|
|
|||
   |
 Author guestpostsIn this the first of three guest posts from new author, Wendy Williams, author of The Globalisation of Love, we explore her number one tip
Three Writing Tips from a Newly Published Author Tip #1
Jo Parfitt recently invited me to write three blogs about my experience writing The Globalisation of Love, just published and my first [...]  booksWriting can be isolating. If you have ever thought you wanted to write a book but wanted to do so in a team, then read what newly published, Kate Cobb, has to say about her experience: ‘Writing collaboratively’ seems to me to be an idea fraught with difficulties – how can you actually write something jointly [...] interviews & new releasesWendy Williams, has been married to an Austrian for 13 years and lives in Vienna. Her new book is published on her wedding anniversary, 13th November. In this interview we discover how she created a new term to apply to those in a multicultural marriage – GloLo – and how Williams cleverly chose to include the wisdom of intercultural and relationship experts in order to ensure her book was well-researched and had the authority it needed. This is a book, rather like Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus, in that it is written to be used and enjoyed by real people and not by academics. It is also very, very [...] booksAn American, from Michegan, Sue has been in Japan for 23 years now, is married to a Japanese and has biracial twins, one of whom has cerebral palsy and is deaf. Drawing from her experience and her go for it attitude, Kamata has had many books published by a range of publishers all over the world and continues to be inspired by all she experiences. [...] eventsCome 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 [...] interviews & new releasesThey say you should write about what you know, right? So, when Sue Walker retired to Spain in 2008 and spotted an advert for a writing competition she decided to give it a go. Now, she has a website EyeOnSpain to accompany her book Retiring the Ole Way. As a child Sue Walker lived in Canada, Norfolk and Lincolnshire, and she has enjoyed moving house ever since. Her most recent and most problematic movewas from London to Spain in 2008. She is now enjoying her new life in Jumilla, a traditional Spanish town in the north-east of Murcia, far from the typical expat urbanisations. [...] interviews & new releasesNot only do I like his original concept but I particularly endorse the way his book is very much part of his brand and his business. Books like this increase the profile brilliantly while providing icing on the [...] interviews & new releasesMike Harling loves to write. He is an American who ended up on the other side of the pond because he fell for a Scottish woman. I guess that makes him a love immigrant. Mike saw the funny side of life in the UK and began to blog. The blog became a book and today he has extended his blog to write in collaboration with the British author of Rules Britannia, who went the other way, to the US and who goes by the handle ExpatMum. Together, Mike and Toni Hargis write Pond Parleys and have quite a following. Here, I asked him about his blook, Postcards from Across the Pond, and as you will see, he keeps the sense of humour that makes him so [...] booksThis fascinating interview will inspire any author to think about the Three Bs from the outset – blog, brand and business – and not simply the [...] Writers Abroad radio showsJo Parfitt is interviewed by Rachel Flower of Live Your Brilliance, about writing, healing and her career as a [...] |
 |
|
|
Copyright © 2012 Jo Parfitt - All Rights Reserved |
|||
