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I interview expat author Matt Krause about his Turkish love story A Tight Wide Open Space

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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Writers Abroad radio show 20 - Jane Rowland, editor of self-publishing magazine

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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Author to Author interview with Jan Hurst-Nicholson, author of expat novel But Can You Drink the Water?

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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Author to author interview with Amy Carroll of Undoing the Ego Tango

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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You judge a book by more than its cover

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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Another big hurrah for DIY publishers

Is this the end of traditional publishing? Seth Godin has gone digital. Joanna Penn explains in her 3 minute [...]

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Author to Author – meet Keidi Keating, author of Sol Searching

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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Author to author – interview with Libby Fisher, author of Do Cats Fly?

Libby Fisher is interviewed by Jo Parfitt about her remarkable book of stories, Can Cats [...]

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Author interview with Laura Pauley, of My Summer Bump

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.

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Please tell me about yourself.

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I am 24-years-old and live [...]

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