Getting paid to be you is an actual thing

Hey Chinenyem,

In October 2020, just as Steven and I were sitting down to lunch on his birthday, my phone rang.

I’d been making an effort to stay off my phone and be, y’know, present, at least for the actual birthday itself. So when I felt it buzzing, I fished for it to decline. But then I saw the caller name.

It was my book agent.

“What?” Steven — normally Mr. “Get Off Your Phone” — said. “Take it! Pick it up!”

“I am, I am,” I said, heading for the door and stepping outside. “Hello?”

My agent asked, “Are you sitting down?” I was not. I was standing on a porch. But without waiting for an answer, she told me I’d gotten a book deal.

I didn’t have to ask who from, because I’d only had one meeting, with one editor, from one publisher.

The others had asked my agent if I’d be willing to write “more of a marketing or copywriting book,” and she’d told them no, as instructed. Does Tough Titties sound like a how-to title to you?

This editor loved my voice and message, as well as my proposal. What helped seal the deal, though, were my emails.

I’d mentioned you (my super-engaged Shrimpers) and my emails in the marketing section of my proposal — which you can see and model yours on if you have my course Book Launch Hero.​

The editor had asked to see them, since I’d talked them up so much. I sent her a hyperlinked list of some of my faves.

And then, a few weeks later, she made the offer.
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So, my emails — these emails I wrote about whatever I felt like, and looked forward to writing more than I’d ever looked forward to anything called “work” — had not just earned me my first million-dollar year the year before, and become a vehicle for getting paid to be me…

But now, they’d also helped me score a deal for my first book. A lifelong dream.

After a round of “woohoo”s on the phone, I thanked my agent and scurried back inside to tell Steven, “It’s official. I’m going to be a published author.” We high-fived and hugged. And then we shared the gnocchi.

If you dream of sending subscriber emails that serve as a creative outlet, express your true voice, and make you a handsome income, mark your calendar for two weeks from tomorrow, for my free live class…

GET PAID TO BE YOU​
How To Cash In On Your Voice, Personality, And Realness
With Emails that Sell Like A Mofo

DATE: Thursday, June 25th
TIME: 1:00pm ET

We’re going to have so much fun. Save your seat here.​

xoLaura

PS - For the skimmers who like to click a pic:

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