I think Substack is great. So much so that I am often a little evangelical about it. But I’m not an idiot and I know that it wasn’t created by some altruistic deity to bring peace on earth to mankind. It was created by regular human beings a bit like me, with arms and legs and a brain and a heart and wotnot, who are doing their stuff. Just like I am.
I’d like to send you ALL the hearts, Emily, but Substack only allows me one. That’s not an invitation, Substack, to start changing stuff because I’ve only just got my head around the platform as it stands.
And on that note - YES! It will change. Of course it will. I just hope I’ve found and settled into my own consistent groove before it changes radically, so I’m not thrown off by those changes and stop using it.
Also, at what age do we start identifying as middle aged? I know I’m most definitely there. I just don’t FEEL it. A lot of the time, I still feel like an awkward teenager who doesn’t know the rules.
This post made me giggle and feel like a little girl. I am not yet middle-aged at 33, but I nevertheless feel all of these things. I have been heartily recommending Substack to everyone I know as well. And I must confess to also drooling just a little over the fact that Margaret Atwood and Maggie Smith are here.
Honestly this lovely post made me smile so much! And nod my head vigorously too. I feel the same about not feeling qualified as a writer because I consider myself a visual artist. (Like your Mum, my Dad was the one to pick me up on grammar and now I do the same to my kids 😂) sending you lots of love on this post from another ‘middle-ager’ still trying to figure it all out!
Emily, you are a gorgeous and beautiful human! And… in common with Miranda, if I could send more hearts I would! I too am slightly embarrassed by the amount of time—I don’t have— that I spend on Notes… and I can’t even describe the joy a restack or a new subscriber brings!
We are all human, we all create for the love of creating ans sharing, and as humans with all the same emotional pulls and wotnot (I love that) why shouldn’t we! 🥹
Love your accent and transparency! I need to get back to writing but in January I’ll be short a couple body parts.... so we shall see! Hello from Minnesota btw
Newbie reader to you and what a hoot and delight you are! I thought I'd start off with a grammatically incorrect sentence. 😉😅 Good Sunday morning Emily, I look forward to seeing you/reading you (sounds awkward) in my feed! Yes, I'm an exclamation abuser. Commas too. Cheers!
This is so lovely! Found your stack through a restack from Kathi Roach :) I look forward to your illustrations, and hope you’ll also visit me at Moments, where I share photography and stories about moments of connection in nature and everyday life :)
If you could send some of your incredible unapologetic juju my way, just a pocketful to get me a little bit braver around standing behind my creative work, that would be super awesome. Loved, loved, loved this post. Lots of hearts sent your way in exchange :-)
"I am supremely unqualified to be here,... I will continue to write and to draw and to use bad grammar and long sentences and break all the rules of proper writing because it is fun, and I like it." Brilliant! and I LOVE the grumbly sounds of your furry friend in the background.
I’d like to send you ALL the hearts, Emily, but Substack only allows me one. That’s not an invitation, Substack, to start changing stuff because I’ve only just got my head around the platform as it stands.
And on that note - YES! It will change. Of course it will. I just hope I’ve found and settled into my own consistent groove before it changes radically, so I’m not thrown off by those changes and stop using it.
Also, at what age do we start identifying as middle aged? I know I’m most definitely there. I just don’t FEEL it. A lot of the time, I still feel like an awkward teenager who doesn’t know the rules.
This post made me giggle and feel like a little girl. I am not yet middle-aged at 33, but I nevertheless feel all of these things. I have been heartily recommending Substack to everyone I know as well. And I must confess to also drooling just a little over the fact that Margaret Atwood and Maggie Smith are here.
Love this post, Emily! Here’s to doing more of what feels good and right for us ✨
Honestly this lovely post made me smile so much! And nod my head vigorously too. I feel the same about not feeling qualified as a writer because I consider myself a visual artist. (Like your Mum, my Dad was the one to pick me up on grammar and now I do the same to my kids 😂) sending you lots of love on this post from another ‘middle-ager’ still trying to figure it all out!
Emily, you are a gorgeous and beautiful human! And… in common with Miranda, if I could send more hearts I would! I too am slightly embarrassed by the amount of time—I don’t have— that I spend on Notes… and I can’t even describe the joy a restack or a new subscriber brings!
We are all human, we all create for the love of creating ans sharing, and as humans with all the same emotional pulls and wotnot (I love that) why shouldn’t we! 🥹
Love your accent and transparency! I need to get back to writing but in January I’ll be short a couple body parts.... so we shall see! Hello from Minnesota btw
Not a word to disagree with here.
How absolutely lovely it was to experience this post as my first post of yours. I couldn’t subscribe quickly enough
Newbie reader to you and what a hoot and delight you are! I thought I'd start off with a grammatically incorrect sentence. 😉😅 Good Sunday morning Emily, I look forward to seeing you/reading you (sounds awkward) in my feed! Yes, I'm an exclamation abuser. Commas too. Cheers!
What a JOYOUS post! Sums up the fabulousness of Substack - and yes, I love it too....
This is so lovely! Found your stack through a restack from Kathi Roach :) I look forward to your illustrations, and hope you’ll also visit me at Moments, where I share photography and stories about moments of connection in nature and everyday life :)
If you could send some of your incredible unapologetic juju my way, just a pocketful to get me a little bit braver around standing behind my creative work, that would be super awesome. Loved, loved, loved this post. Lots of hearts sent your way in exchange :-)
What an endearing post! If I could, I'd give you several hearts :-)
"I am supremely unqualified to be here,... I will continue to write and to draw and to use bad grammar and long sentences and break all the rules of proper writing because it is fun, and I like it." Brilliant! and I LOVE the grumbly sounds of your furry friend in the background.
Well said Emily!
I’ve only just started my SubStack journey, but already am having so much fun with it! 😀
There’s nothing wrong with wanting others to appreciate your work, my heart soars with every ‘like’ and reaffirms my desire to keep at it.
Looking forward to your milestone 1,000 subscribers post!
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Haha love this and can relate to so much of it. There’s a few different breeds of substackians. I think, perhaps, we are the same 😅