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I wrote a book!

Does anyone else feel like this year has simultaneously been the fastest and slowest of their life. So much and so little has happened at the same time. I look back and the new year feels like forever ago, yet I don’t know where all that time has gone. As well as the years events, being pregnant definitely messes up your timeline. You’re constantly waiting for something to happen but also trying to get a million jobs ticked off the to do list before the event.

For me one of the bigger tasks for the year was finishing my book. I’ve been meaning to write this post for so long but kept putting it off. I don’t like talking about the harder parts of my life, especially when I feel so lucky in so many ways. But in this case I need to tell you more about what was happening behind the scenes while I wrote most of the book.

At any time writing a book is hard but I managed to time my first experience to perfection. I was in the first trimester, sick, exhausted and struggling to string a sentence together (baby brain is really just full on brain fog). Alex had contracted COVID from working at the hospital which became long COVID And was generally struggling with breathlessness and fatigue. Lock down was in full force, we didn’t have any childcare and of course, that was when Ollen decided to start refusing naps. Throw in some pregnancy complications, extra scans, worry about the baby and you have the perfect conditions for the most challenging part of my career to date.

Writing this book really was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. I was so close to giving up on many occasions. Falling asleep at my desk late at night trying to rewrite a simple sentence that my pregnancy brain just couldn’t work around. Praying that Ollen would nap so I could get a few photos done. Waiting on test results and pushing them to the back of my mind so I could focus.

I’m telling you this, not for sympathy, but so you understand what this book means to me. So many positive things came out of this year in the midst of all of the worry and stress and this is one of them.

Even when it felt impossible to stay on top of things, writing my book kept me going and gave me a welcome distraction from a lot of the years events. And most of all I got to make things out of clay for a few months. That’s living the dream right there!

If you haven’t seen me talk about it over on Instagram the book is about getting creative and making home wares with clay. I use air dry clay and polymer clay which can be used at home without the need for a kiln. They’re such fun materials to work with. They’re also very accessible and affordable and are a great way to dip your toes into getting creative with clay.

Once you have the basics techniques there’s really very little you can’t do with these types of clay. In the book I’ve tried to show an array of different projects to make and inspire you. With 40 projects in total you’ll have plenty to try before dreaming up your own!

You can find out more and preorder here. If you buy a copy please let me know. Email me or send me DM on Instagram. I can not wait to see what you make!!

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  1. Hester says

    December 20, 2020 at 6:43 pm

    How incredibly exciting!! And will done juggling it all xx

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  2. Katie says

    December 21, 2020 at 7:07 am

    Oh wow Fran. That’s such an incredible achievement- well done!

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    December 29, 2020 at 8:53 pm

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    Or nade to measure one’s which is 3times more expensive??

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  4. Giftbasketworldwide says

    January 4, 2021 at 7:30 am

    Such a wonderful post. Thank you so much!!

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  6. Jeanna uk says

    January 20, 2021 at 8:53 am

    Many thanks, just pre ordered your book from Amazon following the article in Mollie also subscribed, looking forward to reading both book and emails, x

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  8. Shubh says

    January 21, 2021 at 6:29 pm

    Amazing. Ordered it few days back from Amazon. Truly loved our dedication. :)

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  13. Klais Last says

    January 24, 2021 at 8:43 pm

    In fact, there are very few good books and if you look, I personally only like the work of The Story Of An Hour. I’m very glad I found it and it was also very educational. I started looking for reviews on it and came across a lot of good essays on it. That’s why I, for example, recommend that you definitely read more here and learn about it already. Read reviews and descriptions of it here, you’ll learn a lot for yourself. It’s extremely helpful for a better understanding of the story.

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  14. Mitra Surik says

    January 28, 2021 at 1:16 pm

    Writing a book is a very responsible thing, I myself am trying to write now. But in college I was under a lot of pressure all the time with writing, reviewing, and revising. I didn’t like it very much and didn’t have time for a book. Fortunately, then I managed to find a list of best assignment writing service , where I could study objective review, compare prices, look at the reviews of those who have already used. This kind of study is extremely useful to be objective. I hope I was able to help others with this as well!

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  15. isoscella says

    January 28, 2021 at 5:40 pm

    Such an achievement, especially with everything else going on, and the ideas in this look fab! :)

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  17. Willie Valez says

    February 24, 2021 at 11:32 pm

    Thank you for interesting thoughts. I want to congratulate you on the first book, it was probably not easy to force yourself to start writing it and eventually finish it. For those who just want to write a book on their own, I recommend getting up an hour earlier every day and writing a book at any time, even if it is not being written. It will also not be superfluous to search YouTube for videos in which famous writers share their advice on writing books. There you can find a lot of videos of similar content and most of them have about 13 thousand views! I am sure this is because their authors use the services of https://soclikes.com/ in order to wind up views for YouTube.

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