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If it’s good enough for George Orwell…
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Reading time: 1.26 Hey Reader, Did you know GEORGE ORWELL WROTE A MICROBOOK (lots actually) AND PENGUIN PUBLISHED IT If it’s good enough for Orwell and Penguin, it’s good enough for me. It’s called Politics and the English Language and it’s an essay by — yes — that George Orwell, of 1984 and Animal Farm fame. It was published by Penguin as a Great Ideas pamphlet. Look: A MicroBook is a PROPER BOOK. Politics and the English Language is 24 pages of a single idea — Orwell’s thoughts on how to communicate effectively… As opposed to what many politicians do, which is deliberately obfuscate and confuse with woolly language. Orwell’s other MicroBooks by Penguin include:
I don’t know about you, but I’d read all of those. Short; simple; interesting. Tightly focused on a single idea. Valuable and easy-to-digest. Some of the best, most valuable books I’ve read have been bite-sized musings I instantly loved. Some of them have been tiny. Some, micro. It’s not the size that matters, baby; it’s the message. If you can speak passionately about one idea for 30 minutes, and you want to write a book, and you’ve wanted to do it for the longest time – dammit, let’s do it. Right now. We ride on April 28. Here’s why now’s the time: 🔥 The algorithm is killing us all, especially if what we have to say is dissenting from what the billionaires want us to say — so take your ideas offline and get them into people’s hands directly. 🔥 You’ve been thinking/talking about writing a book for yeeeeears but it seemed too big — well, not this time friend! 🔥You’ll be done in plenty of time to prep for the autumn and roll towards the end of the year on a massive high as a published author, baby! 🔥 There are some magnificent bonuses included such as access to the daily writing Power Hour sessions and bonus videos from Hannah de Keijzer who will help you to feel good when you write (cos we can’t write or think if we’re twisted up like a shrimp). All the details are right here and if you have any questions, I’ll happily answer them!
TTFN, Vicky
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