Daily newsletter testing
In which I keep you updated on the testing and implementation of my daily newsletter, Authoresque.
Should you "write short"?
Ever since I joined Substack, the best practice I have heard was to “write short”. It started as shorter than 1,500 words, and then it reduced to 800-1,100 words. Is that good advice, though?
The new Super Nintendo World at Universal Hollywood is peak late-stage capitalism
Maybe I'm an old man shaking my fist at coulds, but Mario Land hits different than the rest of even Universal, let alone amusement parks, and feels like the start of something ominous.
Craft+Commerce lessons
What I learned from going to my first general business conference after attending 200+ publishing events in my career.
If a tree falls in your front yard...
I can tell you from personal experience that it absolutely makes a sound.
![[DIGEST] Not goodbye, just smell you later.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e0/18/e01810d0-06e7-403a-84f3-9a3bba47c6b1/content/images/size/w600/substack-post-media-s3-amazonaws-com/public/images/f55bf6a8-fb65-489a-9f05-b9e08c966d5d_4032x3024.jpg)
[DIGEST] Not goodbye, just smell you later.
Your (final) weekly stackable roundup (for a while at least)
Time is a Flat Circle - Episode 1
A curious thing happened when Larry Lizer woke up this morning.
Time is a Flat Circle - Episode 2
A curious thing happened when Larry Lizer woke up this morning.
Time is a Flat Circle - Episode 3
A curious thing happened when Larry Lizer woke up this morning.
Time is a Flat Circle - Episode 4
A curious thing happened when Larry Lizer woke up this morning.
Time is a Flat Circle - Episode 5
A curious thing happened when Larry Lizer woke up this morning.
Time is a Flat Circle - Episode 6
A curious thing happened when Larry Lizer woke up this morning.
Time is a Flat Circle - Episode 7
A curious thing happened when Larry Lizer woke up this morning.
Magic - Chapter 65
The entrance of the castle was guarded by nothing but several empty suits of armor, as dusty and discarded as the rest of the castle. Black bones and skulls adorned the huge doors.
Magic - Chapter 64
Inky blackness collapsed all around me. My eyes generally adjusted to the darkness quickly, but the blackness in this place was unyielding.
![[DIGEST] "What if somebody steals my work?"](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e0/18/e01810d0-06e7-403a-84f3-9a3bba47c6b1/content/images/size/w600/substack-post-media-s3-amazonaws-com/public/images/0114a995-c039-4b3f-80f3-14032bb905b2_4032x3024.jpg)
What do we owe to each other?
If it's hard and time-consuming and people often don't even appreciate help, so why do it? Why reach out?
Magic - Chapter 63
There was only one person who I knew had hired the Firestarter before, and I’d sworn the next time I saw that smarmy rat, I’d kill him.
![[DIGEST] Success = intention + time](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e0/18/e01810d0-06e7-403a-84f3-9a3bba47c6b1/content/images/size/w600/substack-post-media-s3-amazonaws-com/public/images/fcacfdc1-e32a-467a-a6c0-7ececd9e8569_4032x3024.jpg)
How to network at a conference
I am very good at networking at conferences, probably because I've been to so many. Networking doesn't have to be a heavy burden. It can be light and fun. In fact, it should be.
Wannabe Press Income Report - Q1 - 2024
Who needs a publishing company when you can consult and make more money? Me, I do.