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LITTLE LOVE STORIES: SEPTEMBER, ISSUE 3
This column is quickly becoming my absolute favourite section of my Why We Met publication. To curate your experience, please click here to see how you can subscribe and unsubscribe from the various sections. (For example, you can choose on...
ROM COM REVIEWS: THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS, BAD DATES CLUB, HOW TO FIND LOVE IN THE CEREAL AISLE, AND ONE NIGHT ONLY
I love a rom-com, and with Emily Henry’s books finally getting made into films and TV series, are we getting the season of rom-coms back? Like classic 2000s films, I think we all need a little more love and magic in our lives. You know, giv...
PUBLISHING JOURNEY: HOW LIKELY IS IT TO GET PUBLISHED?
What makes Yesteryear, Yellowface, The Da Vinci Code, Twilight, ACOTAR, Project Hail Mary, Heart the Lover, The Thursday Murder Club, The Help, Theo of Golden, The Names, The Wedding People, The Housemaid, and so many others bestsellers, wh...
ROM COM REVIEWS: IDEAL LIFE, COVER STORY, AND MY BRILLIANT CAREER
Somehow a few years ago, I came across the book The Hundred Loves of Juliet and the concept was brilliant: what if Romeo had to find Juliet in every lifetime to break the curse? But the catch is Juliet doesn’t remember him. I’m sure I was l...
PRESENT-DAY SNIPPET: GENERAL HOUSEKEEPING
Hello, my lovely readers. I’m truly grateful that almost 500 people subscribe to my little newsletter, that of tells me I have a good open rate, and that I seem to have very good engagement, and thousands of views per month, especially fo...
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Real-life rom-com in reverse. Agented novelist on sub, (non-glam) European corporate chief sub-editor by day, cat lady, afternoon tea lover. \ud83d\udc08⬛ \ud83e\uded6 \ud83d\udcda Lived \ud83d\udccc UK (Oldham, Todmorden), the US (FL, GA, MN), and Germany (Weiden in der Oberpfalz). \ud83c\uddec\ud... more
31, flirty and thriving! Also married, have a cat, eating cheese at times. Working with seniors, writing a bit of fiction and essays on the side.
I spent years inside Big 5 publishing. Then I left and brought everything I learned with me. Now I share what actually works clearly, fast, & without gatekeeping so you can get back to writing. Kind, honest, and always your biggest cheerleader.
Mum of three. (Former) PTA chair. Book lover. Genre dabbler. Writes two Substacks – Baby Brain (family life etc) and I Really Love Reading (bookish stuff). Always says yes to a cup of tea. Used to be a cat person but now just quite likes babies ✌\ud83c\udffb❤️☕
Mediterranean Goth meets Existential Girl Scout. Scorpio, obviously. Sometime between espresso and personality quizzes, I moved from Italy to Melbourne and started documenting my descent into adulting, one overthought memory at a time.
equal parts lover/fighter. verbose actor/chef.
1980s/90s UK magazine journalist (Just Seventeen, Parents, More!). Diarist, keeper and writer of nostalgia, history and life.
Artist, writer & stylist exploring story, identity, memory & beauty. Podcast: ‘On the Irregular’, conversations about irregular creative paths. Debut book 'Your Space, Your Story: A creative guide to personal interiors' - Batsford, Feb 2027.
writer in Manchester, groupie at heart, chronicling my creative rise from the ashes under late-stage capitalism
Published author, working freelance editor, & corporate day-job holder. AI overuses em dashes—I don't. And don't miss the weekly (each Saturday morning) episodes of "Villainy" – gothic adventure with just a touch of fantasy. 1 Peter 3:15
My journey to self-rediscovery at 41, sharing my tips to help built a well curated, loved, functional wardrobe space as a recovering shopaholic, my journey to less with 300+ pieces now sold! Property renovation, debt & finance stories.
Curious thoughts from my world of executive leadership coaching, so you can do the work yourself. Founder | Executive Leadership Coach | Facilitator | Consultant | Fractional Leader | NED & Trustee
Author of Montecito: A Novel available in print, ebook, and audiobook at Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Montecito-Novel-Michael-Cox-ebook/dp/B0GX32ZZ3S/) and fine booksellers everywhere
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