It is not easy. Even with a goal or a path or an ambition, the effort can wear us down.
You are correct when you say we are living in a time of distraction. It is a kind of omnidistraction. Phones, social media, TV (if you are still unwise enough to watch it). Where I am they have erected advertising monoliths on the streets with screens showing adverts and news headlines. You can't escape.
Except you can. The escape today takes active effort, as I am sure you are aware. Making a point to not mindlessly scroll online or use social media.
As for the goal to publish once a week. My advice is to double it. Privately aim for twice a week. It is easier to do more. Two short pieces.
I don't normally plug my stuff elsewhere, but you may find this recent piece useful:
It’s funny, you mentioned billboards and headlines.
Leftists really think that the government is pushing homosexuality on everyone because they are being nice.
Well, they did their own study that show that billboard causes 30% more accidents
Because of greed, they don’t care and are putting up more billboards than ever even once that move and change constantly then I’m sure is way worse than 30% more accidents
So they should get a brain and get a clue that they are not pushing perversity on everyone because they are so nice
Not people who are bombing children every day with our tax money
For what it's worth (and certainly less important than pacts we make with ourselves), I only recently subscribed to The Saxon Cross, and the infrequency of posting was *in favour* of my doing so. I have many news Substacks that post daily that give me too much to read, and I largely skip most of them. It discourages me from reading anyone who posts too often. At the moment, what I mostly want are Substacks which post interesting essays intermittently. Yours fit the bill most excellently!
Thank you for posting brother, definitely missed your insights and wisdom. May the Lord bless you and keep you.
Hebrews 12:28-29
[28] Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: [29] for our God is a consuming fire.
I have posted several chapters in my novel which takes place a in what later became Mercia, where Angles and Bretons interacted as the AngloSaxon invasion/migration was in its earlier stages. Pope Gregory I had not quite yet sent his delegation to the Saxons in Canterbury, but Irish monks had pretty well penetrated Britain, and their Christian influence was widespread. I suppose it's an "historical" novel, though the historical Anglish kings are only represented by my take on one of their exiled sons, Orgulic, the secular antihero.
I look forward to reading more about your Saxons, who eventually dominated politically.
I also write about my patent-pending wind turbine, and the Desiccation Hypothesis, switching among them as needed to maintain a flow of postings, though I expect that consistency with one topic or another would be less discomfiting to readers. I appreciate how difficult it is to write consistently in a particular area, exclusively; so, welcome back to posting.
Thanks for posting this. This was random but something I needed to hear right now.
It is not easy. Even with a goal or a path or an ambition, the effort can wear us down.
You are correct when you say we are living in a time of distraction. It is a kind of omnidistraction. Phones, social media, TV (if you are still unwise enough to watch it). Where I am they have erected advertising monoliths on the streets with screens showing adverts and news headlines. You can't escape.
Except you can. The escape today takes active effort, as I am sure you are aware. Making a point to not mindlessly scroll online or use social media.
As for the goal to publish once a week. My advice is to double it. Privately aim for twice a week. It is easier to do more. Two short pieces.
I don't normally plug my stuff elsewhere, but you may find this recent piece useful:
https://abysspostcard.substack.com/p/i-had-so-much-still-to-do
It’s funny, you mentioned billboards and headlines.
Leftists really think that the government is pushing homosexuality on everyone because they are being nice.
Well, they did their own study that show that billboard causes 30% more accidents
Because of greed, they don’t care and are putting up more billboards than ever even once that move and change constantly then I’m sure is way worse than 30% more accidents
So they should get a brain and get a clue that they are not pushing perversity on everyone because they are so nice
Not people who are bombing children every day with our tax money
For what it's worth (and certainly less important than pacts we make with ourselves), I only recently subscribed to The Saxon Cross, and the infrequency of posting was *in favour* of my doing so. I have many news Substacks that post daily that give me too much to read, and I largely skip most of them. It discourages me from reading anyone who posts too often. At the moment, what I mostly want are Substacks which post interesting essays intermittently. Yours fit the bill most excellently!
Stay wonderful!
Chris.
I recently unsubbed from one who posted three times a day. Crazy.
Wonderfully written & very relevant for me
You may have let things slip but you’ve certainly used the experience to help your readers
Thank you for posting brother, definitely missed your insights and wisdom. May the Lord bless you and keep you.
Hebrews 12:28-29
[28] Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: [29] for our God is a consuming fire.
Glad to see you back. It’s a new day. Post once a week and don’t be afraid to keep them short and simple, people often like that. Godspeed.
VERY relevant and something I’m battling right now! Many of us are. Thank you!!!!
I’m grateful for these words.
Right. I should stop procastinating and get to work. So I shall.
I have posted several chapters in my novel which takes place a in what later became Mercia, where Angles and Bretons interacted as the AngloSaxon invasion/migration was in its earlier stages. Pope Gregory I had not quite yet sent his delegation to the Saxons in Canterbury, but Irish monks had pretty well penetrated Britain, and their Christian influence was widespread. I suppose it's an "historical" novel, though the historical Anglish kings are only represented by my take on one of their exiled sons, Orgulic, the secular antihero.
I look forward to reading more about your Saxons, who eventually dominated politically.
I also write about my patent-pending wind turbine, and the Desiccation Hypothesis, switching among them as needed to maintain a flow of postings, though I expect that consistency with one topic or another would be less discomfiting to readers. I appreciate how difficult it is to write consistently in a particular area, exclusively; so, welcome back to posting.