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Hey Reader,

Sometimes I am my own worst fun sponge.

I tried for years to turn writing into a habit. It went onto my to-do list along with “clean the toilet” and “answer emails from my accountants.”

Just another chore.

I’d download content strategies, buy new planners, attend launch workshops, and watch what the uber-successful folks on social media were doing, and try to copy them.

It didn’t work, because I’m not them.

And I realised something.

Yes, I need to write for my business.

Yes, I need to meet potential clients and customers.

Yes, I need to sell, just as you do if you run a business.

But there’s something more fundamental than all that: the ability to use my voice and be proud of what I create.

I can’t do that if I’m constantly feeding the machine.

We need to figure out what our voices sound like and then sing out joyfully.

It needs to be FUN or we’re not gonna do it!

So I made it fun.

I still occasionally slip back into chore mode and it sucks.

Nothing good gets written and an angry grey cloud descends and hovers around my head and I think — again — about getting a job as a long-distance lorry driver.

Until I remember that I have a practice, not a habit, and there’s always a way to make it fun.

I want that for you, too.

Writing is not about productivity.

Productivity porn can get in the bin.

For you, I want joy. Silliness. Whimsy.

A writing practice you look forward to every day, that means you create work you’re proud of — or that at least you have fun creating.

I’m not promising you’ll love everything you write from now until the heat death of the universe; far from it. A lot of it’ll be dross.

But it’ll be BEAUTIFUL dross and you will, at the very least, NOT hate doing it. Most of the time, I think you’ll have some measure of fun.

And the writing you do will get more and more YOU. Your voice will get stronger and your confidence will grow and you will have a practice you can do whatever you want with.

It starts with a tiny step and I would like to help you step onto it with January Uncaged.

Every day for 30 days, you’ll get a prompt, missive, or mini-adventure from me. It’ll take less than 60 seconds to consume (I’ll mix it up — sometimes written, sometimes audio, sometimes video). Then you spend 5-20 minutes adventuring and/or writing. That’s it. No pressure to share, no pressure to be brilliant, no pressure to post it anywhere.

Just write like you mean it.

What you get:

• Daily prompts from me — short, sharp, designed to get you writing without overthinking
• Private Telegram group — for support, accountability, and cheerleading
• Flexibility — 5-20 minutes is the guide, but if you want to spend longer, crack on
• A body of work — by the end of January, you’ll have 30 days’ worth of writing that you’ll love at least some of
• Group debrief call — a chance to reflect, celebrate, and see what you’ve created together
• A sustainable practice — this isn’t about burning out in January and never writing again. You’ll build something you can actually maintain

Who it’s for:

• Writers who’ve lost their sense of delight
• Business owners who need to write but keep putting it off
• Anyone who wants to write more but doesn’t know where to start
• People who are sick of “content strategies” that feel soulless
• You, if you want writing to feel less like a chore and more like a practice you look forward to

What it’s not:

This is not a course on “how to write viral LinkedIn posts.” It’s not going to teach you growth hacking or give you 47 content templates. If that’s what you’re after, this isn’t for you.

The details:

Starts: January 6, 2026

Duration: 30 days

Investment: £75 + VAT

If you sign up before 5pm this Friday December 12, and use the code UNCAGED25, you’ll get £25 off the full price and pay just £50 + VAT.

TTFN,

Vicky 🫡

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