Reading time: 1.21 318 words Read this email in your browser Hey Reader, I’ve just heard that THREE of my authors are shortlisted for the Business Book Awards and this is actual footage of me reacting to that news. I really do get this excited for my clients. MASSIVE congratulations to Laura Chamberlain for Brilliantly Bouncy and Janine Coombes for The Easy Yes, both in the Short Business Book category. And massive congrats to Ekua Cant for Your Platform Power, in the Business...
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Reading time: 1.19 310 words Read this email in your browser Hey Reader, Stare at the screen And watch the NASA feed And clean out the chickens And wash up the mugs And plant the courgettes And tidy the greenhouse And hoover the shoes And organise the books And tile the bathroom And read about the Beckhams And rewire the house And stretch my shoulders And sort out my wardrobe And make a daisy chain Anything, in fact, other than write the book I am supposed to be writing. This, my friend, is...
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Reading time: 1.42 401 words Read this email in your browser Hey Reader, I’ve been fizzing with excitement for the past couple of days reading through the intake forms from K and K who have signed up to do MicroBook Magic. A HUGE welcome to my first MicroBook Magicians! I can’t wait to see your books take shape. Both their names start with a K but this is NOT a requirement if you would like to join us too. They both have big ideas for their micro but mighty books and they both have similar...
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Reading time: 3.42 877 words Read this email in your browser Hey Reader, Watching the Artemis II mission over the past 10 days, and the reaction to it online, has healed something in my soul. Have you SEEN those four incredible humans? They’re bloody poets, bro. Have you seen how delighted and kind and competent they’ve been throughout? Have you seen how much they’ve hugged each other??? Turns out, we’re not turning away from tech. We’re turning away from tech bros and their endless nonsense....
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Reading time: 2.32 601 words Read this email in your browser Hey Reader, Did you know the Business Book Awards has a category for short books? It does — and I found out yesterday that three of my past MicroBook Magic authors are among the entries! The shortlist is revealed on Tuesday, so I’m currently vibrating with excitement waiting to find out if they make the cut. I’m probably biased, but each one of them deserves to win. Laura Chamberlain told me all about it on our coaching call (yes,...
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Reading time: 0.48 188 words Read this email in your browser Hey Reader, There’s 5 days to go until I officially fling open the doors to MicroBook Magic, so I thought I’d invite you to peep behind the scenes. Come and have a look at what you’ll be doing if you join us. And remember if you’d like to sneak in early, before 5pm tomorrow, I have some banging bonuses: Three TWO VIP spots VIP early birds receive a Book Breakthrough: Unlocked session before we begin, worth £1,450. This is a private...
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Reading time: 2.43 644 words Read this email in your browser Hey Reader, Have you heard of Alfred Russel Wallace? No? He came up with the theory of evolution by natural selection. BUT WAIT, I hear you say. THAT WAS CHARLES DARWIN. Yes, it was also Charles Darwin. Both men came up with the theory of evolution separately, and in fact Wallace’s work predates Darwin’s, but Darwin’s is the name we all know. Why? For a variety of reasons, one of which is: Darwin wrote the book on it. Wallace was...
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Reading time: 4.13 1,002 words Read this email in your browser Hey Reader, Everyone talks about the obvious benefits of writing a book (credibility, authority, connection, opportunities, etc.) and they’re all fine and dandy but have you ever considered THIS: 1. You’ll become a human Wikipedia page. If you’re thinking of writing a book you’re already a nerd on your topic. This is your opportunity to take nerdom to the Next Level. Be the go-to geek for everything related to your topic because...
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Reading time: 1.25 334 words Read this email in your browser Hey Reader, When I asked Kenda about writing her book Hack the Buyer Brain, she told me it changed everything for her. I’m not saying it was magic; Kenda put the work in after she’d written the book and made sure it got in front of the right people. For three months after publishing it, she had nearly two interviews per week about it. She sold enough books on the prelaunch to pay for the first print run. And within two months she’d...
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