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Nov 5Liked by David McIlroy, Derek Hughes

Your subtitle reads: "How built a $30 writing business from scratch aged 51."

Is it supposed to be "$30k a year"?

I worked that out from the other numbers in your text. Just seeing who's paying attention?

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Good spot, thanks Mark!

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@thedavidmcilroy I’m stuck in a Substack loop, I subscribed to your stack (first time ever) then realized I used an old email. I switched by following the Substack instructions, I managed to switch my subs but note I have 2 newsletters by the same name, one with content and the other has nothing. I don’t know where you even start to resolve this. Do you have any suggestions?

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Um, is this written in complete sentences? Are 80% of these "paragraphs" not paragraphs? First time reader so just wondering if I am missing something?

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Can you please write proper sentences, not clauses. It is painful to read for me otherwise. Otherwise, all good tips for writers. Is the 5:1 rule from Gary Vee?

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Yes, how ironic that the person trying to sell a course to write for a living can't write that well....

It amazes me that in spite of those obvious grammer mistakes, the author still makes money "writing"! But to paraphrase Flannery O'Connor, eing a good writer won't make you famous, but being an OK writer might. Apparently she was right.

Great info, but not well delivered.

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What free information do we give away?

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