I love that you both came up with this concept! The Christmas novellas were a perfect holiday treat. And I agree about the struggle to remain a regular human while everyone else is turning themselves into a brand. It’s great to have the opportunities to market and work for oneself that didn’t exist just twenty years ago, but I think it’s definitely come at the cost of privacy, relatability, and authenticity (no matter how much every influencer crows about authenticity). Your workaround sounds like a great solution.
I love that you both came up with this concept! The Christmas novellas were a perfect holiday treat. And I agree about the struggle to remain a regular human while everyone else is turning themselves into a brand. It’s great to have the opportunities to market and work for oneself that didn’t exist just twenty years ago, but I think it’s definitely come at the cost of privacy, relatability, and authenticity (no matter how much every influencer crows about authenticity). Your workaround sounds like a great solution.