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The council of unfinished drafts will see you now 👀
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Reading time: 3.14 Hey Reader, The council of unfinished drafts will see you now. They are disappointed, but this is exactly what they expected. Endless drawers, real and digital, filled with ideas that never grew legs, first chapters that withered and died, and the dusty remnants of writerly enthusiasm. I know this, because I gave up counting my unfinished drafts a very long time ago. They are legion: a swashbuckling pirate romance I created an entire world for, than abandoned. A treatise about eating cookies for breakfast. A book of language lessons nobody asked for. An ode to the toad. A cactus tale. And that’s okay because not every idea needs to become a book. Some of them definitely should not become a book, let’s be honest. But what about that unfinished draft that’s eating away at your soul? Are you going to let it eat you until there’s nothing left of you but a dried husk filled with regret, spite, and a dry ham sandwich? I know that sounds melodramatic, and you’re right, it is. But it’s also not entirely inaccurate because when we don’t create the things we desperately want to create, a little piece of us dies. When we let our ideas die in a dusty old drawer, part of us dies with them. You have a voice. You have ideas to share. Ideas that could change the world. That is NOT hyperbole because lemme tell you something: when we write and publish a book, it changes OUR world. Then when someone reads it, it changes THEIR world. We see things differently, and they see things differently. There’s little more powerful than that. There’s a reason someone came up with the saying “the pen is mightier than the sword” — it’s true. So, on behalf of the council of unfinished drafts, I implore you: WRITE YOUR DAMN BOOK. Please and thank you. You can start in 11 days if you like — MicroBook Magic Season 7 kicks off on April 28. Here’s how it works. You will:
MicroBook Magic is an 8-week group writing experience for creatives who want to write a book that’s a little bit different. Here’s a quick look at what you’ll experience:
There will be a maximum of 12 people invited on this adventure, with only 5 VIP spaces available. We’ll get together on Zoom for 7 group calls + 1 celebration party. With Voxer office hours in between. And access to the Voxer group for chats, questions, support, and resources. AND BONUS FREE access to my book writing templates to bust through writer’s block. (value £100 each) EXTRA BONUS FREE access to my daily live writing sessions – the Creative Playground – so you have time and space to get that MicroBook done. (value £50 a month) MicroBook Magic: 1 payment of £950 / 2 payments of £475 MicroBook Mega: 1 payment of £1,700 / 2 payments of £850 ^^ this VIP upgrade gets you:
Ready to go? Book here:
TTFN, Vicky
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Reading time: 4.34 Read this email in your browser. Hey Reader, I beg you not to use AI to outline your book. This isn’t another “I HATE AI IT’S EVIL BLAH BLAH BAN IT” email, I promise. I use AI most days, it’s very useful. But I never, ever, EVEREVEREVER use it to kickstart my creative process. I don’t use it to outline my books or articles. I understand why people do: the blank page is a tough thing to face. It’s hard work to create something from nothing. But here’s a little secret: We’re...
Reading time: 4.28 Read this email in your browser. Hey Reader, Someone — I can’t remember who — gifted me a splendid little book. (thank you if it was you) It’s a 62-page, cloth-bound hard-back, beautifully designed, and just 105 x 158 mm. Pocket sized. It’s the content, though, that makes it a true MicroBook. It’s a book on grammar… but that’s far too broad a description. There are many, many books on grammar out there. Many, many of them are deeply boring. And out of date. (because grammar...
Reading time: 2.52 Read this email in your browser. Hey Reader, “I didn’t have time to work on my book, I had a huge pile of ironing to do.” I’ve just made up this quote to illustrate the ridiculousness of societal norms and expectations and to bring you this life hack: stop ironing. Seriously. Stop it. (Unless you like ironing, in which case, crack on. My brother, the little weirdo, likes ironing. If it’s a leisure activity, by all means do not let me yuk your yum.) My cat peed on my ironing...