Hello, friends.
If everything is going according to plan, I have several of these written by now.
(note from the future: we have a handful 😁)
I also will have several newsletters written by now, and be ready to roll with some TikTok, Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook content.
Right now as I sit here, it’s December 28, 2025, at 12:49 p.m. Family is coming over for the holidays, and I’m thinking—I have so much to do, however… Let’s take what time we can, and do the thing.
My hope is that by the time 2026 hits, we’re ready to roll with the Book Business, more or less. That we’re jogging at a good clip, at least. That you’re going to be hearing from me with greater frequency and that this will be a new habit, not a rarity.
Which reminds me.
Somewhere in my internet travels I came across 7 Principals to Keep In Mind for a Creative Career, and I have them written on a note card taped beneath my central monitor.
7 Principals for a Creative Career
(probably not the original title)
1. You’ll never feel ready. Being
completely at ease with your launch is an illusion, you will always feel like
there’s something else to do and adjust. Remember that some of the greatest
content in the history of entertainment have made last-minute adjustments that
are now cannon.
2. Your what-if’s are dumb. Okay, so
you have a hundred, a thousand, a million reasons why if you do the thing,
something bad will happen. Or someone will find out that you’re a faker or
whatever. But that’s just, dumb. Your what-if’s are dumb. Stop listening to
them.
3. The cavalry isn’t coming. There is
no one else who wants this as much as you. You will not be ‘saved’ from the
hard work of making your dream a reality. You have to put in the effort, you
have to be your own cavalry.
4. You aren’t flawless. There are
skeletons in everyone’s closet, everyone’s… don’t think you’re any different,
don’t think you’re any better.
5. FUCK IT! Just fucking do it, my
friend. Yours is the voice and the perspective we haven’t heard from yet, and
we need you.
6. Nothing’s original. So stop
pretending it will be, or strive to make it so. Similarly, nothing is perfect.
Done is better.
7. Ask your why. Understand WHY you are doing all of this, because if you are aware of the force that drives you, then you can harness it even more. You can come to a level of calm/certainty/confidence within your work that would otherwise be lacking. Find your reason or reasons for doing this, and hold them close to your heart.
If that list helped you in any way how it once helped me, do not give me credit. I think I may have gotten this from Wheezy Waiter of all folks, on YouTube, but he’s surprisingly profound at times. If not him, something similar. I only have my hand-written note card as proof. I love this list, but it did not originate with me.
It’s now about an hour before the projected arrival time of our familial guests, and I fear I have to run, but soon I will be back. Soon I will make more of these. About all manner of things. We’ve made lists about topics!
I’m so happy to be back amongst you, and I promise that abandonment is a thing of the past. Suffice it to say, buckets of therapy and medication and meditation have happened in the interim, and we’re far more stable than we’ve ever been.
I’m here to stay. I look forward to the future 💕
Cheers.
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