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05/02/2024

A Week in the Life of an Undergrad Student and Professional Creator in Deadline Season (ft. chronic fatigue and probably too much time thinking about cheese)

I last did a week in the life back in… 2021. Someone on Patreon suggested doing another, and I have chosen this week to record because a) I have a deadline, and if I’m talking about it here then I will meet the deadline, b) I’ve had a horrible few weeks of chronic fatigue and Continue reading

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01/07/2023

Breaking Down How Different Forms of Support Help Indie Creators (and why it’s all genuinely helpful)

Hello! I’ve been tidying up my Patreon page, because Patreon’s done that thing where they’ve redesigned the website and now the page looks different and I thought I’d better check it’s still easy for people to find information. It got me thinking about how Patreon factors into my working life, and how grateful I am Continue reading

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26/05/2023

Friday evening soup thoughts

Hello lovely humans, It has been so long since I’ve written here that WordPress just tried to give me a tour of the post-builder. Bit personal, that. Anyway I find myself with zero desire to think about anything academic or worsky, but very little desire to just scroll Am I The Asshole, so I thought Continue reading

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27/02/2023

Hello from almost-springtime

Hello! I realised that after moaning that January lasted approximately eighteen thousand years, I blinked and it’s nearly March. Which also lasts eighteen thousand years. I blame the 2020 Covid madness which descended that March. I’ve got a March hatred hangover. How are we all? Is anyone doing Lent? I’m not – last year I Continue reading

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