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Reading time: 1.01 241 words Hey Reader, If you’re after a content strategy course, or how to beat the LinkedIn algorithms, or if you’re after templates or formulas to show you how to “write properly” and “go viral” this isn’t the challenge for you. It’s not a productivity hack of any kind, either. We’re not heading into 2026 already exhausted. That’s not the vibe. That’s SO 2025. ​January Uncaged is a flight of whimsy. It’s 30 days of play. We’re going to mess around. But inside this playtime and through that messing around, you’re going to discover what you love to create. You’ll refine your tastes a little, and discover something new about yourself and the people around you. You’ll desecrate a book (not really, it’s called UPCYCLING dahlink) to create something silly and perhaps beautiful. You’ll get out and about and notice things far more deeply than you usually do. You’ll unearth old memories and make new ones. And through it all, you’ll create something really cool. Not anything massive or impressive or even cohesive; simply something delightful. A body of… not even work, but bits and bobs and snippets of fun. Something you can take out when you’re stuck or feeling glum, and nudge yourself into creating again. Would you care to join us? Please do; you’ll be most welcome. Join January Uncaged.
Oh yes — and happy new year to you! TTFN, Vicky 🫡 p.s. Know someone who might enjoy this email? Please forward it to them and get them to sign up here.
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Reading time: 2.18 547 words Read this email in your browser. Hey Reader, I don’t actually have a problem with starting something new in January. It’s a pretty good time to try stuff out. A new year begins, and all that. It is a fresh start. Snowdrops and crocuses starting to pop up, Christmas trees going down, excess cheese being thrown out with a vow to never consume that much dairy in one go again. What I take issue with is the following: The idea that you are not enough and need to...
Reading time: 0.44 173 words Read this email in your browser. Hey Reader, The writing world is crawling with gatekeepers. People who’ll tell you indie authors aren’t “real” authors. That if your grammar isn’t “correct” you’re not legit. That there’s a proper way to be a writer and you’re doing it wrong. But the worst gatekeeper isn’t any of those people. It’s the one in your own head. The voice that says, “Who are you to call yourself a writer?” and sneers at your every attempt. The one who...
Reading time: 3.13 764 words Read this email in your browser. Hey Reader, Post-show blues is a real thing. It’s happened to me many, many times. After a great trapeze performance, after my comedy set in Bristol before Christmas, after I handed in my Masters dissertation. A bit like Boxing Day used to feel before I realised Boxing Day is one of the BEST days of Christmas. We do the thing, then… silence. Flaaaaaaarp. Like a let-down balloon. Well, not this time, Satan. After January Uncaged,...