Notes from the Engine Room XVII
Meta Letta There is problem with being freed from tasks, duties and responsibilities, and gifted freedom and space: Who are you when there are no...
Notes from the Engine Room XVI
Meta Letta I never considered these newsletters arduous to read, and have often been told they’re a good length. If I don’t include too many links (or you...
Notes from the Engine Room XV
Meta Letta I think if these newsletters were to have a leitmotif, it would be my tired, gleeful journey towards burnout. It's a thrilling tale, with a...
Notes from the Engine Room XIV
Meta Letta Thursdays come around fast, don't they? There I am, minding my own business, keeping things together as much as I can, and BAM! My todo list...
Notes from the Engine Room XIII
Meta Letta Ooh, lucky number 13! Remember: To have a fear of the number thirteen is called triskaidekaphobia, but to have a fear of failure is called normal....
Notes from the Engine Room XII
Meta Letta There are times that you write and you are riding the muse hard (or the other way around, if you see yourself more as the vehicle in this tortured...
Notes from the Engine Room XI Supplemental - In The World
Betta Meta Letta It had to happen some time, and this is that time: Planning a whole extra section for Newsletter XI, but then forgetting to add it in. There...
Notes from the Engine Room XI
Meta Letta Here we are again, the sun is shining, let’s delve in together! I was asked yesterday what this week’s newsletter was going to be about, aside...
Notes from the Engine Room X
Meta Letta Ten newsletters. “Ten newsletters” Those are the words I wrote last Thursday, mere seconds after sending the ninth out. I had planned to follow...
Notes From The Engine Room IX
Meta Letta I hate being late. And last week I was a good 24 hours late in delivering a poorly-written, thin on content, abbreviated issue, and it fills me...
Notes from the Engine Room VIII
Meta Letta They say the enemy of sleep is an over-active mind, and the enemy of an active mind, is not getting enough sleep; so I guess they've got me coming...
Notes from the Engine Room VII
Meta Letta Last week was a bumper issue; at 1600 words it was double the length of the first newsletter I sent out. When combined with a completely new...
Notes from the Engine Room VI
Meta Letta My eternal fear with these newsletters is that one day, I'll be staring at the blank page and blinking cursor of a fresh edition and I'll have ......
Notes from the Engine Room V
Meta Letta “Phew”, I said to myself on Wednesday afternoon. “It’s a good thing I have all of Thursday to write this week’s newsletter, I’ve barely started!”...
Notes from the Engine Room IV
Meta Letta This newsletter marks the anniversary of the death of my friend Julian Boote. He was a good man, a good father, a tireless creative, and a big fan...
More Notes From The Engine Room
Meta Letta You know what I do when I send out a newsletter? After I've checked for bad links and misspellings that are now too late to correct? I start a...
Second Notes from the Engine Room
The measure of success of a new newsletter surely centres around two things: Whether, there's a second one How many people unsubscribe We're clearly all good...
Initial Notes from the Engine Room
Notes from the Engine Room Why am I getting this email? Last year in 2019 (!), you signed up for the Story Factory mailing list. Or I wanged your email...