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By Jo Parfitt, on July 7th, 2010
I just wrote this piece about how to write life story for Cyprus Mail. It includes examples of the different ways you could tackle writing your own memoir if you too, like me, live abroad and just know your experiences have value and can help other people.
click here to read the story

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By Jo Parfitt, on May 4th, 2010
Career in Your Suitcase is now in its 3rd edition, has sold over 5,000 copies and has made Jo Parfitt an expert on portable careers for expatriate [...]

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By Jo Parfitt, on January 11th, 2010
Everyone knows that if you plan to write a book yourself you need to check out the competition. You need to read books like the one you are going to write to find out what works and what doesn’t, to get ideas and be motivated by the fact that if someone else can do it [...]

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By Jo Parfitt, on May 30th, 2009
Jo Parfitt’s poetry memoir A Moving Landscape
I can’t believe it, but I just wrote my 26th book. It’s been a scary old process this, because, for the first time ever, I am publishing my poetry and my memoir at the same time. Yep, that’s right. My life in verse. You see, I don’t admit [...]

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By Jo Parfitt, on March 31st, 2009
I am delighted to announce that within minutes of my 26th book being published Craig Toedtman, President of Options Resource Careers in PA ordered 200 copies for his clients.
‘This will be a great addition to our packets….with hopes of many more orders to come!’ wrote Craig in an email to me in which he confirmed [...]

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By Jo Parfitt, on February 25th, 2009
Don’t miss the best expat conference in the world at Families in Global Transition. On from 5-7 March, you will see me there, giving a pre-conference workshop on Writing Life Story. As part of the program committee I know just who’s going to be on the program. Don’t miss some great keynotes and workshops. Today [...]

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By Jo Parfitt, on June 19th, 2008
Ljiljana came to my party last week and has agree to let me post her comment here. I think it has some useful lessons for those of us who fear networking ..
I was about to give up. I was thinking about writing an email saying that I was sorry but I couldn’t make it and [...]