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You can't trust the internet on April 1st

Published about 12 hours ago • 2 min read

Hi Reader,

From hotdog flavored whiskey to IKEA’s meatball lollipops, we cannot trust the internet on April 1st.

I have been working hard for the past 3+ months getting a new quiz up and running. This one uses 100% my own IP (instead of borrowing from Jim Henson).

I spent hours drawing graphics for each result, days designing the dossier style results pages that actually look like files from an archive.

I obsessed over the questions, logo for the fictional agency, all of it.

I was so excited, I even created a Choose Your Own Adventure-style launch sequence that I thought would be a fun adventure leading up to taking the quiz.

However, I sent the first email of the adventure on April 1st.

And apparently it was confusing...

And... I also found out my email service was having an issue at that time, so it's possible the links didn't work.

Triple d'oh!

This is what I get for trying to be clever... 🫣

Lesson learned! Don’t be clever with a launch if you send it out on April 1st. 🤦🏼‍♀️

All this to say...

​I have a new quiz!​

I hope you'll take it!

Claire 💛

P.S. I launched a new quiz on April 1st with a maybe-too-clever choose your own adventure email. Take the assessment here.

P.P.S. If you want to go through the Choose Your Own Adventure, click here. It's a quicker version, so you don't have to wait for emails to hit your inbox.

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I'm Claire! Author Accelerator certified book coach, award-winning horror author, project manager, sourdough maven, amazing wife and dog mom, and your future creative mentor!

I help fiction writers ditch the rules, fall in love with writing again, and finally finish their damn (good!) stories!

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Claire L. Fishback, Certified Book Coach & Author

Hi! I'm Claire! An enthusiastic and imaginative book coach who uses way too many exclamation points, talks too much about my beloved pittie mix, Kira, and is fueled by inspiring and motivating fellow writers! I'm an Author Accelerator certified book coach and Writing From the Top of Your Head certified facilitator. From first spark to final page, I help fiction writers ditch the rules, fall back in love with writing, and finally finish their damn (good) stories! Sign up for mini-book coaching in your inbox, subscriber only specials, and general shenanigans.

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