This deeply resonated, David. When I switched from publishing weekly to fortnightly, I immediately felt my writing muscle atrophy. As you say, you sort of fall off your "writing mode" and I tend to be less attuned to what's going on around me as fodder for my "Friday piece". That said, I've also felt like the rigorous, strict cadence sometimes comes at the expense of joy and I'm currently trying to loosely publish every two weeks but also follow my energy and enthusiasm. Can't say I figured it out but I can definitely say that as a father of one with a full time job, it's good not to feel alone :-) Looking forward to reading your weekly posts!
Stealing the title and subtitle as this post has inspired me to resurrect my own substack. Hope you don't mind!! :)
This deeply resonated, David. When I switched from publishing weekly to fortnightly, I immediately felt my writing muscle atrophy. As you say, you sort of fall off your "writing mode" and I tend to be less attuned to what's going on around me as fodder for my "Friday piece". That said, I've also felt like the rigorous, strict cadence sometimes comes at the expense of joy and I'm currently trying to loosely publish every two weeks but also follow my energy and enthusiasm. Can't say I figured it out but I can definitely say that as a father of one with a full time job, it's good not to feel alone :-) Looking forward to reading your weekly posts!