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A very relatable (but still wonderful) read - esp doing work from hostels! While a fairytale story is great, sometimes what we need is a huge dose of reality served up cold.

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Hi Amy thank you for your comment. Yes no fairy tales here 😂 I am glad you found it relatable - I am fed up of stories of how everything magically falls into place when most of us are still grappling with that big dose of reality. Thank you for passing by 🌏🙂

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I love this Catriona! It's so important to have space around what you want to create to allow it to truly come to life the way its supposed to.

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Thank you! And yes that is very true and I definitely found that once I had the space this story took its own form which was beautiful to be a part of.

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What a journey you've shared across parts one and two - fascinating, thank you!

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Thank you Lauren!

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HOORAY!!!! The whole section on finding your own description on success. HOORAY!!!

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💕🙏🏻💕🙂Thank you!!! We do need to find it and claim it!!

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Thank you Catriona, for putting this out into the world where I could find it today, after reading part 1 yesterday. This was, even without any epic tropes, encouraging and inspiring.

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Thank you Jacqs. I am so glad it found you too with or without epic tropes to guide it 😂🙂

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Not that it needed to be either of those things.

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"My characters surprised me, they twisted the plot in ways I hadn’t imagined. They whispered their secrets, sometimes, causing me to burst into tears in this coffee shop, as I realised the truth of what happened to them."

-this is magical! It's happening to me too with the book I am writing, and letting them find their way has just been such an incredible journey. Writing a novel is such a rollercoaster.

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Yes it is an unpredictable journey for sure! It is amazing when the magic happens. It makes it feel worthwhile.

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I really love your beautiful pictures

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Thank you Tibor!

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