Love love love this, Rachel. It helped me get started on a community-authored travel guidebook (about Oaxaca, Mexico) that my partner and I want to do. I find your writing strategies truly useful, and your style really enjoyable. I can deffo see the chaotic element in everything you write, too. One thing tho: you suggested that the passage from Kerouac may not "give you anything." On the contrary! That passage gave me so much! I read it breathlessly and didn't want it to end. Is there something wrong with me? (Haha, I hope so!). Keep up the great work Rachel. To me, it's important and urgent and, if I can, I'll be reading everything you write :)
Ah, I am so so glad to read this, Harrison & Corina! I love Kerouac too, no doubt, he's just not for everyone 😂 Congrats on starting your travel book, that's so exciting. If any questions come up for you in your work, please reach out and let me know and I can answer in a post :)
Thank you for this! This has helped unblock me from years of fear and got me down the path of exploring my own substack writing journey.
I am so happy to receive this, thank you for sharing -- enjoy the ride!!
Who is this most inspiring M you speak of? He sounds AMAZING. Would love to meet him sometime.
Thank you for all of your support, coach!
Thank you for all of your lessons, Mark!!
Love love love this, Rachel. It helped me get started on a community-authored travel guidebook (about Oaxaca, Mexico) that my partner and I want to do. I find your writing strategies truly useful, and your style really enjoyable. I can deffo see the chaotic element in everything you write, too. One thing tho: you suggested that the passage from Kerouac may not "give you anything." On the contrary! That passage gave me so much! I read it breathlessly and didn't want it to end. Is there something wrong with me? (Haha, I hope so!). Keep up the great work Rachel. To me, it's important and urgent and, if I can, I'll be reading everything you write :)
Ah, I am so so glad to read this, Harrison & Corina! I love Kerouac too, no doubt, he's just not for everyone 😂 Congrats on starting your travel book, that's so exciting. If any questions come up for you in your work, please reach out and let me know and I can answer in a post :)