And Now, a Word From the Author
A quick update on my publishing schedule and a plug for reading my back catalogue
Hello and thanks for reading WrylyReilly!
This is a friendly heads up that I will be posting every other Friday instead of weekly for the foreseeable future. The reason is twofold:
I’ve had the good fortune of having my freelance practice get much busier this year.
I’ve decided I need to spend more of my creative time and bandwidth on the memoir I’ve been working on about mission-driven startups. I’m now at the point of editing that will require really getting in the weeds of the manuscript. Anyone who has tackled a project like this knows how much uninterrupted thinking and writing time it requires. Wish me luck!
This blog is a labor of love, with a heavy emphasis on both the labor and the love. An average WrylyReilly article has been in the works for weeks to months and takes 4-12 hours to complete. I am also trying to be more diligent and thorough with my editing and proofreading process. In light of this, I’ve decided that I’d rather share 2 great articles each month than start forcing out 4 ones I’m less excited about or less proud to share.
Many of you may not notice the change. Some of you may even appreciate it, thinking one of two things:
Finally, fewer unsolicited 00s movie reviews cluttering my inbox!
Finally, more time to read the backlog of your posts cluttering my inbox!
Speaking of which, did you know I’ve written 90 of these things, including essays on pop culture, sports, environmentalism, and more? Have you read them all? If less than weekly articles from me make you sad, I recommend reading some of my back catalogue. Here are some of the most popular posts of all time and also some of my favorites:
What other companies Spotify Wrapped lists would sound like
My relationship to Taylor Swift and my relationship to my relationship (we’re getting married!)
My first and second takedown of Andrew Huberman’s remarkably verbose approach to podcasting
Three Truly Shitty Startups
What to make of Malcolm Gladwell’s worst book
A vacation recounted entirely in alliterations
My one star review of having shingles
Why Wingspan is my new favorite board game, why The Crown became bad television, why ramps are my favorite vegetable, and why there are so few good shark movies.
Thanks again for reading. Keep an eye out for tomorrow’s post, where I’ll be covering the best way to begin a movie, the wild career of Nicolas Cage, and the insane, stranger-than-fiction world of arms dealing by unpacking the 2005 classic, Lord of War.