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I don't like to pit book genres (or in fact, anything against one another) as I believe each side will have their uses, however, after working through some triggers last year associated to schools, I did uncover what I believe is a major reason why middle grade fiction triumphs over young adult fiction in a sense of reaching a larger audience and having a longer-lasting impacting.

Trigger Warning: This episode makes mention of stolen generations, asylums, forceable having to give up children, conversation therapy and racial disadvantages to accessing education.

If you are also boycotting all Harry Potter content due to the authors stand against certain minority groups, you are better off skipping this episode.

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Scarlett Marie is a true born creative, who has spent her whole life dabbling in the arts and craft, only to find her feet in the world of words whereby she has spent over fifteen years making stories come alive.

Her time and energy has been mainly spent on the series A Royal Life, of which she started drafting when she was fifteen.

Here on the 'Diary of a Writer' she hopes to show people a peek behind the door of what it means to live as a full-time creative.

Visit bookishfeat.com for more details.

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It's a New Year and we're starting season 2 with an episode about ... burn out? I know, strange subject for a time of year where people are supposedly rejuvenated and ready to conquer new goals. But let's be real, sometimes the holiday season doesn't revitalise us, and the reality is, burn out can hit us at any point.

Today I am discussing the burn out that comes with being a writer, specifically as a writer of a series. This is not something I see many people discussing in writing forums, so here I am trying to break the ice on a subject that I feel needs to be discussed and acknowledged more.

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Scarlett Marie is a true born creative, who has spent her whole life dabbling in the arts and craft, only to find her feet in the world of words whereby she has spent over fifteen years making stories come alive.

Her time and energy has been mainly spent on the series A Royal Life, of which she started drafting when she was fifteen.

Here on the 'Diary of a Writer' she hopes to show people a peek behind the door of what it means to live as a full-time creative.

Visit bookishfeat.com for more details.

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It’s that time of year where we begin to look ahead, where we start to make plans and set goals for ourselves. However, instead of doing that, I encourage you to do something else, something far more difficult, but something which perhaps will bring a lot more peace and happiness to your life.

Note - This concludes season one of the Diary of a Writer. Next year, we begin season two. Thank you for supporting this podcast and taking a chance on someone who's just finding their feet on this platform. Your generosity to give your precious time to listen to what I have to say is appreciated. Thank you ✨

Support the show

Scarlett Marie is a true born creative, who has spent her whole life dabbling in the arts and craft, only to find her feet in the world of words whereby she has spent over fifteen years making stories come alive.

Her time and energy has been mainly spent on the series A Royal Life, of which she started drafting when she was fifteen.

Here on the 'Diary of a Writer' she hopes to show people a peek behind the door of what it means to live as a full-time creative.

Visit bookishfeat.com for more details.