The plague of the platform

Leaving behind likes

Dear reader,

I am writing from the early morning hours of Landscapes where I am having a professional existential crisis. I have these sometimes. We will be meeting 5:30am-7:30am EST every weekday next week as well.

HOUSEKEEPING 🧹

Tomorrow I am teaching QUILT IN A WEEKEND and I would love for you to join me. Two trade spots remain and payment plans and scholarships are available. This is the last time I am teaching quilt class for the foreseeable future. It is also recorded if you cannot make it live.

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My newsletter is currently hosted on a platform called Substack. Some of you have been reading for free since 2012 and may have never even noticed a change in service provider. Others are acutely aware of the platform and all its intricacies.

When Substack rolled out their Notes feature last year I immediately said, I have to leave. I can’t be another place with social media. Alas, I stayed.

After deactivating Instagram I am feeling allergic to all “platforms”. Today I am reconsidering staying, thinking about the difference between a newsletter and email marketing, the organization of my business model, and how I get paid to be a writer.