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Thereâs an email from my writing group in my inbox, and I am freaked the f#ck out by it. "This week is your lucky week!" the email says. "Suzanne can't wait to be with you in your Showcase." Fuggg. That means Iâm going to have to show up and read for a full 8 minutes in front of a group of real writers. Theyâre going to realize Iâm a pretender. Showcase Day. There are two presenters and I elect to go second. Huge mistake. Like the others in the group, my Showcase buddy Ben is a real writer. Every one of his sentences is so thick and juicy I could chew on it for days. It takes our breath away. The whole group, all twenty-nine of us, are flabbergasted and go way overtime gushing over our favourite lines. And then itâs my turn. I hate that my voice is so shaky. I write for a living. How hard could this be, really? Thousands of people read my work every day. Whatâs twenty-nine more? I didnât put it together until way later. Oh, Jesus! This is how the students in [my copywriting program]( must feel. Weâve built in a ton of tools for getting feedback from other writers, a member directory, peer-editing and self-editing templates, and more, but we canât force our students to use them. Thatâs the hard part. Sharing your writing is one of the most intimate and brave things you can do. To be able to say, "Here, I made this. What do you think?" is to wear your heart on your sleeve for others to poke and slice. It takes courage to be that vulnerable. I want to offer you something I only realized today, right now at this moment, as I write a beautiful and poetic email questioning whether or not I am a "real writer." (Duh!) A writer is someone who says theyâre a writer. Point finale. I joined a writing class because I am working on a book, a real book, the kind of book real writers write. A fundamental part of the experience has been, for me, making yet another tiny tweak to the way that I define myself and my work in the world. It takes courage to stake your claim as a writer. But if thatâs something you want, I want to encourage you. In fact, itâs the first step in Copy Caboose, a copywriting program that is unique in that it brings the writing into copywriting (unlike in the conversion copy world, where the two are often held separately). [Get on the waitlist here â>]( To spare you the suspense, and so you can start planning for it now, Copy Caboose LIVE costs $1000, and comes with live copyediting calls hosted by me, plus a copywriter-supported community where you can share and showcase your work. If thatâs out of your budget, or youâre generally just a do-it-yourselfer, thereâs also the $500 DIY edition. Thatâll be available once we close enrollment on Copy Caboose LIVE. I DONâT believe in forcing quick spending decisions, thatâs why Iâm giving you a one-month heads up. I DO believe that thereâs a writer that lives in all of us just waiting to be acknowledged. Yes, including you {NAME}. And Iâd love to walk by your side as you claim that title. With love,
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