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My first ever book!

I can't believe I'm actually doing it. Just a few weeks ago I had the thought "if they can do it so can I" and then I thought "I used to do it all the time so why not try again!" And here I am. With a small and ever changing plan and a few pages in that's also every changing! I can't wait to see where this will go!#reading and writing📗 #writingmyfirstbook #Lemon8Diary #cats🐾

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I wish you the best of luck! I’ve tried so hard, my writing skills now are garbage compared to high school me. I can’t ever seem to get the creative juices flowing 😭

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