like him to get so many things right – and boy does he do [...]

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Inspiration from Start-up Junkie, Melody Biringer, of Crave

Today, I’m going to re-remind you that one and add another – new books. When a book is freshly published its appearance makes good news. Not only could you write a book review, but you could also interview the author or write a feature based on the premise of the book and interview the author and mention the book in the [...]

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A brilliant book concept - Bicycle Mania

bicycle mania

I loved the idea of Bicycle Mania before I even saw it. Author Shirley Agudo, is a friend of mine, and fellow journalist based here in Holland. I knew that already. What I did not know was that she was also a photographer, and a fine one at that.

Anyway, a little over a [...]

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Why you need to be famous

The following is my column from my November Inspirer newsletter, now in its seventh year. To subscribe and pick up a copy of ’50 Steps to a Book in Your Hand’ please go to my website www.joparfitt.com

I often tell my students and clients that they need to be Googleable if they are to impress [...]

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