Gracie Klumpp's Coffee Chats

I wasn't quite able to post this last night before the winds arrived and we had to pull in our satellite internet dish. Sorry about that! Just another quirk of road life.In this episode:So much uncertainty and confusion about jobs and financesa big cross country moveAirstream projects in the works, but stalled because:crazy weather here (70 mph gusts coming soon)!Me fixing the cabin roof before the winds come this evening: The awkward but functional technical equipment for this come-on-over-while-I-cook-dinner-podcast-episode:  

In this episode:Like NaNoWriMo, but differentLearning to balance my inner dialogue...Especially when it comes to self worth and financial challengesConsidering Substack as the next step in this new practice of embracing messy, imperfect work and getting it out there--thoughts welcome!Revisiting a place we used to live, and talking to the past Gracie that lived there

In this month's ramble-y coffee date podcast:Looking back on 2022, and things it's taught meMy word for the year for 2023Projects I'm planning to start (or continue) in 2023Starting the year with hopes, not expectationsThings I mention:Learning about being neurodivergent Read the draft of my NaNoWriMo novel Things Not Said here!Susannah Conway's Unravel Your Year and Find Your Word Workbooks (free with email sign up)Me looking like a zombie last December, right after moving into the Airstream after 3 years of very, very hard work renovating it and dealing with lots of trauma and therapy:Initial plans and first pieces of a new puppet I designed based off one of my ketamine therapy sessions:A little sneaky peek of the mood/vision board I created while coming up with my word for 2023:Thank you, thank you, thank you ALL each and every one for being here this year--whether it's been for a day, or the whole twelve months. You've made all these projects and lessons and hard times and beautiful moments possible, and there's not way for me to fully express how grateful I am to you for that!

It's a quick episode, recorded squeezed between things in the chaos of the second-to-last day of NaNoWriMo, a whole bunch of tire problems and changing travel plans.In this episode:Learning to create the way I cookWhat I've learned from NaNoWriMo (so far!)Next project ideas and plans

Just a quick Coffee Chat today because I’m scrambling to get my last-minute NaNoWriMo project together so I can share every little bit of it with you! More coming on that tomorrow!In this episode:Some new developments with Ethan’s jobLearning more about my neurodivergent brainFinding ways to get unstuckAn unexpected project to help me conquer paralysis and perfectionism—I’m doing NanoWriMo this month! Anyone else?I almost forgot! I mentioned the incredible creative writing retreat run by Kimberly Kuniko (Lacelit). I took something I wrote during this retreat and ran with it for my NaNoWriMo novel. She doesn’t have any more workshops of that specific type coming up, but she runs so many wonderful different retreats here, and hosts a beautifully supportive creative community on Patreon.

In this episode:Content warning: we had a scare with Slightly last week—he’s back and safe now, but I do talk about the fear and anxiety of losing a pet, as well as some strange trauma-related connections I have with a fear of spiders.Managing mental health, panic and anxiety working alone (while Ethan’s at his apprenticeship). I’ve started writing my graphic novel script! The difference between screenwriting and story planning-I’d forgotten how much I enjoyed writing scripts!A terrible scare with Slightly that tied into lots of trauma for both Ethan and I. If you have a second, I’ve asked for a bit of feedback in this episode:On working alone—would you be interested in some kind of livestream/muted Zoom call where we can all work quietly together, to have support while we do our own thing? About my graphic novel—I’d like to share more (within reason—I can’t share too too much), but don’t want to give any even small spoilers if that’s important to you! Would you prefer not to know any possible spoilers until you can see or read it yourself, or do you want to know more of the process, at the risk of a few spoilers? You can let me know through the comments on the Patreon post, or by Patreon message—whatever is easier for you!