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It was Halloween last week, I swear. I’m still working on that whole “moving forward with goals” thing. The rough calendar right now is to publish something in May, but of course, money is a thing I’m working on, too. The last 18 months have brought a number of changes. The word for 2024 is…

“Let me guess–Joe made it?” I heard someone say about one of the many projects I’ve finished. I’d made bags out of dead pants and gave some to a friend of mine, who was in turn giving one to a mutual friend of ours (not in a bad way–the people I run with always have…

I honestly never thought I’d be that person. The one addicted to YouTube. I’m a rip-the-bandage-off-quick person. Just get it over with so I can move on. This YouTube addiction is not letting go, though. It’s so easy to just queue up and tune out to Uncle YouTube’s storytime. I’ve set the timers, I’ve turned…

I’m not terribly deep into setting up my primary marketing platforms, but I’ve already decided I hate it. I hate algorithms. I hate guessing the algorithm. I hate playing the algorithm, I hate when they “tweak” the algorithm for “better customer targeting.” Especially since I haven’t published anything yet. Just trying to build a fan-base…

There are a number of people I know who rate as my own personal heroes. People who make me grit my teeth in bitter self-disappointment inspire me by their example. Some took their risks early in life. Others waited until they hit the wall and thought: “Well, why the hell not?” These are not famous…