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 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 [...]  about meGlobal writer and journalist, Renata Harper, interviews me about the agony and the ecstasy of writing my upcoming novel, Sunshine Soup. I talk about how long it took, how I took a risk, how hard it was to write and how I coped not only with the knockbacks but that well-known moment, when you can see the finish line, and suddenly think that every word you wrote was utter rubbish. See, I’m normal, just like everyone [...] about meIn yesterday’s blog post on the wisdom of Stephen Fry, I shared with you the phenomenal insights this master of erudition has on writing. It was as if he was speaking directly to me. At the point when he said ‘writing is difficult’ the penny [...] inspirationI am inspired by so many things. On Friday my inspiration came while I was cooking borlotti beans for a delicious avocado and bean salad. The recipe did not ask for borlottis, but when I saw them in the veg shop I just had to have them. The pods were speckled like bird’s eggs and [...] inspirationDaniella has created an acronym that spells HEART and that will, I know, help and inspire any artist to let go and create work from the creative right side of their brain, not the logical [...] inspirationThe following article also appears in my monthly Inspirer newsletter, designed to inspire, support and inform writers. If you would like to receive your copy each month please sign up at my website www.joparfitt.com and pick up a copy of 50 Steps to a Book in Your Hand at the same time. Here goes: When it’s time [...] books60 New Books in 2009 – Do You Know Anyone Who Wants To Be Published? |
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