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4 Things I Hope Crochet Saved My Life Teaches People

In an interview awhile back with Sylvia Browder I was able to answer the question, “Is there a message in your book that you want readers to grasp?” Here’s what I answered: Yes, there are several! No matter what problems

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Lion Brand Reviews Crochet Saved My Life; Comments Amaze Me

I was so excited when I went through my RSS reader today and saw that Lion Brand Yarn had written a post about my book, Crochet Saved My Life. I didn’t know that they’d be doing this write-up so it

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Crochet Saved My Life Touches People

My goal when it came to getting positive reviews on Amazon for Crochet Saved My Life was a modest goal of getting ten positive reviews. I’m so excited to say I’ve reached twice that – with 20 positive reviews, 5

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Reader Acknowledgments

I am so touched when I receive emails that share with me how my writing has touched others. Beth Says: “I’m working my way slowly through your book. (I’ve read nothing since my brother’s death 6 years ago; I used

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PsychCentral Says Crochet Saved My Life is a Worthwhile Read

I am thrilled that the crochet and crafting community has been so positive in receiving my book, Crochet Saved My Life. However, what I really want to see is the book gain wider acceptance in the mental health community because

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Excerpt from the Intro to Crochet Saved My Life

Just a brief excerpt from the introduction of my book, Crochet Saved My Life. “Prior to this terrible period, I had suffered with undiagnosed, sometimes debilitating, always untreated depression for nearly fifteen years. I didn’t know that depression was the

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New Low Price for Crochet Saved My Life on Kindle

As many of you know I did a Kindle promotion recently offering Crochet Saved My Life for free. It was free for four days and I was touched, honored and stunned that there were more than 4400 downloads of the book in

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San Francisco Public Library Orders My Book

Every so often I check out what new crochet books are available through the San Francisco Public Library. You can’t even image my excitement when I searched this week and saw that the SFPL ordered two copies of my book!

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Big Sale on Crochet Saved My Life This Week Only!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I wanted to kick things off right this year with a big sale on my book, Crochet Saved My Life. I’m offering the steepest discount I’ve ever offered on the book – a full 50% off of

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Crochet Saved My Life Research (Interview Excerpt)

Writer Jennifer K. Lafferty interviewed me about my book Crochet Saved My Life for Goodreads as well as for her Examiner column. I wanted to share an excerpt from the Examiner interview here that gives a little insight into my

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My Newest Book
Crochet Saved My Life is my newest book. In it I share my own story of healing from depression through crafting. I also share the stories of 23 other women plus some research and anecdotal evidence that suggests that crochet has both mental and physical health benefits.
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You can see my books and author bio on Amazon.