Sam Alexandra Rose

Category: Being a writer

  • Out now: the CMMRD book!

    Out now: the CMMRD book!

    the cmmrd book: a mismatch memoir and guide

    Memoir and guide, released September 2023

    I am pleased to announce the publication of my latest book, the CMMRD book!

    About the book

    “CMMRD may be rare, but everyone I know has met someone who has it.”

    While on average people with CMMRD get their first cancer diagnosis at just 7.5 years old, Sam Alexandra Rose is beating the odds in her mid-thirties. But it comes at a price, with three cancer experiences and a whole lot of fear and trauma to sort through.

    Part memoir, part guide and with a little poetry thrown in, this book illustrates what it’s like to live with a rare genetic condition and significantly increased cancer risk.

    This is a book of denial, hope and eventual acceptance, ideal for families wanting to know more about a CMMRD diagnosis and for healthcare professionals looking to better understand the patient experience.

    Buy now on Amazon in paperback or on Kindle!

  • Coming soon: the CMMRD book!

    Coming soon: the CMMRD book!

    I’m so excited to announce that my new book will be published on 2nd September 2023! It’s called the CMMRD book: a mismatch memoir and guide and it’s all about my ultra-rare condition CMMRD, what it is, what it means for me and others who have it, and how I am learning to come to terms with it. It’s the first book all about CMMRD just for patients – and maybe even the first book about CMMRD, ever. Here’s the blurb:

    “CMMRD may be rare, but everyone I know has met someone who has it.”

    While on average people with CMMRD get their first cancer diagnosis at just 7.5 years old, Sam Alexandra Rose is beating the odds in her mid-thirties. But it comes at a price, with three cancer experiences and a whole lot of fear and trauma to sort through.

    Part memoir, part guide and with a little poetry thrown in, this book illustrates what it’s like to live with a rare genetic condition and significantly increased cancer risk.

    This is a book of denial, hope and eventual acceptance, ideal for families wanting to know more about a CMMRD diagnosis and for healthcare professionals looking to better understand the patient experience.

    “a humane and helpful navigation of a difficult subject for a difficult journey… this book is a non-medical person’s true north guide through Lynch syndrome and CMMRD” – Lynne Dunn, CEO of Bowel Research UK

  • 8 Tips For Writing Faster – Audio & Transcript

    8 Tips For Writing Faster – Audio & Transcript

    This is the transcript of a talk I gave on the Wisdom app. You can listen to it here. (more…)

  • My 2021 Year In Review and Goals For 2022

    My 2021 Year In Review and Goals For 2022

    It’s that time of year again! I love this period in between Christmas and New Year when nobody knows what day it is and I don’t have to do anything at all. What I do usually decide to do is take a little time for reflection and introspection, and part of that is thinking about what I’ve achieved this year and what I’d like to do in 2022. So let’s go!

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  • Those Christmas Writes – Audio & Transcript

    Those Christmas Writes – Audio & Transcript

    This is a talk I gave on Wisdom app on Christmas Eve 2021. I talked about finding inspiration from Christmases past, present and future, as well as engaging the senses and taking time to be introspective and take stock of the year during the festive period.

    You can listen to the talk here and you can also read the transcript below.

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  • What are the Benefits of Having a Creative Hobby?

    When it comes to work, we’re all looking for ways to re-engage with our productive sides. It’s been a long year for everyone, whether your work shifted to all remote or you’re still going into an office. Now, this year, more than ever, we all have a lot to balance. However, adding something creative to your plate could really help your work life.

    Hobbies are a great way to help you focus and get rid of short-term bursts of stress. They give purpose to downtime in a good way, giving you a sense of accomplishment. And now, even in these isolated times, they can give you a chance to engage with a community, even if that community is online. So how do you do that and what should you try? This graphic offers some insights, and it taught me a couple of new things – including the meaning of “eustress”. As someone who has a day job but also multiple creative passion projects, I found that some of this really resonated with me.

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  • Professor Green

    Every time I listen to Professor Green’s music or watch one of his interviews, I feel so inspired to write something, to be brutally honest, to open up a blank Word document and spill my guts and share it with the world. Pro inspires me to write more than any author does, because he inspires me to be honest and open and to be myself, unapologetically. And for me that’s the most important part of writing, that I say something that’s important to me, and that writing it down makes me feel good, even empowered. He gives me self-confidence in that way. He makes me feel like if I have fingers and a pen or a keyboard, then I can do anything.

  • “I write songs I can’t listen to”

    “I write songs I can’t listen to.” – Professor Green

    Me too. I write poems I can’t read.
    I want to write poems I can’t read.
    They would probably be my best poems.

  • Discount on my chapbook

    My chapbook is available with 25% off this weekend! Just use code GWW25 at the checkout.

    Here’s the link: http://ow.ly/PfMEh

    And an extract:

    And a big, big hug for anyone who checks it out – you are awesome! <3

  • Grave Shopping – from my chapbook

    Extract from my first chapbook, Empowerthy. Available on Lulu.com:

    ow.ly/NE8g1

    Free shipping until 4th June with code JUNESHIP and a portion of profits donated to Lynch Syndrome UK.

    I submitted the book to Amazon today so it should be on there in like, six to eight weeks. Trying to get the word out so if you like my poetry, please take a look at the book and tell a friend. Thank you so much for your support!