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My new book entitled "Mixed Blessings"
Slmhill2000Hill
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Hi Friends,
I just wondered if my story could be of interest to anyone. I am 54 now, and I have recently published my personal memoir on Amazon.
I was born in 1967 with severe CP. Of course, things for disabled people have advanced a great deal since then, but I wanted to write my story in order to encourage other families who may be travelling a similar path to ours. My story recalls both touching and fun times attending The Victoria School: a lovely special school in Northfield Birmingham, and then I went on to Dudley College to study I.T., English, Cookery & Art. I now live in a quiet coastal region of Scotland.
Anyway, I wish you all the best with whatever situation you may find yourselves in, and I really hope you find something in my memoir to help or cheer you along.
My warmest wishes, Sonya
I just wondered if my story could be of interest to anyone. I am 54 now, and I have recently published my personal memoir on Amazon.
I was born in 1967 with severe CP. Of course, things for disabled people have advanced a great deal since then, but I wanted to write my story in order to encourage other families who may be travelling a similar path to ours. My story recalls both touching and fun times attending The Victoria School: a lovely special school in Northfield Birmingham, and then I went on to Dudley College to study I.T., English, Cookery & Art. I now live in a quiet coastal region of Scotland.
Anyway, I wish you all the best with whatever situation you may find yourselves in, and I really hope you find something in my memoir to help or cheer you along.
My warmest wishes, Sonya
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Hi @Slmhill2000Hill congratulations on publishing your memoir. I will look for it and have a nosy. Sounds a good read.
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Hi Sandy,
Thank you so much for your message. I hope my story will be something that interests you or helps you in some way.
Have a great day! Sonya -
Hello
Just to say congrats on getting published. I have always wanted to write a book. Did you self publish and how did you find the process?
I hope the book sales on Amazon are going well.Reg
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Hi Reg,
Thanks for the message.
Yes, I did self-publish, but it was an awful lot of work and extremely difficult for a number of reasons -
First, I can only operate my computer with one thumb, so this makes my typing very slow.
Also, I'd never done this before and as anyone who self-publishes with Amazon will find out, there is no one complete publishing guide, so it was a case of looking online and gradually building up an idea of what to do.
Finally, I also designed my own book cover. For this I downloaded a template, but all the measurements were in American, so had to be converted to UK.
All in all it was a real headache, so I really hope people like it.
Have a nice day anyway,
Sonya -
Hi @Slmhill2000Hill
Wow, what a great achievement! I hope you are feeling proud of yourself. I am sure all of your time and energies put into it will be greatly received. It already seems to have gained much positive attention on Scope's forumCommunity Volunteer Adviser with professional knowledge of education, special educational needs and disabilities and EHCP's. Pronouns: She/her.
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Thank you. I just hope pepole enjoy my story. It's available in both paperback and Kindle formats, and can be found at - https://www.amazon.co.uk/MIXED-BLESSINGS-MISS-SONYA-LOUISE/dp/B094VR585V/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ZW9QPQFEIXHZ&keywords=mixed+blessings+sonya+hill&qid=1637595147&sprefix=mixed+ble,aps,207&sr=8-1
All the best, Sonya -
What an amazing achievement, @Slmhill2000Hill
It must have taken a lot of work to create your own book, but I can imagine that you're so proud of it. I would be! How long did the writing process take?Online Community Information Coordinator
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It took me many years, as I can only type with one thumb. However, I was really hoping it may encourage parents, who may have a small child with CP, as I think it includes a lot of useful tips which may help them. This was really one of my main thoughts behind sharing my story with Scope - "Mixed Blessings" by Sonya L. M. Hill. Now available on Amazon. A perfect stocking filler
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Aww, bless you @Slmhill2000Hill. So thoughtful too!Community Volunteer Adviser with professional knowledge of education, special educational needs and disabilities and EHCP's. Pronouns: She/her.
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