This book comes as part of a complete home study course, comprising a 60 minute video, 2 hours of audio and over 200 JustWrite Inspirational stickers in addition to this text book. Inside the text book is information on how to obtain the 8 audio lessons, video and stickers. This home study course has been created, written, tested and produced by Jo Parfitt, herself a writer of 26 books, hundreds of articles, blog posts and columns in the 26 years she has worked as a writer and teacher. Its eight lessons include: Introduction to the SPICE method for making your life stories leap off the page; letting it flow; writing about childhood; writing about people' writing about places; writing on a theme; writing humour; writing complete stories with beginnings, middles and ends. There is an additional bonus lesson on the 20 most common mistakes and the editing process. Each lesson comprises an introduction to the topic, a limbering up exercise and a variety of examples of life story writing taken from published authors and the author's own students. The lesson concludes with a written exercise. Personal feedback on one or more pieces of homework is available for an additional fee. The author has lived abroad in seven countries – Dubai (UAE), Oman, Norway, France, the Netherlands, Brunei and now Malaysia, in addition to her native England. Living in an international community means that her course includes many extracts and examples from students and authors of over 10 nationalities. The course is ideal for anyone who wants to write about real incidents from his or her life and turn those into individual stories, full-length memoir, blogs, columns, a family legacy, self-help books or fiction. Jo Parfitt has been teaching for 20 years and her students claim she is inspiring and empowering.

Write Your Life Stories: Learn How to Add Spice to Your Life Stories

Parfitt, Jo

Self-Help

Summertime Publishing

Tens of thousands of people now move overseas for work or pleasure. If this is you, read on...  Going to live in a new country can be the catalyst for a sea-change in your career. Opportunities that existed in one country may dry up in another. Sometimes it makes sense not to pursue one single career path but to adopt a shifting, growing, portfolio of portable careers.   Section 1 arms you with practical advice on how to choose a business idea that works for you and how to develop the right mindset.   Section 2 shares the remarkable stories of more than 23 international entrepreneurs as they share how they've maintained and built rewarding, portable careers in all four corners of the world.   Section 3 provides extensive links, resources and tips for expatriate entrepreneurs living in 35 countries   If you are considering working for yourself in a foreign land then this inspirational guide belongs in your suitcase, wherever you may be, wherever you may go and whatever you may hope to become.  ABOUT THE AUTHOR Since 1987, professional writer, publisher and journalist, Jo Parfitt has taught word processing to housewives in Dubai, made and sold date chutney in Oman and taught creative writing in Norway. A former editor of Woman Abroad magazine, she has also been involved in network marketing, sold books for Dorling Kindersley, run a CV writing service and made Christmas decorations from the flowers in her Middle Eastern garden. Jo's articles on portable careers have been featured all over the world in publications such as Living Abroad, Emirates Woman, Gulf Air Golden Falcon, Expatrium, Eurograduate, Transitions Abroad, Nexus, Hobson's Career Guides, Women's Business, Woman's Journal, Bonjour, Resident Abroad, Independent on Sunday, The European and The Weekly Telegraph. From her current home in The Netherlands she specialises in helping others to write their books and get published.

Expat Entrepreneur: How to Create And Maintain Your Own Portable Career Anywhere in the World

Biographies & Memoirs

Jenkins, Debbie

Professionals & Academics

Lean Marketing Pr

Isn't it time you let that book out? If you've been thinking of writing that bestseller or simply turning your knowledge into a product then you'll learn all you need to know to release your creative potential and turn your ideas into a polished finished product. In this step-by-step recipe book for success by 'Book Cook', Jo Parfitt, you'll learn everything about the writing process, self publishing, pitching to publishers and more as Jo shares over two decades of hard won experience with you. Learn: * How to put the book you have been burning to write into a format that will sell * How to find your voice and hone your vision based on what has worked for other successful expat authors * The ins and outs of self-publishing and e-publishing * Plain english information on ISBNs and other stuff you'll need for your book * How to deal with publishers and agents * How to write a compelling synopsis * Much, much more... Finally the acclaimed publishing and writing masterclass that led one delegate to go on and publish 33 books and get 5 best-sellers in just over 2 years (not to mention moving to Spain in the process) is available in print.

