Dear Reader,

It’s the end of the year — or I’m solidly in the end-of-year mode by November. This month is when I start ramping down, thinking in terms of no’s, and decreasing obligations as much as possible. I was ready to check out a little for the next two months, and I hope that you’re able to!

The universe has given me a huge pivot, and so I’ll need to turn my focus to something that wasn’t in my plans. It’s all exciting and has nothing to do with publishing my next book (no news on that front), but it will take a massive amount of energy. So there won’t be a newsletter in December, but I promise to return in the new year.

I want to leave you with something that has helped me through these past few months: The Paint Water Diaries by becky who I have the great privilege of calling a friend. There have been countless times when I’ve felt adrift because I’m not actively writing a book or have one under contract, and becky has sent out an update that is exactly what I needed to hear. I believe strongly in the magic of writing in that sense — that somehow someone writes the exact thing you needed to read at that moment. Becky reminds me what this can all be about.

In any case, I hope you’ll spend the end of this year with the more meaningful aspects of our short lives and cherish the time and resources we still have.

With love,

Thao=

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