Another article of mine on Impakter magazine, an interview of best-selling author Elizabeth Jennings who also founded the Women’s Fiction Festival in Matera eleven years ago. I attended this year’s Festival and had a chance to interview her – she is married to an Italian and lives in Matera (see photo below, she is presiding…
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Self-Publishing and Women’s Fiction, Hot Topics in International Writer’s Conference in Italy
As my friends in Rome know, I left town on September 24 to attend a very special writer’s conference held in the South of Italy, in beautiful Matera – now just nominated European Culture Capital for 2019. Self-publishing was amply discussed and we had several self-published stars, including Bella André and Tina Folsom, major editors from…
A Perfect Summer Breakfast
What a way to start a perfect summer day! A foamy cappuccino, a crisp croissant (or cornetto if you are in Italy), fresh fruit and a good book: Am I plugging my latest book? Yes, shamelessly, ha ha! I just got it in the mail, brand new, fresh from Create Space’s printing presses (you…
Masterpiece, Italy’s Reality TV Show for Writers: Last Act and a Small Miracle
Publishing Perspectives just published my most recent article about the Italian Reality TV show for writers (see here) and I’m happy to share it with you: Italy’s TV Reality Show Ignored Psychology of Authors Read more by Guest Contributor April 21, 2014 Italy’s “Masterpiece” TV reality show for writers failed to attract viewers, in…
MIGRANTS FROM AFRICA: THE BATTLE FOR FRANCE!
You can check out this post on my original site: click HERE Of the 20,000 illegal immigrants that have invaded Italy since January, most are Tunisians and most want to go to France: they speak French, they have family there and they are (mostly) young men who want to work. In Italy, for them there’s…
Claude Forthomme 