Monday Musings - The End of Monday Musings


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Hi friends,

Greetings from Florida!

This is the last edition of Monday Musings. I published my first one on March 26, 2018. Since then, I've never missed a single week, which very conveniently makes this the 250th edition.

When I was traveling, I found a way to publish this newsletter. When I was swamped with work and had to wake up in the wee hours of the morning to make keyboard time, I found a way to publish this newsletter.

It's time for something new though. Since starting Musings, my life has completely changed. Back then, Write of Passage was nothing more than the seed of an idea. Now it's a successful education business.

Saying goodbye to Musings is incredibly difficult, but necessary.

I'm not going away. I'm just changing how I send emails (saying goodbye to this ritual is still hard to do though).

Instead of sharing giant updates on a regular release schedule, I'll share something with you here whenever the idea feels ready. As for what it’ll look like, I'm still not sure. Maybe I'll publish a bunch of short articles. Maybe I'll only share intermittent long ones. Once again, you'll automatically receive them because you're already on this list.

If you signed up to learn about writing and wish I wrote more about writing, I have good news for you. We're launching a daily Write of Passage newsletter.

The newsletter has one goal: to make you a better writer.

We’ll be answering your questions, curating links, sharing tools, and doing whatever we can to help your online writing journey. In addition, we’ll be giving you a behind-the-scenes glimpse into our company. There’s copious goodness coming your way.

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Once again, thanks for being a Monday Musings subscriber. Whether you've been here for four years, four months, or four weeks, I seriously appreciate your support. It's a gift to be able to write for a living, and Musings has been the heart of it all for me.

I'll be in touch.

Have a creative week,

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