Here's why you may have gotten an email about complimentary access to my blog.
Yes, you have access! But here's the email you were supposed to get telling you about that access instead. :-)
Hey friend,
If you’re on my mailing list, you might have just gotten an email from me saying you have complimentary access to my blog: School for Writers® with Lauren Marie Fleming.
Yes, that’s true! You do! For the next three months you’ll have full access to every post I write here.
That part is correct. However, the email you got was not.
Below, you’ll find the welcome email you should have gotten instead.
I hope it helps clear up any confusion! And I hope this is a great reminder to all of us that tech mistakes happen sometimes and we should still put ourselves out there as our imperfect selves.
With love,
Lauren
School for Writers® with Lauren Marie Fleming has a new blog, and I think you're going to love it.
I’ve got some exciting things coming your way this year and I wanted a way to share the ups and the downs with you. So, I’m taking it back to my first love: blogging.
(Read more about my journey back to blogging here.)
As a current subscriber to my mailing list, I automatically added you to the list of people to get updates when blogs go live. You can unsubscribe at any time, but I encourage you to stay and see what exciting things we have planned!
You will still be getting School for Writers emails that focus on education and information to help you thrive as a storyteller.
Now, you’ll also have these blog updates that focus on the more intimate and personal aspects of my own journey as a writer and creative entrepreneur.
Why a blog? Why now?
Long answer: read this post I wrote on it.
Short answer: I started School For Writers® because I was tired of the gatekeeping in the publishing world that kept historically marginalized communities silenced and broke.
Our mission is to diversify publishing by helping people write, edit, and publish their books, and make money through storytelling. We do that with our flagship 2-year program Write Your Friggin’ Book Already®, online workshops, in-person retreats, and publicly available resources like our podcast and social media.
As you can imagine, that comes with some serious ups and downs––from making enough money to pay myself and my people, to making time for my own writing and rest.
If I can brag for a second, I’ve got a fancy resume––from working with some of the biggest celebrities in the USA, to living all over the world, to speaking at Ivy League schools, and having a law degree. But none of that compares to the education I’ve gotten from being in queer, poly, kinky, and body-positive communities.
There aren’t a lot of role models out there in publishing or entrepreneurship that are like me, so I’m hoping that sharing my journey will encourage others to do the same.
I’m not in this alone, and neither are you, so I’m going to also showcase authors and entrepreneurs that I admire, and the skills they have to share as well. And occasionally cross promote some of the fabulous things we’re doing over at SchoolForWriters.com.
Educational, entertaining, and inspiring, that’s the goal of this blog
Plus, I just really miss blogging (want to go down a rabbit hole of my past work? Google Queerie Bradshaw and Bawdy Love).
As a thank you for being an existing list member, you get 3 months free subscription to my Inner Circle paid for posts!
(If you’re in my Write Your Friggin’ Book Already program, you get a lifetime free subscription to the Substack!)
What’s the difference between paid and free posts?
All educational posts will be free because we don’t believe in gatekeeping information.
All more personal posts will be paid to help respect the privacy of Lauren and the commenters on those posts.
You, my friend, will get access to both for the next three months!
Here are the benefits you get with your paid subscription:
Access to the Inner Circle a.k.a. the right to see, comment on, and engage with my more private, vulnerable, and intimate posts.
Special Inner Circle perks, like 100% off my course Journal Through It: From “Oh $#@!” to “I’ve got this!” in Just 15 Minutes
Exclusive behind-the-scenes look at running my business and publishing my debut fiction novel, BECAUSE FAT GIRL.
Inner Circle only Ask Me Anything posts.
First chance at coaching spots, course discounts, and other kinds of professional support for authors and entrepreneurs.
Opportunities to win swag!
I’m excited to connect with you and my biggest hope is that you read this blog and it inspires you to go out and write a book, make a movie, or start a business.
Because the world needs your story now more than ever.™
With love,
Lauren
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