An introduction
Hello, and welcome to Mythical Type, the newsletter! I’m making the distinction because I also have a blog and an Etsy shop by the same name. :)
When I started blogging in 2008, I had actual conversations with people. I wrote a blog post and a handful of people commented. I replied. I read all their blogs and left comments, too. They replied. It was a great way to connect with people, especially before social media was mainstream.
Obviously the internet has grown and changed over time. There is SO MUCH STUFF to read, watch, and listen to. Sometimes it’s a lot of noise and it’s difficult to connect with people the way we used to. Especially when social media algorithms determine which posts you see and when, even from people you follow.
Newsletters bring back that connected feeling, and since they go directly to your inbox, they operate outside of social media.
That’s why I joined Substack—to get that direct connection back and not be at the mercy of social media.
Here’s my plan for this newsletter. Every month, I’ll send an update about my zines and creative projects I’m working on. I like sharing interesting things I find through other people, so some of that will go into the newsletter, too. And the conversation part? I’ll have a question or prompt…something we can talk about in the comments.
If you’re interested in my work, I hope you’ll subscribe. (It’s free.)
Thank you for reading!