Release The Book Within

Business & Money

Skills

+++ The long awaited, completely updated and revised third edition +++ Follow your passion to create a career that moves with you... In this fully revised and updated third edition of the definitive expat career bible, Jo Parfitt and her carefully selected band of contributors are back with more hands-on advice for the expat accompanying partner, and indeed, anyone who wants a portable, flexible career they love. Jo and her team are all well-acquainted with life on the move both as expatriate employees, accompanying partners and entrepreneurs. This book shares the secrets of their impressive combined experience and provides an inspiring read for anyone who wants to maintain a professional identity and do rewarding work, wherever they may find themselves. Thousands of people have been helped by the inspiration, case studies and resources contained in this book since it was first published in 1998. * Hands-on exercises and checklists * Real-life stories, advice and tips * Jobhunting tips and techniques * Nurture your professional identity * Discover your strengths * Find your passion * Design your perfect portable career * Use networking to make it happen * Work for yourself and win Written by expats for expats this book is the career catalyst you have been waiting for...

A Career in Your Suitcase

Job Hunting & Careers

Do you want to find a career that is: a) based on what you love to do more than anything; b) created from your strongest skills and best assets; c) will let you work anywhere; d) can be sustained and developed even if you move again? then you need A Career in Your Suitcase. In this fully revised and updated 4th edition, A Career in Your Suitcase enters its 15th year of inspiring, motivating and supporting men and women who want to love what they do for a living. Now packed with over 20 exercises that combine to create your unique Career Passport, the new edition covers everything you need from finding your passion, to developing a brand, networking on and offline and marketing. This time, career consultant, Colleen Reichrath-Smith, joins serial expat entrepreneur, Jo Parfitt, in the latest and most comprehensive incarnation of this best selling book. "A 'how to' manual for the career oriented person wanting to thrive wherever he or she may be living in the world, No one knows how to do that better than Jo Parfitt. If you buy only one book this year, this is it." Yvonne McNulty, PhD, author of Managing Expatriates: A Return on Investment Approach "Not only is this is the bible for global nomads looking to establish their careers abroad, but it is so rich and informative it is also a must-have for those looking to start their next career adventure - wherever that may be." Donnalee Bell, Senior Consultant, The Canadian Career Development Foundation, www.ccdf.ca "Identifying passions and values is as critical to professional success abroad as it is on home turf. This step-by-step approach will guide the reader through the challenging process of maintaining a professional identity based on skill set, not physical location. " Alison Cavatore, Founder, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Global Living Magazine. www.GlobalLivingMagazine.com

A Career in Your Suitcase - A Practical Guide to Creating Meaningful Work... Anywhere

Reichrath-Smith, Colleen

Parfitt, Joanna

A continent apart, Jo and Terry Anne made the commitment to email each other every Monday morning for six months. Part memoir, part diary, part self-help, the result is a vulnerable and insightful recollection – the then and now – of expatriate life between two friends. Over the past twenty-five years, the authors have created homes for their families in 12 countries from Japan to Kazakhstan, Malaysia to the Netherlands, the US to India and Oman. Combined, they have raised five sons, supported their husbands’ careers, and cultivated their own passions in writing, publishing, mentoring and more. Uplifting yet painfully honest, Monday Morning Emails delves into myriad of tough subjects including identity, parenting, Third Culture Kids, faith, rootlessness, traumatic childhood experiences, anxiety and depression. Jo and Terry Anne emerge from this candidly emotional exchange drawing joy and growth from facing life’s challenges before an ever-changing backdrop. And together they affirm that mothers are mothers, wherever home may be. With input and advice from experts, this book will enlighten, guide, and offer solace.

Monday Morning Emails: Six months, twelve countries, a thousand thoughts - two mothers share the journey of living a global life

Wilson, Terry Anne

Community & Culture

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