I Need to Finish This Before I Die | Amy I Beeson 🐝 | Substack
I Need to Finish This Before I Die
Memoir writing, open-hearted writing practice and creative community, online and in person.
By Amy I Beeson 🐝
· Launched 2 years ago
Events
In-person and Online writing community gatherings
May 31•Amy I Beeson 🐝
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Why Writing in Community Wildly Improves Your Chances Of Finishing Your Book
Give yourself the support you need to keep writing - come to London Writers' Circle
Apr 29•Amy I Beeson 🐝
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Come to the Friday Writers' Room
10.30am-12.00pm (UK time) Friday 12 June 2026
Mar 26•Amy I Beeson 🐝
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Books
Learning to trust yourself and enjoy your baby
Mar 10•Amy I Beeson 🐝
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The Heartwarming True Story of a 1970s Trainee Nurse by Sarah Beeson MBE and Amy Beeson
Feb 6•Amy I Beeson 🐝
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Podcast
I Need to Finish This Before I Die
15 Minute Daily Writing Bursts
Memoir
Why Big Toy Boxes Don’t Work (and Everything I Know About Storage)
Making Space for Family Life (and Yourself)
Sep 21, 2025•Amy I Beeson 🐝
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Do I Share One Of Worst Things That Ever Happened To Me In My Memoir?
Mar 2, 2025•Amy I Beeson 🐝
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Dec 20, 2024
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Heartwarming Christmas Stories: Ep 2
Enjoy tales from the Infants' Ward at Hackney Hospital, Christmas 1971 with Nurse Sarah Hill
Dec 18, 2024•Amy I Beeson 🐝
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Christmas Stories and Community Ep.1
Last night's Substack event and a reading of The New Arrival Chapter Nine
Dec 17, 2024•Amy I Beeson 🐝
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Write Up
What does the future hold for WRITE UP?
For those who’ve written with me, and those who might
Jan 30•Amy I Beeson 🐝
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WRITE UP: Studio Interview with Jessica Montoya and Amy Beeson
A recording from Amy I Beeson 🐝's live video
Jan 29•Amy I Beeson 🐝 and Jessica Montoya
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A recording from Amy I Beeson 🐝's live video
Jan 28•Amy I Beeson 🐝 and Océane Meftah
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Stories in the Making: Don’t Miss WRITE UP: Studio London
Barons Court Theatre 2.30pm Saturday 31 January 2026 - join us for readings and drinks
Jan 23•Amy I Beeson 🐝, Emma Simpson, and Tom Wentworth
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Recommendations
The Shift With Sam Baker
sam baker
Letters From Therapy
Kate Harvey
The Gardening Mind by Jo Thompson
Jo Thompson
The Hyphen by Emma Gannon
Emma Gannon
On Knowing Yourself
Natalie Lue