Pieces of Me – Baydreamer Writes ~ Lauren Scott, Author

I am thrilled to share Maggie’s lovely review of my book that is about 14 months old. The excitement began in July of last year, and I’m grateful to say that it’s continued. I am humbled to receive almost thirty 5-star reviews.

But first of all, let me introduce you to Maggie if you haven’t had the pleasure of meeting her:

I am Maggie Watson, an Indie Poet and Author from Scotland.
My poetry journey began at the start of the pandemic in 2020.
At that point, I had no idea it would then become such a big part of my life.
We can all agree that those years were very difficult, and I found the "lockdowns" particularly hard.
So I began putting pen to paper, merely to get my sense of isolation and frustration down on paper.
Fast forward to December 2020 and "The Madness of Corona" was published (by a publishing house).
As happy as I was seeing my name on an Amazon product page, I was embarrassed by the content ( but heh, we all started out at some point).
I knew I wanted to do better, and knew I could do better, so I decided to try and self-publish as a goal to aim for.
Self-Publishing is not difficult, only time-consuming.
In February 2021 I released "Me and My Shadow" and later that year I also released "Once Upon a Time".
Looking back though,I would say that I was going for the achievement factor and still not paying much attention to the quality of my writing!
In 2021 I joined the Instagram writing Community.
I will always be grateful for the love and support shown to me by my fellow writers (especially when my account was hacked).
I would say being on there brought an improvement in my writing because the standard is so high, as it is here on WP!
I recently took the decision to leave IG and this blog will now be my main platform.
Last year(2022) my work was included in an Open Skies Anthology.
I also had my work accepted by Glass Gates Publications and Gypsophila Zine (see my Other Publications Page) as well as releasing "A Jar of Stars" and "In the Shadow of My Pen : A Collection of Poetry and Prose.
This year has been my most successful to date as far as submissions go,including Gypsophila Zine again and also Spillwords.
My new Collection "Ephemeral Encounters (Her Book of Words) has also just been released.
I write for the love of writing, and I always hope someone can take something from my words🙏.

I've read Ephemeral Encounters and loved it, but Maggie has just released another new collection of poetry:

You can pre-order Pieces of Me in e-book format, which will be released on October 7th, along with the paperback. Since I have a strong affinity for paperbacks, I’m holding out! But I love Maggie’s beautiful and evocative writing, so I know her new book will be another wonderful addition to my home library.

Now, I invite you to visit Maggie by clicking on the link below to read her full review of my collection of poetry, Ever So Gently.