They say this is how newsletters should be done….weekly. Even back in my blogging days when I got PAID by my subscribers, I still didn’t stick to a weekly schedule.
I’m a commitment-phobe. I believe it’s better to under-promise and over-deliver, rather than the other way around.
Anyway, let’s get down to business. In my last letter I told you I recently started writing under a pen name so I wanted to explain that a little.
I started a second account not only to experiment, but also to be able to write incognito on certain topics.
My alternate identity started out great! Her very first article was triple curated. I went months as my real self before that happened. Aside from that first story, I’ve only been curated one other time as my alter ego.
She made $6.00 and change on her first paycheck, and that was only off one story. I’m not as active as her so I don’t expect to earn windfalls.
Here’s a fun little diddy I wrote about her recently:
My Alter Ego Wears an Ankle Monitor
Not long ago, I read an article by one of Medium’s top writers that rubbed me the wrong way. Reading it made me feel as if she was saying women are helpless against their male counterparts. I call bullshit on that, and here’s what I wrote about it.
Women Rising on Their Own Terms
A fairly new Medium pub called Pop Off has popped up, and it’s great for Netflix-heads like me. It allows us to write opinion-based articles on all things pop culture, so here’s what I wrote:
Tales of a City Full of Pride.
This one covers a 2019 remake of the 1993 mini-series, Tales of the City. It centers around the LGBTQ community in San Fransisco, and if this is what the community is really like….I want in.
Reasons I’d Never Make it as a Handmaid.
I don’t know if any of you watch Handmaid’s Tale but if you don’t, you should. It’s VERY graphic and dark but riveting. Based on the Margaret Atwood novel, it’s one of the most controversial TV shows ever aired.
This next one had to be written and recognized. It’s a massive shout out and tribute to the kinship of the writing community at large. We really are a fantastically supportive bunch, aren’t we?
The Writing Award I Could Not Accept.
Finally, if any of you know me you know I have top writer badges in Humor and Satire. But did you also know about this Aztec aphrodisiac that most of you eat for lunch?
Speaking of Testicles…..
Now, for a story straight from the old vault. It was one of the most incredible life experiences I’ve ever had, and it happened all because Forbes Travel Guide hired me to write for them a few years ago. Peep this experience:
Where Royal Treatment Exists for the Commoner
Happy Monday to you all! May your writing journeys this week be inspiring and lucrative! Thank you for following and reading.
Kristi