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Virtual Events from Jo Parfitt

25/3/2020

Speedwriting

Speedwriting, freewriting, stream of consciousness, writing longhand for ten minutes, putting the thoughts that pop into your head down on the page while ignoring the internal censor may be the best thing you ever learned to do. Join us and try it for yourself. Meetings are free of charge and take place using Zoom every Friday afternoon.

Speedwrite live on Facebook. Jo will give a topic at the start and then all participants will write for ten minutes, after which up to ten people will share their work while you can give feedback in the ‘chat’ section. Stay as long as you like. Be inspired and awaken your writer within.

During continued social restrictions due to the coronavirus, Jo Parfitt is running online virtual events until further notice.

Beating Writer's Block with Tom Evans

Author, Tom Evans, recently published his 15th book, Soulwaves and back in 2009 he published the excellent Blocks, which Jo needed badly at the time. Soulwaves took a massive 15 years to see the light of day because, you guessed it, Tom too had writers’ block – not with his other books but with this one. Why do we suffer writers’ block and how do we get over it? Watch Jo's interview with Tom on Zoom live/Facebook live video on Thursday 2nd April to find out for yourself.

Virtual Writers' Circle

A writers’ circle is a fun, inspiring, informative, safe, supportive space for writing, sharing and feedback. Events take place twice a week using Zoom.

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The Life Story Jar from Jo Parfitt

25/2/2020

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A Life Story Jar is made from the pieces and experiences that make you who you are. The Japanese ginger jar inspired the framework for The Life Story Jar Programme.

We are born perfect as porcelain. By the time we reach middle life we have had many experiences and may have developed a few cracks along the way.

In the 15th century the Japanese turned piecing broken porcelain back together into an art form using golden glue. They call this kintsugi and believe the cracks make the jar more precious.

The pieces are your stories and the golden glue is the magic of sharing those stories.

This is the story behind the Life Story Jar.

Jo Parfitt's Life Story Jar programme gently guides and teaches you to write your own precious stories and preserve a collection of pieces before it’s too late. Each jar is a collection of writings on a theme, such as My Family or Growing Up, created through a series of 12 lessons, grouped into jars, or packs and sent weekly, by email.

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The Lindsay de Feliz New Writer of Expat Memoir Award

27/1/2020

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Lindsay de Feliz, one of our most treasured authors, was cruelly murdered in December 2019 near her home in the Dominican Republic. Lindsay wrote about her extraordinary life in her witty and candid best-selling memoirs What About Your Saucepans and Life After My Saucepans.

Are you an expat with a story to tell?

To honour Lindsay, Summertime Publishing and Springtime Books have introduced the 2020 Lindsay de Feliz New Writer of Expat Memoir Award. The lucky winner will receive a bursary to cover the full cost of our publishing package – big picture edit, proofread, design, production and distribution for worldwide sale.

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Submissions are invited until the end of July 2020, and the winner will be selected in September 2020 by our panel of expatriate authors and writers from the Dominican Republic. The winning book will be published in 2021.

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Seasons Greetings

20/12/2019

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A Seasonal Gift from Jo Parfitt

18/12/2019

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A Life Story Jar is made from the pieces and experiences that make you who you are

Author and teacher Jo Parfitt’s Life Story Jar idea was inspired by the Japanese ginger jar. We are born as perfect porcelain. By the time we reach middle life we have experienced so much but may have developed a few cracks. In the 15th century the Japanese turned the act of piecing broken vases back together with golden glue into an art form called kintsugi. The cracks made the jar more precious.

The pieces are your stories and the golden glue is the magic of sharing those stories.

The Life Story Jar programme will help you to find the pieces that make you who you are. Jo Parfitt, the author of 32 books and a teacher for over 30 years, gently guides, teaches and inspires you to create and preserve a collection of written pieces about your life. These stories can then be stored, saved and printed in a metaphorical jar – a Life Story Jar.

Prompted by Jo you will revisit your past, look closely at your experiences and delight in your memories. Jo is renowned for inspiring writers and non-writers alike to pick up the pen.

Check out Jo’s Life Story Jay programme by trying out a lesson for free, without obligation.

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