Segment 1 (Announcements/Author Updates):

(Valerie) decluttering, pitching conferences, starting new projects
Aligned Author: A Workshop in Intuitive Planning and Strategy

"Using strategic principles, core values, and your desired feelings as a guide, you can create goals that feel good to pursue. Aligned Embodied Action is an intuitive and authentic way to approach goal-setting and strategic planning.

Join life coach and author Valerie Ihsan for this experiential, full-day workshop packed with hands-on exercises, practical tips, valuable resources, and live coaching opportunities.

By the end of the day, you’ll walk away with a personalized action plan—clear, aligned, and ready to implement—so you can take your next steps with confidence."

Use this link to register for the workshop: https://link.clover.com/urlshortener/L9cSGN

(Erick) client work, reorganizing my life around ghost-writing, new clients and project management coming up, process re-structuring.

What are you reading?

Valerie: In the Dream House (Carmen Maria Machado) You Will Find Your People: How to Make Meaningful Friendships as an Adult (Lane Moore)
• (Not ready to give up on them, but struggling to finish them:) Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman; The Year of the Puppy (Alexandra Horowitz) ; The Teller of Small Fortunes Julie Leong
Erick: Mort Terry Pratchett

Segment 2 (Resources/Tips/Tidbits):

Tidbit #1: comfortable chair for your office
Tidbit #2: Human Design chart; It'll validate so much about yourself!
Segment 3 (Mindset-Craft-Biz Check):

Segment 4 (Main Topic):

Writing communities look different from one to another. There's: Writing friends, Critique group, Service Trade Friends, Organizations, Conferences, Writing groups, Colleagues you can chat with at meetings that understand the writing life (don't discount this!).