August 2020
Beginner
256 pages
4h 17m
English
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Gratitude
Ahhh. Gratitude. The best bit. Can I speak openly for a moment … writing a book is f@#king hard. Who’d a thunk it. It’s a glorious, heart-breaking, terrifying, exhilarating, I’m-never-doing-it-again, best-moment-of-your-life adventure. And there is no way I could’ve written this one without the help of a phenomenal cast of everyday creatives.
Firstly, to my fabulous editor Kelly Irving, this book would not have happened if it weren’t for you. Thank you for sticking with me, for embracing my edits of your edits, and for learning to speak a little of my love language. You are an extraordinary talent and anyone considering writing a book needs to speak to you.
To my second fabulous editor, Allison Hiew, it’s almost illegal how delightful you are. The gentle, generous way you suggested ideas and reconfigured sentences didn’t just make my writing better. You made me feel like I should start saying ‘author’ when a customs officer asks me what I do.
To the magnificent Lucy Raymond for not only green lighting this project, but for continually reminding me — and anyone within earshot — that this book matters. That even in the middle of a global pandemic, especially in the middle of a global pandemic, we need to get it out there. Sheesh … Empowering much?
To the magnanimous Chris Shorten, what a Zen-like Artisan you are. Always available to bounce ideas, or pivot the direction. Quite possibly the most patient man in the entire universe. And I should know. I blew out every ...
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