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Beautiful Writers:
A Journey of Big Dreams and Messy Manuscripts—With Tricks of the Trade from Bestselling Authors
“Beautiful Writers is The Artist’s Way for a new generation…”
—Tosca Lee, New York Times bestselling author of Iscariot and The Line Between
“This is a REALLY good book that will help a LOT of people…”
—Steven Pressfield, bestselling author of The Legend of Bagger Vance, Gates of Fire, and The War of Art
“I stayed up all night reading Linda’s stories…”
—Allison K. Hill, CEO of American Bookseller’s Association
“Can’t put it down… I must put it down! I want to keep bingeing this addictive book…”
—Laura Belgray, author of Tough Titties (2023, Hachette), founder of Talking Shrimp, and co-creator of The Copy Cure
“Linda Sivertsen is someone everyone should know.”
—Martha Beck, New York Times bestselling author of The Way of Integrity, an Oprah’s Book Club selection
“… a funny, relatable reminder to everyone on how deeply rewarding it is to follow your passions, trust your gut, and create.”
—Brooke Baldwin, veteran journalist, and bestselling author of Huddle

Missed the preorder for Beautiful Writers, but want to get replay access to the call with Laura Belgray & me? Laura is an author, founder of Talking Shrimp, and co-creator of The Copy Cure. We’ll be doing a deep dive on Beautiful Emails: How to Write the Only Newsletter Anyone Wants to Read.
Laura hasn’t offered this training anywhere else. If she did, it would sell for $299 or more. But she doesn’t sell it, so this is your chance :). All you have to do is purchase 2 copies of Beautiful Writers (around $40) and email an image of your receipt to team@bookmama.com and my team will get you access to the party!
NOW AVAILABLE

Beautiful Writers:
A Journey of Big Dreams and Messy Manuscripts—With Tricks of the Trade from Bestselling Authors
“Beautiful Writers is The Artist’s Way for a new generation…”
—Tosca Lee, New York Times bestselling author of Iscariot and The Line Between
“This is a REALLY good book that will help a LOT of people…”
—Steven Pressfield, bestselling author of The Legend of Bagger Vance, Gates of Fire, and The War of Art
“Linda Sivertsen is someone everyone should know.”
—Martha Beck, New York Times bestselling author of The Way of Integrity, an Oprah’s Book Club selection
“I stayed up all night reading Linda’s stories…”
—Allison K. Hill, CEO of American Bookseller’s Association
“Can’t put it down… I must put it down! I want to keep bingeing this addictive book…”
—Laura Belgray, author of Tough Titties (2023, Hachette), founder of Talking Shrimp, and co-creator of The Copy Cure
“… a funny, relatable reminder to everyone on how deeply rewarding it is to follow your passions, trust your gut, and create.”
—Brooke Baldwin, veteran journalist, and bestselling author of Huddle

Missed the preorder for Beautiful Writers, but want to get replay access to the call with Laura Belgray & me? Laura is an author, founder of Talking Shrimp, and co-creator of The Copy Cure. We’ll be doing a deep dive on Beautiful Emails: How to Write the Only Newsletter Anyone Wants to Read.
All you have to do is purchase 2 copies of Beautiful Writers and email an image of your receipt to team@bookmama.com and my team will get you access to the party!
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