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 interviews & new releasesNew Yorker, Linda Lodding, talks to Jo Parfitt about how she found a US publisher for her children’s book while living abroad. Find out what you need to know about word counts, working with an editor and illustrator and how she found support while living overseas from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Discover how Linda went about making herself attractive to a publisher (Flashlight Press), and be inspired by her amazing, successful [...]  inspirationRumi suggests that we writers should write about the things we consider beautiful. A sunset is beautiful. A newborn baby is beautiful. That sight of my latest book on my bookshelf is beautiful. But bad things can be beautiful too. There is beauty in loss and grief and sadness. [...] Author guestpostsI am delighted to welcome a one-time client of mine, Morgana Morgaine, to guestpost for me today. Her recently published book is a goodie and her story will inspire any of you out there who are stuck in a rut or think you may be too old to make a change and do what you love. If you love playing with words then the way she writes will delight you as much as it delighted me. You could eat [...] Author guestpostsI like to think of myself as a writer for that’s what I spend most of my time doing. I’ve pretty well had a go at every sort of writing, editing newsletters on human rights issues and self determination, writing on food issues, on travel, on death and dying, and am now having a bash at picture books for [...] Author guestpostsTo overcome emotional eating, the first step is to identify the emotions that trigger it, so give yourself a few moments with a cup of tea or a drink of water, sit quietly with your laptop, or pen and paper, and [...] booksAs sales of The Thinking Tank grew, and I watched Jae sell hundreds of books at each of the many book signings she set up in England, I recognised that this was indeed a good book, and that it was selling without the readers knowing about her grief and [...] Author guestpostsAnother way to find inspiration is to toss out an idea and see how people respond to it. In a conversation people will grab an idea and take it in directions you didn’t know existed. If you throw one idea out to 10 people, you’ll get 6 or 7 different kinds of responses, and a couple of those responses will surprise you. [...] interviews & new releasesJae de Wylde began life as a French and German teacher and was a bit of a closet expat and writer. But when her daughter died in 1999, Jae found herself reassessing what she wanted to do with her life and began a new career as a writer. Life has taken her to Spain and Dubai where she found both time and inspiration for a move into fiction. A debilitating illness led her to yet another reassessment and inspired The Thinking Tank, a truly gripping [...] competitionsI spoke to Angela Williams, who writes as Susan Carey not only about the Writers Abroad online writers’ circle to which she belongs, but also about their newest anthology of fine writings, called Foreign Flavours. The organisation provides support and inspiration for a group of writers all over the world and this is their second anthology, published by [...] Author guestpostsIf you are reading this and you too are struggling with your life and relationships please be encouraged, keep going, take a step forward, Turning Points will show you how. You never know what treasure may be waiting for you just around the next [...] |
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