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 interviews & new releases By Jo Parfitt, Summertime Publishing, on August 23rd, 2011
Helen Maffini knew she wanted to write a fiction book for young expat children a while ago. When she eventually decided to do it all herself and publish it herself she did everything virtually, embracing new technology. From finding designers and illustrators online, using a virtual publishing company and converting it to print and Kindle, she has done it all, even opening a US bank account before she even started. If you want to do this yourself, then listen to Helen’s journey and learn everything you can from a new [...]
tips By Jo Parfitt, Summertime Publishing, on July 29th, 2011
Helen Maffini is an educational consultant who lives and works all over the world. The author of Sammy’s Next Move, she is passionate about helping third culture kids settle into their new [...]
writing By Jo Parfitt, Summertime Publishing, on July 27th, 2011
Kathy’s talk is a brilliant example of someone who has found her story and found a way to communicate that story perfectly so that it fits her brand. As she tells her story, the audience is sucked into it. Together we learn a little about her childhood, growing up on the farm in New Zealand. We lick our lips as she tells us of her father’s love for tiramisu, her mother’s for caramel meringue and we nod knowingly when she shares insights into the value of sitting round a table with great minds, inspired by the man who created The Eden [...]
competitions By Jo Parfitt, Summertime Publishing, on June 10th, 2011
Have your funny story included in the second edition of Forced to Fly. I would like to include 20 new pieces of writing of up to 1,000 words in length. They can be on any specific incident or any theme that could only have happened to you because you were living abroad. Like how amusing your life became when you lived in Holland and began to travel everywhere by bicycle, or how you entered into the local Oktoberfest with more gusto than was appreciated, or the pickle you found yourself in when driving in India. Entries will close on August 31st 2011. [...]
books By Jo Parfitt, Summertime Publishing, on March 16th, 2011
A children’s book to help 4-8 year olds come to terms with moving to another country. At last an expat [...]
tips By Jo Parfitt, Summertime Publishing, on July 22nd, 2010
John is semi-retired, though still working as a publishing consultant. You would think that someone like John, who has all the right connections, would have it easy when trying to find a publisher for his own book. But no. John has written a children’s book for his grandaughter, Belle about a duck called Flappy and is yet to find a publisher. Knowing the ropes, he decided to go to the London Book Fair and corner a publisher there and ask for some [...]
expatriate stuff By Jo Parfitt, Summertime Publishing, on July 15th, 2010
If you live abroad and are thinking of writing your life story, these ten tips I wrote for Moldova.org could be just what you need.
To read the full article, click here.
books By Jo Parfitt, Summertime Publishing, 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
books By Jo Parfitt, Summertime Publishing, on April 16th, 2010
Author’s mentor, Jo Parfitt shares 4 ways to ensure the book you are writing has the wow factor – the 4 areas are author, style, content and [...]
books By Jo Parfitt, Summertime Publishing, on February 26th, 2010
Nothing can beat the moment you hold your first book in your hand. Yesterday, my client, Simone Costa-Eriksson, shared that moment with me, when she opened her first box of her first book: Moving Abroad: the mission of detective Mike. A children’s book for 4-9 year old mobile kids.
“So many doubts have crossed [...]
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