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Joyce Chua's avatar

You have no idea how much I love and needed this newsletter, Elle. Thank you for articulating my thoughts so beautifully - every part of it resonated. As an author with my second book released a couple of months ago, I am exactly in the throes of book marketing and trying to get the world to notice me and my book (as narcissistic as that sounds). Sometimes, at best, I felt like I was yelling into the void and putting too much of myself out there. At the worst, it took up so much headspace - all that planning and strategising and marketing and promoting and posting on social media - that I found myself unable to focus on the deep work of writing. This post is a wonderful reminder to retreat from the buzz and return to a space where it's just me and my writing. I hope you find the peace and quiet to discover and create new worlds!

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Katie @ Substack's avatar

I hope that you find complete peace and complete creativity!

As you think about fandom, this is one of my favorite stories. In the late 1990s, Mariah Carey made the bold decision to hire Bree Nguyen, a 16-year-old superfan, to join her team.

https://gettogether.world/articles/mirah-carey

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