Jo Parfitt 
I’m not sure whether you are familiar with my Events Calendar on my website, which is where I now advertise all my upcoming workshops and events, but if not, I thought you might like to hear about them directly from … Read More
Part 1 How to start writing a book? DON’T put fingers to keyboard just yet Last month I interviewed Sue Richardson, founder of The Right Book Company for my In Conversation with Jo Parfitt Podcast, and it was a masterclass … Read More
A bit Greek to me… In the beginning, the writer’s muse started life as nine goddesses from Greek mythology. These ‘sister goddesses’ would meet every four years to have a party at a place called Thespiae, where they would sing, … Read More
We were all Suzanne at some point… Suzanne attended one of my writing classes more than 15 years ago. But her words are those of so many first-time writing group attendees. She queued up after my talk to introduce herself … Read More
It’s been Lesson Three on my How to Write a How-to Book Writing Circle programme today and it was a tough one. We’d already covered topics such as book focus, ideal readers and the reasons for writing a book – … Read More
“Anyone can write a book if they sit down for long enough,” Nicholas grinned, “but writing a book and selling a book are completely separate events.” Nicholas Boothman is a professional speaker, a writing and public speaking coach, and the … Read More
The magic of free writing Natalie Goldberg is a firm a believer in free writing. So is Julia Cameron. You’ve probably heard of them. Natalie Goldberg is the author of Writing Down the Bones, a book that I first read … Read More
Visit the event page for In Conversation Masterclass with Nicholas Boothman here. How to write a how-to book I didn’t know I knew what I knew until after I’d done it. I didn’t know that I’d discovered the secret recipe … Read More
The no.1 rule in learning how to write Way back in the dark ages when I was first learning how to write, producing computer handbooks and features articles I learned a rule that improved my writing life in four ways: … Read More
There’s a spring in our step today, the sun is shining (for us, at least), and we can’t stop smiling. Why? It’s because Summertime Publishing has successfully achieved its first ever online book launch, and boy was it an occasion! With over 30 viewers from the USA, the UK, Switzerland, India, Spain and more, we had a truly international team of literary cheerleaders, afficionados and travel veterans gathered to celebrate the release of Rhoda Bangerter’s new book, H […]
