Fewer Platforms, More Poems, and One Very Well-Dressed Dog
Welcome to the Ink Trail newsletter issue 12. Here’s what’s new on the trail this week.
Platform update. I trimmed my platform list. I closed Medium and beehiiv, since sites that earn money from writers’ work while paying them nothing aren’t worth my time. The upside is real: more hours for the four sites that show promise, and for my second book. It will be a collection of love poems (and if love alone can’t fill it, I’ll add similar themes). I started work on it this week. Slow going so far, but it’s started, and it already feels better than the last platform I closed.
The newsletter lineup. These four are the only newsletters now:
Ink Stain (Patreon), personal essays
Ink-Corrigible (Substack), humor and rants plus The Crayon Corner
Ink Trail (WordPress), you’re standing in it
Ink Flow (Telegram), the weekly roundup
Holiday season, activated. It’s 32 degrees, the heat is on for the first time, and Lola’s sweaters are out of storage. She loves them. She will wear one to take out the trash. Pictures of her winter finery are on the way.
The Holiday Shelf
New this week: the Christmas Card List and Tracker, for everyone who has ever written 40 cards and realized the 41st person was the one who sent you a card first. It comes in Basic and Advanced, and it’s a great way to start the holidays organized without going crazy.
Christmas Card List and Tracker, Basic
Christmas Card List and Tracker, Advanced
More holiday help, including the budget ones:
The Holiday Gift Planner, Advanced
Budget & Debt Payoff Tracker, Advanced
Budget & Debt Payoff Tracker, Basics
More soon,
Alexandra
Catch me on Telegram, Pinterest, YouTube, Patreon, Substack, Mastodon, Vocal, Wattpad, or WordPress. Dealer’s choice! Check me out on Social Media too via Linktree or my website, Ink and Echo. And if you’d like to support my coffee habit, you can do that on Ko-fi too.
Need to get organized? My planners, templates and guides for small businesses, freelancers and families live on Gumroad. For the full Gumroad catalog, click this link: spilledinkandecho.gumroad.com
This week’s pick: Small Business Financial Tracker Complete Edition ($29)
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