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If you ever want to write something a little different, but you’re worried what people might think – that they might (GASP) unsubscribe – fear not, friend. As I mentioned in this week’s Escape Pod Zoom call, when someone brought this up:

“As the artist, as the creative person… I’m the lead magnet. People signed up for me, so they’re getting me. And if people get huffy about it and unsubscribe? Bye. I don’t want to hold back. I’m not a magazine. I don’t have editors. I want to write what I want to write.”

That’s the sort of stuff we talk about on our weekly calls. If you ever have pangs of doubt, fear, or apprehension about the work you produce, please join us!

THIS WEEKEND:

• BREAK UP 💔 WITH SOCIAL MEDIA #03: How do we reach new people without social media? Sat, May 2 at 12pm EST: https://luma.com/n628yxes

NEXT WEEK:

• CO-WORK ESCAPE POD. FREE. Tue, May 5 at 12:00pm EST: https://luma.com/1y6p4ead (two hours of virtual co-working!)
• ESCAPE POD #118 W/ SPECIAL GUEST MEG LEWIS. FREE. Thu May 7th at 2:00pm EST: https://luma.com/jzdkvpp2
• BREAK UP 💔 WITH SOCIAL MEDIA #04: Why Every Artist Needs a Website with Chuck Marshall! Sat, May 9 at 12pm EST: https://luma.com/mtvucpt5

See all events here: https://luma.com/escape-pods

On Monday I took my buddy Blue to the vet, and by Wednesday he returned to the cosmos. I’m so glad that some of you witnessed him during our Zoom calls and live streams!

Quick note – I am folding our “FOCUS ESCAPE PODS” into our regular Thursday calls, which you may have noticed have had a theme in recent weeks, and are hopefully just as helpful for everyone.

:: SATURDAY ::

BREAK UP 💔 WITH SOCIAL MEDIA #02
I’m trying a regular Saturday meeting to focus on BREAKING UP WITH SOCIAL MEDIA.
Saturday, April 25 at 12PM EST
REGISTER HERE: https://luma.com/4eqvlsck

:: NEXT WEEK :: 

CO-WORK ESCAPE POD
Fix your keyboard, mend some shorts, pay your taxes (oops), draw some goats, practice your scales – together!
Tuesday, April 28 at 12PM EST
REGISTER: https://luma.com/vfukbhlk

“LET’S BUILD AND HOST YOUR OWN LINKTREE IN 90 MINUTES”
This MIGHT get cancelled, as not many people have signed up. 
Wednesday, April 29 at 12PM EST
REGISTER: CANCELLED

ESCAPE POD #117 – EMAIL, AND THEN WHAT?
​Substack’s Hamish McKenzie recently said, “Email is an important distribution channel. It should not be your only one.” WHAT??!
Thursday, April 30 at 2pm EST
REGISTER: https://luma.com/7asv89sv

:: NEXT MONTH ::

BREAK UP 💔 WITH SOCIAL MEDIA #03
How do we reach new people without social media? If you’re ready (or still deciding) to quit the major social media platforms, this question is everything. Like, it’s one thing to just delete the apps, but then what?
Saturday, April 25 at 12PM EST
REGISTER HERE: https://luma.com/n628yxes

“LET’S BUILD AND HOST YOUR OWN LINKTREE IN 90 MINUTES”
As mentioned above, this may get cancelled, so sign up if you’re interested!
Saturday, May 2 at 12PM EST
REGISTER: CANCELLED

I’m no sales expert, but I’ve watched enough YouTube videos to know about “scripts.” Literally planned out lines of dialogue to making the sale in person or on the phone. Teams will even review calls from during the week, just to make adjustments and get better.

With most things, there are extremes.

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Had a health scare in the family this week, and drove 3+ hours to visit my aunt in the hospital. Thankfully she’s okay, and I’m surrounded by family and lovely friends who sent me lots of cat photos, but whew… what a time to reflect. Makes me realize more and more it’s all about the connections and stories we get to make with people in our lives!

◾ CO-WORK ESCAPE POD
Change your Welcome email, file that tax extension, edit a voiceover, retouch some photos, practice the piano – let’s do this work together!
Tuesday, April 21 from 12-2:00 PM EST
REGISTER HERE: https://luma.com/w767uysy

◾ ESCAPE POD #115 – THE PARTY TEST
 ​Picture yourself at a dinner party, and someone asks what you do. What if you talked about the thing that gets you out of bed every morning, instead of your day job?
CAN WE DO THAT? I think we can. ​And what happens when we start doing that more??!
Thursday, April 23 from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST:
REGISTER HERE: https://luma.com/f5p4u3u0?coupon=PARTY

◾ BREAK UP 💔 WITH SOCIAL MEDIA #02
Like the break up party we had on Valentines Day, but making this a regular Saturday feature to focus on BREAKING UP WITH SOCIAL MEDIA.
Saturday, April 25 at 12PM EST
REGISTER HERE: https://luma.com/4eqvlsck?coupon=23RET6

Last October Tom Violett joined one of our Escape Pod Zoom calls. He’s making his first documentary (Voices For Change) at 62 with his 19 year old filmmaker son Ray.

He said he went to a documentary screening of a young filmmaker in Philadelphia, PA.

“It turned out to be a Video Consortium Hub event, with both experienced and emerging filmmakers all in the same room,” said Tom. “That night, I turned to Ray and said, ‘I want one of these in New Jersey.’”

And that’s what he did!

“So I made it happen — connected with a few people — and we had our launch event a few weeks ago. We brought together emerging filmmakers, a documentary filmmaker who’s been doing a PBS series for 13 years, and another friend who’s been an editor for 30 years, doing high-end work like Super Bowl commercials.

They all just talked.

We’re building that community, and people are hungry for it. It’s tough when you’re out there on your own, but once you find that community, it just takes off.”

They all just talked.

That’s it, friends. That’s the magic.

The magic is also in re-sharing this story for people who didn’t it see the first time. This is another change to be inspired, to see how another creative person is making things happen within his creative orbit.

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