2013 = Where To Start?

So another year has gone and it's healthy to reflect on the great stuff that has happened, so we don't get caught in this 'I didn't get etc' attitude, so here are my highlights of the year.

- Getting Beyonce, JT and Drake tickets for 2014
- Being a part of my first ever charity as an Author, the 'Think Christmas, Think Books' Campaign
- Starting a creative arts school for young people, Co-Star ARTS
- Filming my first ever dance video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTPmzehxBLQ
- Getting the best press for Emily Knight, interviews and awesome reviews
- Almost reaching 10,000 likes on Emily FB Page, I think I'm 400 likes away
- Getting in trouble with security for being too close to Buckingham Palace
- Signed to Raimondi and Campbell Literary Agency. Dream!
- Going to my first ever festival, Wireless and seeing Jay-Z, Iggy Azalea, Miguel, Kendrick Lamar, Calvin Harris and getting through the whole day only spending a tenner.
- London Book Fair
- The CBBC showing interest in adaption of Emily
- Getting screen time in 'Street Dance AllStars The Movie'
- Receiving a copyright certificate from Library of Congress, USA
- Meeting publishers from HarperCollins at work, who were amazing to me
- Meeting a Les Twin (Laurent, i think)
- Seeing one of the best musicals ever, The Bodyguard
- Royalty cheques
- More dance work
- Seeing The Rain Room at The Barbican

This year has been very cool and I'm excited to see what 2014 brings for me. One thing for sure, will be a traditional publishing contract so watch this space. Thank you so much for the support!

Have a great New Years Eve and see you next year!!

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And she points at this huge wall with MY FACE ON IT!

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have finally realised at the age of 29 that just being myself is the way forward in life. Not like I thought I had to be someone else but I guess I wasn't sure whether to be my authentic self. I am loud, funny and opinionated and in an industry like publishing, sometimes I feel like I have to tone it down but since winning Trailblazers and being invited to so many events and getting the best opportunities, I realised that my work and my personality is what people are taking a shine too.

The biggest lesson I've learnt? I thought I knew what being busy meant...until I started a publishing house.

Being at The London Book Fair as a speaker and an exhibitor - both for the first time - was amazing. I felt so valued. I felt what I had to say and how I thought was important. We had back to back meetings and our main goal was to find a colour printing company for Hashtag, which we did. But what was so fascinating is companies we had approached as we were setting up Hashtag, who were …

England were not ready for that level of sass.

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I swear when I wrote Drake, I literally heard Soulja Boy's voice saying, “DRAAAAAAKKKE!”

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