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The Savvy Writer's Alphabet S-Z

29/8/2018

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S-Z of the Savvy Writer's Alphabet from Jo Parfitt, the Bookcook.
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Write Life Stories Retreat 2019 in Beautiful Tuscany

25/8/2018

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15-22 June 2019
How to write your life story in a delightful setting in the heart of rural Tuscany — brilliant teaching and exquisite Italy all wrapped up in one fantastic week!
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​You will be in a beautiful historic watermill, set beside a river in a gentle valley, with stylish bedrooms in elegant buildings around the sunlit courtyard. You’ll take leisurely breakfasts and mouth-watering evening meals in the  Watermill's new courtyard dining room (and also dine out in nearby restaurants to sample traditional dishes and local wines).  The gardens, secluded millstream paths and riverside walks are all yours to enjoy.
Write Life Stories with Jo Parfitt
The Write Your Life Stories creative writing course is designed to help you produce your best work, to find your true writer's 'voice' and to write authentically. Among other things, you’ll discover the secret of SPICE, the seven steps to writing life stories, and put this into practice right away.
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Writers will be invited, but not obliged, to share their work during class and to receive feedback. It is the group feedback that ensures everyone grows as a writer and increases in confidence.

The class will include several methods and genre and is perfect for anyone wanting to write about their own lives for an effective journal, memoir or blog.
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If you would enjoy an injection of inspiration in a safe and supportive environment this course is for you. It is appropriate for students of any level.

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author2author - Website, Blogging and Social Media Services for Authors

17/8/2018

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These days, authors are expected to do a lot more to market their books. This means developing a strong online presence with an appealing author site to draw in the crowds and regular engagement with potential readers through blogging and social networking. Not everyone has the time, the inclination or the skill to set the wheels in motion. Author Jack Scott helps others to exploit social media to promote their books. Let Jack take the worry out of the web.
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Your Book from Scratch Program

10/8/2018

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Take your writing to another level by taking an intensive mentoring program. Jo Parfitt's 12-month program will help you brainstorm, plan, create and perfect your book from scratch.
What a joy it is to work with Jo on my second book! Why do I work with her? Because she intuitively sees into my heart, mind and soul. And with that insight, she draws from me the book that’s bubbling inside. She uses a magic mix of nurturing and caring with a clarity and discipline… that demands nothing but the very best from me.That’s what brilliant mentoring and coaching does. It’s rather like being sprinkled with fairy dust.
​David Scarlett, author of The Soul Millionaire and the upcoming: Flight of the Soul Millionaire

Jo only works with one client at a time during the first few weeks of your program so you can be sure of her undivided attention. Her mentoring program includes the following:
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  • Initial two-hour ‘Getting to Know You’ mentoring where Jo will dig deep into your motives for writing, what you want to achieve as well as your vision, values, strengths and weaknesses
  • All the brainstorming, planning and discussion you need working to Jo’s Release the Book Within program​
  • Close editing of the first three chapters of your book as it emerges —  one chapter at a time
  • A big picture assessment of all remaining chapters of your book
  • Guidance  on the format and layout of your book according to convention and to achieve consistency
  • A road map to follow going forward​​​

Jo will work with you face-to-face, through email or via Skype/phone — as often as once a week if required — while you work through Release the Book Within. Expect to commit to working on your book for one day a week.
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Take Jo’s mentoring service and extend your program to add a publishing package at a REDUCED fee.

Jo Parfitt
Jo Parfitt has run Summertime Publishing since 1997. She has written over 30 books and helped well over a hundred new authors to write and publish their own. A journalist, editor, writer, speaker and teacher, she has lived abroad for almost 30 years -- in France, Dubai, Oman, Norway, the Netherlands, Brunei and Malaysia. Jo specialises in inspiring others who write about expatriate issues.

Are you ready to move forward with the Your Book from Scratch program? 
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