It's so good to hear from you! I've been using mailchimp's free option (unsure if it's still there) for newsletters. Pretty decent deliverability. Their editor's got some good improvements, and it supports RSS feeds, too.
How do you feel about the changes to IwtV from book to screen that AMC did?
Thanks! I love the changes they made. One of the things I included in my franchise bible was that the single most important choice to make in adapting was how to navigate the difference between the first book, where Louis is the main character, and all the later books, where it's Lestat. And they've done it with brilliance, patience, and daring. There's a moment in (I think) S2E5, in the 1973 scenes, where Louis is ranting to young Daniel about Lestat, and in that moment, it's totally clear, "Oh this is the Louis version of events that makes up the first book, and look how unhinged and biased he is!" Breathtaking.
Great to see/read you again, Jay. Enjoy the game tonight! My Royals just got knocked out, and since the Padres failed to take down LA, I'll ride with you and the Mets for the rest of the playoffs. My mom was a big NYM fan growing up on Long Island.
I've been using Buttondown for several years now (since the Creative's Workshop in fact!) and I highly recommend it. I'm not sure how fiddly is too fiddly for you, or which bits you wish were simpler, but the cool thing about Buttondown is that Justin is extremely responsive to user feedback, both in terms of solving random one-off issues for you and in terms of the long-term product roadmap. I think it'll always be focused on customization, but they've also added a ton of new features to the service in the time I've used it—it's so much more feature-rich than it was in 2020, and I'm pretty sure that trend'll continue.
Hey Aaron! Nice to reconnect! I picked the wrong game to go to, watching them get blown out in game 1. But I'm feeling a lot better after yesterday. :)
I've got to look at Buttdown again. But since I've been so inconsistent in publishing, I'd like to avoid paying for a service if I can avoid it. A bit of a catch-22, I guess
I'm with you there, it makes more sense to establish the practice before paying. I did start paying for it at some point so I'm not sure what's offered in the free tier now; I do know it was enough to get me started at the time. You do get network effects with Substack out of the box that nobody else can match right now.
It's so good to hear from you! I've been using mailchimp's free option (unsure if it's still there) for newsletters. Pretty decent deliverability. Their editor's got some good improvements, and it supports RSS feeds, too.
How do you feel about the changes to IwtV from book to screen that AMC did?
Thanks! I love the changes they made. One of the things I included in my franchise bible was that the single most important choice to make in adapting was how to navigate the difference between the first book, where Louis is the main character, and all the later books, where it's Lestat. And they've done it with brilliance, patience, and daring. There's a moment in (I think) S2E5, in the 1973 scenes, where Louis is ranting to young Daniel about Lestat, and in that moment, it's totally clear, "Oh this is the Louis version of events that makes up the first book, and look how unhinged and biased he is!" Breathtaking.
Great to see/read you again, Jay. Enjoy the game tonight! My Royals just got knocked out, and since the Padres failed to take down LA, I'll ride with you and the Mets for the rest of the playoffs. My mom was a big NYM fan growing up on Long Island.
I've been using Buttondown for several years now (since the Creative's Workshop in fact!) and I highly recommend it. I'm not sure how fiddly is too fiddly for you, or which bits you wish were simpler, but the cool thing about Buttondown is that Justin is extremely responsive to user feedback, both in terms of solving random one-off issues for you and in terms of the long-term product roadmap. I think it'll always be focused on customization, but they've also added a ton of new features to the service in the time I've used it—it's so much more feature-rich than it was in 2020, and I'm pretty sure that trend'll continue.
Hey Aaron! Nice to reconnect! I picked the wrong game to go to, watching them get blown out in game 1. But I'm feeling a lot better after yesterday. :)
I've got to look at Buttdown again. But since I've been so inconsistent in publishing, I'd like to avoid paying for a service if I can avoid it. A bit of a catch-22, I guess
I'm with you there, it makes more sense to establish the practice before paying. I did start paying for it at some point so I'm not sure what's offered in the free tier now; I do know it was enough to get me started at the time. You do get network effects with Substack out of the box that nobody else can match right now.