I'm home sick this week so haven't been able to go to my studio and to my regular writing update. I've mostly been lying in bed binge-watching, but had a few lovely things happen to lift me up.
1. I received an email from a new teacher in Queensland who had read my article on ABC Education and gone to my website to access my teaching resources. It's just so great to hear from teachers and know that I'm helping. 2. I received my first Podcast email from an emerging writer who is getting ready to submit, and is doing a deep dive into research. She said she found my episode about querying and synopsis very helpful. So this brings me to a realisation I had. While money and recognition are wonderful things, and I really appreciate both, I think being helpful is my core guiding principle. I want to put things out into the world that in some way touch and help people. This is my motto. Even as I think about my writing and what I'm working on for publication, I'm wanting to change perceptions, and help people see and learn things. In the image below are things that I've been putting out into the world:
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AuthorAmra Pajalić is an award-winning author, an editor and teacher who draws on her Bosnian cultural heritage to write own voices stories for young people, who like her, are searching to mediate their identity and take pride in their diverse culture. She writes memoir, young adult and romance under the pen name Mae Archer. newsletterSign up and receive free books.
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