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MY 9-5

The best part of my job is…
A Day in the Life: I’ve loved connecting with readers and
hearing how the book is helping them, and
we are building a lovely community on my
Rosie Steer Instagram, @everythinglooksrosie.

Teacher and author Rosie Steer My most memorable career moment
shares how she spends a typical day. is…
My book deal with Bloomsbury. I have
always wanted to write a book, and for
it to be published by such a prestigious
Where do you call home? company is a dream come true.
I live in a tenement in Marchmont,
Edinburgh. We were looking for a doer- After work I…
upper and found a flat here with period Spend time in nature – whether foraging or
features that needed some love. forest bathing. After much recipe testing
for the book, I’ve been ready for someone
My day starts with… else to do the cooking; Argyle Place in
Marchmont is my local favourite, with
My alarm goes off at 6.20am. I split my
time between my job as English teacher delicious seasonal brunch and baking.
and writing – my book Slow Seasons:
A Creative Guide to Reconnecting with If I wasn’t an author and teacher, I’d
Nature the Celtic Way is out now. During have been…
term, I do a little book admin before work I would have loved to become an illustrator.
but try to practice what I preach about However, the experience of writing Slow
slow living: I take time to walk to work Seasons has taught me to never give up on
as noticing the changes in the seasons dreams, so maybe one day!
grounds me. In the holidays, I wake up at
the same time and start the day with some
reading before I write. What’s the best piece of career advice
you’ve been given?
Author Beth Kempton once said: “You are a
I got my job…
writer, and the world needs your medicine.”
I wrote my book proposal in 2020: I As a society I think we can look down on
wanted to help readers to reconnect with creative pursuits as frivolous, but she
nature to nurture new habits of slow living, reminded me how much power our words
with recipes and rituals inspired by my have – they can offer solace and meaning in
roots. Rejection fuelled my determination our fast-paced world.
to make Slow Seasons the best it could
be. I signed with Bergstrom Studio in early
2022 and chose to work with Bloomsbury
to publish; they really understood my Slow Seasons: A Creative Guide to
vision and have made my book into a Reconnecting with Nature the Celtic Way is
beautiful reality. out now, available at all good bookstores.

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