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This Is My Church

July 24, 2018 Jen Eden1 Comment

I have had a strange and convoluted relationship with religion. It was not a particularly prominent part of my upbringing; we went to church at Christmas for the carols and that was about it. It was only when I was in my final year of secondary school that I began to give religion and the [...]

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***SNEAK PEEK*** You guys! Today I submitted the final edits on my manuscript and illustrations and I officially have a book in the last stages of pre-publication. Which means it should be published BEFORE CHRISTMAS!!! 😱😭 I’m so excited. If any of you are in need of last minute Christmas presents look out for the link to buy when it goes live. 😉 I promised you some sneak peeks so here’s the first. “If you are Lost And fumbling in the endless Night Remember The darker the shadows The brighter the light that casts them. And one day That hidden glow Will meet the flame That hides inside you And the radiance of both Will Burn The blackness Away.” I’ll be sharing a few pages from the pdf over the next week or so whilst I wait for the paperback proofs to arrive. Also, watch out for a cover reveal in my stories.👀 QOTD: how was your Monday?✨ #Writer #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #amwriting #blogger #author #write #writersofig #writing #aspiringauthor #writergram #selfpublishing #selfpublishedauthor #authorsofinstagram #debutauthor #debutbook #independentartist #independentpublishing #illustration #illustrator
Just adoring getting lost in The Starless Sea. This book had some flipping high expectations to live up to. So far, it is every bit as magical as I had hoped. Bravo @erinmorgenstern 💛✨ You are a true virtuoso. #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #bookworm #booklove #bookdragon #readmore #bookstagramfeatures #somanybookssolittletime #armchairadventures #bookish #bookstagramfeature #bookstagrammer #bibliophile #bookblogger #ILoveBooks #erinmorgenstern #bookishchristmas #bookandchristmastree
You guys, I may not have won NaNoWriMo this year but something exciting is happening... A long time ago I started working on a collection of poetry and micro fiction. It was a passion project I was doing on the side of my attempts at novel writing. Something fun for when I needed a change of pace and space to play with ideas. But it has become much more. This little collection is where I’ve felt my creativity come alive. Where my writing has had room to breathe. And I’ve fallen in love with it. I edited and pieced all the words together a little while ago and, although I was happy with what I’d written it felt unfinished. So this week I started playing with some illustrations. And it’s all fallen together. Suddenly I can see this book coming to life. And I’m proud of it. So..I’m plunging in. Full steam ahead. And I will be looking to self publish ‘Thrive’ very, very soon. WHO’S EXCITED?!?! 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️ QOTD: anyone interested in some sneak peeks...? #Writer #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #amwriting #blogger #author #write #writersofig #writing #aspiringauthor #writergram #selfpublishing #poet #poetry #poetrycollection #thrive #passionproject
Happy to be mobile enough to get downstairs and enjoy our Christmas decorations now. I’ve set up camp next to the Christmas tree and am ready to get lost in The Starless Sea, which - 26 pages in - I’m already completely in love with. @erinmorgenstern is, without doubt, my literary hero. QOTD: what are you reading at the moment? ##bookstagram #bookstagramuk #bookworm #booklove #bookdragon #readmore #bookstagramfeatures #somanybookssolittletime #armchairadventures #bookish #bookstagramfeature #bookstagrammer #bibliophile #bookblogger #ILoveBooks #thestarlesssea #erinmorgenstern #bookishchristmas
Ventured downstairs today for a change of scene. Still a bit brain addled by all the pain meds so struggling to focus on words but instead I’m having a play with some illustrations for an ongoing project. Still in love with my Apple Pencil.✨ It’s been an absolute age since I spent any real time doing art of any description and I’m so enjoying rediscovering this side of my creativity. Feeling pretty rusty and it’s a whole new learning curve figuring out all the things I can do with the pencil but it’s so much fun! QOTD: aside from reading and/or writing, what else do you like to fill your time with? #Writer #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #amwriting #blogger #author #write #writersofig #writing #aspiringauthor #writergram #illustration #applepencil #procreate #illustrator #creative #artist #workinprogress
Managed to make it out of bed and across the room to my desk for a change of scene this morning. My brain is still to groggy and painkiller-addled to be able to concentrate on reading or writing at the moment so I’m watching GBBO on Netflix and planning Christmas presents (picking up what I can in the online Black Friday sales!) QOTD: how are you spending your Friday? #bookstagram #writergram #christmas #surgeryrecovery #endometriosissurgery #recovery #selfcare
There are some advantages to being laid up post-surgery...I had book mail waiting for me when I got home from the hospital yesterday and now that I’m slightly more compos mentis I get to enjoy all the magical goodness that is the November. Illumicrate box! It’s my favourite ever, without a doubt. Gorgeous special edition of The Starless Sea, which I am DYING to read but am holding off a few more days for the pain and medication fug to ease a bit so I can properly enjoy it, plus some gorgeous accessories that I’m already obsessed with. It’s been the perfect post-op pick-me-up - thanks Daphne and team! (And excuse the very informal, on top of duvet unboxing pic! Bed-bound bookstagram is slightly less well executed than my usual!🙈) #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #bookworm #booklove #bookdragon #readmore #bookstagramfeatures #somanybookssolittletime #armchairadventures #bookish #bookstagramfeature #bookstagrammer #bibliophile #bookblogger #ILoveBooks #illumicrate #illumicrateunboxing #thestarlesssea
This afternoon, my mum and I went to Lyme Hall (better known as Pemberley to fans of the BBC adaptation of Pride & Prejudice!) for a festive afternoon tea. We had a wander round the beautifully decorated house and admired the bookish decorations before eating ourselves fit to bursting in the salt cellars with delicious soup, sandwiches, cakes, scones, trifle, mince pies, Prosecco and coffee - the list goes on like something out of a Dickens novel! It was wonderful. One of my favourite places in the company of one of my favourite people with scrumptious food and that Christmas feeling all around. I love this time of year. QOTD: what are some of your favourite things to do in the run up to Christmas? Or if you don’t celebrate Christmas, what are some of your favourite things to do at this time of year? #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #bookworm #booklove #bookdragon #readmore #bookstagramfeatures #somanybookssolittletime #armchairadventures #bookish #bookstagramfeature #bookstagrammer #bibliophile #bookblogger #ILoveBooks #bookishchristmas #lymehall #lymehouse #lymepark #nationaltrust #lymeatchristmas
Diving into some business development today. This has been an unexpected part of my new job and I’m absolutely loving it! It’s been really interesting to bring the skills I’ve garnered over the years working in education to a completely different context. It’s a whole new world (for so many reasons) and I’ve been thrilled to discover how rewarding and interesting it is. I’m increasingly excited by the new direction my professional life has taken - I would never have imagined myself into this role, which just goes to show that you never know what’s waiting round the corner! I may have fallen off the NaNoWriMo train but I’m still putting my writing skills to good use.😉 QOTD: what’s your day job? Is it what you hoped/imagined/expected it to be? #Writer #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #amwriting #blogger #author #write #writersofig #writing #aspiringauthor #writergram #publicrelations #womeninbusiness #creativeagency #businessdevelopment #writerslife
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