Reading time: 4.03 962 words Read this email in your browser Hey Reader, Question: Do you have any tips for the ADHD’ers like me who have a tendency of burning themselves out and still not having a finished outline? (Also, when is it ever finished?) — Steph (a very tired writer) There are two types of writers in this world: those who make outlines and those who scoff at outlines. Then there alllll the other types of writers, such as those who sometimes make outlines, those who word-vomit then...
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Reading time: 5.28 1,298 words Read this email in your browser Hey Reader, What price would you be willing to pay for unlimited knowledge and a life without effort? Your ideas? Your voice? How about the essence of who you are? In medieval times, a German magician, alchemist, and itinerant conman named Johann Georg Faust was said to have made a deal with the devil. In exchange for his immortal soul, Faust received unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. This deal with the devil feels, to...
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Reading time: 3.17 778 words Read this email in your browser Hey Reader, On Friday night I went to the Library of the Royal College of Surgeons to party. We celebrated Sophie Lee launching her book Beyond Palatable: A manifesto for unapologetic women. I am always so proud when a client launches their book. Always. This was no different and also it WAS a little different. The launch party was remarkable not just because of the wonderful book and author. Not just because of the incredible...
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Reading time: 5.18 1,259 words Read this email in your browser Hey Reader, Did you know a daffodil trumpet is 8 degrees warmer than the outside of a daffodil? Me neither, but such are the wondrous facts we can discover from podcasts. And also books. If you want to get pointlessly enraged, scroll social media. If you want to be challenged and perhaps transformed forever, read a book. And if you want to discover incredible things about yourself, change your life, and turn your message into a...
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Reading time: 2.03 486 words Read this email in your browser Hey Reader, As parents across the land put the finishing touches to papier maché dragon tails and stick googly eyes all over hats, I’m over here cheering for the authors who inspire us all. Yes, it’s World Book Day once again and it’s NOT just for kids! (although please do feel free to send me pics of the wildest costumes you’ve seen) It feels perfect that tomorrow I’ll be heading to London to celebrate the launch of Sophie Lee’s...
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Reading time: 2.03 484 words Read this email in your browser Hey Reader, What’s the most important part of a CEO annual planning day? Boss-level snacks, obvs. That, and a guide who will give you a roadmap, clear instructions AND flexibility to work around different brains and situations, and space to actually get your planning done. In December, I took 3 weeks off. Not only did my business not fall apart, I filled a January creativity challenge with 22 customers while I went surfing and read...
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Reading time: 2.48 665 words Read this email in your browser Hey Reader, This year I started a new tradition with the client edition. No remission. (sorry) Every month I’m celebrating some of my clients February is wrapped up in a bow and I wanted to give a huge shout out to my clients. Laura Chamberlain got an offer for a book deal with a BIG name publisher! We’ve been working on her new book for a few months now and I can tell you, the academic world is in for a TREAT. Caroline Buist my...
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Reading time: 0.42 166 words Read this email in your browser Hey Reader, meme: noun “an element of a culture or system of behaviour passed from one individual to another by imitation or other non-genetic means” It’d be easy to assume memes arrived with the advent of the internet, but that assumption would be wrong. Memes go back to medieval times and probably to cave paintings, too. I love the idea that cavepeople were wandering the lands and calling into their cave-neighbours and thinking...
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Reading time: 5.37 1,334 words Read this email in your browser Hey Reader, Last Sunday I did an open mic at the Kingsdown Vaults in Bristol, run by Greg Winfield. It’s a new material night and I haven’t really done one of those before. My problem — and this may sound familiar to you — is that I WORRY. I worry that what I’m doing is not good enough, not funny enough, not polished enough. So I go to every comedy gig with a 5- or 10-minute set that is solidly planned and ready to go. Then I...
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