Saturday Morning Coffee ☕ #55

There's a bootcamp on the horizon...

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Hey friend, how’s life?

First up, you’re gonna want to get in on this early…

🚨

Kristina God

and I are running another Notes Bootcamp at the start of March!

It’s your chance to dive into a hands-on, LIVE experience that’ll help transform your writing into a thriving online business.

Last year’s bootcamp was honestly so much fun, and those who participated saw some incredible improvements in their Notes game in the weeks and months that followed.

I’m so excited to be part of it again!

👀 Get 25% off The Substack Notes Bootcamp with the scholarship code: VALENTINESDAY.

Places are limited so make sure to snag your place as soon as you can. ⌛

I chatted to Kristina a while back about Notes - you can watch our conversation here:

Stop Snoozing on Substack Notes. The Opportunities for Writers Are Stupid Crazy | Interview with David Mcllroy

And just in case you missed it, here’s the replay of Thursday’s webinar about Going Live on Substack with

Claudia Faith ✨

and

Philip Hofmacher

:

[FREE WEBINAR] Going Live on Substack

The three of us also did a live video earlier in the week, which you’ll definitely enjoy:

Going Live #3: Encouraging free subs to upgrade to paid

And feeling inspired by all that, I decided to record a solo live yesterday for David McIlroy Fiction.

You can watch it below:

A brief book update

Make sure to vote in this week’s poll, too:

Right, let’s dive in…

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The Substitute is available to buy now. Get your copy here.

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Some interesting thoughts from others:

• How to Generate Ideas When Your Creative Well Feels Dry by

  Rodney Daut 🔥🪵⛺️

• I ❤️ PUNCTUATION by

  Dr Florence Hazrat

• Rejection, Writing, and a Sweaty Party at 2 A.M: Rejection in writing and in life by

  Alice Kuipers

• How to Get Started on Writing Your Deepest, Most Honest, Most Personal Essays by

  Caroline Rothstein

• Becoming a Writer Later in Life by

  Michelle Richmond

• 10 Biggest Writing Mistakes by

  Kristen Weber

• What Nobody Tells You About Starting a Writing Business From Scratch by

  The Human Project

• I Posted the Same Content from Substack to Threads and Bluesky by

  Peter Voica

• 7 Ways to Trick Your Brain Into the ‘Writing Zone’ by

  Beth McMullen

• Why I'm Purposely Naive: For the Love of Words and Storytelling by

  Evelyn Skye

• What Happens When You Keep Going by

  Jenni Johnson

• Advice for My Younger Self (and for your current self, if you, too, struggle with perfectionism) by

  Sarah Knight

• The "CCC Formula" To Fast-Track Your Substack Growth by

  Jari Roomer
  ,
  Sinem Günel
  and
  Philip Hofmacher

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A good video:

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A good Note:

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Read these next:

Here’s a little something from my Member Resource Hub

• How To ‘Unstick’ Your Writing

• This Writer Made $100,000 Last Year in Her Spare Time

• Here's why you should start your own podcast as a writer

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Have a brilliant weekend, gang! ⌛

PS. You can read all previous editions of Saturday Morning Coffee here, and you can upgrade your subscription here.

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What’s next?

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4. Promote to 14,000+ readers: Get yourself in front of a highly-engaged online audience via email, podcast and social media.

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