The Write of Passage
How I managed to write nearly every day for a year on Substack
Dear Friend
How are you feeling today? Me? I think I’m ok. It’s the eve to my 50th birthday, but more importantly, it’s the eve to the end of my one year writing challenge, of writing a newsletter every single day here on Substack.
Honestly, I don’t even know how I’ve done it.
Nearly every single day, I’ve shown up to write on Substack.
Apart from those days few days when I didn’t have access to a digital device, due to being in a remote location in the Andalusian mountains. In June I was reviewing a new retreat venue and my days were filled with meetings and tours, for almost a week there was little or no wifi. Also, there was a day I missed when I drove somewhere off the beaten track, for a much needed digital detox. On the whole, probably 99% of the year, I’ve been writing consistently on Substack. And as I’m writing about milestones, achievements and celebrating the small wins in my Year of being 49, I’ve also journaled every single day for 1,268 days.
Which I find pretty …