2015 - Double the blessings!

I can honestly say, hand on heart, that this year has been flipping awesome! I was writing down all of the cool things that have happened and I was so surprised that it was literally double the blessings from last year. 2015, I went into it with big dreams and less fear and it worked. God has been amazing and I have had so many fun and new opportunities. I feel that I have grown a lot and I feel more zen, which is a great feeling. I cannot wait for 2016! I'll be releasing my second book! Can you believe it?? And my aim is to have at least three books out by the time I am thirty. Here are my highlights for the year

- Launching The Author School with Helen, the launch party at Beaufort House, the first session with the amazing speakers
- Launching The Lil' Author Skool
- Finishing my dance story, hopefully to be released by 2017
- Finishing the second book in the Emily Knight series
- Funding from Virgin StartUp and going to Virgin HQ
- The London Book Fair 2015 and being offered a publishing deal (not the right one but still very cool)
- New York Book Expo
- Speaking events and realising that I am pretty good at it! Hope to do more next year
- Lox - Emily Knight Warriors pop-up blog - success!
- Keeping up the Wireless tradition with my girls. Went to their 10th birthday party with Drake headlining AND got them for thirty something quid instead of eighty. Holla!
- Being in The Bookseller, The Mirror and Love Sunday Magazine
- Getting Janet Jackson tickets for Melissa bday for 2016
- Getting AMAZING tickets for my brothers bday (can't say what incase he reads this but it's dope)
- Having the best Bear Birthday month - Harry Potter studios, Matilda the musical, Benihana
- Spoken to by Prophets about my future
- Actor, Taye Diggs following The Author School twitter (OMG)
- Discovering the amazingness that is Bubbletea. You haven't lived unless you have it in Belgium. Yum
- Bournemouth Beach
- Belgium with my sissy
- Growth in all the dancers that I teach and creating some of my best dance pieces
- Free books. I legit have no space on my bookshelf anymore
- Meeting JUDY BLUME!! AAAAAHHHHHH
- Costume party as Cruella De Ville
- Getting the best cover art in life for Emily 2
- Winter Wonderland
- Fergie becoming a cat model. You go Fergz

Even just looking at these highlights gives me goosebumps. Jackie Collins passing away was so heartbreaking as she is one of my fav authors but what a legacy she has left and I can only pray that I can achieve what she did. I now go into 2016 with an open mind, gigantic dreams and faith. Let's do this!

Thank you so much for reading my blog and to everyone that is supported me and my book in anyway. Thank you. Even if not everything you wanted didn't happen in 2015, go into 2016 with your mind set and don't let fear block you. Remember, some people didn't make it to the end of the year and you did!
Lastly, WISHING ALL MY BEAUTS A HAPPY NEW YEAR! See you in 2016 xxx

My meeting with an agent

Those of you who have been following this blog from the beginning will know that I've been trying for years to get an agent. Well I have the best news...I HAVE A LITERARY AGENT!!!!!!!! Omg I was in so much shock when they responded and it wasn't the rejection letter I was used too. You're probably wondering how did this happen right? Remember when I went to The London Book Fair? My PR told me to go through the exhibition directory and message all the literary agents for a meeting. Whilst I was doing that, most of them had links to their sites so I figured why not submit for the thousandth time, you never know. The directory is super long so I got bored doing it and Helen (PR) kept emailing 'Have you finished it?' All I can say is thank Jesus that she did that because that's when I submitted to Raimondi and Campbell. I got a response to read the whole of the novel. Now I've been at this position before and it usually ends there, so I sent the book in. Th...

2012 = A Legendary Year!!!

So today is the last day of the best year I have ever had. Honestly, I was told by my Pastor that this year would be like Days of Heaven on Earth and it really was. Just a few of my highlights - Releasing my first ever book, Emily Knight I AM - Going to the Brit Writers Awards 2012 - All the amazing interviews I got to do for my book with BBC 1XTRA, Brit Writers etc and the recommended reads my book got as well as the free advertising! Cheers! - Having a launch party - Passing my driving test and getting a car for Christmas - Being promoted at work - Becoming a blogger for Brit Writers - Going to the Olympics - Booking Stratford Circus to host Myself's show Icon in March 2013 - Performing at Breakin' Convention for the 2nd time - Filming Street Dance All Stars The Movie and filming BBC 1's The Apprentice Woo it has been a great year for me and for the people I care about and I am so ready to see 2013!!! ...

2012 is the year where you'll know my NAME!

I know, I know. Saying I've been busy is no excuse for not writing in this blog but trust me I have been. So the good news. I went to New York which was fun for Chelsea (fellow bloggers) bday. We were so lucky that we had missed the snow and got loads of sun in November. Got to see the Statue of Liberty, up close, Times Square, 5th Avenue, went up the Empire State Building and of course the International House of Pancakes! I thought it would resemble the Hard Rock Cafe but the look is very laid back, the portions are not. The shopping side wasn't brill because their tax is so high it's not worth it and don't even let me get started on the street numbers and avenues. Confused! Me and Chels walked everywhere just because it was so confusing. I had a six pack when I got home. One of the highlights of the hol was definitely the musicians on the subway who were so lost in their music they kept forgetting that they weren't in Madison Square Gardens (We went there, I brief...

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