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 competitionsThe ExpatWomen confessions page has been a winner from the start. Here, brave, anonymous but hurting women living overseas could ask their questions of an expert and receive lengthy, immensely helpful replies in exchange from the professionals. This anthology contains 50 of them. 50 questions that I’d wager many of us STARS (that stands for Spouses Travelling and Relocating Successfully) have longed to ask at one time or another. Questions that need [...]  about meMy last post, the Big Ask, mentioned how giving is the first rule of networking and how asking is the second. The post focused on what to ask for. With Christmas around the corner thoughts turn more easily to giving than to receiving and to asking, of course, so I thought I would share with you [...] booksI have had a website for about ten years now. In fact I am embarrassed to admit to the number I have had so far. There has been career-in-your-suitcase.com, summertimepublishing.com, expatrollercoaster.com, thebookcooks.com and now joparfitt.com and each of those has been fiddled and fussed with and changed and rebranded so many time I have lost [...] booksI have had a website for about ten years now. In fact I am embarrassed to admit to the number I have had so far. There has been career-in-your-suitcase.com, summertimepublishing.com, expatrollercoaster.com, thebookcooks.com and now joparfitt.com and each of those has been fiddled and fussed with and changed and rebranded so many time I have lost [...] 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 [...] inspirationI have always believed in giving things away. That’s why I give away two free reports to anyone dropping by my site – see the box there offering The Seven Secrets for Writing Life Stories and the other offering 50 Steps to a Book in Your Hand? Head over to my Giveaways page and you will find more freebies still. Sign up to have me as your mentor and I’ll give you lots of other stuff too. This is how I try to add value to my services. I never expect all the people who take one of my freebies to become my client one day. [...] articlesOur writing goals can often seem too far away, too difficult, impossible even, and so we hover in the foothills of our dreams, shuffling papers and feet and procrastinating. I believe that writing articles should be your first step towards your writing dreams, yes, even (or especially) if your actual goal is to write a full-length book. Articles are shorter, easier to place and a great way to build your portfolio and your [...] inspiration3) Go ‘quote spotting’. People love to talk about themselves, but sadly, in my experience, about 60% of what they say will not be usable in your article. So keep alert for the good things they say. The really good quotes. If you conduct an interview live, rather than by email, only write down the insightful or fascinating answers. Take your time, write those quotes carefully and [...] |
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