At @kepano’s suggestion, I recently wrote a manifesto.

I discovered I was not acting in accordance to my beliefs when it came to writing online.

I realized I was chasing something that was impossible—and meeting only burnout. I needed a change.

making /obsidian • writing stephango.com

At @kepano’s suggestion, I recently wrote a manifesto.

I discovered I was not acting in accordance to my beliefs when it came to writing online.

I realized I was chasing something that was impossible—and meeting only burnout. I needed a change.

https://open.substack.com/pub/unnerving/p/a-manifesto-for-failure

Writer ✍️ https://paragraph.xyz/@driftless | Creepy stories 👁️ unnerv.ing | Poems ⚡️ // /writers // /poetry // /literature 

Writer, senior editor, music journalist, labor/commons advocate, GenX eldergoth, Zorbsplainer. Cohost of /slowcore-hq. https://tinyurl.com/Black-Stone-Wordsmith

I would love to read those pieces when they’re ready (no rush, of course!)

I, too, have many notes along this line of thinking sitting in various stages of completion.

But this one came roaring out!

Love this so much. I have several unpublished drafts in my Paragraph folders that take a similar stance against the "creator economy" and the catch-22 you describe. (Maybe one day I'll have time to edit them!)

I'll respond again after I have time to re-read. For starters: thanks for the new-to-me word ("sprezzatura").

Designer of homes, fashion, technology. Writer of human change, cultural expression,  tech adoption — /grey 

It’s all good. I actually feel lighter after writing this one. The way is clear.

my heart sunk just reading your cast.. can't wait to dive into this.

Writing sci-fi stories and other things too: markmcclure.xyz Casting in the word shallows.
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Thanks, Mark. I’ll definitely check out that book. Looks right up my alley.

Tom, your cast made me think again of Louise De Salvo's book, "The Art of Slow Writing."

Love the courage ❤️ 💪 and the content