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Flaunt it Friday

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What are you pleased with yourself about this week? Go ahead, flaunt it.

I’m feeling very satisfied to have continued to ask independent bookshops across the UK to stock The Clocker, my children’s book. My Books

I decided that I would physically post some of these, including the information from the publisher and one of my bookmarks. I’m gradually lengthening my list of bookshops to contact, including a number specialist children’s bookshops. I made an effort to include something I had noted from their websites, to make it more personal.

As I popped them into the postbox down the road, I felt a great sense of achievement.

Putting letters into envelopes

Sum up Sunday

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How’s your week been? I’d love to hear your sum-ups in 25 words or less. Here’s mine:

Four jackets sold at the charity shop

Another ten thousand words written

Out here and there, cultural stuff

Home to unwind.

Writing requires a lot of thinking too! Lots went into My Books

Sum up Sunday

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How’s your week been? If you’d like to sum it up in 25 words or less, I’d love to hear from you.

Charity shop Monday

Write and clean Tuesday

Write more on Wednesday

Friends on Thursday

Library event Friday

Shop and write Saturday

And it’s Sunday again

Having the chance to read some of my children’s book, The Clocker, at the library was fantastic My Books

Sum up Sunday

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It’s Sunday again. Time to sum up your week in 25 words or less. Here goes;

Volunteer and write

Then write some more

Meet friends for lunch

First cataract done

Excellent NHS care

Shopping deliveries

Until I can drive again

Waiting for cataract surgery

Flaunt it Friday

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Today’s the day to share anything that you’re pleased with this week. Here’s mine:

Having had my debut children’s book, The Clocker, published this year, I have been beavering away on a second children’s book. It’s a follow on, with a focus on a different character than the first book.

I’m delighted to have now written over 30,000 words. Although it’s very much a first draft, that feels quite an achievement.

I’m looking forward to adding this book to My Books

Sum up Sunday

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It’s time to sum up your week in 25 words or less. Here’s my week:

Guitar sale at charity shop

Cataract appointment comes through

Support at Let’s Write

First draft of second book moves on

The boiler is serviced.

As a writer, it’s good to have a supportive writing community

Flaunt it Friday

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It’s Friday again and time to reflect on achievements, or things I’m pleased about this week. I’d love to hear your Flaunt it Friday too.

I’ll admit it, I’m not someone who finds it easy to ask something of others; offering comes much easier. This makes the task of promoting my children’s book, The Clocker, a challenge. It’s not something you do just once either; it’s an ongoing process. I find it easy to decide it’s not worth asking when, the reality is, I don’t find asking comes naturally. As the saying goes, if you don’t ask ….

With this in mind, I’m pleased that I’ve reached out to several people this week, asking them to review my book. Even if I’m trudging along, I’m putting one foot in front of the other and I keep going.

Keep going …

Wordy Wednesday

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I was on the bus recently (great place to pick up story ideas) and the two people behind me were chatting about a man they both knew. They were speculating as to whether he was ever going to find a partner.

“I wouldn’t ask, if I were you,” one said. “He takes umbrage at personal questions, that one.”

I smiled as they got off the bus, thinking there’s my next Wordy Wednesday.

To take umbrage means to be upset or offended by something someone says or does. I hadn’t thought about the meaning as it relates to providing shade, coming from the Old French umbrage. This in turn is from the Latin umbrâticus, which relates to shade – umbra shade. (Collins Dictionary)

Amazing what comes from a trip on the bus.

Sum up Sunday

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How’s your week been? I’d love to hear your ‘sum ups’ in 25 or less words.

My week:

Volunteer – busy morning

Hospital – pre-cataract

Hairdresser – hair cut

Friends – stroll and lunch

Lawn – mown

Hot, hot, hot

And breathe (try to!)

A trip to the hairdresser

Flaunt it Friday

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I’ve been doing more reaching out to libraries this week. I have dates in my diary for Nottingham libraries and thought I’d see if any in Nottinghamshire would be interested. Libraries are great places where I can read from my children’s book, The Clocker, as well as getting children to do some of their own writing.

I’m feeling positive and looking forward to meeting some of my target audience.

Here is the link to my book at Troubador Publishing bookstore.

https://troubador.co.uk/bookshop/middle-grade/the-clocker

Looking forward to library events