Writer, maker, and keeper of half-finished ideas
The novel at 12,000 words. The podcast that got exactly one episode. The Etsy shop that lived for three glorious weeks. I'm giving my creative graveyard the tour it deserves — no shame, no lessons, just affection.
Leuchtturm notebooks, a $400 course, a subscription I forgot to cancel for two years — I've bought it all in pursuit of feeling like a Legitimate Writer. Here's my honest accounting, plus the free stuff that actually moved the needle.
I opened the box of abandoned notebooks I've been avoiding for years, and honestly? It was like a museum tour of every version of myself. Here's why I've stopped being embarrassed by the things I didn't finish.
After a decade of unfinished everything, I completed one (1) entire project. These are the five things that actually made the difference — no hustle-culture nonsense, I promise.