SPAWN Office Hours #31
Pirate hours now! Get over here with your questions and support. Thursday 6pm-7pm BST and 7-8pm CET.
Welcome to SPAWN, Substack Pirate After Work Network. We’re here on Thursdays 6pm BST UK, 7pm CET. If you’re unable to join live, post a question out of hours and tick the box to have it on Notes so you get more chances for an answer. For those arriving early, go back later and read up on comments and responses to follow up on our lovely crew out in Australia, New Zealand further afield.
If you’re here for the first time introduce yourself. Ideally, answer questions from others and engage with newcomers and veteran stackers.
I’ll start us off with a few questions/tasks for today’s SPAWN:
1). A shift or a turning point in your life, would you like to share what it was?
2). How does this turning point affect your life or your writing? Could be trivial or life changing. Share what you’re comfortable with. (Learning to ride a bike, to going off on a trip alone, to reading out your work loud for the first time etc…)
3). Has anyone accessed the live videos by other Substackers via the app? How is that working?
Tip: Recommending this post by
on infobesity and decision fatigue. It is worth having a listen if you cannot read it and check out the graphics.SPAWN is Office Hours and hang out with
and our lovely readers and contributors. We talk all things Substack that we love or don’t understand. The floor is always open to your questions.Thursday 26 September
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1). A shift or a turning point in your life, would you like to share what it was?
Too many shifts... one was health related which meant I went inwards and closed in a lot to a core of friends and family. It's kind of helped me gain back strength. Becoming a parent is another great shift. Suddenly, it isn't all about me. That's both good and bad, especially when you want to go to a George Michael concert and you have one ticket only and a child who needs a babysitter. Wouldn't change it for the world no matter how much hard work, and difficulties you experience. Another shift, writing and starting to share my fiction work.
All these shifts have brought on experiences that have made me a richer person. Not moneywise mind you.
I haven't accessed any recording, any time I try it asks of some QR code recognition and I don't use QR codes.
I might be missing it but it appears the office hours are conducted here in the comments? If so, I'm here if anyone has any questions, comments, insights, or thoughts on Infobesity!