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My writing life story course recommended in The Guardian and The Week!

It’s a brilliant opportunity by the way to follow the entire How To Write Your Life Story program in a beautiful environment and with lovely food. Thanks to Lois and Bill, who run The Watermill at Posara for inviting [...]

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Me and my career and publishing secrets - the video

On Sunday, Doris Fuellgrabe interviewed me by the magic of video for the Expat Coach Association website. In this 54 minute film I share my journey starting with my experience, before discussing expat writing and publishing market opportunities, the main reasons expats get into writing, how the publishing industry has changed, where to focus your writing attention, how automation can help you be present in several platforms, how to go from blog to book, and when you know that a book is ‘done’. [...]

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Write Your Life Stories workshop goes to Italy

If you have been thinking about taking a course in how to write life story but wishing you lived in the Hague so you could attend my workshops, you will now be pleased to know that How to Write Your Life Stories is going to The Watermill at Posara, near Pisa, Italy, next October (2012).

If you would like to learn how to add SPICE to your writing, how to write compelling prose about your experiences and discover how to write in complete stories, then this is the course for [...]

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Writers Abroad Radio Show no 10 - I talk about my new novel, Sunshine Soup

Global 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 [...]

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Writers Abroad radio shows

I get interviewed for my Writers Abroad Radio Show

Jo Parfitt is interviewed by Rachel Flower of Live Your Brilliance, about writing, healing and her career as a [...]

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books

How to judge, and sell, a book by its cover

ten tips to help you ensure your book is judged and sold by its [...]

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Top five takeaways from the book promotion seminar

“Marketing is something you need to do every single day . . . the best tool long term is blogging, short term is Pay Per [...]

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Write something new today

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 [...]

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Why writing saves lives

I’ve lived abroad for 28 years. Writing has saved my life. Find out how, [...]

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When it's time to leave home

The 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 [...]

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