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Hey Reader,

The blinking cursor on your blank page might be viciously attacking you right now but you do not have to take that kind of abuse.

Writing your book doesn’t have to be hellish.

What if I told you there is a simple activity you can do INSTEAD OF banging your head against your book that will get you writing and feeling excited about it?

An activity that will:

• take you out of perfectionist paralysis
• bring clarity to your idea
• give you and your book space and time
• lighten the weight of your own expectations
• give you the momentum to get started

Whaaaaaat?!

Listen up, buttercup.

If I was going to commit to writing a book here are 5 things I would do for starters.

(psst: I am actually doing all of this because I am currently working on my next book)

1. Figure out when I have the best energy for writing and creative work.
2. Make space in my schedule and protect it fiercely.
3. Experiment with the most effective way for me to actually write: voice notes with transcripts? Pen and paper? Google Docs? Writing software? Interpretive dance? All of the above?
4. Decide what my goals are for my book. What do I want it to do for me? For my business? Where does it sit in the grand scheme of things?
5. Think really, really hard about who I’m writing the book for… and why.

You can, of course, just dive into writing… and that works brilliantly for some people. But if you’ve tried that before and found yourself stuck, this piece might be what’s missing.

I go through this process with every client I work with, and it’s baked into my group programmes, workshops, and courses.

Because it works.

There are currently 67 books on my shelf that exist partly because of this process.

Books that otherwise might still be languishing in book purgatory.

Books by the most incredible humans whose messages matter and whose voices deserve to be heard.

81-82% of Americans and 60% of British people say they want to write a book.

But only about 0.15% of those people actually do it.

And given the demographics of that 0.15%, I want to shake things up.

​MicroBook Magic is one way I do that: it gives you the process above with my eyeballs and brain all over it, plus the support, feedback, and tools you need to actually get your book done.

And it’ll turn you into someone who relishes that blank page moment rather than dreading it.

I have just 10 spots available for the Season 8 cohort with some tasty bonuses for those who sign up before 3pm on Friday.

You interested? Reply with “gimme the tea” and I’ll spill the details.

TTFN,

Vicky 🫡

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