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It’s OK. We all write a ‘shitty first draft’ (Anne Lamott, author of Bird by Bird).
It is very rare that the first draft is amazing and barely needs changes.
So don’t expect a perfect first draft.
Expect a shitty one.
It will make you feel a whole lot better when, at the...
Since the end of February 2022, I have been in the final editing stages of my children's novel The Invisible Quill. I wrote it over 20 years ago, edited it a couple of times, and never finished what I thought would be the last edit (it turns out my English has improved somewhat in 20...
[This post was edited lightly on 20th June 2022]
French administration is the worst. I've been saying it for years, decades even, and I'm saying it again.
You can't call yourself what you want. The best they can do is swap my first name and middle name, unless I can provide 'sound...
I am feeling dreamy right now.
I have been super busy organising files and folders on two devices PLUS my OneDrive. No mean feat. (It's all to do with Christmas and my 13-year-old getting my laptop as one of her presents, yes... I now have desktop 'tower' and I still can't quite get over how...
Last week I celebrated my 45th birthday. If you remember, in honour of this special event, I had offered free EFT sessions and they have now all been snapped up. You can still book your session here, of course, but it's not free any more, it's back to its normal investment...
As the day of my first interview is fast approaching (and completely unexpectedly! I will tell you the story another day!), I am getting things ready for my podcast.
I have had a name for it for ages (it has changed a few times during my 'identity crisis' (see this post and the other two...
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Over the last couple of years, I have understood what my guiding lights are, thanks to many courses (especially Sacred Money Archetypes and Branding with Archetypes), programmes, trainings and also (more recently) thanks to astrology and to Human...
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Sometimes the book you want to write, or think you need to write, is not the one that wants to be born.
One of my clients experienced the depth and incredibly soulful experience of this recently.
One of the most powerful moments I have had the honour...
I stripped everything between January and April.
I unfollowed and unliked nearly everyone.
I stopped using Facebook (except for groups).
I stopped posting (especially stories) on Instagram and then even deactivated my account (for 5 weeks in the end – I thought it would be permanent)....
Let me tell you a little bit about my new offer, the Deep-dive Day.
- Do you ever wish you could pick someone's brain for a whole day?
- Are you quite self-sufficient and self-reliant, but sometimes you just want to spend a day asking someone who knows their stuff lots of questions and getting...
What is the Birth Your Book programme?
- my eyes on you
- my eyes on your book
- my eyes on your business to see how your book fits into your business
- me in your pocket 4 days a week (quick questions by email)
- one-hour session every fortnight
- 20 sessions over 9 months
A 3-part journey, where:
1) you...