Rhymes Of Life

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02/09	I've finished the first three chapters, Inspiration, learning and time are done, about half the rhymes are new, I hope you like them. I don't know exactly where it all comes from, it sometimes seems that as I focus on a subject I understand it better than ever before, I am learning as I write, as I share the ideas with you. When I stop and look back at a rhyme I haven't read for a few weeks I am impressed, It sometimes seems like they were written by a stranger, a smarter person than me.
01/09	The feedback from friends when I have shared some of the rhymes has been mostly positive but I keep looking at them and although they are quite good I think the later ones are a bit better than the earlier ones. I've decided to re-structure the book and have smaller tighter chapters with definite titles. A the moment I think 16 chapters of about 18 pages each will work quite well.
12/08	I finished the first chapter just in time for the next show - its has 82 pages and is one third of the book. I've printed a copy and am taking it with me. Everyone loved it, everyone want to know when it will be published, I am starting a list of people who want to buy one when it is available. Some of them are friends and I wonder if they are just being kind, but one lady took some spare copies to share with her eight year old son and other people were very enthusiastic. My favorite moment was when i showed them to a lady on a craft stall that knew nothing of self-help books or energy, she read through a few and then turned to her teenage daughter and said 'look at his one, it could be written for you' - that was magic for me, as it showed that they can and will be passed on from person to person, with enthusiasm and for me that is part of my dream.
12/08	He emailed me back - His email started 'Mark these words: the material you have there is very publishable, and I have no doubt if you're determined, you could get an agent and see it in Waterstones!' Wow thanks!! Adam has written a children's book and has a doctorate so is a clever guy, the other thing that is great is is he not someone who usually reads self help books, but says he will buy one of mine when it is finished. Although he is a friend I have heard him be very blunt when he does not like an idea, so this is great praise. He also says I have some re-structuring to do and that I should learn about poems and how they are written. I really don't want to write 'poems' as often they are seen as a bit 'posh' and too difficult to read, I would prefer them to be very accessible and easy to read and understand. I just hope the idea of making them rhyme will make them easier for people to remember.
11/08	I'm off to a party tonight, fancy dress, that should be fun, the host is an author, we are staying over so in the morning I hope we can have a chat about how to publish a book as I have no idea. He's asked me to email him some of the pages that I have completed, just sending them off, and lent me a copy of the 'writers handbook'.
08/08	I'm taking some of my poems/rhymes to a show this weekend, I will put them out on the stand and see what people think. Wow they loved them, I managed to talk to some stallholders too, one of them has written books before and suggested a format, a rhyme and explanation to a page, that sounds great, I'm off and running now - thanks Frances.
05/08	Some of what I want to say won't fit on a card, here's one I wrote this week:- that wont be going in the book What would happen if instead of all the negative stuff We filled up our thoughts with forgiveness and love If we let go expectations and chose only peace If anger and pain we choose to release If we looked for the laughter and noticed the joy Blessed all the good things in each girl and boy If we could – and we did - would the messages spread And it alter the world at some point far ahead?
04/08	The affirmation cards I wrote last year need to be expanded on - I will design them to benefit all the chakras, so they are colour coded, and affect every part of the body, it will make sure I'm not just designing for me and my needs, hopefully make the appeal and impact broader. Great that set is finished, I've sold a few mind/body/spirit shows, but making them by hand is very time consuming, when they are all laminated.
02/08	Although I have been writing bits down for about a year now I'm not sure how to make it accessible to most people, I don't want it only to be read by those who are looking for spiritual answers, I want it to be mainstream, not fringe. There's just so much to explain, this could be a very big book.
01/08	I've been considering writing a book for ages, I've learnt so much and I love to teach, although I have clients and have taught some small groups I would love to share what I know with more people. I often find myself explaining the same ideas to most people and I know from experience it makes a difference in their lives, the more people I can connect with, the more people I can help and that is something I really enjoy doing.