Sometimes it’s not a matter of age; becoming an expat might come down to one question: Are you healthy enough? Why I Wrote This Post One of the most popular posts on my blog is Moving to Portugal as an Older, Single Woman. (And no, that’s NOT me in the picture.) I moved to Portugal…
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Nothing like stating the obvious, huh? Writing a book is a lot of work, but it doesn’t have to be excruciatingly painful (in spite of the famous quote, “Writing is easy; you just open a vein and bleed”). So You’ve Been Thinking of Writing a Book for Your Business Mentors and business consultants (and sometimes…
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Click here for Part I and here for Part II of this series, Red Flags that Scream a Book is Self-Published. Part III: Front and Back Matter When I started this series of articles about red flags, I thought… well, I didn’t think it would be a series. I figured one article, a list of…
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A writers’ conference in Seville? Count me in! One of the perks of living in Europe, particularly in the Eastern Algarve, is that it’s a quick trip across the border to Spain. Recently, I attended a writers’ conference in Seville, just a two-hour bus ride from Tavira. The bus dropped me at the Plaza de…
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PART II: Content and Interior Formatting. If you missed Part I of this series, Red Flags that Scream a Book is Self-Published, you can find it here. More and more authors are choosing to self-publish: The traditional publishing path often takes far longer than an author, particularly a business author, wants to wait. In addition,…
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Part I: The Physical Book Just because you’re self-publishing your book doesn’t mean it has to look anything less than professional. Most readers don’t check to see if a book has a traditional publisher or is self-published. Sadly, many times they don’t have to check. There are so many ways a book screams “self-published.” Why…
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One of the things I had to get used to when I moved is that many homes in Portugal don’t have heat. When I say that, I mean there’s no central heat. And yes, it’s Europe and some of the buildings were built before the advent of central heat, but really, not a whole lot…
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Living and working in Portugal means you will be dealing with both Portuguese and US Taxes. DISCLAIMER: Believe me, NONE of this should be taken as professional advice. This is my heads up to you based on my experience. Consult a licensed, competent professional. Maybe several. Money Earned in Portugal is Taxable in Portugal. And…
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Getting your manuscript files back (and your cover files!) from the person or company that uploaded them for you isn’t important–until you need to make changes and neither you nor the other party can find them. Why I Wrote This Post I am working with a publishing client, a lovely lady, who had a company…
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Grocery shopping as a tourist activity? I warn people who are coming to visit me that they will get a tour of the local grocery stores. They think I am kidding. Silly people. I also advise people who are thinking of moving to Portugal to explore the grocery stores while they are here. Believe it…
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