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my best writing month of the year (october newsletter)
October newsletter my best writing month of the year Dear Inklings, I hope you're having a tremendous autumn. My first month of #FirstDraftFall has also been my best writing month all year, which I'm thrilled about. I still didn't hit 35k (more on that later), but as it stands right now, my wordcount is 25,662, nearly 8,000 words more than my second best writing month this year (August, with 17,795 words). It also had my best writing day all year: over 4,000 words in a single day. And that...
the first drafts of fall they are coming (september newsletter)
September newsletter my time of year Dear Inklings, Fall came early this year, at least in the Twin Cities. The first day of cool weather came on my best friend's birthday. I've been telling them that they ushered in autumn this year. In my neighborhood, some of the leaves are already beginning to change colors. I'm feeling much less lethargic and much more creative than I was in the warmer months. That's sort of my cycle. I do best in the cooler months, and then when the summer comes around,...
the break i needed (august newsletter)
july newsletter the break i needed Dear Inklings, This is a short one, but it does come with good news. I'm pleased to say that August went much better than July. For a few reasons, but the main one was getting about three weeks of a break, one that I've needed for months. I left my last job on August 11th. I knew that I had until the end of August before money would run out and I would need a new job. Fortunately, about two days into that break, I heard back about the job I was really hoping...
the days are dogging (late july newsletter)
july newsletter the days are dogging Dear Inklings, Apologies for the last minute missive. We're truly in the dog days now, huh? July has been a series of heat waves - where my brain just does not want to cooperate - mingled with stress over work - in particular, stress over gearing up to find a new job. It hasn't all been bad, so let's start with the good! Ash and I finished the Hexmark campaign on the second weekend of the month. We booked what has become my favorite AirBnB, a little...
endings and new beginnings (june newsletter)
june newsletter endings & new beginnings Dear Inklings, June went by in a bit of a blur. Dentist appointments. Interviews at the dentist's office, which was a little funny. Not playing Hexmark for a couple weeks and then playing it three days in a week. And writing. Lots of writing. A good bit of reading, too. Let's start with writing. I didn't hit 30k this month, and I actually didn't surpass last month. I finished out this month at 16,666 words. Part of that, however, is because I made a...
creative wells and languishing books (may newsletter)
may newsletter creative wells & languishing books Dear Inklings, Well, I'm back on Kit. And honestly, I can't remember very well why I left it. I think I had some notions about how it would be easier to build an audience on Substack which is probably technically still true. But a lot of this year has been about refilling my creative well and then coming back to worry about building an audience. And being on a platform that not only does very little about Nazi content but actively promotes it...