Saturday Morning Coffee ☕ Edition #12

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☕ Happy Saturday, friends!

How’s your week been?

Did you bounce out of bed this morning, or did you hide under the covers for a while?

Either way, I hope you can sit down for a few minutes and enjoy this week’s roundup with a steaming mug of the good stuff in your hands.

There’s a lot to share this week, so let’s get to it.

But first…

Big News! This little ol’ publication crossed the 3,000-subscriber milestone this week (woohoo!). I’m constantly bowled-over by how supportive the Substack community continues to be.

🚨 To celebrate, I’m lopping 30% off my annual paid subscription tier for the first 30 people who upgrade before the end of March. 🚨

Several slots have already been snapped up, so if you think this could be for you, please don’t wait too long! ⌛

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A helpful video:

This is a good one for anyone who’s considering self-publishing their novel - check it out!

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Some interesting thoughts from others:

• My Relationship With Writing Is Changing by

  Dana Leigh Lyons

• 11 ways to make writing a book easy by

  Alex Mathers

• Where Are You on the Writer's Journey? by

  Jayshree Gururaj

• Can You Post the Same Blog on Substack and Medium? by

  Anshul's Newsletter

• How I Became a Substack Bestseller by

  Mary Carroll Moore

• My FREE Roadmap To Self-Publish Your e-Book On Amazon (Without Spending A Fortune) by

  Veronica Llorca-Smith

• Want to get a top spot on Substack's Leaderboard? by

  Claire Venus
  and
  Russell Nohelty

• Why I Own So Many Writing Sources by

  R. S. Hampton

• Everyone should publish on Amazon by

  Maya Sayvanova

• Growing a Newsletter: What Moves the Dial by

  Karen Cherry

• How to Write Killer Outlines for Your Fiction Stories (Without Getting Bogged Down) by Amey Deo

• 11 Sneaky Tricks To Write Faster And Create A Crazy Amount Of Content by Derek Hughes

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This week’s posts:

I Finally Told Mum I'm Getting Published

We Just Reached Another Major Milestone...

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A little something extra from Medium:

• How to Admit You’re a Writer

• I Commented 50+ Times on Medium in 1 Day. Here’s What Happened.

• 90% of Creators Are Making 1 Huge Mistake When It Comes to Email

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It was great to hang out with you this morning!

Would you have any interest in watching a brief catchup video from Yours Truly in some future weekend roundups? Let me know below. 👇

And don’t forget to grab that 30% discount offer if you think it might be for you!

Have an amazing Saturday, everyone! 😊

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