March 2022

I promise I won't start every newsletter this year with "How is it already ___?" but if someone can please tell me how time is moving so quickly while each day feels exactly the same, that would be great. Happy vernal equinox!

February highlights

For a short month, February was packed. I did a lot of practical things (sent all my tax documents to my CPA, audited and updated my Trello board) and some fun things (watched Encanto, took Penny on a hike with a friend). I also made new professional connections with awesome folks I plan on featuring in future newsletters!

I also FINISHED MY NEW WEB COPY and my web designer is currently working her magic, so I'm crossing my fingers for a brand-new website to reveal in April's newsletter. I've grown a lot since I made my site in 2016, and it feels so good to start fresh.

March so far

Freelancing can often be "feast or famine," and I'm not quite sure how it happened, but things felt a little too busy in February. It's easy to careen right back into burnout territory, so I'm hoping to take a day or two off at the end of the month to catch my breath.

There are a lot of exciting things in the works, though, and I can't wait to share more in April's newsletter! Spoiler alert: there's a lot of great Pathfinder content, Magic: the Gathering fiction, indie stories, and possibly an #ACESchat coming up with yours truly!

Also: things are hard right now on so many levels. I don't really have the words to encompass the enormity of collective grief, fear, and hardship we're all experiencing to different degrees (magnified even more by the fact that this statement applies to the entirety of the past 2+ years), but I at least wanted to acknowledge it here. Please take care of yourselves, and each other.

If you need a gentle pick-me-up, I collected a bunch of comforting Instagram posts I saved when I was going through a hard time a few years ago. You can find them here, if that sort of thing is of use to you. As always, take what you need, and leave the rest. (Can you tell I used to be a wellness coach?)

logo by Spellcaster Designs

I left my corporate job and moved to editing full-time a year ago! Even though Wildwood is technically almost 7, the last year feels the most "official" and was certainly the biggest year by far. I became an LLC; worked with Paizo, Magic: the Gathering, indie authors, creative coaches, and fellow freelancers; pursued new continuing education opportunities; and hired both a CPA (thank you Kelli!) and web designer (thank you Alex!). I'm obsessed with the logos she designed and can't wait to see the new website.

I also just did my first interview! John Godek with Know Direction invited me on to his Presenting podcast to chat about my experience as a gaming editor and Paizo freelancer. Aside from referring to designers as developers at one point, I think it went pretty well :) I had a ton of fun! You can listen here.

I've learned a lot about both editing and running a solo business over the past year. What questions do you have for me? Let me know if there's anything you're curious about and I'll include some responses in the next newsletter.

Thanks for coming along for the ride!