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I’ve previously set myself a 90-day challenge to do a first draft of my memoir. But without being fully conscious of it, I went and set myself a new challenge…. to finish a book and release it on Friday the 13th….and I did it in 54 days! There’s my ebook cover (currently pending review on Read more
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Exciting news! After years of hard work, on myself, on my craft, I’m preparing to release my first book into the world. It is the fulfilment of a lifelong dream of mine and I look forward to sharing it with you. Read more
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Christine Poole 17th April 2024 This week has been interesting and I’ve learnt two things about writing this memoir! I was feeling tired & unmotivated & probably still a bit jet lagged so progress was slow – in fact it was not happening. Wednesday = 0 words, Thursday = 0 words. Friday= 0 words & Saturday Read more
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As soon as I posted last week about my 90 challenge to finish my first draft, I went downstairs and asked ‘what have I done?’ Eddie & Oisín (prompted by Eddie) said in unison, ‘We believe in you!’ What more could I ask for 🙂 The next morning, I woke at 5am and started writing. Read more
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Did I mention before that memoir writing is hard? Well, it is! And right now, in this moment in time, this memoir feels like an albatross around my neck. Going back into old emotions and reliving difficult events in your life is one of the most challenging things to do. As you go mining for Read more
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writing and photo by Christine Poole 05.03.2024 I’ve been keeping (almost) daily journals since 24th March 2016 (wow 8 years, look at them all beautifully stacked up!). But I’ve always lacked the courage to say out loud…..I am a writer! Words and books hold a place dear to my heart and I’ve wanted to be Read more
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