Twenty Years of Blame My Brain
(Or 20 years of avoiding Brian...)
I make a lot of mistakes when I’m typing. I’m fast but usually fast and furious and I only use two fingers of each hand so there’s a lot of hit and miss. Plus, I’m often typing while on my office treadmill, which doesn’t help accuracy.
But I have still never, in twenty whole years of typing the title Blame My Brain, accidentally blamed Brian. I’m waiting for it to happen, as surely it will.
Twenty years! Today is the “official” day but for me every day is Blame My Brain day! It changed my life, my career and my own brain, all for the better. Walker Books are running a competition over on their Instagram, featuring a book, signed postcards and this special bag and mug:
Something for me and lots of things for you
My celebratory present to myself is A CLEAR OUT! A thing I’ve learnt about my brain is that I am the opposite of a hoarder: I love nothing better than to clear out a cupboard, shelf, drawer. Any time I feel a bit stressed or overwhelmed or fed up, half an hour spent decluttering is like a walk in crisp sunshine.
Here’s what I’ve decided to clear from my office space (and there’s a reason I want some more space, which I’ll tell you soon enough - no, I’m not having a baby…)
Packs of postcards available for just the cost of postage (minimum order 50)
You can display them or share them with your students or do whatever you want with them. They are all on good quality card.
450 x Blame My Brain - anniversary edition:
220 x Tips for Resilience
900 x CAUTION re reading - librarians love this one!
AND THESE SIGNED BOOKS at big anniversary discount:
What a brilliant present they would be! Or a prize or a thank you. Nothing better than a book when you want to show you care.
**** Buy 3 and get a 4th free ****
HURRY - only a few left of each title and I’m not re-ordering any time soon!
The Teenage Guide to Stress
@ only £5 +p+p (RRP £7.99)
Ten Ways to Build a Brilliant Brain
@ a mere £5 +p+p (RRP £9.99)
No Worries, Positively Teenage and Be Resilient
each @ £6 +p+p
**** Buy 3 books and get a 4th free ****
How to order postcards and/or books:
Just email me [n@nicolamorgan.co.uk] and say what you’d like. I’ll let you know what’s available, work out the cost and, once we agree, I’ll invoice you and you can pay easily online. UK addresses only, please. And you can make any signing requests, of course. Super-simple and everyone’s a winner - you with your very low-cost+high-value goodies and me with my clear shelves all ready for …. shhhhh ….
Once you’ve done that, head over to Walker Books on Instagram and see if you can win a copy of Blame My Brain and the mug and bag. It could be you!
Thank you to Walker Books and to all the librarians, teachers, headteachers, parents, reviewers, teenagers, booksellers who have helped keep Blame My Brain selling year after year.
And thank you to whatever bit of mine that allowed me to spend twenty years of successfully avoiding Brian…
