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This is the third of my seven pearls of writing wisdom.

These pearls grew out of a chi running programme I did in my preparation for doing a marathon a month in 2014. The advice has translated perfectly to other areas in life, including my writing.

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	The Truth About My Daughter 4.57 avg rating — 82 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A World of Silence by Jo Skinner 4.39 avg rating — 31 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jump: The Time is Now by Carolyn Martinez (Compiler), N.M. Taylor, Helen Booth it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Interprofessional Education and Working: A Scoping Study to Investigate the Development of an Interprofessional Education Strategy in Primary Healthcare for the North London Education Consortium by Jo Skinner (Goodreads Author), Susan Pike 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Scoping Study, A: Continuing Professional Development - A Scoping Study to Investigate the Development of a Masters Programme in Continuing Professional Development for Health and Care Personnel by Susan Pike, Jo Skinner (Goodreads Author), Anne Jones 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Jo Skinner rated a book it was amazing Under Silkwood by Greg Bourke	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I was completely immersed in 'Under Silkwood' and could feel the tension simmering just below the surface in this close knit community that is suspicious of outsiders while holding its secrets and resentments close. When young Darcy Grant arrives as a ...more
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Jo Skinner rated a book it was amazing All the Bees in the Hollows by Lauren Keegan (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is a deeply immersive book about community, family and tradition set in sixteenth century Lithuania. Told from the POV of a mother, Marytè determined to care for her family after the untimely death of her husband, and a daughter, Austėja who dre ...more
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Jo Skinner rated a book it was amazing The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jo Skinner rated a book it was amazing The Bluff by Joanna Jenkins	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
It is convenient to classify books according to their genre and The Bluff fits into the crime category – after all it does begin with a missing girl, Bea and the body of local man, Dash. However, this book is so much more than a whodunnit. It delves ...more
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Jo Skinner rated a book it was amazing The Scent of Oranges by Kathy George (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
It takes a lot of courage and talent to take one of Dicken’s classics and explore it from the point of view of a woman. George has taken us on a journey with one of literature’s lesser-known characters, Nancy, from Oliver Twist. Written entirely from ...more
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Jo Skinner rated a book it was amazing The Rewilding by Donna M Cameron (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The Rewilding is a page-turning eco thriller that poses more questions than it answers and challenges the reader to ask themselves, what am I doing to avert climate change? Is it all hopeless or is there reason to be optimistic despite a lack of will ...more
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A retired speech pathologist, Clarke has long been a wordsmith, helping those with head injuries to communicate effectively. She has now transferred this skill to writing novels that are not afraid to explore challenging issues. In The Bracelet, we me ...more
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Jo Skinner rated a book it was amazing The Woman in the Waves by Camille Booker (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This much-anticipated novel by multi-awarded Hawkeye author, Camille Booker arrived last week, and I devoured it in a couple of days. The writing lures you in. It is poetic and visceral, with the setting a powerful character in her own right. The main ...more
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Jo Skinner rated a book it was amazing How to be Remembered by Michael Thompson (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
We all need to overcome difficulties throughout our lives, but few are as heartbreaking as the challenge faced by Thompson’s protagonist Tommy in How to be Remembered. Every year, following Tommy’s birthday, nobody remembers who he is. Every piece of ...more
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