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Reading time: 0.54 211 words Hey Reader, You there. Yes, you! You’re doing great. You really are. You’re living in a timeline in which, frankly, fast zombies could pour out of the kettle at any moment to nobody’s suprise, and yet here you are, doing the thing. Even if today’s thing is “I got up” I celebrate you. You’ve survived billions of years of evolution, from single-celled organisms to your present magnificence, and every single one of your ancestors was more-or-less a success. So are you. And hey! Just look at yourself. You’ve got great hair. A great smile. Your teeth all work. Your style is stylish. You are interesting, too. Such cool hobbies. Yes, even the one that you think makes you weird. (The weird stuff is the best stuff.) So, if you were wondering how you’re doing today, let me tell you: you’re doing great. TTFN, Vicky 🫡 p.s. I was on a call with my Season 7 MicroBook Magicians yesterday and was reminded that sometimes you just need to hear that you’re doing great. That you ARE great. Love you bye x p.p.s. and because of the great feedback I’ve been getting about my encouragement, support, and general booky wisdom, I thought it’d be a good time to share this workshop bundle again. p.p.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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Learn to Write Like You Mean It
Join 500+ writers, creatives, misfits, and weirdos and learn to write like you mean it in 10 minutes a week. Get ONE practical tip, story, or shenanigan every Tuesday + a creative goodie bag on Friday 🖖🏼
Reading time: 4.14 1,005 words Read this email in your browser. Hey Reader, “My book is a Trojan horse.” Last night at The Marketing Meetup in Birmingham, Sophie Blackmore described her book as a Trojan horse and my antennae started tingling. I hadn’t really thought about books in those words before… Sophie wrote her book with me this year — It’s Only Bloody Marketing — and it is doing exactly what she wanted it to do. She didn’t write it with the intention that book sales would make her bags...
Reading time: 1.25 334 words Read this email in your browser. Hey Reader, Do you have any weird little hobbies? Yesterday I was round at my neighbour’s house. They were packing things to take to Ireland to visit family next week, Christmas gifts and whatnot, and they invited me to peep into an old box. Inside was treasure. A radio transmission log book and a stack of QSL cards dating from the 1940s and 50s. Until yesterday, I knew virtually nothing about amateur radio. Now, I’m mildly...
Reading time: 3.03 722 words Read this email in your browser. Hey Reader, “Advanced porridge spinning.” I stare at the scribbled sentence in my notebook, and snort. I’d almost forgotten. Back when Joe and I were first married, the first time we stayed over at his parents’ house oop north, I received an induction into “first on the right”, “hot-cold custard”, and “advanced porridge spinning.” Joe and his dad were advanced porridge spinners. It goes like this: Joe’s mom makes porridge on a...