Live And Let Write
Dear reader,
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?I was born in the wrong decade.
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As a writer, I should've been born in the 1930s.
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You know, back when Ernest Hemingway and his gang of literary rebels were making their mark.
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These writers would roll into town with their tortured artist routine - sleeping with everyone's wives while writing about the profound emptiness of existence.
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And what did they get?
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This:
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Nobel Prizes and Literary Immortality!
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If I tried that act today, I'd get pepper-sprayed and slapped with a restraining order.
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I'm telling you, these guys had sovereign immunity.
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They'd stumble around Paris for six months, get loaded, write about how sad they were, and they were hailed as geniuses. Meanwhile, if I drink a fifth of whiskey and cry in public, I’m just "disrupting my niece's ballet recital."
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Oh, how times have changed.
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But you know what hasn't changed about writers?
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Hm?
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Writers are still unemployable degenerates, you say?
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Not the bingo answer I was looking for, Chi-Chi, but accurate nonetheless.
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No, what hasn't changed for writers is this:
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What Made Writing Good Back Then is What Makes Writing Good Today!
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Listen:
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The advice Ian Fleming gave to up-and-coming writers in his day is still some of the best writing advice you can follow in 2025 - and it will be in the next 25 years and beyond.
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And by the way, I’ve gone ahead and compiled every morsel of writing wisdom Ian Fleming ever dropped throughout his career and tucked it neatly inside the March issue.
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To be honest, I've always been Team Hemingway, but after studying Ian Fleming this past month, I'm really warming to the guy.
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But to be honest, this makes up a small part of the March issue.
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To see what else is inside the upcoming issue, read on.
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Sneak Peek Inside The March Issue:
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*A hidden sales secret inside a 350-year-old book almost nobody knows about. (This is not a sales book, but you can straight-up apply it to sales and persuasion. Yes, it was penned in 1585, but wisdom’s like a fine wine – it doesn’t spoil, it just gets richer.)
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*The D=M success secret to gliding through life with swagger and charisma.
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*A prominent Japanese inventor’s little-known 5-step method for pinpointing the root cause of mechanical problems. Ah, so what? Here’s the so what: this brilliant Japanese inventor’s method can be applied to sales. (And… if you do it right, you’ll do more than just identify their needs - you’ll crawl inside their psychology, uncover what truly drives them, and discover the hidden factors influencing their decisions.)
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*What does a resurrected Kate Bush hit have to do with making your sales messages more profitable? (More than you think… – Page 8)
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*3 nice and easy ways to make your sales pitches have more emotional punch. – page 9
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*A quick-sticks breakdown of one of Gary Halbert’s most legendary headlines - a piece of genius that ran in major newspapers like the LA Times and sold a boatload of his client’s product. (This headline holds a marketing secret that can take any dull, run-of-the-mill product and make it irresistible. – page 11)
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*The General Patton marketing method for bold, ambitious marketers who want to go all-in with an aggressive, no-mercy approach. (The same strategy that powered Red Bull’s rise. Here’s how you can make it work for you. – page 7)
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*The "bull semen" marketing story that holds a shockingly effective crisis management tip - and a marketing secret that can make even the dullest product sound irresistible. – page 7
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*Estee Lauder’s crafty “tell-a-woman” marketing trick. (Can be applied to any business regardless of the industry. – page 5)
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*The "poor man’s cocaine" marketing secret that can potentially create so much word of mouth, your lawyer may get nervous, but your accountant will be happy. (This counterintuitive marketing strategy is being used right now by a handful of smart businesses in “boring” industries to create cult-like customer bases. Full scoop on page 5)
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OK.
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If you're interested in these monthly issues, visit here: https://kelvindorsey.com/mavericks-inner-circle/
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?Your friend,
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Kelvin
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3 天前Well, that was a delicious serving of wordsmithery Kelvin Dorsey. I don’t know if it’s that I’m also a writer, but there’s an invisible magic to good writing (and you my friend have it!). Smooth like creamy butter. With a rhythm that lingers in the soul long after you’ve devoured each word. For just the pure enjoyment of reading and cracking a smile—this was a great piece of writing. Nice work!