What inspired you to write your memoir?
This book documents my experiences with IVF and infertility. I was inspired to write it as I feel that society still does not fully understand this condition despite the fact it affects 1 in 4 couples. There are so many myths out there about IVF and infertility that I wanted to debunk. In addition to being a social commentary I also wanted the book to act as an emotional support to couples going through it.
About your Book:
Born in 1981, shortly after the first IVF baby, Anne-Marie Scully grew up in a world where infertility is a problem everyone assumes can be fixed.
Named for the frustration Anne-Marie felt when realizing that becoming a mother was not a given and that IVF was not a guaranteed ‘Plan B’, Motherhoodwinked documents the pain and the shame of life as an infertile woman.
But Motherhoodwinked is more than just another trying to conceive memoir, it is an important social commentary on the impact infertility has on the lives of those going through it and how the modern digital age has both helped and hindered the journey.
With heartbreaking honesty Anne-Marie takes us on a journey from her initial optimism and excitement at finally trying for a baby and fulfilling her lifelong dream to become a mother, through to her increasingly complex pregnancy plan, her experiments with holistic therapies, the NaPro program and finally her experience with ICSI and IVF.
Sometimes sad, sometimes laugh out loud funny Motherhoodwinked offers both couples going through infertility and their support networks coping skills for how to survive this lonely journey, that actually affects one in six couples.
How did you decide how to publish your book and where is it published through:
Originally I started writing the book as a diary for therapeutic purposes but quickly realised I wanted to share my story. With an 8 year background in Google in online marketing I felt I could self publish it on my own which I did. I now run a publishing company called Orchard Wall Publishing and help other authors find their readers.
How do you see writing a Memoir as different from writing other genres of books?
Writing a memoir is like having someone read your diary. It’s hugely personal and I had to be careful about how I documented situations that upset me which involved friends and family. In another way it is easier as you don’t have to invent what you are writing, it all comes from experience. Usually though when someone writes a memoir it means something bad has happened to them so I guess ultimately you sort of wish you didn’t have that story to tell.
Author Bio:
Anne-Marie Scully is an Irish author and founder of digital publishing company Orchard Wall Publishing www.orchardwallpublishing.com.
Motherhoodwinked, her first book, is a memoir documenting her struggle with infertility and IVF. Named for the frustration Anne-Marie felt at finding out that having a baby was not a given, as she had been led to believe since she was a child, Motherhoodwinked documents the pain and the shame of life as an infertile woman.
Anne-Marie holds a BA in English literature from Trinity College Dublin and worked for almost eight years in the online marketing sector of Google before leaving to set up her own company in 2012.
She lives with her husband Micheal in Dublin, Ireland and is still hoping to add motherhood to her biography at some stage in the future.
To find out more about Motherhoodwinked you can visit www.motherhoodwinked.com
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