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By Jo Parfitt, Summertime Publishing, on January 22nd, 2012
I thought life was going to be wide open and free-to-be-redefined after I moved to another country. Turns out that’s not true at all. I was the same person in Turkey that I was in the US. It took a while for me to realize how cool that is. It means you can go anywhere in the world and not lose yourself. It also means you can redefine yourself at home just as well as [...]
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By Jo Parfitt, Summertime Publishing, on October 12th, 2011
I spoke to the very switched-on editor of a super magazine to which I subscribe. Jane Rowland not only knows a heap about self-publishing she even does some marketing for authors too. Listen to Jane talk about current trends and marketing must-dos. Self-Publishing magazine is quarterly, now available online and will have an article by me in it on crossing genres in the January 2012 issue. [...]
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By Jo Parfitt, Summertime Publishing, on January 6th, 2011
Jan Hurst-Nicholson. Not only is she an expat writer, but she is also a humorous novelist and has recently published a novel on Kindle. In the couple of months since its launch, she has sold tens of books daily and her book has now reached number 3 in the Amazon bestseller ranking. [...]
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By Jo Parfitt, Summertime Publishing, on November 30th, 2010
I first met Amy Carroll many years ago at the WIN conference in Switzerland and attended one of her workshops on how to give presentations. Last year, I attended again and found her quirky upbeat style to be compelling. I can also remember what I learned over a year later. To me that is a [...]
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By Jo Parfitt, Summertime Publishing, on November 29th, 2010
They say that people make a decision whether to purchase a book or not in just a few seconds. First they look at the front cover, then they look at the back cover and take a look at the reviews. Next they have a quick flick through the pages to see what it looks like [...]
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By Jo Parfitt, Summertime Publishing, on August 24th, 2010
Is this the end of traditional publishing? Seth Godin has gone digital. Joanna Penn explains in her 3 minute [...]
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By Jo Parfitt, Summertime Publishing, on June 9th, 2010
So, everyone, meet Keidi Keating, who describes herself more modestly as: ‘I’m a magazine editor, writer, entrepreneur and internet marketer. I live in Spain, on the Costa del Sol, and my passions are writing, traveling, learning and [...]
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By Jo Parfitt, Summertime Publishing, on June 2nd, 2010
Libby Fisher is interviewed by Jo Parfitt about her remarkable book of stories, Can Cats [...]
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By Jo Parfitt, Summertime Publishing, on May 7th, 2010
This week I spoke to Laura Pauley, who at just 24 year’s old has published her diary account of her pregnancy with Summer Ruby despite being a single mother. Below, you will find my interview with her about how she wrote and chose to publish her book.
JP
Please tell me about yourself.
LP
I am 24-years-old and live [...]
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